The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-03-31
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1 him llesides. he wished 10 express
4 his qualification that SO considerable
I a portion OF land belonging 10 the cs-
tate did not pass by the will, and To
offer that his brother. II nc chose,
might have the greater share Of H..
He was moved Co this partly because
| ne had heard of no complaint ON Cul-
LENS part and no threat, and partly for
another reason which he huggcd close
/ w 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 cordially, and at once
dispatched a messenger for her hus-
band, who was with the hands I'm one
of his fields
"You needn't have been in n hurry
TO send for Cullen, Hannah. You do
look SO well. | declare ] wish Julia
could keep young like you do
Thank you, brother Wiley. am,
and | almost always keep, very well.
/ often wish Sister Julia could have
some Of the health which have more
than enough How is she today?'
comfy $3.50. She doesn't complain
much; but since fathers death she's
taken on more than think she ought.
| / stopped to-day 20 turn over 90 Cullen
the money father left him. ! thought
I'd just as well do that now as wait Be
sides. | wanted 10 tell him Of some al
lowances was willing TO make him.
just declare, you looh-why, you look
frst.rate, Hannah.
"Cullen will be here presently"
Eyes" he said, with languor indie
alive OF town manners. They chatted
on Indifferent themes until Cullen
came The older brother partially con-
cealed his embarrassment ms he looked
upon that picture OF health and honest
rural simplicity.
Glow do, brothcr?" snid Cullen, in
his usual way, but without extending
his hand. Not seeming Co notice the
omission, Wiley said
II came out TO look after things on
tho place up the road before turning IL
over 70 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 II,
which father had given me before he
died, ] won't take anything 10y will.
As il seems he saw iit 20 prefer you so
far above me, you may have all that he
left. lie said 20 me more than once
during his last siclsness that he had In
tended 10 make q viii, but that you
had advised against it. | don't know
II he had forgotten that he had made
one already. suppose you do"
'I'm sorry, Cullen. but | couldn't
help fathers preferences"
"Of course not never expected YOU
even to try To do IL. Nou were too duti-
full son for such as that
81 don't understand such talk, Gull
len"
"Then I'll explain. / don't like to
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 Ii for reasons You couldn't
understand, and wouldn't care for IL
you could. But father Is away now,
and am thankful that before he died
was restored Co the place I'm his affec-
tons To which. at least equally with
You, | was entitled. How he came Go
forget making such will don't know.
don't doubt you do IL | believed
that his wish was for you 90 have near
all his estate | would submit 20 yoar
having It and enjoying IL 10 the flll OF
such satisfaction as may be In such
! things. But | do not 80 believe.
feel entirely convinced that after that
temporary estrangcment, which was
your doing, " was not hts wish; and,
| IL hc hadn't been dcludcd by YOU In
some way, hc would have madc an
equal partition OF hispropcrty between
as. | won't talse your two thousand
dollars which your good luck makes
you ready 10 pay 90 long before it's
due; and | notify you that now, since
mono Of our family are left but you and
me, ] shall have nothing 60 do with
you except this: have retained Arthur
Dabncy % look after any possible In
tcrcst ! may have in fathers estate
outside OF what his will provided for.
If he finds any such u will be prose-
cuted just the same as"
That" Wiley interrupted, will be
entirely unnecessary, my dear brother;
for"
"Ohl the DEVIL Yondcr is your
horse"
iIe turned away as Wiley left the
house.
"ohl my dear Cullen" raid Hannah.
who In another room had heard oil; II
don't think I'd have been 20 rough
with brother
lyon don't understand him, Hannah;
not ~ nj Hes lost 90 all honor, let
alore natural affection. Don't say any
more 20 me now"
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