The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-21

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on the live Goals. For an hour he sat
there smoking, drinking, thinking
Then he went to bed and slept Is
soundly as any honest man IN tho three
kingdoms.
On the following morning the baronei
and his late fathers solicitor met,
"Good morning, Mr., Elliston," sgd
ney cried with great warmth, as he
held out his hand, "You see have
turned up. heard You desired to see
me, and am exceedingly pleased that
YOU have come.
II am very glad, Sir Sydney, that you
have come" the tall, sandy bearded
lawyer replied as he shook the others
hand. "fIad only known where to
find you, should have communicated
with you the very moment that terrl-
BILE disaster happened, Afeariul thing,
taken off like that?"
$50 terrible that cannot find words
to express my feelings, MIR, ElllsIon. "
well, we'll; the Lord gives and lie
taketh away. But 1t is a blessing you
have turned up after all, ] was afraid
should have to advertise for you, This
business has put mo about very much
indeed. | had to take charge OF every.
thing, and l hope you will be satisfied
with what have done. The inquest
was held yesterday, and had arranged
that the funeral should take place to-
morrow, But, of course, all ! have done
is subject to alteration, my dear SIT
sydney"
~ leave everything in your hands,
Mr., Elliston, with the utmost conn.,
dence, remembering the unbounded re-
speCt Sir Nicholas had for you, and the
trust he placed in you" !,
"Thank you, thank you, Sir Sydney"
'There is ono little private matter,
Mr.. Ellistop, should like to speak, to
you about-if one may approach such a
delicate thing without any show OF dis
respect to the dead"
Certainly, speak. You would never,
/ know, think OF forgetting yourself, Sir
sydney, and the respect that is due to
your deceased relatives"
"Ihen," said tho new baronet, sinking
his voice, chow will tho sudden death
of my father and brother affect me?
Perhaps it would have been better il l
had RETAINED from putting such ques'
ton to you, Just now, but you will UNI
derstOnd that after the late quarrel be-
tween my relations and myself, which
was the cause Of my leaving home, lam
naturally anxious"
'Just 80, Just so. 1t is perfectly nat
ural, Sir Sydney. But am happy 10
say that you have, no reason to COM
plain-no occasion at all to fear the
future"
"Why?" n
because you are practically your
fathers sole heir--no, not that exactly,
but your brothers."
"WhatI How do you mean2 Frederic
hated the sight OF me-"
Had your brother survived he would
have inherited everything"
Everything, Mr.. Elliston"
Eyes, every stick and stone-eVery
mine, and every penny, Sir Sydney.
Your father made new will-or l
drew it out according to his instruc-
tons about three months ago."
"And my name was not in that docu-
ment"
eyes 1t was; but all he willed to you
we're your mothers jewels"
WHAT" the baronet cried with
white face.
Your mothers jewels" was the law
yer's quiet reply. fHor
carsland shot an inquiring glance at
his Companion's impassive face, and
saw that he knew nothing OF the theft
Of tho gems,
at was very kind OF him."
80 you will perceive that you in
herit as the next OF kin OF Frederic. Had
he been married and had children, you
would have had strong grounds for com-
plant"
$50 l should. Well, 1 suppose the
Lord orders all things for the best, and
we must bow to the Inevitable"
Sir Sydney Birmingham Carsland in
toned those words in such malner
and with such sneer on his handsome
lace as made them little short Of blas-
phemous. So the shrewd solicitor
thought; but he was too wise man to
give ltterance to his thought, and ho
himself with femarking in
his dry way:
$50 We must, Sir Sidney So we
must"
"But to fancy that should be Fred
cries sole heirl" Carsland cried with q,
bitter laugh. "Why it is enough to
make him tnrn in his grave or haunt
me. If he had thought that 1 was 60
ing to inherit he would have made a
will also in order to spite me his only
Ibis loving-brother."
Don't speak like that, Sir Sidney"
Mr.. Elliston exclaimed, holding his
hands up in pious remoustrance.
"He hated me like poison"
~ know But no is gone now and
you can afford to be charitable
$50 lean. You are right. 1t is fool.
ish now to remember tho past. And
now, Mr.. Elliston, about the funeral"
"As ] have already said. It was ar
ranged to take place tomorrow, but il
you think differently the date can be
altered to meet your wishes" (
II do not wish the funeral to be- de-
layed."
ut has been suggested that the burial
ceremony should DO Of a public charac.
ter. Your father was for many years a
town councillor OF Earlsiord-was also
mayor OF the borough for several years:
and the present mayor, Mr.. Wadding-
ton, suggested that the members OF tho
corporation would be pleased to attend.
What do you think, Sir SydneyT
~ think the funeral should be q pub.
lie ono. My father, after all, was a man
Of great enterprise. Those chimneys
and colllerles over there prove that, and
the least we can do for him now Is to
honour his memory, Yes; lot the cere.