The Columbus journal., 1892-10-19
that would have done no discredit to
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| that would have done no discredit Il
a maiden of sixteen.
My conductor introduced me briefly.
The general merely acknowledged my
presence by a eourteeus inclination d
the hsad-a movement which he re
peated when Mr.. P~ierrepont asked hin
affcsSsluna,ely If he was ready to g
through the usual formalities
Very well, then; l will fetch Mrs
Buffers as q second witness" said tn,
nephew. THE doctor there woult
do. but his attention must not b,
taken from his patient"
The doetor!' / thought wonder
Ing xhy the portly individual who's,
hrougham l had watched SO Otter
should have given place To the faxen
haired young man whose right arm
encircled the general so carefully
The parsonage with the brougham die
not cure quick enough l supposed.
MIR. Pierrepont returned with /,
snutfiing. tremulous female. who's,
vacuous countenance at once relieved
my own landlady from a charge O
libeling her neighbor and rival which
l had mentally preferred against her
Stop there by the door till you are
wanted; we must not crowd the gen.
eraI" said %Pierrepcnt and Mrs
Buffers halted obediently. paying ;
good deal more attention to the pat.
tern of her own carpet than TO the
proceedings around her.
Here is the will. Pierrepont went
on. holding up the paper. with the
place for the signatures o. the Tesla
tor and Witnesses a. yet blank. Then
he replaced it reverently before his
uncle. who bent over the document
and. supported by tho eve care 'ul
doctor: slowly affixed his name
William Joseph Maitland"-at the
foot As soo as his pen had made
the last feeble scratch Mr.. Pierrepont
brought the will over to mo before
the ink was dry. and 1 added my
am using the dressing table as a
writing desk. The u landlady
followed. and in her tremulous scrawl
General Maitland's last will and tes.
lament received its finishing touch.
Immediately prepared TO leave the
room and Pierrepont made no attempt
to detain ne said good night to
the general adding some common
place about hopes for his recovery
a compliment which he again &C.
knowledged with one of his grave
bows. That is my last recollection oil
the ~scene-the venerable old man
sitting up among the pillows with the
watch!ul doctor at his side.
lierrepont followed me on to the
landing TO conduct me to the street
door. He thanked mo prorusely for
coming; indeed. he said a good deal
more than the occasion demanded. !
stopped him. and to turn the CONVEX
sat:On. said:
so you have changed your doctor;
Mr.. P~ierrcpont?"
He stopped in the passage and
blinked at me inquiringly.
All" he said. you have perhaps
noticed DIR. LOrrimer here. That is
Andrews his assistant The doctor
could not come tonight and. between
ourselves. Andrews is the best man, l
think"
We parted at the door OF No. IS,
and l went back to my pipe and news
paper. having been absent barely
twenty minutes viz. from $3.50 to
500. That night as l retired to rest
l found myself specializing as to the
amount of Mr.. Castor ~Pierrepont's in.
terest in the will l had witnessed.
But in the morning l received a
shock. The first piece OF news my
misunderstanding in with the break
fast tray-imparted was that Gen.
Maitland was dead.
For a moment l experienced a sem
sation of surprise. r. 5ably the
generals ruddy cheeks had forbidden
the idea of such a speedy removal.
but l 500 saw that. after all there
was not much to wonder at.
The day was again fine. and I
to return to the ruined
20 finish the sketch | had begun.
l reached the place on foot and set to
work. but after one little time l had
occasion TO shift my position in order
to obtain a different view of my sub-
ject In doing so 1 met with an &C
An old stone wall on which
l had mounted crumbled beneath me
and / fell violently to the ground.
When l rose l knew that my left arm
was broken.
In great pain 1 made my way back
to my lodgings, and accepted my
offer to send at once for the
In answer to her inquiry as to
which OF tho medical men in the
/ would prefer. l named the
only one / had any knowledge Of
DR.. Lorrimer: who had been such a
frequent visitor next door
The doctor came quickly and Gid
what was needful. 1t vas a simple
fracture and easily set. DR.. Lorrimer
was a cheerful. chatty man. and
for a little general conversa-
ton after his professional skill had
exhausted itself.
by the way. doctor" I said. you
lost your patient next door"
Yes poor old fellow" he replied.
mot before l expected. though.
There was no hope for him from the
Your assistant. Mr.. Andrews
to be taking every care of him
last night l said.
MY assistant! Mr. Andrews! Last
the doctor exclaimed in maze
ment Il have no assistant. and what
Of last night sir??"
l explained how I had been asked
in by Mr.. Pierrepont to witness the
generals will at $50 in the evening.
DIR. Lorrimer drew a long breath.
We'll" he said at last. If you saw
sign his will at $50 he signed
it with IA dead hand. General Matt
land died at 1850 yesterday after.
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NV broken arm was the means OF
exposing the whole dastardly plot by
CASTOR Pierrepont. aided by