The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-27
TIE DISPUTED WILL.

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There are some things tho multiple
cation table cant estimate. Doctor. aud
! calculate this case Is one OF them"
The speaker was a Texan dicdiic of
half century ago.a man with grave.
handsome face. aud one Of those gigan-
tic anlediluyian figures only found in
the bracing atmosphere of the prairie,
or the lush freedom of the woods.
THE senorita will help you to fair
settlement; she knows her own mind.
Santa Jose few women know as much. v
The doctor gave his opinion decided
ly. aud ia very good English. albeit his
small. yellow person and courtly. Dig
nilied manner fully proclaimed his
Mexican lineage. Then he calmly
helped himself to nm olive and "a glass
of chambertin. and watched the dicdidc
as he smoked. and waited for the cx-
pected dyunt0mient0 or jury.
In bali an hour. the twelve men had
dropped in by twos and threes. noddel
coolly 10 the alcatde. and helped them
selves to the liquors and cigars on the
sidcboard. Now and then. they spoke
in nonosyIlablcs; and the composure.
gravity. aud utter absence OF hurry
gave kind of dignified. patriarchal
eaInestness TO the proceedings that
were eminently American. aud which
quite made up for the lack of ceremo-
ny.
After lapse OF five minutes. the
dicaide touched little bell. aud said TO
the negro who answered IT,:
Zip. tell the gentlemen we are
waiting, and send lamar for Miss
Mary"
The gentlemen" who were sitting
under a gigantic arbor-yitm oak in tho
garden. in close conversation. rose at
lips message. and sauntcrcd slowly
into the presence Of the aicaidc, who
no,ldcd rather stiflly to them. and mo-
toned toward two chairs. They were
evidently men OF cuture.and brothers;
some Of the jurors leaned toward them
with courteous salutations. others sim
Ply ignored their presence.
But every ones interest was aroused
when the doctor, hearing fuotstcp.
rose. opened the door. and offered his
hand TO lady who entered. A calm
proved woman with large. stcadfast
eycs-a woman who il was easy to see
could be law unto herself.
She looked inquringly Mt the two
gentlemen. who were evidently her
brothers. but finding no response To tho
nnutlered love in her pleading eyes.
dropped them. and calmly look the
seat her friend led her TO.
There was another pause; then the
cicaite laid dcwn his cigar and said:
'Mcnr
"sYuirc"
"i''c have CIT little business To sct-
tie between David aud George FORSYTH
and their sister Mary. You are to judge
fairly between them. and they are wall
ing TO stand by what you say. cal
culatc thcy'll explain their own bust
ness best David Forsyth. will you
epeak for your side9'
David was keen. shrewd lawyer.
and knew how TO state his case very
plausibly He said that his father. un-
duly influenced los Doctor Iavala-wh
hal designs on their sisters hand had
left. not ouly the homestead. but thirty
thousand dollars III gold. Ia Mary
Forsyth. and that they claimed their
share of the money.
Tho men listened gravcly. with keen.
sidelong glances. When ho had lin
ishc,i. one OF them said:
VERY good. stranger; now. what do
you mean by nnduly inilurncedp"
ii mean that this Mexican passed
whole days with my fnthcr. reading To
him. talking to him. and in other WAYS
winning his affection. IN order to inilu-
ence him in the making OF his will"
''How much did old Forsyth leave
Doctor ZavalaP"
lilo left him personally nothing.
but --"
"Ohr'-lhc men nodded gravcly at
one another.
But" said David. angrily. ''he had
deeper scheme than that. He In.
duced my father TO turn everything but
his homestead into money. aud To place
the whole sum in the san Anipnia Bank
to Mary credit. We have no objcc-
iions To Mary having her share. but
we lo not Sec why our share should 70
To that Mexican whom she intends TO
marry
The doctor smiled sarcastically. and
Mary bIushing with Indignation. half
rose a. II to speak. hut "a slight move
meni Of Zayala oyolids was sufficient
10 check the impulse.
Then Mary Forsyth isgoing to mar
~ Drcior HavalaP'
'Of conlsc she H..
Aud you are willing that she should