Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-30

They tell me she has died rich: worth
threc thousand pounds, h fact"
Three thousand poundsr' echoed
JACK, IN amusement. well. I'm blessed,
who'd have Thought itg why, / didn't
know she had throe thousand prncer'
Nor ~ added Polly.
Three thousand poundsr' rcpehtcd
Jack. thoughtfuliy. And You're tho
only child. arcnt you. pollys You
KNOW, he went on after n pausc II
uont much like that drawing room ears
pet OF ours; do your It's d faded pat
tern, ana rot a nice one: we want n
new ono badly. and a better. These
curtains, too, are not at all up to the
marx. 70 my way OF thlnklnV. And
there's the dining room suite; I'm sure
y petins 10 look quite shabby. Don't
Nou think so2 And oh, Polly, as was
posslnk Strcctera the other day | nav
= lovely little diamond brooch which
.ah9uid certainly have bought you
mao been able TO AFFORD t. It's only
htteen gulncas. and would suit you adj
nllfanN. Now, don't you fret about
your mother dear. It's what we must
al eSpect.-when were old You know
And take care that al the funeral ar
rangements are done decentiy and in
order, l would mover have It rest on
my head that the dear old creature
WASH tcomfortahly carried TO the grave.
Three thousand poundsl And Toily's
tho only ohiidr
The last sentence was not Intended
Tor his wlfvs ears, bat she heard II,
ana IL made her amlle despite her grlef.
Wnen the funeral was over Jack
hadley found himself one OF u worry
email company gathered together In a
llttle room. the most conspicuous object
IN which was fussy lawyer. seated at
tahle vita two open documents
spread out before him
rms said tho man OF law, coming
az once to business. and holding up ono
OF thN papers "ls the last will aud trs-
lament OF the deceased Sarah Lullnna
hh nanp widow. It bears the date,
"A week before she loft U.S." muir
INJURED jack, under hin breath.
AMI runs as follows" continued
me lawyer 81 hereby give and be-
qucoth to my sou-in-lnw, John HRdlry.
anu my dnughtor Marianne, his wife.
tne sum OF $4,000 nterllng now stumbling
w my credit st the Bank N ENGLAND,
WIN power 10 use and employ the satno
Tor Their mutual bonent.'"
nc GEAR old soul" exclaimed jack.
ohlS restrained by an innate aenpe Of
pro9prle'y FROM shylng Ills hat 10 tho
And this" said the representative
Or red tape taking M document No. y
dn,s SnSulou executed exactly fourteen
Jack. wy s"NpV"
IN 70 not Of great lonEth. ana runs
~ l'llcWp! y hereby cancel and re-.
woke an my former wills whonaorver
ana wECfrfcevcr made. and substitute
theroinr this, tho final oxnrehslnn " my
lntentitLs' To my dnughtcr Mnrtnnuo
lihuleN ] give and beuucnth the su,u
OF iu aterlinE, 90 enable hor To buy
aullNnle mourning fu wear nt my dc.
vraNe' 10 my hun-ln-law, John HndlcY.
ner husband. IN confederation of his
hndn"HH 10 mo Ia turulng ma ont nf HIS
mousse 81 a Time when I had thoughts
OF leaving on ms own account / nuke !
a present OF one shilling In current coin |
OF the realm ana the whole of the rcsl- |
quo of my property huwsoevcr nc- I
quirod, bcqucath TO the governors ~ |
Guys Hospital to form FUND 10 be |
applied 20 The special care aud treat |
nent Of afflicted mOthOig -in-law.' +"
THE spiioful old catl" growlod Jack |
between hls teeth. INLAY clio"
Tie checked himself ami taking up his
hat. tcrrowfully walked homewards, "A
'sa!der ana Wiser man.
Years have passed since then, and
lack Hadley, nmongst other thugH
has developed an lnyctcrRtc ana H.
tnciturnity but n Dnynna
Wishes to draw him cffoctually for the
1oncp, II Va only uccensny t6 mention
lie subject Of mothera-ln-lnw ~ gem
lrAl and III own IN particular