The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-02-12


back With him oil duly executed an
stestsd by which bis uncle lst the entiI
residue Of bis property 10 himself and b
son Jack after hin.
Hov he achieved that stroke Of busiues
-. never revealed 10 TOO earious publ
but when he locked that sill up in b
safe and r. 6ec,sd on The shove men,iope
Copsols arrangement. then be felt that b
could be ss pescs 9th oil. even wit
bu1om cook.. lie had interviossd Psrks
and finding her srs, Cd 10 honest cotton
busily engaged smons her pot aod pans
be did not feel uneasy. But - time ven
on, the excellent Parker washed no NOR
pots aud pans; . Kitchen maid vas hire,
to do that. The cotton dfsss was exchsol
ed for alpaca. slpscs gave rlsce to cash
mere. cssbmere 10 silk. and silk 10 eiceI
leot sstiu st ten sbiIlinss tho yard Whei
your cook dresses 10 sssin. the acute 4,
e.ish mstron suiis danger from sfsr. d,
slsv degrees. too. tbs sssrss Of these pre-
ssessivs sosss ss~pt upsxsd from httehei
to housekeeper's foom. ann thence TO th'
dining room. and ouvsrd to the mssteri
study. snl ultimately TO bi, bedside
vhere for the last year Of bis life shs KEEP
faithful watch aud ward. OF course tht
Dean vas aware Of Psrker's rise 10 th,
world, and suffered torments Of anxiety
Only once during the. last year did be 81,
ceed. by extraordinary 6oesss. in seeing
bis uncle: and then 10 his horror he found
. dodd-riog. bed ridden old creature
who cried for Parker one moment, and
trembled at her coming the next. The
Dean himself tremblsd when be looked d
that buIom figure dressed In rick silk,
and tha, calm. rcsolute face With tho quiet
smile There was an extremely unpless
snt sense OF prop'ietorship in tone with
which Parker pressed him TO stay to din
ner. 1h Dean. seeing the extreme dan
ger OF ihr position. allowed 20 sign Of hos
lility to escape him. and even compliment
ed Parker with due Decsnsl dignity, OF
course on her general buxomnsss. but il
was gall and bitterness to him
Two mouths after this distressing inter-
view Uncle Tony died. aud the letter ar
rived with which our story opened.
His will is in my safe. and the twenty
Thousand pounds stands in my name rs
suiylvo: These we're the last thou xhts
that filled the Dean's mind ~ he sank to
sleep tLst night. but Parker mixed herr
self mp 10 his dreams. and bis slumbers
were disquie;ed
NEXT morning, Ut breakfast. the Desn
seemed 10 . hurry.
l sm fl to L,ndon TO prove the will
he ssid, 10 snswer to his wife's ques'
tion,
To prove the will? abe replied in nc
cents Of utter amusement Why, be is not
buried yeti The Dean smiled.
lam aware that II Is tbs convent ional
Gus ON to read the will sitter ths funeral.
and then prove il. but am unconvention
II and shslI prove IL frst and read it after,
ward.
But you cant get it dcne, the funeral
is in four day..
shall Try. my love, said the Dean.
up his black bag With . snap.
Months before the Dean had prepared
|or this emergency. Through the long
winter evenings while be set over The 6re
.ipping his port. bis excellent wife used
% read "Wilhely Msister" 10 tho original.
As she read German with difficulty. and
bat classic work 10 somewhat lengthy. IL
,ad already lasted her several years. The
Dean, she used to think. was asleep. but
o Truth be was projecting bis mind into
be fntufs aud arranging plans 10 circum
rent Parker, and how beet 10 invest his
ortune when Uucls Tony was no more.
10 when that event occurred the Dean
vas rs well prepared for battle "a . Ger
nan general ~ on the eve OF Q European
var. He bad procured hand book How
o prove will 10 person. He vas sole
x cusor aud h- had prepared and filed
~ oil the necessary papers. everything
vas cut and dried. ready TO his hand in
be little black bag.
shall do in 'hree days what . lawyer
vonld waste three weeks over, he solilo
Iuz,d, - The express trsiu bore him up
o London
Tbs ,fllcials 10 the tfice s,,ll have . |
ivid recollection Of D-sn Thurl,w. For
hres days you may say, no lived 10 Som.
rset Hou~: he pormest-d the entire %
sblishmeut; he intesvisved Rsgistrsrs, |
Jerks Of the seal, and oil kinde Of high |
'fficisIs; he wss no urbane. 30 cordial and
that be talked over every brdy. |
de gave two little luncheon psrties, sud il |
, said be pat several Of the juniors on . |
good thing" for Kemp,on Park. Many |
o'loru old widows ~h, dropped 10 there |
o prove wills mistook bin for jodgs a
east and sccos,ed bin. spd The worthy |
)esu took them on band sod piloted them |
hroush ths difficulties of Probate prac
ice. At4 O'CLOCK the very day before The
unersI. prohste was granted 10 the Dean |
nd he r-inrusi 10 h,s vile ~itb tho pro
ions document 10 bis bag.
Thst evening hs ieIt be bsj won the
rst trick. but be owned 10 bis vile that
{ course, Parker might bsvs the trumps
D her hand after sil.
Parker. he ssii. m.y have got him 10 |
secute . will subsequent 10 mine; that
NIL be annoying. c~rtsiuly, but msy up
ct Il on tie srsond oi uudua influence;
at The thing | dread mot is she msy |