The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-09-05

eBC. Iney 6HlQ bn0 was poduCy' Dy
the way, didn't hear she used to be
an old sweetheart Of yoursf eh, Dab
ney? However," he went on, not
seeming to notice the seriousness on
Dabney's face, "let's to the business.
Now as to the fee, I'll leave that to-
you, only that I'll take no retainer,
but trust to the contingent. Would
that be satisfactory to the widow"
"Why, Of course, Mr. Torrance, more
than satisfactory. She'd hardly think
she ought not to insist"
mo, no. You see want, If can,
TO get even with Amerson, and then,
my good lad, want to help you; for.
it's case that If we can put it through
will give good shove to the reputa-i
ton you've already got"
"Why, my dear Mr.. Torrance, / don't
know how to thank"
Don't do it, Dabney, at least In
words. Let's talk now about what
you've done and then what's to be
done. Cussing amt much of a
habit with me, though sometimes do
blaze out, as felt once or twice like
doing when you were stating the case
just now to me. But it's Almost Sum
day, and my wife would feel in yet
more scolding mood il she knew that
I'd been cussing Vile Amerson. So let
that go for the present. AS for the
application for administration, my
counsel is to let that rest awhile.
When the time comes, we'd better ap-
ply for letters in full, leaving out de
bonis non. That, you see, Watson will
construe as an admission of the Wills
validity. See, Dabney?"
81 do now," Dabney answered, smil-
ing.
mo harm done; no harm done. You
let the case go by, Monday. don't
believe I'd go In the courthouse at all.
That will put them to thinking that
we feel content to bide our time to
strike for higher things. People will
talk about the internal case, and you
must keep your ears open. There isn't
shadow of doubt in my mind that
there's fraud somewhere, and II there
is, why, you and I have got to find
where it's hid. What's the use of be-
ing lawyers if such fellow as Vile
Amerson can keep binding the eyes of
both of us with his filthy dust2 He's
as sly as he's rascally, but he can't rub
out every single one of his tracks.
His courting the widow so soon, coarse
dog that he is, shows that it was more
than one bird he was after, and that
he's anxious. You work up the case,
and let me hear from time to time OF
your discoveries. Note little things as
we'll as big. Have you ever looked at
that will? No? Well. l want to when
1 come again. My observations have
been that about all such villainies In
animate things used In their consum.
nation sometimes give signs that
minute and slight as they are, II mar
will study them closely, seem to point to
lurking-places which it is worth while
TO ferret I knew Pearce Amerson-s
rough man, and in old age made toe
Inspiring Wy UAoJs sOub 4hc Wuo W
right---at least he was always SO re
garded-and 1 have no idea that he
meant to delude In saying he would
die intestate. He believed that he hat
destroyed that will. How its destruc
tion was prevented we've got to fine
out. If we do that, other things viii
follow. The law and tho public arr
against disturbing such depositions
however capricious and unjust; but Il
we can show that at the time of the
execution old Amerson's mind was la.
boring with unfounded prejudicet
against his son for marrying as he did
1t will go hard If we can't at least di
vide the jury and afterwards drive
Vile to some sort of compromise; aDt
If we can put on his tongue the spring
of that influence, Wen bring an action
of slander ancillary to other proceed
ing, In hunting such rat as Amer
son, we've got to employ every artifice
trap, dead-fall, shotgun and bane. Eh
Dabney? Eth, my boy?"
Without waiting for response he
continued;
"Well, that'll do for tonight. l fee
like there are other things on my mind
to say, but I'll wait till they get into
clear shape. I'm tired. Come by afte,
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