The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-29

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same time he laid a cheap looking
card upon the lawyers desk. 1t read:
Mrs Maurice Dunbar, fashionable
drcssmdking, ose Terrace"
"Why, Claude" e claimed Nh.
Lester, this is the party TO- whom
we advertised"
lame pd ty. SIR" responded the
CLERK. with commendablc brevity.
well, this is remarkable. But by
the way, Claude, it was Il man, not Il
woman we wantcI. What does she
look liK 2"
widow, SIR"
"ShOw her in"
The next moment IL slight iigr'c,
dressed in new, cheap bla *, was ush-
cred into the rO H. The lawyer 70 c
to meet her. He asked brusquely:
"Arc you the widow Of Maurice
Dunbar"
"Ics, SIR"
Her volce had a peculiar resonance,
acquired through much pain-the
clear, low sweetness of her hospital
tones attune to the ear OF suffering.
There was nothing sEppliant in them,
no alms-taklng quality, but a wo-
maniincSs that touched the tough
heart OF the lawyer into a sympa.
thetic vibration. He looked at her
with interest. and excused himself
for asking her to throw aside her
long Grape veil. He found himself
staring at a pale, de icate face, around
which masses OF red-grOwn hair were
heavily crimped. Her eyes looked
into his with the truthfulne.s OF a
child.
pardon me-" he stammered, then
resumiEg his coolest exterior de-
manded her credentials. She showed
an aptitude for business IN the
promptnesS with which she produced
her Identification, the account Of her
husbands death and other data of
importance. No point was left un-
covered. She had come prepared to
lay immediate claim to a fortune left
to Maurice LUMBAR by his uncle,
Maurice Dunbar, who had lived for
the past twenty years in an inland
town Of British North America. lie
was not on good terms with any
member Of his family excepting
Maurice, who had visited him some
years previ us, and in whose favor
the will had been made ut that
time.
',Had you ever heard your late hus-
band speak of this unclc?" the law
yer asked among other questions.
Il have heard him speak Of a rela-
tive from whom he had expeditions"
and he once said that he would be
benefited by his death, and that he
had the same name"
''The name is 4 common one, but
l shall probably have other appli-
cants who viii see the &C advertisement,
and must not make any mistake.
The conditions of the beqlieSt are
unusual. Have you any children"
mo thank God" answered the
widow quickly.
In the case of there being chil'
dren the money would belong right
fully to them. The will makes this
| provision, but adds further If there
! are no thildrcn the widuw shall be
the next heir. In the event of death
| or remarriage, the whole sum revertS
to charity, n particular Institution
being named as beneficiary"
Il SHALL not marry again, asserted
the widow.
Don't be too certain of that" re.
young, and at" attractive, he was
going to say. but finally concluded,
lat your aye it is not an impossible
ity. l will see you again tomorrow.
Good-by madam and he escorted
her to the door, which he closed after
her.
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Within a month the money had
been paid to her, and the widow of
Mauri e Dunbar, who had put on
her first black in order to appear
decorous at the lawyers office, nOved
into a handsome new house, and be-
gan climbing to her new ideals upon
the fateful fragments Of her dead
past. she hardly recognized herself
in her new role of a successful woman
who mad money enough and to S are.
There was no frivOiity in her outlay.
Her home was Il picture Of comfort.
| Die lOONCu up q lUO. UOtiuu WIZ Iuu
once assisted her in her dreSSmaking
enterprises, and gave her an elabOr-
ate order for modified mourning. She
made glad the waste places Of many
"a lie with her compassionate help,
and in max NJ others happy, found
her own greatest happiness.
One man came to her for help and
comfort. vino needed the sunshine of
life and could find itonly in her pres.
ence This was Richard Lester, the
successful lawyer. He had met his
late when he first saw Myra Dunbar.
an heard the tones of her wOmanly