Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-07-27

yourself shall ctanSp my nome
and only pOH shah knew z-ho otn-
hy property foEtiSnAs%Sy b neariy ali
% neSotiaf@p sAC0yNitieS sad Gan eslssIy
be transferred My real estate I wish
Tou to acC'ept 10 truss for my wife. pay
ing her the income from II aS long as
she lives II viii amply p-uvade svr
her every vast and keavp h.Ar a con-
Portable ssHpirs besides You can
draw MI The papess and forward the
new deeds no ne.
: AND tbe r.Vt~Sso1-- what about that
In case % the death % your WIN
asked the lawytr.
. Let th4 reyerS!len De to YOU as trUs-
: bee foS the benefit OF my heirs. II |
ever want the property. l will come to
you for it,"
Are you aware that you are placing
, more than million in my possession p
Perfectly. ] have twice az much
more. as you know. in negotiable sp<Sur-
tiles That viii suffice for me-"
You viii no' apply foe dieocce-Ys
''CcrtainIy not
What name viii you assumeY'
Yours. ] think THAT is your ast
one. IL you will permit IT, wiz call
myself Richard Maxwell
Why nos Philip Mnxwelly'
No will r$Atein nothing OK The pas4t.
am only 20 years Old. bar as long aS
J ;lsn permitted to live my life shall ~
devoted TO that child Philip Bayrfny
ton ceased 10 exist an hour ago will
slt''Ap here la Your house tonight. n
may. ln tha morning ! will ask YOU 70
taEe some checks TO The banks for m.,
and SECURE In their places cashiers
checks rhat I may deposit. wheee |
please; also 10 Withdraw my securities
from the SAFE deposi, vaults and bring
them 70 me. Such other affairs as need
attention ! viii remember before morn.
ing. and befove night tomorrow will
be- gone
Where VIII you goT'
i have not decided | probably WIKI
not d+Aa%de roF some nine To come.
will let you know In good time"
You ere very unwlse. Philip. Yosr
suspicious may be unfoanded. yorr
conclusions wrong"
Perhaps So YEARLY. My decision
rs h-reVocab@e, however. 50 W. Will NOT
discuss it,
You cannot be father and mother to
that chIld-to that little gis4. II she
were boy. Il would be different"
Il VIII be father. mother-e~erythlng
to heF. Do not argue with me. Max.
VIII you show me where am TO sleep?
My duties begin az cnce, shah not
avoid them"
Not until the man who had decided
that be was heuceforth to be known
only as Richard Maxwell was alone In
the room that had b,en assigned to
him--no NOS alone. bAcaus+- tise little
girl. still quietly sleeping unconscious
or the tragedy that had alrt'ady occur
red In her young life. reposed upon the
bed-pot until then did be- show auy
s!gn OF the ravag,s OF the mental whirl-
wind that had passed oSer him and
even then his face did not lose Ms
calm. although tears trtckled down his
cheeks and splashed unbsAeaied upon
the pillow where vested the compan MON
Of his future.
he rmaintd thue silent for several
moments. and then he began res,l@~.sly
10 pace tbe floor with bowed head and
hands clasp4d behind his hack I'D and
down. up and down endlessiy. cSlSe-
essiy, untifinglE. his footsteps fall
Ing with absolute pret.iStoo. ke4y,inS
time like the ticking OF cAlcs
one two. thIee, fOT I've. six. sev
en-. turn: one. tNO. three. four. Ave
six. seven. tpgn bGuF afteS hour Ono,
the baby awakened and lis lft4le vo4-t.
murnurrd. 'Mamma- aud then th,.
father w1.Ds TO tl-a l@-fe-lts4> raised Tia,
small head tenderIy, administered a
swallow OF water, touched the rosy
cheeks with his lips and saw the gen
tie, sleepy eyes close again In slumbeT.
Then once nloye he began that restless
tireless pacing and kept IL up until the
curtains that ShroJSded the windows
became transparent with to-. advent OF
dawn. gray light stole into the room,
sparrows began TO twitter on the win
dow lodges. aud the world slowly
awakened To a new day
After breakfast while the child stood
ainging TO n chair between them or
sat upon the floor IN the midst OF an
agglomeratlon OF parlor bric-a- brac
that had been hastily provided for It's
amusement Richard Maxwell and his
attorney concluded the conversation of
the preceding night
I've thought ii all out" he said.
and l have fought II all out as well.
Ny course is laid as certainly as is
that of sea captain who sails for
distant port, and shall follow II as
blindly, depending only upon my chart
and nv commas s