The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-21

WIDOW ana WAS uattcrlng 10 owen he
demanded and got fresh coverlet, and
20 disposed himself as TO appear be-
coming object OF sympathy. The visit
or, we'll understanding his soft, feeble
words OF greeting, after shaking hands
passed on 20 the fireplace, where his
mother was sitting, took n chair and
chatted with her about several matters
In the town. In little while he said:
"Missis Carruthers, everybody seems
10 have their opinion about the wny
old man AmersoE left his property,
and thought I'd ask what you thought
OF IT,"
"Why, Mr.. Rachels, / do think it's
the very outragcousest and tho mean
est will that ever heard of anybody's
making, DO they respectable or disre-
spectacle"
"But, maj cried Owen. ms II impatient
at another OF her oft-repcated ex-
pressions In the matter, you won't
consider that the law OF tho land let's
everybody do what they blame please
with their property when they've done
with IL themselves"
80 I've heard you shy often, my son,
and been told so by other people. But
/ can't help from having my opiriion
that IL IA a pity for n man 20 give
almighty nigh every bit OF his property
TO one child, and him not a-deserving
of IL nigh IA much as the other that's
cut down TO what In comparison is a
little scrap"
You nre perfectly right. Missia
Carruthers," said Rachcls, turning n
look OF mild rebulse towards the
couch "Such "a that is pity. and
gently It's founded on some sort OF
devilment. some'rcs; md it's another
pity that dcvilment can't always be
found out. People all over the county
Is disguised with such treatment OF
Cullen ANDERSON, who was worth more
than n cow-pen OF tho sort OF VILE,
and him now dead. but leaving a
widow and child-Owcn," and he
turned directly towards him, you
ought 20 know something about that
will business You was one OF the
witnesses"
ayes, Gus, was. As for the old
man Anderson not being In his sound
senses, there weren't any sort Of doubt
about that"
Nobody denies that; but the qucs-
tion IL how come no to mako such
will, and the question Is what he done
with IL afterwards. Did you know
what was In IL when you signed lt?"
"That | didn't, no more than Billy
Lilly and old man Flint, not one
grain"
"Din't you never hear the old man
and Wiley talk anything about it2"
"Wcll now. Gus" removing tho COW
crlct from of his breast, there's such
n thing az that n man ought To be ruth
or particular in the way q fellow talks
about anything that hc wasn't expect
cd TO talk at all"
''owcn, just right here, before just
me and your mother, you might rs
we'll come down off that high horse,
which it's no occasion for you To be
there nt ouch time and on such n
matter. You know I'm after no mean
ness I'm trying 10 git you To say what
you oughtn't. You've got to tell some
time In tho court house what you
know. | can tell you as friend, that
never tried to do you any harm in your
life, that your telling mo what you
know won't hurt you, and II may do
good when it's mighty plain some
good ought to be done II IL can be
done"
lord, Gus Rachels," he answered,
with some scorn, yet showing that he
felt that nc was with his Superior. "I'm
on no high horse, and don't want 20 be-
You know know you're friend 10
mc-and na-the best we've got; and
I'm not afraid you want 10 get me into
difficulties ! know monst'ous little
about the thing anyway, and"
"What did the old man say 90 Vile
about making the will2"
"You interrupt man that way,
when ! was going ON. 20 say thnt did
happen TO hear the old man say, one
time, and not but one time, that IL that
piece, Hannah Enlow, expected 10 get
any OF his property, she'd find herself
disappointed. She might disgrace the
family. he said, but she'd get nothing
by t. lie said them words, or some
like EN-, ono day IA no came I'm the
Office room when I was busy writing,
from out the back room, where him
and Mr.. ANDERSON had been talking to-
gethev for some time. don't think he
saw me- II no did. he didn't notice,
but went on out. That was the day
before tho will was signed That's
every blessed thing know about IT,
When DO come in the Office with Billy
Lilly and old man Flint, he just called
for that paper from Mr. ANDERSON, and
then signed II. and called on us 10 wit
ness H. and then him and tho Other
two, when the thing was over. thoy
got up and went straight out the
office"
'Iie left the will with Wiley, didn't
he7 and you saw what was in IL after
wards, didn't youT
Eyes. OF course did. had TO do
with oil Mr. Amcrson's papers what
times was with him, copying, and do
ing ono thing and another"
"Copyina9'