The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-03-18

| just out of college, Noll and I, and were
reading law with Judge Carroll, and
that was six years ago. Six years.
What genius Noll had for spending
money! Now 1 always had enough with
my regular allowance, and managed to
make the ends meet very creditably,
| though Uncle Dick wasn't exactly
princely in his generosity in this re-
spect; whereas Noll, without one single
vice, or even an actual extravaganza
that you could lay your finger on, was
always and forever in debt. 1t used to
be perfect mystery to me how he con-
triyed to spend SO much money; it
seemed to melt away like ice as
soon as it got into his hands, and
that made Uncle Dick wrathy,
SO that finally he cut off Nolrs
allowance altogether, and swore he
would disinherit the young spendthrift,
and actually did forbid him the house;
and poor Noll, too proud and angry to
Did even me good-by, drifted off to
europe to live by his wits. Dear old fell
owl He had better capital to depend
on than most of the fellows have who
are obliged to resort to that invisible
means of support. And now he has
drifted back to the United States and
is living here in X, fully established
in his profession and actually running
for municipal Office. 1t really wasn't
far for him to throw me over in this
unceremonious way. By Jovel I'll
tell him what 1 think of this unbroth-
erly conduct when / see him again.
And can tell him something else that
will interest him quite as much, per-
haps 1t that there hasn't been a
day in the last six years when
Uncle Dick wouldn't have given
his right hand to make up his
quarrel with Noll and receive him back |
into full favor again, if only Noll would |
make the first advances. How should |
like to see the dear old fellow again
This Cervantes brings him up 50 windy, |
to think that he should still keep it |
about him 1t must be for the sake Of |
old associations That is so like Noll!'
While these thoughts were passing
through his mind North had taken up
the book again, and he was now slowly
turning the pages, pausing occasionally
to read some marked passage or mar
ginal note scrawled in pencil.
AS he did so folded paper futtered
from between the leaves and fell to the
floor North picked up the paper and
unfolded it. 1t was a telegram adj
dressed to Ollin North. Before he was
of what he was doing Allan
North had read these words:
"Will proves to be o forgery Who is respon-
siblc for this? We look to yourself and Mrs.
Maynard for explanations. Search for Mrs
0unkirls's niece will be prosecuted. Also an
nvcsugation Of this forgery. Let us hear from
'ou at once. HOPKINS & SHEPHERD"
1t would be impossible to give any
adequate description of Norths state of
mind as he read this message, while its
tartling significance slowly penetrated
through the first dazed wonder that il
reated. By degrees a clear and definite
dea shaped itself in his mind.
''Well!'' he exclaimed aloud, eff this
sn't the most remarkable coincidence
ever heard off And it plunges me
eeper than ever into embarrassment
lrs. Maynard-surelv that is the name: |.
Thy did it not occur to me at once?
FRS. Maynard, represented in court by
Iopkins and Shepherd, of New York, is
ne claimant in the DunkirlS will case, !
/ which my partners, Hunter and I
appear as executors and So
citors of the estate. l, who have pre-