The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-09-12

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When he come in the Office with Billy
Lilly and old man Flint, he just called
for that paper from Mr.. Amerson, and
then signed it, and called on us to wit
ness 1t, and then him and the other
two, when the thing was over, they
got up and went straight out the
office"
"He left the will with Wiley, didn't
he? and you saw what was in it after
wards, didn't you?"
Eyes. Of course did. | had to do
with all Mr.. Amerson's papers what
times was with him, copying, and do
ing one thing and another"
"Copying?"
eyes; he keeps copies of nearly every
business paper he's got; letters and all.
You don't know as particular man as
Mr.. Amerson is about his papers,"
Ibid you ever hear the old man say
anything about the will afterwards?"
"Yes; I'm atelling this to you, Gus,
as I'd tell to not another soul, because
you want me to, and know you're not
going to use 1t to hurt. 1t amt much,
nohow. About year afterwards the
old man come in the Office. 1t was, If I
remember, about the time Cullen's
child was born, and he said he wanted
to get that will and burn 1t up, because
he had come to the conclusion that he
had been entirely mistaken when he
made it."
Didn't say what about?"
"No-that is-well, he just said he
wanted it right away. Mr.. Amerson
said 1t was at the house, which 1t was;
and he said that when his father come
over that night, us he done nearly
every night, he'd hand it to him."
Didn't say anything against de-
stroying it?"
Not one word. He was perfec tly
calm and seemed unconcerned. That's
every single thing ever knew about
the plagued thing. And hope you'll
not putany more questions to me about
Mr.. Amerson. You don't think it's
right for a. man that's been a mans
clerk to be talking about his business
to other people, do you? Surely you
don't, Gus Rachels? You wouldn't
want to be treated so yourself by your
clerk"
II wouldn't care one everlasting
cent how my clerk answered questions
put to him for good reasons by any
honest person, provided he answered
the truth and no lies"
"All mon amt like you, Gus"
mo, and I'm thankful to not be like
Vile Amerson. But there's one or
two more questions I'm going to put to
you, whether you'll want me or not, and
whether you answer them or not,
straight up and down. You'd better,
tell you, for your own good, and I'll
call on your mother right here to say
if she don't think I'm right"
Certainly do" she answered, with
much earnestness Law me, Owen,
you do talk SO strange to the man you
know is the very best and truest friend
you've got in this whole world, or
your mother either. Why, Owen, your
poor father would try to rise out of his
grave II he was to know that in all
this miser'ble business you had done
ANYTHING you was ashamed for Mr..
Rachels to know"
'Great goodness alive, NAL" he said,
with intense petulsnce, throwing the
coverlet to his feet, and kicking It
against the footrail. "The idea Of pa
coming ont of the graveyard TO haul
me over the Goals about Mr.. Am6rson,
when I've got no more to do with his
business than the man in the moon,
except that worked for him as faith
full as could as nigh like he told me,
and he paid me for II and has always
been kind to me-"
':As nigh like he told you. bow
was that2" asked Rachels, ignoring
his passion. That's one of the things
Pm going to ask you"
II don't know as I'll answer that,
sir"
"Yes, you will, SIR. Owen Carruth-
ers-if it's got to that we must call one
another sir, and our full names--I'm
a-telling you no lies when tell you
that l wouldn't like to swear that a
certain person who his name have
been called here tonight mayn't be-
fore this things over, he mayn't have
to move cut O. that big house he's got
now to his lone self, and, after his
heads cropped and he's put into
striped jacket and breeches, ockepy
awhile that big buildin' in sight of It
along Of crowd of them that's in the