Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-31

read by the lawyer. and when the claus,
was read leaving Herbert Lathrop $50.
600, she clasped her hands together and
muttered TO herself:
That's why YOU killed old marster
Herbert Lathrop. You feared that
after he was married he would make a
new will"
And further on. when the clause was
read making Herbert the administrators
of the estate. she said:
Il know enough. \ nicger can't ties
ufy, but niger can watch and wait
and pray Herbert Lajhrop. can do
all of that, and | may do more"
The day after the will was read Fan
ME returned with the squire and Mrs.
Hill tn Orton. OF course. her marriage
with Clarence would now Ice deferred.
One night ten days after Fannie's
departure Herbert Lathrop was seated
in the late bankers library az a desl,
examining his private papers and max
ing plans for the future.
Everything works SMOOTHLY" H.
said. as he brought lis hand down on
his knee. Fifty thousand dollars in
my own right. and the handling Of an
estate of half n million for at least five
months. Not till October will Fanni,
be of age, and in five months a liberal
percentage of that half million should
become the property of tho admins
traitor. All funds are now in accord
ance with the provisions Of the will
withdrawn from the bank.
There il "A good round sum 10 be in
vested in real estate and bonds-bank
ing business is too combining for my
temperament. | must have "A more ac-
tive life. Now planters life would
suit me; fine plantation. lots of mig
gers. good overseer. fine horses, n pack
of hounds, and-well. either Clara Hin
or Fannie for wife. Now Clara Hill
has got the most style. Fannie the most
money. Clara would bc the hardest
to manage; then why not marry my lit
tie cousin?
why not! that is simple enough.
Herbert; she won't have YOU. and then.
She is engaged TO Clarence Hill. Clear
~ will have 10 be satisfied with Clara
l can't antagOnize the squire and Fam
ME and Clarence, for they will have
10 aid me in capturing Clara. A plant
er's life requires, frs OF ala planta-
ton; have it! The squire before lcav-
ing for home informed me that Kendall
was for sale, and imagine he would he
pleased il would buy it; it joins OrtoH
and would be the very place. | suppot e
il would take hundred thousand do>-
lars to buy the place with the slaves
upon it-clearly my $4,000 would no;
avail. I'll buy il, though, from funds
of the estate, and if the purchase proves
a good one, and everything turns hap.
PLY for me
why, then, / bought the property foi
Herbert Lathrop; otherwise | but fol
low the provisions of the will-there'i
lots of pickings in this administration
business.
by the way Unjust offer that reward
Isuppose, for the apprehension Of Bruce
1t is rumored on the street that I'm e
do SO. but everything moves off so wei
that hope he will not he captured. il
would be disagrceable to have TO con
front him-thcrc was danger in his eve
that night as he stood there. with the
sheath knife i'm his hand. when II" real
lied the trap / had set for him. i'm
aginc he would not be Il very safe max
for me 10 encounter.
"Strnnge that the Clara Ecllc has no'
been located yet. Bruce evidently i.
aboard her, or she would have been. il
he stay aboard her, and on this coast
il is only question Of time until he be
captured. Now, if h" would only resist
arrest and get shot without my having
10 confront him it would bc VOL: a.
it is, all / can do is 30 nope FOR q cor
tinuance of my former luck I'll 70
down tomorrow and consult SOUR,
| Hin. II would be wei! 20 show conf
dencc IN his Judgment. and if it coin
| cidcs with mine I'll purchase Kendall
/ OF course, he'll think that / was ruled b.
| him alone; now, that would be n strol<t
/ Of policy"
Here there was a Jap on the libraI-
/ door, and Herbert started suddenly 4
/ his feet
why. how the least sound startle
me. ! must get out OF here; this hous
| can't hold me another night. Pshaw
lis but Aunt Mag" and he sank int
his scat again. Come in"
II was Aunt Mag that entered. In one
hand she held tray. and on it. was q
pitcher filed with something evidently
hot. az the steam was rising from IL,
surface.
"Marse Herbert. | brings your hot
Scotch"
How is it. Aunt Mag. that you bav,
taken 10 bringing me hot Scotch every
night since my uuclc's dcath?'