The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-08-08
CHAPTER VII.

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1t seemed good to Wiley Amerson,
instead Of waiting the twelve months
allowed by law, to pay over to his
brother now the money bequeathed to
him. Besides, he wished to express
his qualification that so considerable
portion of land belonging to the es-
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 hugged close
ly within his breast. So one day,
while returning from the plantation
beyond, he stopped at Cullen's place,
and went in, armed with twenty one
hundred dollar bills. Hannah, who
now at twenty-one was prettier than
ever before, and looked as young as
when she was girl, received him with
accustomed cordiality, and at once
dispatched a messenger for her hus-
band, who was with the hands in one
of his fields.
"You needn't have been in hurry
to send for Cullen, Hannah. You do
look SO we'll. declare l wish Julia
could keep young like you do"
"Thank you, brother Wiley. am,
and almost always keep, very well.
1 often wish Sister Julia could have
some of the health which have more
than enough. How is She to-day?"
"Only $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. l thought
I'd just as we'll do that now as wait. Be-
sides, wanted to tell him of some al
lowances was willing to make him. 1
just declare, you look-why, you look
first-rate, Hannah"
cullen will be here presently"
EYES," he said, with languor indie
ative of town manners. They chatted
on Indifferent themes until Cullen
ceme. The older brother partially con-
cealed his embarrassment rs 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:
81 came out to look after things on
the place up the road before turning it
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 and what is on it,
which father had given me before he
died, won't take anything by his will.
AS it seems he saw fit to prefer you Sc
far above me, you may have all 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. l don't know
if he had forgotten that he had made
one already. suppose you do"
"I'm sorry, Cullen, but I couldn't
help fathers preferences"
"Of course not Inever expected vor
even to try to do it. You were too duti
full son for such as that"
81 don't understand such talk, Cul
len"
"Then I'll explain. l don't like t,
talk to a man In my own house a
plain as I'm going to do now. You've
been hurting me in one way and an
other ever since was child. hav,
let you do it for reasons you couldn'
understand, and wouldn't care for |
you could. But father is away now
and 1 am thankful that before he die'
I was restored to the place in his affec
tions to which, ut least equally wit
you, was entitled. How he came +
forget making such viii don't know
don't doubt you do. II / believe
that his wish was for you to have nea
all his estate would submit to you
having 1t and enjoying 1t to the fill Q
such satisfaction as may be In sue
things. But l do not SO believe.
feel entirely convinced that after ths
temporary estrangement, which wa
your doing, it was not his wish; ant
II he hadn't been deluded by you l
some way, he would have made a