The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-03-31

that he and could settle the estate
between ourselves without need Of
help from the courts"
"Ncs, that's what / was sure Of.
Cullen. know what ! owe 10 your
brother What am going 10 say Is
with full sense Of that obligation. l
owe something 10 you, also. aud there
are debts Of yet higher, far higher
dignity. Cullen, my solemn convic-
ton Is that your father believed he
had no win"
"But. sister. Arthur Dabney, who is
good lawyer. tells me that Is not
what The law calls revocation of u
oncc-cxisting win, and that any
amount Of proof Of such a belief would
have no cffoct-wouldn't be even
listened TO by the court"
"ls that sou she said, with profound
awe.
$50 Dabncy says"
Rejecting awhile. evidently study
ing what words she should employ, she
said
"But, Cullen, supposc-for instance,
suppose your father actually did de-
stroy paper which lac took TO be his
will? ] merely ask FOR information
II doubt il that would affect the
case notably. sister, unless 1t could be
proved very clearly that the paper SO
destroyed had been fraudulently sub
situated
II don't supposc that could bc done, Z"
she aid, IN low voice, looking down
upon the floor. Then suddenly she
spoke with animation:
"lIut, Cullen dear, you know, at least
Mr. Amcrnon says. that nll the land
ont here and the large tract on the
Oconcc wcro bought since the will, and
therefore didn't pass by it?'
81 am aware Of that, sister he
answered, with some rctracting in
tone
She regarded him with much eager
ness.
IF could 50 arrange IL, rs I'm sure
could. wouldn't you take both OF
those places?-knowing without n
doubt, she quickly ADDED, what your
father wishcd?"
81 couldn't take any more than what
II would be recognized universally
that was entitled to, sister"
Mot for my salSe?"
Not for yours, dear sister nor for
anybody's, because such an act would
subtract from my sclf-rcspcct, by seem
ing equivalent 60 a compromise with
brother, which have resolved not to
make"
"Oh, my Lord. what can be done in
this ease? Are you, then, going 90 do
nothing 90 get NJ least some Of your
rights2 | don't know what 20 say or
what 3 do!'
She looked around the room in de-
spair.
"The case is IN nabncy's hands, SIS
ter; but he has my instructions not TO
move IN II for the present, no matter
what grounds he may suspect he has. =
Her quick sense saw the tcndcrly
compassionate motive Of his breast,
and, laying her head upon his shoul-
der, size wept and wcpt, At lcngth,
lifting herself, she looked into his face
with much tenderness, saying.
"Aly dear brother, ! could invent
words TO express how much ! admire
your nobility and your gentle true
hearteducss. / know that il MIR
Dabncy should discover or should
believe himself 60 have discovered
any grievous fraud ia this un-
happy affair, you viii give me,
if ! then be alive timely warming
And Cullen. / won't ask You 90 come
taour house, but you won't forbid Han.
nah's coming sometimes, will you, to
sec mc2 For tell you, my brother /
am nearly gone"
"Wby, surely not, sister. Hannah
ought % go 20 You sometimes, and I'm
sure she win wish 10 do SO, unlcss She
should find that brother objects"
20, no; hc viii not object. I've
heard him ray often that Hannah was
one of the finest women he knew"
lie said nothing After n moment,
she rose and said
"Mcll. pray to God every day 20
mako some solution Of this case that
will los right FOR ALL IN 20 out ana
see Hannah little while There, j
see her among her rose-bushes. Don't
como III, child" she cried; "I'm COM
ing. Hannah" she said, when she had
reached the garden "l'vc had some
little chat with Cullen. not as satisfac-
tory as | hoped he won't make any
compromise with his brother. Perhaps
he may bc right. at least for the pres.
cnt, but ! hope"
81 don't thinl, Cullen Is right in that,
Sister Julia. and he knows don't. OF
course brother would make such an Of
fer as would be az least respectable,
am for pcarcc sake, IL not mine nor
his own. but he doesn't wish me TO
/ Interfere, and ! don't intend TO-"
A slight shrinking showed that
Julia recognized the difference be-
tween the words and what she would
have expected Then, after such com
sorting assurance rs She could find 10
heatow, and pressing solicitation FOR
iiannah TO visit her MS before, she
went away. Immediately after her de-
/ parturc. Cullen put on his hat and
went out % the field. The movement
| hurt Hannah, oven TO folnc resent.