The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-23


mean much to any young man in the
legal profession. The case was IA
hard.fought one, involving much
labor on the part of the ATTORNEYS, cs.
pccially for the young attorney who
sought to break the will whereby
James f.. Morris had LEFT his entire
estate to his scape.grace foster.son,
George VI. Norris, and had disin.
hcrited his daughter Edith, who in the
eyes of the world, had ever been her
fathers favorite. McCuriy ha!
known Edith for many years and,
while they had never been actually be.
trothcd, their names were more or less
associated. The young lawyer him
self was wealthy, so the match was
deemed fitting one and Edith did
not seem averse To his attentions. The
news that she had been disinherited
was. Ieceived by the world with sur.
estate wasa large one and
ss.h.,s. Atlantic
rhcabie. No.he was mordH.y.
than James McCurdy.
"Cs course | don't care mvsclf that
your money is gone, Edith" he said.
Tor L have enough for both of us.
But it does seem strange that that
scoun-"
Don't call names, JIM" replied
Edith, sadly. 81. won't do any GOOD.
never thought how 1t would seem to
be left dependent, but | dare say
will get on somehow. can teach
music or become II companion, o.
paint china, or"
''lou shall do nothing of the kind. "
he retorted hotly, "You will marry
me and have everything you want.
Still do not care to see that fellow
who was never II brother TO you-and
you know what life he led your
father-take what is your just due. -
Il don't want to marry you, jim,
and bring you nothing"
You will bring yourself That is
sufficient. Still, il You will put this
case IN my hands, | will see that You
get your Just dues"
on mean take it into the courts,
Jim?' she cried in CONSERVATION.
will"
Never ] could never contest the
will of my father"
81 don't believe it was his will"
"What, Jim
II think 1t forgery"
The upshut of the matter was tha,
the Will was contested. McCurly
found 1t uphill work collecting eyi-
dencc. Nothing that he could learn
shook his conviction that the father
was not ont of his mind when he made
the will. He bent Nil his energies to-
ward showing thnt the will WAS n
forged document, but found that he
made little headway in the task. The
tostcr-son had friend, Clarence
Noo"ruh dlssipated young man,
and somehow the attorney could not
avoid asSociating him with the forged
document He had Woodruff watched,
but IN spite of his zeal nothing came
oi the closest scrutiny of the gounc
imam actions. Day after day he wor.
'rled over the case until, finally, he wa,
almost in despair Edith alone wa
calm and indifferent But now Nc
'Curdy had his professional reputation
at stake, and he clung to the prelim
mary work on the case with doggeC
tenacity, although bahled at ever,
step. One day, while ponderirg ovel
the matter at his club, his attention
WAS arrested by familiar voice:
~'Hello, jim"
sJock, old boy!"
The two men clasped hands and wer
soon lunching together and conyers
lag with much animation.
"By the way, Jack, said McCurdy
remembering n fad of his old friend
are you doing anything in hypnotisr
lately?"
81 should think was l have be
come quite a celebrity in an amateu
way on the other side of the water
belong to two London societies. Blu
how are things with you, jim? MAJ