The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-06-07
CHAPTER VII

to bolster him up"
CHAPTER VII
1t seemed good to Wiley Anderson,
instead OF waiting the twelve months
allowed by law, to pay over to his
brother Tow the money bcqucathed to
him Besides, he wished to express
his qualification that so considerable
q portion of land belonging to the cs-
tate did not pass by the will, and to
offer that his brother. If he chose,
might have the greater share of it
He was moved to this partly because
he had heard of no complaint on Gull
lens part and no threat, and partly for
another reason which he huggcd close
ly within his breast So one day,
while returning from the plantation
beyond, he stopped ut Cullen's place,
and went in, armed with twenty one
hundred dollar bills. Hannah, who
now ct twcnty-one was prettier than
ever before, and looked as young rs
when she was girl, received him with
accustomed cordiality, and ut once
dispatched q messenger for her hus-
band, who was with the hands In ono
of his fields
You needn't have been in hurry
to send for Cullen, Hannah. You do
look SO well. l declare l wish Julia
could keep young like you do
Thank you, brother Wiley. l am,
and l almost always keep, very well.
l often wish Sister Julia could have
some OF the health which have more
than enough. How is she to-day?''
''Cnly $3.50. She doesn't complain
much: but since fathers death she's
taken on more than think she ought
stopped to-day to turn over to Cullen
the money father left him. thought
I'd just es well do that now as wait. Be-
sides, l wanted to tell him OF some al
lowances l was willing to make him.
just declare. You look-why, you look
nrst-rate, Hannah"
cullen will be here presently"
eyes" he said, with q languor indie
alive OF town manners. They chattcd
on Indifferent themes until Cullen
came. The older brother partially con-
cealcd his embarrassment as he looked
upon that picture of health and honest
rural simplicity.
How DO. brother?" said Cullen, in
his usual way. but without extending
his hand. Not seeming to notice the
omission. Wiley said:
II came out to look after things on
the place up the road before turning 1t
over to you, as made up my mind to
do. Then wanted to hand you the
two thousand dollars which suppose
you know father left YOU
Cullen looked at Hannah, and she re-
| tired from the room. Then he said:
''You can keep the money, brother.
| Except this place pnd what IS on it,
| which father had given me before he
| died, won't take anything by his will.
| AS 1t seems he saw fit to prefer you so
| far above me, You may have oil that he
| left He said to me more than once
| during his last sickness that he had in
| tended to make will, but that you
had advised against it. 1 don't know
if he had forgotten that he had made
one already. 1 suppose you do"
| I'm sorry, Cullen. but I couldn't
help fathers preferences"
'.Of course not. / never expected you
| even to try to do it. You were too duti-
| full son for such as that
| 81 don't understand such talk, Gull
| len."
| ''Then I'll explain. I don't like to
talk to man in my own house as
| plain as I'm going to do now. You've
been hurting me in one way and an
| other ever since was child have
| let you do 1t for reasons you couldn't
understand, and wouldn't care for If
| you could. But father is away now,
and am thankful that before he died
was restored to the place In his affec-
tions to which, at least equally with
/ you, was entitled. How he came to
forget making such a will don't know.
/ don't doubt you do. If / believed
that>his wish was for you to have near
oil his estate I would submit to your
having 1t and enjoying 1t to the fill OF
such satisfaction as may be In such
things. But do not so believe.
feel entirely convinced that after that
temporary arrangement, which was
your doing, it was not his wish; and.
If he hadn't been de1uded by You In
4 some way, he would have made an
equal partition of his property between
us. won't take your two thousand
dollars which your good luck makes
you ready to pay SO long before it's
due; and l notify you that now. since
none Of our family are left but you and
me, shall have nothing to do with