The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-03-17

Stroyeu IT, lcrnapS ne destroyed an
other paper, believing 1t was that"
did Mr.. Haddock tell you what was
In it,"
Eyes; he heard Mr.. Flint talking
about II on the street lie was one of
the witnesses, and the only one that
was sworn. The others were Owen
Carruthcrs and William Lilly. Mr..
Lilly Is dead, and Owen Is sick. Mr.
Flint said that this place and the ne
Rrocs and stock on IL are left 20 me,
besides two thousand dollars In money
10 buy moro land with; the rest goes
20 brother"
And what do you suppose that would
amount to?"
~ couldn't say, but considerably
over hundred thousand dollars"
And what that left 70 your"
"About seven or eight thousand"
WASN'T something left 10 Pearce2"
"Of course not. Pcarce wasn't born
when the win was made"
Almost nothing toyou, and nothing
10 the child that was named after him,
and that he seemed SO fond of"
The sight Of her disappointment, OF
her grief and shame, made him sick at
heart. He went away from her for
awhile. When he came back, she said:
81 wonder Mr.. Flint would have wit
messed such will, Cullen; he always
was-at least always thought he was
"A good friend OF our family"
"of course he was, and is. Such as
that doesn't hinder person from
L. IL. ,fv.c III a..
n business paper Generally, at least
often, witnessed 10 wills know nothing
Of what's in them In this case Mr..
Flint didn't. Iladdocls says he heard
the old man say that he bcrated broth
or in the ordinary's Office about il, tell
ing him IL was shame, and that IL he
had suspected what was In IL he never
would have signed And brother an
swcrcd, so lie said, that he intended,
il didn't make too much fuss about
Il, to allow me something more; he
didn't say what"
And what are you going TO DO about
II, dear?"
81 can't say yet; but viii take moth
ing from brother as gift"
Wouldn't you make n compromise
with him OF any sort2"
mo And now, Hannah, beg you
not To interfere. You see that under
stood Wiley better than you did"
She forborc 10 reply, but he could
see that his words did not satisfy her.
Little was said about II during the rest
of the week. On Saturday morning
Cullen went into town, repairing to
Dabncy's Office at corner OF Hancock
street arl the courthouse square.
Good morning, Cullen" said the
lawyer. I've been expecting YOU"
"Howdye, Arthur? Yes, thought
I'd consult you about this will Of ia
theirs"
Nothing could have been more sur
prising 20 me. Id heard at one time
your father was not we'll satisfied with
you for some cause or other, but
thought hc had become entirely recon.
ciled. Indeed, he seemed 10 me, dur.
ing his last three or four years, 10 DO
particularly fond OF you-more SO,
suspected, than of Wiley"
Eyes; brother put him against Han
nah, making him feel for awhile that
| had lowered the family by marrying
her, but he got over that, at least so
IL appeared, In less than year lie did
make his will, so mother told me, but
she said on her deatlbed that he had
destroyed IL. Not long before he died
he said TO me distinctly that he would
not leave a viii and that brother had
counselcd him so, suggesting that he
and could divide the estate without
resort 90 the conrt. Rather suspicious
looking thing, isn't it?'
at IL, indeed. Was your father en-.
tircly In his right nlind9"
Entirely; and there isn't doubt
but what he believed the truth OF what
he said. lie was devoted TO our baby.
and seemed ms fond OF Hannah as he
was of Sister Julia Is 1t possible 20
do anything do you thlnk?"
mot that | can see, unless II can be
shown that your father az the time of
executing the will was not OF dispos-
ing memory or that tho influence of
Wiley upon him was such as he was
not strong enough to resist"
Neither OF these could bc estab
lishcd, | suppose-the FIRST certainly
possession OF the paper, and either
kept father from destroying IL or made
him believe that II had been done"
at dates back TO July, 1880, no
ticcd. That was not long after your
marriage, II don't forget"
Yes; about month"
"Your father had acquired some real
estate since then. hadn't hc?"
ayes; he bought another plantation
on the river and the place beyond me. 4"
That's lucky, as far as IL goes.
You'll be entitled TO your portion 81
them. as they could no. pass by
the will. For the rest, Cullen, I
ann sorry 10 say, as II seems now, you
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