The morning call., 1890-11-23

beeone look. Oh, it's enough to drive
man to drink! Well, come, AMI, when
You get through laughing. III tell you how
| want my will to read.
Pm all attention, my dear fellow" said
the lawyer, taking up his pen and fixing his
eyes on his brothers face.
Il have determined" began Ammi, SOL
EMMY, ito give Rachel only life interest,
which, as you know, is almost exclusively
personally; and in case of her marrying
again it is my will that that life estate shall
cease at once. and that all my property shall
Immediately vest in y0u and IN your heirs
forever"
dicial dignity, his handsome face suddenly
scanned with lines OF pain. protest
against this action. 1t is cruel, it is unmanly,
il is uncalled for. | beseech you, brother.
TO leave the matter as il is, giving Rachel an
unqualified and unconditional lie interest
in your property"
AMI" replied his brother, cit is useless
for you to endeavOr to sway me from my
purpose. | trust you Will not attempt 1t.
Get the document ready during the day and
have witnesses here this evening so that
may execute it. leave for Canada to-mor.
row morning." aid with these words Amml
Updegraff turned abruptly away and passed
out of his brothers library.
This was the third summer that Upde-
graft has spent On the Restgouehe. He had
been careful to avoid all the fishing clubs
OF the man to take pleasure in solitude. and
hence the wild banks OF the Restigouche
were particularly attractive to him. Here,
on the occasion of his first visit, lie had fallen
in with an eccentric character by the name
of Ihaddeus Billings, native of the State
of Maine sort OF guide and trapper in
those rarts and passionately devoted to
hunting and fishing Ihad, as he was
called, inhabited rude fsherman's hut,
built of logs and planks picked up in the
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and cats being Nanny Boyce. stepdaugh-
ter, Woman Of 80, who acted as his house
keeper and general factotum. Nanny Was
as strong as man, aud could land hun
dred-pound fish quite as skilfully as her step
father.
From the moment these two men. Upde-
graf and Billings, had first set eyes upon
each, a bond OF attachment Of alto
gether peculiar fascination and of ever
increasing strength had united them.
the fact of the startling physical
resemblance which one bore so the Other-a
resemblance so perfect in detail, so bewil-
deringly exact that Nanny Boyce often
found herself nonpnsed by it, Upon part
ing with his double" the year before, Up
degraff had said with laugh:
''Ghad, you must get some teeth during
the winter and have fve-pointed star
pricked into the back of your hand in India
ink, and then our mothers. if they were
alive, couldn't tell US apart.
Especially was this true after months
exposure to the sun had coated Updegratf'S
face and hands with layer of sun-burning,
and had gotten rid of his thin enamel of ur-
bane nicely. Updegraf was more than
pleased with the increased likeness brought
out by the teeth which he had commissioned
Thad to make purchase of during the win
ter, and the TWO friends settled down to the
serious business of hunting, fishing and
camping out, often throwing Off days
Work which would have appalled, a common
laborel. 1t required but Two weeks OF this
sort OF life to soften Updegraff's liver,
and with that fine irony in which
fate So delights Thad Billings and
Nanny Boyce drew genuine comfort and
pleasure from the changed nature of Ammi
Updegraff OF Harlem, New York City-com-
fort and pleasures, by the way, which
Rachel Tuttle was meyer destined to taste.
Nanny B0yce thought she had never met
more delightful gentleman" to use her
own words, than Mr.. Updegraff. He was
so full Of life and good humor, so kind and
generous, SO thoughtful and unseffish. It's
the old, old story. which the Mantuan bard
set TO the music OF his glorious verse and at
fixed to the gate Of Augustus Caesars pal
ace. The wife gives of her body and of her
soul for tile g eater glory" OF the husband,
but often, too often, she digs and waters for
someone else, and never looks upon the
full lest blossom nor inhales the sweetest fra
GRANGE of the plant which has its roots I'M
der the very hearthstone.
Quick, Mr.. Updegraf, cried Nanny
, BOyce one evening toward the end of July.
father has pitched overheard. / heard
him cry for help" and SEEING pair of
souls, Nanny darted toward the edge of the
river, closely followed by Updegraff.
Although scarcely a moments time was
necessary to leap into boat and push out
toward Billings, he disappeared before they
could reach him. He had no doubt been
seized with fit of vertigo and fallen over
board while III the act Of lifting one OF the
nets which lie kept set in front OF his house.
Nanny was sincerely attached 10 her step
father and burst into tears, but her grief
didn't rob her OF her presence of mind.
Hurry. Mr.. Updegraff," she exclaimed
lets pull back and get the graphing hook.
We may be able to strike his body before
the life gets out of II"
But all in vain; after an hour Of fruitless
eXertion night set In and the poor woman
was forced to give up the search for the
body.
The next day, however, they succeeded
in striking it aud dragging it ashore, where
they lifted it upon rude litter and carried
it to the little cot on the banks of the river.
Il suppose, Nanny" SAID Updegraff,
after the formalities of the inquest had been
completed, that you will now want to go
back to your home in Maine and take
Thad's body with YOU"
Eyes, sir, that's what / would like to
do" replied Nanny, sadly, shut it will cost
too much, ana snali nave to bury father
here"
Never mind the cost, Nanny" replied
Updegraff in half CHEEKY tone of voice.
"Pll attend to that. / sent messenger
this morning over to Edmonton for metal
coffin and wooden case TO go with it."
''Oh, you are very kind, Mr.. Updegraff,"
cried Nanny. holding out her hand to him.
The New Yorker pazed with amazement
upon Nanny Boyce's face. She actually
looked pretty, and for the first time in his
life be noticed that Nanny had large, clear
blue eyes and a very sweet smile.
These women are curious creatures,
anyhow" murmured Ammi Updegraff to
himself. 81 believe AMI is right. They
are grown-up children, and you've got to
spoil them to get at the good that's in
them"
There, there, Nanny" said Updegraff.
"don't cry any more. Thad is better off
than we are. Come. l want you to help me
make him look as nice as possible" and
opening one of his trunks Updegraff pro-
ceeded TO lay out on the table before Nam
nY's wlde-opened eyes complete suit of
clothes, including handsome wooden shirt.
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