Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02
:, -. r,.a 70 increase your legacy of

sbal, be clad to increase your iegacy Oh
- parter's manner is respectful still,
-. n.S 80 nnexpected ausierity in IL
Du 81 thank YOU for your kindness, but
~. nnw need IT, am Mrs. Thur
low. your uncle having married 'ne
month before his death. a mum Oh APP
proyal rose from the other servants.
Mrs Tburlov Though for convenience
col ,a will continue to call her Parker)
No. v;,h some dignity from her seat
and took the head Of the table JACK
'" - There dad. ] told you it was odds
on the black mare.
The Dean preserved his serenity au-
mirably. oo;.;or %
~ presume you are IN poS'ton 10
prove the marriage.
Certainly. have the certificate
bore T" Wbereupon, without more ado,
she produced It, 81, n,o NH
| have lust read" continued me Dean'
when he had inspected anu handed oach
the certificate.
"a little premature she said prema-
,oor bnt that was the only slip she
made). You know, OF course tnat mar
race cancels will ~ Then indeed
the Dean felt bis last plank giving away
beneath him. s1..,u
tote and Won will take your half OF tine
properly. u,1;o5 por
Lor She then called 10 one OF the
maids. who handed her box out OF
which she produced and duly put on Il
WIDOWS cap, ana very comeiy widow
She made as size eat there in her becou-
ing mourning, the light OF victory III her
bright eyes -
"It is nv turn to read will now,
said the bnxom widow, and she dlVed
once more into her neat little reticule.
When things came to this pitcn the
Dean said he felt fate could have no
more blows in store for him. The VIII
was dated three days sitter the marriage,
and after leaving legacy OF G5OU to the
Dean the entire residue of his properly
went TO "his dear wife Anna Maria ana
to her daughter Nellie"
"To your what?" cried the Dean,
glnring at her through bis glasses.
ITO nv daughter Nellie" she an
svered. waving her hand to the pretty
Young girl with the sweet eyes and halr'
Nellie blushed, and half held out her
hand to the Dean in propitistory way.
Jack blushed, too, TO the very roots OF
his ruliled yellow hair she wasn't Mss
Gladys Munroe after all, only COOK
daughter. Up till then the Dean had
kent the curb on his temper, but now
the tempest Of his wrath broke loose.
There was terrible scene. lie de-
nounced the whole thing as an abomlna-
bic conspiracy he would upset both
marriage and will; he banged the
table, he stamped on the hoor,
he called his uncle a confound-
ed old fool, and to Parker he
said every dreadful thing an outraged
dean may say. [ am bound to admit
that Parker scored of him as far as dig
nity went, but then it is easy to keep
your temper when you have won the
game and have only to gather mp the
stakes. The Dean left the house threat
ening all kinds Of pans and penalties
he shook the dust OF his feet and
breathed out fire and fury as he lespt
into the fly. Jack ought to have sup
ported and seconded his father, but Nell
lie was crying softly in a corner, and she
looked so troubled and pretty that Jack,
after q moments hesitation, took her
hand and said softly:
"Good-by, Nellie. don't cry you and
I'll remain friends whatever the old
folks do, and straightway Nellie did
leave off crying and little watery ghost
OF smile crept back into her eyes as
she looked up at Jack and whispered
"Hov kind and good you are. Good
by"