San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-08
glre Daily Eight.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER s, 1891.

A CITY man is coming sse:2 to set up
racing stable and to raise fine stock
He's taken fancy to the old place. anC
it is thought Joel will get almost any
price he may ask. You know that de
tached piece of fifty acres on the Dew
berry road the old man left in wood land
Well. it's coming right into the market
The town is growing rapidly out in thai
direction. and Joel talks of cutting il
mp into building lots and selling it of
at so much the foot. They do say the
best part Of the town is going ont that
way, and Joel will know how to make
his profit"
THAT wood lot would have been
mine and the children's," cried Hannah
suddenly, throwing up her hand with a
passionate gesture, IF | hadn't signed
away our rights, and now the wicked
flourish like a green bay tree"
Tut, tut, said the doctor, in mild
tone of rebuke. Think of the old man
in there who never utters word of
complaint against those who have
wronged him."
know" said Hannah, suddenly hum
bled: hes a saint, and he's brought a
blessing to this house. but | am not a
patient nature and sometimes when
get to thinking about the past I'm most
mad"
The doctor looked for moment silent
" into the woman's thin, dark face and
eager eyes. Il am sorry you signed
away your rights to JOEL" said he at
last, "but if the old mans property turns
cut valuable beyond all that was expect
ed, | shouldn't wonder if the court
could rip up that agreement, for the
children are still minors and in a way
under its care
Hannahs sinewy hand trembled with
sagerness as she grasped the handle of
the iron. Il was half crazy when
signed that paper. What with Joel nag
cling me about AnsOn'S debt to him, and
the mortgage on my house coming to
foreclosure. and my heart in the grave
with him | had lOst-for he was a good
MAINLAND the children clinging to me
and CRYING, signed away their right
and title. 1t was after that Mr.. Rand
came and brought Inc the paid up mort
gage, and then | came to my senses for
the first time and the tears moistened
my dry and stony eyes"
81 know it all, Hannah" said the doc
tor, as if coaxing 4 sick child 1T don't
do any good to keep going over those
hard places in life. Let us look about
and see what can be done in the pres
ent."
"Oh, if could but find that paper
acknowledging the payment of the
money! 1t all comes back to me now
just how it happened You see, Arson
met Joel in town and paid him and took
a receipt, and Joel promised to bring the
note next time he drove in from the
farm. 1t was on Saturday. and be-
fore the next Monday Arson lay dead.
l remember seeing that paper in Anson's
possession, AMI he must have KEEP it.
along with the others, in little tin box.
On, if only could remember about that
box, where it was put, and Hannah
drew in her breath Sharply
I'm afraid it never will come to
Esr%t," said the doctor, as if humoring
one of Hanuah's fixed decisions, but if
the wood lot proves to be worth double
or treble the amount of the bill the
agreement might be ripped up and the
children come into their rights. I'm
afraid you'll never prove fraud Joel is
too cunning an old fox"
Eyes, he's cUnnin', that's fact" said
Hannah, but he knew Arson was an
awful careless man with papers, and my
husband, though he knew Joel was mean
and tight, never thought he'd be IN
brotherly in the way he's showed him
self, to make me sign a release before
my husband was hardly cold in his cof-
fin. guess | will speak to LAWYER
Dinsmore You know Sybil is his type
writer and he might take an interest.
hain't much opinion of lawyers or lawn:
Arson never had, either" she added
with the narrow view of a woman who
holds her dead husbands opinions as
binding in all things, but sometimes
s'pose they're necessary evils"