The Irish standard., 1896-12-12

!. vs. hsvs wsrraats for ths arrest Of Angus
sfl Bruce. ~
partor OF the residence Of the late
banker, to listen to the reading Of his
will. s.
\ There were few comments made by
those present, but Abner Hill was much
!. surprised. at the goodly fortune left
Herbert Lathrop, and more SO at his
being designated as administrator OF
the will, without bond.
"This,,. he thought, s'does not COM
port with what from John Ioyd's
words should have judged would have
been his actions, however, as the will
was drawn two years ago, he doubt
less since that time changed his esti-
mate of HERBERT and had drawn>no new
will deferring it from time to time,
until his DEATH
On the 5th of October Fannie would
be 1s years of age and the squire de-
termined to keep an eye on Herbert
Iathrop until that time; then he must
place her In possession of her inheri-
moneys were to be withdrawn from
that institution and invested in realty,
bonds and Enthusiastically Her
bert Lathrup must be watched, and yet,
as he had been remembered to the tune
of $4,000, perhaps he would deal hon.
estly by Fannie. q. y
re- my friend Lloyd had lived another
"a hours. thought the squire, my
Clara would have been left at least half
.%of this fortune, and I know Lloyd would
have preferred to have enriched her to
anyone else. Well, SO it all goes to Fam
nile and Clarence and Herbert Lathrop.
Who knows-perhaps Clara may wed
him.. can't understand her infatua-
tion; for Angus Bruce-why, yes, I can;
he saved her life, and that fact made
him q hero in her sight. actually be-
lieve that she grieved more at the
thought of his being murderer than
because Of the death of her betrothed.
Well, now that he is a murderer, she
will soon get over that infatuahon."
u. At the time the will was being read,
there was standing just without the
open parlor door a negress. She stood
little back from the door facing, but
was eagerly bent forward, her ears TAXI
ing in every word of the instrument
read by the lawyer, and when the CLAUSE
was read leaving Herbert Lathrop $780,
h oo0, she clasped her hands together aud
Il muttered to herself:
81; 7. 4 hats why you killed old marster,
Il Herbert IAthrop. You feared that
sitter he was married. he would make a
new WILL s- Z. + + Sz. &
And further on, when the clause was
read making Herbert the administrator
Of the estate, she said:
81 know enough: "A niger can't tes-
Il tify, but a. Niger can watch and wait
and pray. Herbert Lathrop, can do
all Of that, and I5may do more"
s. The day after the will was read Fam
ME returned with the squire and Mrs.
Hill to orion. OF course, her marriage
with Clarence would now be deferred.
Il. One. night ten days after Fannie's
departure Herbert Lathrop was seated
in the late bankers library at, q. desk.
examining his private papers and maxi
ing plans for the future. --5 :.
& Everything works smoothly . he
said, as he brought luis hand down on
his knee. Fifty thousand dollars In
my own right, and the handling Of an
estatesof half asmilllnn for at least five
months. Not till October $ will Fannio
be of age, and in five months q liberal
percentage of that half million should
s5berome the property Of the admins IS
trator. All funds are now in accord-
sasncs with the provisions Of the will.
withdrawn from the bank.
'hcre Is q good round SUM to be in
vested Ia real estate end bond -bank.
Ing business is too confining for my
Temperament. ] must have more ac-
tive life. Now . planters life would
suit tie; ri fine plant ation,- lots OF nig-
gers, 8 good overseer, fine horses, q pack
of hounds, and well. either Clara Hill
Fannie Tor . wife row Clara Hill
i han got the most st yle, Fannie the most