The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-23

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one or two intimate friends of the fam
fly
Miss Doag produced the tin dispatch
box in which Milan Brown had been wont
to keep his private papers, unlocked it,
and drew forth the will and handed il to
| Samuel Brown.
The lawyer slowly read the terms Of
the will bequeath thing Miss Doag one
fourth of the estate and the Park avenue
house and ending by appointing her adj
| ministTa trix. n
Miss Doag roseswith flushed face and
trembling hands and in trembling tones
| she said:
Il have a few words that 1 want to
say to you ali. I can not accept this
legacy and 1 do not want this house;
you can have it and do with it as you
please. 1 can not and will not serve as
Administrative of Mr.. Browns estate,
and if you will let me have the piano
and little in money to tide over my
present needs I will go away forever
The heirs sat dumbofunded as the girl
drew from the folds of her dress quit
claim deed to the real estate and handed
it TO the lawyer
Miss Doag. describing the incident to a
reporter, that / can hardly remember
what 1 did say. I remember that
! told them that I could not accept the
legacy and that if Mr. Brown had left
me all Of which he was possessed it
would not reimburse me for all that I
| had suffered. The agony of those years
1 spent as Mr.. Browns husekeeper 1
shall never forget.
Samuel Brown asked me if 1 was in
earnest and 1 said l was. He said that
the heirs thought it was a wonderful
sacrifice on my part and that L ought TO
take a great deal more than the sum for
which had asked. They pressed me to
take S1,00O, but I refused more than $500,
together with $50 that was invested in
my name, the piano and one or two
small things. I also asked them to
liquidate a note of $40 made by my broth
er and held by Mr.. Brown. This they
agreed to do, and I then signed a docu-
ment waving all claims to the estate and
setting aside the bequest made me-
Miss Doag is a tall and of striking ap-
pearance. She is Of attractive PERSONAL
ity, and is evidently woman Of great
porter she wore violet silk waist, with
high white collar and black tie and a
black lace skirt. She seemed to be hap
Ply rather than otherwise over FORGETTING
her fortune
DO people in New York really think it
curious that any one should give up 5000
and a house?" she inquired. at does
not seem strange to me for l had nerved
myself to do it years ago, and now I am
happy; If you only knew what a sense of
relief 1t is to me TO know that 1 have
done with it forever. The only time 1
felt badly about giving up the money
was when Mr.. Brown lay dead and I
realized that if I did nor accept the le-
gacy I would have to go out into the
world and begin life anew.
Mr. Brown gave me a deed to the
house when we first moved there some
six or seven years ago. About four
years ago, however, 1 made up my mind
absolutely to accept neither the legacy
nor the house. I have talked about the
matter with my brother and he agrees
with me that did right in refusing Mr.
Browns gift
81 received no wages except for a lit
l.
said if would stay and take care of him
as long as he lived he would take care of
me when he died I agreed to this prop
osition, although I had no idea he would
live as long as he did. At no time did
tell him or even suggest that I had re-
solved to refuse to accept either the
house or the legacy, for knew that such
a communication on my part would cause
him endless worry. While I would have
gladly left years ago, I could not bring
myself to do it, for 1 knew il would
mean his death.
II have the best of reasons in the
world for doing as 1 did, but it is not my
intention to disclose them to any one
whatsoever? it is enough that they are
satisfactory to myself and that my con-
science is clear"
Miss Doag was asked If it was not
mischievous gossip that had induced her
to refuse the gift OF hol=e and a COM
petence. She replied that the question was
one she did not care to answer, but her
reply indicated that this was a large
factor in her decision.
Some of my neighbors have been I'M
charitable enough to say that it is be-
that have decided to forego by inher-
itance. This is not true, and I hope the
World will publish the fact, for it is
liable to be Of great injury to the Chris
tian Science cause. As matter of fact
my mind had been made up to forego MI
Browns bequest long before 1 became
interested in Christian Science"
Miss Doag is living temporarily in the
Brown homestead. but Will remove to
Washington, D. C, in the course OF
few days
Both George and William Brown told !
the World reporter that they had used
every argument in their power to dis
uade Miss Doag from the step she had |
taken but she resolutely refused, much |
10 their disappointment.
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