Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
1000 East Main Street, Opposite Post-Offce

handing her the three volumes Of "3ias.
ter Humphrey"
"Of course" I added. seeing a., lso,,
OF surprise that Mrs Power c0uG r9.
entirely conceal: "yoI shall have lie
orthodox bracelet or ciaret-jug latsF oil.
this is only q preliminary"
Indeed. Or. Moran" said Sister Anna
Il don't think anything could give ma
greater pleasure than this. % Us jlst U,s
the copy Of Master Humphrey We h.f
at home. Why. / do believe 70 s. tts
actual book Here Is the very pencil.
mark that poor uncle was 30 an-rv with
me for making Where di1 you get TIL,
Or. Moran? Was a. from Patrick Da-.
Cyl"
Il bought Il. my dear 40 a secondhand
book-shop a year or two ago. To VII,
only the other day I discovered trs,
you had an interest I'm a.. Turn 90 trs
picture OF BarnIby and his raven.
think you will ind something there hat
concerns you"
She turned the pages with a prlcUcsl
hand. until she reached the one sto
sought.
"Ohr she exclaimed. cher, De- my
uncle's writing. How strange N seems
to find It hese."
Read IT," I said.
She glanced quickly over 81. the c8'-r
fading out OF her cheek as she ld Fl,
ut is the Will" she gaspcd-"my uac.es
will"
Mrs. Power was by her side 20 a no
ment.
Nonsense. Annai How could yo-r
uncle's win have found SIS way into Dr
Morans book? Here. let me see d." And
sho took the paper from the girls pas-
sfye hand
Anastasia Ffrench looked at me cues.
tioningly.
Eyes. my dear" / said, 1T Is an right.
I have shown the Will 70 my solicitor.
and he says that you will have n0 orb.
Guilty in making good your claim 20 90
money your uncle intended for Won"
but l do not understand" said Nr.
Power. How did the viii come .l,5
your possession. DR.. Moran
l"When I bought these books with some
others I found the viii lying as yO1 sc
between the leaves thought that 10 vas
probably a discarded will inyali4t-i ty
the existence OF a later one. 7 meant
however. 70 make some Inquiries ah-.t
fl; but before I had time 90 l0 so 20
ceived the news % Philips act 'er-
which put all minor matters out OF rF
head FOR a long time. j forgot an about
the will until IL was recalled % uy
mind few days ago by the sound % De
name Anastasis French. You must fIr-
give me for my csreles.sness. ny dear, It
is owing 70 me that you did not come into
possession OF your money q year ago.
4 am more grateful 20 you. N poss be
for having forgotten the viii last year
than for having remembered DO n3v.
Had you made its existence known .
year ago. would not. in all probability,
be here to-day"
| 4 did not think OF that aspect Of tla
I case Then you would have given ur
nursing had you known that You r@el
not do so as a means Of LIVELIHOOD
Certainly not. but ! should s. NAT
case have done volunteer work. ard -
never have known Mrs. Power"
Nor Laurence supplemented That
lady. Il think ne has the strongest mo-
tive Of all for being grateful no Dr.
Moran. But what has become OF his
money now? Annie's uncle has been dead
three years"
'.The money - perfectly safe. a-l
probably we'll invested. Mr. Patrick
| Darcy is, by ali accounts. not az an tt3
man 20 let money idle
And can Annie get II back?"
Certainly: there viii be little or %
| difficulty about that. SO you may begin
| 10 see about your trousseau a. once
| Miss Annie. I suppose the marriage
need not be delayed now" l said. turning
| 20 Mrs. Power
Certainly not. Three thousand pounds
| will make all the difference between
a foolish marriage and prudent cre
| Don't you think you could be ready ID
| six weeks. Annie?'
Il DO not know about that" said AIMEE
"but ! am certain Laurence could r.L
Had we not better say six months. AA
| Power?'
A. matter OF fact however i'
| marriage took place the following sn-ifs'
| Laurence was manager Of county
! branch OF his bank by that time. -
that the young people had % make q.
| home in a small seaport town some ll-i'
| ty miles from MarshpOrt.
My wedding-present 90 sister 'Ah1'
| did not. otter all. consist OF either h,l-e-
! let or claret-jug. but OF small COLES.
tion OF books. some Of them heF Oh
| favorites. others specimens Of more
| modern literature ! have not yei seen
her home but she writes me wori a.'
Master Humphreys Clock Stands p
the middle OF the bOOk-slelFes. more
priced almost for having belonged %
Michael Darcy than Tor having o..
so long the safe resrng-p.ace o. "a
| missing will.