Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-12-12
RESTITUTION.


49, ---' e.. " pard was quite yolng old
Donberg had been taken very SILK and
faucl,G himself dying. In this condition
!. :, CO.., ... .. ..-.,,ry and made his will, ~
which will he gave his property all to Gas
pa his wife to have the use of a certain
r.-r+e-, ---f,'i, ebo lived
Bat Aaron Donberg did not then die.
BE got well ard lived to discover that his
Eeuson was n mean, false, contemplate
Fellow In time his wife died, and at the
saii.e TINE he heard Of the death Of his
eIi Y sis-er.
He knew that his sister had left q
daughter and he sent for that daughter to
SOM and live with him. And she came,
and this was Mary Lakeman. She was
ID then.
...y.,. --...Aed Prindle whose hus.
band had been lost at sea, had been in the
habit OF coming to Donberg's house to
work a. occasion required. This widow
had a son. Jack, a wild. wayward fellow
frank and true hearted. He saw Mary
Lakeman and loved her.
men her uncle asked her about 1t, she
replied that she loved Jack Prindle be
3use She could not help II. And Aaron
brG--'.- eonethlng of Jack good quail
ties, had said
well well! Well send the lad off
upon a long voyage, and II be comes back
true man vel! see. y
The years passed, and it was generally
believed that DOuberg would leave all his
wealth TO Mary Lakeman
At lerc+h when she had lived with her
uncle five years, the old gentleman WAS
taEe1 sick. and The doctors said he could
not recover While he was confined to lis
bed his stepson. GaSpard, returned, F-o.
Tossing great pcuitcnce and begging that
he fni.l.t lo allowed TO do his part toward
Wandering ,utJ-table the last days Of the
good cd man.
AT lsncth pynberg died and when he
had ben buried = rr!v4tet3fsi was open
Cd. and hIs will va taaud-tAe old will
by which lie had Icg4vathed his property
TO G4siagtl
PeoI r wire surprised It was believed
that q lew viii Lad .cn made and that
Mar skc.nan was The mir Old serv-
xnts declared that Mr. Honberg had sought
for the .irst viii that be might destroy it,
hut hal not been able To find it
The notary was dead Tie two sub
bose who were supposed SO to have been,
had gone no one knew whittier.
Ahd 50 the old viii was accepted a. tho
De name a. Ga>pard DenbeFg, took e.4.tr5se
q the 7oirr'y. Once more he ofIcrro. his
rHa X .e.i.-t'', and oilee more she refti7'i.
Nh.
tset : Iii, came in from India, and the
yQmmanaer thereof was Jack PrlndIe.
Hary tola him her story, and he heart. 1t
IRON others.
az ar uncle left such will * we
AAve s.eien OF, he said to Mary, be sure
da>faaa has not destroyed It. know him
well and know that he is a coward IL
he Las ai>posed Of the second will, / think
b l. -, Z i. The burning Of il would
10 boid crime, but in hiding II be pur-
sues safer course.
''.5houtd the witnesses ever turn up, or
ahou3 "nyt' ing occur to render the fact
q n. 3a;.i. = having made such a viii
po1it!rs e could at the last moment al
low tie VIII T. he produced and thus 90
fee. Al all events, l shall proceed upon
that tex, and an sadly cut OF nay reck-
aning il ] 90 not run Gaspard 6rammot
b. the ta..rd and bring him to a speedy
surrendsT.
Cas-! Grau.1;lot sat in thoaIs4rtmcnt
which had once been Aaron Eo,bcrgs
sisn,Ige y. Bat ti.,=r,arti {;raI;fIaot did
not ;.1.car 10 hive found much comfort.
fbe sa-rcrts stunned him and the neigh
mrs sa,:,-,t nor hi, society He was Sit
ing in he great easy chair in which cid
Aaron lad once sat and he was thinking
hat s+eDs he should take for the selling
4 the estate when the door opened and
JACK prindie entered.
Hnon't he alarmed. Mr. Grammot',-
"bo,,herg. II Won please. sir
dts all one 10 me. but | choose to call
von nv the name your father and YOUR
mother gave YOU"
Jack ,,,,nea and locked the door and
mt the key into his pocket.
O., WA, ,,inhteued. In other wears
he h.d known Jack Prindle for reckless
youth. totally regardless of personal dan
ger He sat back in the great chair and
awaited the result.
"GraIumot, | will be very brief think