The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-27

or even concede the existence OF, pAt
which would, IL such an instrument We're
extant, be destroyed In the presence OF a
witness whose integrity could rely upon
-well-as upon. my own. The letters
which she has and which have seen, are
also such as would tend to substantiate
her claims and make the large bequests
to her seem plausible-and they're also
such letters as-I should infer-the fam
lily would rather wish not to be made
public, as they would be If it came to
trial.
Jest what told him. remarked
Uncle Peter.
What she'll hold out for I don't know.
but I'd suggest this, that I meet her at
torney and put the case exactly as I've
found it out as to the WILL letting them
suspect, perhaps, that we have admissions
of some sort from Hornby, the clerk, that
might damage them. Then I can put It
that. While We have no. doubt Of our abil-s
| ity to dispose Of the will. we do wish to
avoid the scandal that would ensue upon
a publication Of the letters they hold and
| the exposure of her relations with the
| testator. and that upon this purely senti-
mental, ground we are willing to be bled
to a reasonable extent. The One Girl is
a. valuable mine, but my opinion is she'll
be glad to get two million If we seem
reluctant to pay that much.
With that gusto Of breakfast appetite
which arouses the envy of persons whose
| alimentation is not what it used to be,
Percival had devoured ruddy peaches and
purple grapes. trout that had breasted
their swift native currents that very
morning, crisp little curls of bacon, muf-
| fms that were fecks Of golden foam, honey
with the sweetness Of a thousand fragrant
blossoms, and coffee that was oily with
richness. For a time he had seemed to
make no headyway against his hill l-born
appetite. The lawyer. who had broken his
fast with strip of dry toast and cup
| of weak tea had watched him with un-
who stood watchful to replenish his plate,
and whose pleasure it was to see him eat
regarded him with eyes fairly dewy from
sympa thy. To A. L. Jackson, the cook
on trip for hot mullins, he OBJ
II suttin'y do love t. see that : boy
behave when, he got his fresh mora
appetite on him. He suttiny do cal his
se'f mighty handsome
With Coplen's final recommendation tt
settle Percival concluded his meal anc
after surveying with fondly pleasant re,
gret the devastation he had wrought he
leaned back in his chair and lighted {
cigar. He was no longer, in a mood tt
counsel fight, even tho he disliked tt
(subnit.' ;.E s'.1. ~. .% RI ~
You know he reminded Uncle Peter
what that editorial in the Rock Ri
champion said about me when we Wer
over there: We opine that the Junio
Bines will become warm piece of human
force if he isn't, ground -sluiced too earl:
in the game Well-and here I'm ground
sluiced the first rattle out Of the box,
But the lawyer went over the case again
point by point, and Percival finally au
thorized him to make the best settemen
possible. He cared as little for. none.
as Uncle Peter did. large sum tho it was
And then his mother and sister would b.
spared a great humiliation, and his owl
standing where most he priced it woul'
not be jeopordized ..ss ...ra -,,-:.<-.
"Settle the best you can," was his fna
! direction to Coplen. The lawyer left then
at the next station to wait for a trail
back to Butte. -
(To be continued Tomorrow