Arizona republican., 1898-11-04
A Gittle Comedy
 of Errors
BY s. S. MORTON.
(Continued From Yesterday.)


 Now" North's solDoquy ran on, I'll. and k. stoutly maintain that there AIaynartl-Ni Nin;--what was her maiden name? Oh, Nina Kingsbury-by Mrs. Dunkiri1; that her position in the household during these five years vas merely that of-uell. a ward, though there was no legal guardianship. either. They admit that during that peri0d of five years Mrs. DlaLirll made D will ill which she Lrqucuthcd her fortune without reservation, except for . legacy of a few thousand dollars to one old family servant, to her young friend, Nin; !<iatssbury. Shortly after the marriage of that young lady, how ever, soEaC ruInor revived Mrs. Dun llirlI's old belief tli2t her brothers daughter was still living, and could be found; and acting upon that belief, the old lady destroyed her will. And now the mooted question is: Did she ever make another? Hunter and ketchum say. No, and they have kept to this denial through everything, but Hop lzins and Shepherd, acting upon the in structions of Mrs. Maynard and my brother Ollin, bring forward docu- nont apparently genuine and well certified, and affirm: She did make a second will, and here it isr Of the manner in which this forgery was handled by my colleagues, I can only say that it was merriless, but masterly.
 Now. Mrs. Maynard was aware, it seems, of the existence of that first will, and she also knew about it's being dc stroycd; though how she came to be in possession of such direct means of com munication with Mrs. Dunkirl1's end of the line, and how she contrived to gain information which that lady would not be at all likely to furnish her, I cannot for my life conjecture. Here is the place where a missing link must be supplied. There is evidently a third party soracwhcrc! However, acting upon her own knowledge of-the circum- ever gained, she proceeded, with the son, whose identity I must yet discover, grew this forged will.
 At this point arises the question: How came this forged will to be dis covered in Mrs. Duullirlk' $ desk after the first fruitless search for a will had been u ubaraoaed? This is one of the mysteries that I must try to solve. That Noll did not place it there I would stake my life. That Mrs. Maynard did not do so, seems equally evident. Who, then, did? That undiscovered third person, Nothing could be more ob- vious. Now. where is tho elew that shall lead to the 'tIiBccvery of that tlir, consPiratOr? Mrs. Maynard must fur nish it; and this is one result toward which I must bend my energies when l sec her next. $ E Taking it all in Ill. this case grows sufficiently inter nsting, I anticipate even some degree of pleasure, from q purely professional in tracing it all up; taking ! more personal view of the natter
 At this point his thoughts, instead of pursuing the straight line of definite ness, began to circle dreamily around -he many possihilitic:, of the case. X vivid recollection of th2t last little scene with Mrs. Maynard came over lim; there was . grave speculative smile on his face as he now reviewed it.
 II wonder how oftcn these interest nG ltIle CrlSoS arc 1ltiOIC to occur! Hc nuscd, apprehensively. Mrs. Maynard evidently regarded my proposition to -al1e upon myself all the consequences 'f tkis forgery without revealing her share in the transaction as a particu- arly cdifying exhibition of tender hearted chivalry. Little does she, know Allan North! Before I would 1ar1guisll n durancc vile fer. lovely woman's sake should try to keep the laws 2f my. country in something at least approz1i | hating an unshattered condition. That snt my way of showing devotion. On ! he contrary, indorse tho scntimento of i -hc poet who sang in immortal verse:
 I'd sigh for her,