Arizona republican., 1898-12-01

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 SWELL. oILiN!'' rot. ALLAN?'
 brother. May hope that you will sus- pend judgment on my course until arr in position to defend it?''
 The looi, of n1ystiiica tion dcepcned in the faces of his auditors; but. perceiving 3 perfect 2cquiescencc ia Mrs. May nard $ expression. Ollin forcborQsuttor- ing the questions that had almost risen to his lips. Slowly drawing eff his gloves. l.c locked Gt his brother for a moment with q peculiarly close. intent scrutiny before replying; then he said, quietly:
 So far as this matter rests between ourselves, Allan. it can wait. Of course. But now pray tell nae. if I may ask, how did you happen to come to N--??''
 T came OF professional crrand. EOll. lam here as the authorized rep rescntativc of Mcssl's. Hunter and Ketchuia, of New York;
 Hunter and I[etchum? flow why are you associated with them, Allan? In what case, pray?''
 ''Ihe same ia which you arc 50 decp- 1y concernecl-thc Drnl1irl1 will casc''
 He spoke these last words in sig nificant tone, looking searchirgly at his brother to see what effect they yro1Il produce. His expectation was not ful- filled. There was no confusion. no guilty consciousness i1 Ollin's face as he answered.; cnly a genuine surprise and anUGcnent.
 The Dunlzirl5 will case? Ey Jovc. Allan. tLat is q coincidence! And So we've been at opposite ends of this case all this time? Pray tell me, what par ticular point have you been at work upon here? 1 say. Al, haven't you been rather reconnOitering the enemy $ l camp? Come, now, old fellow, own up!''
 T will tell you fully about that here i after, N0ll. said his brother. flushing a little under the laughing 2 aecusation.
 '0h, very well. Since the D1llzirll will case has been introducel. I have a ! word to say on that subject y1l2icn 1 i shall proceed to say TOW, as Allan ut 1 tcrly refuses to t2ll,!" exclaimed Ollin. turning to Mrs. Maynard with sudden animation. Of course my brother be- ! ing duly Informed on that point. through his own connection with the case, must have told you about thc late awkward developments in r@~ard to that will And right here. he added. quickly, allow lnc to explain why you never heard abo:lt it from nc. The night before left horl", having made an IIl,sr cccs5f..l attempt to can upon you. l wrote yoU. stating briefly how matters stood in New Yor,-. and advis- ing you of my proposed absence, though not entering into any explanation of the obj j,ct of this haStily-pco ioe3el trip. Now l give yoI my yTorl thIt l solemn ly believed 1 had ln3ilctl that letter, along with several b;.sincss letters that I wrote 6; the sane ticae: bat it now transpircs that I did nothing of the sort, for last evening on the train. while maxi l~. 2 vcry thorough inTcsti- ration of lrr pockets. I brought to light that identical document" hClding out to Mrs. Maynard. who mechanically ac- ceptc:l il, 2 letter duly stamped, sealed and directed but not p0st-marled. which l hereby offer you 23 an cvi- dcncc of good faith. And now. to re- turn. l have crowded some very satis- factory work into the last two weeks. Mrs. Maynard, though 1t has kept ne busy day a2l night. l have been fol lowing I'D clew after clcEv and sifSing all the evidence 1 could get my hands on, and the consequence is, have final ly discovered the whclc t--,ith ia regard to that forgery. Isn't that g sufficient cause for sclf-coi: ts,-l;, t-llation?"
 Allan startcd perccrtih}y a. these words, as he exchanged 8 flashing glance with &Irs. Maynard. Cllin was too wholly absorbed in his own thoughts to notice this at all
 
 as. throwing oII his ulster and giving it to Williams, he returned to the little group who were all eagerly awaiting his next words, T felt :, little doubtful about the genuineness of that will when 1 found that II unter and Ketchum were coir- to contest 1t. To be sura, it seemed all riTi< enough. So far as I could jufGc from tho mere copy that Jcnrcr sent Cs; still I could not help feeling some serious misgivings With out mentioning this fact to you I set myself to the task Of discovering whom, in caco the will should prove to be fraudulent. could suspect. 1 was not long in arriving ct a definite c,>ncll- sion. That vcry generous legacy to Jcnncr had looked rather significant to ne from the first, and I made I'D my mind that if there was anything wrong GGout-the will, Jcnner wit5 the first person to Ec investigated. Her mysterious disa,pearance as soon ca Hunter and Kctehur1 lad thro--n the -a1e into court confirmed my a-,1 picions consequently. when -acsivaa : t0-cC41l fr,al our New York .-------- -.z---- eeys. announcing the decision of the