Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-13
CHAPTER NY.

Mr.. Sharp leaned back in his easy
chair. after making an excellent supper.
and gazcd with compaccncy at his good
wife. lie was really glad to he ut home
again, and to find his admiring household
safe. and 10 rest for while with quiet
brain, ns the lord and master of every.
thing. Christopher had been sent to bed.
rs II he were only ten years old; for,
instead Of exhibiting the proper JOY, he
had behaved In n very strange and ali.
sent manner; and his father, who delight.
Ell much In snubbing him sometimes, had
requested him to seek his pillow. Kit
had accepted this proposal very gladly.
"Now, darling Luke" began Mrs.
Sharp, as soon Us she had made her hrs.
band quite snug. "you really must be
amazed ut my unparalleled patience and
self-control. You ran away suddenly mt
the very crisis Of n most interesting and
monientous tale. And from that day
to this I have not had one word; and
how to behave to Kit has been a riddle
beyond riddles. How I have seen 10 the
dinner--l am sure--nnd Of sleep I have
scarcely had fifty winks, between my
anxiety about you and misery at not
knowing how the story ended"
Every we'll, Miranda, l will tell you
all the rest; together wilh the postscript
added since l went to London. Only /
must know where left on. With all /
have done since, l quite forget"
"You left off just when you had dis.
covered the real man who was called
Jolly Fellows the man Cousin Permit,
age left his will with"
"To be sure! OF Mt least It was a
codicii. Very well, ! found him In the
wine vaults Of the company. was
admitted without a word. At length
l got a chance Of speaking alone e
Senior Gelotilos. a tall, dark. gentleman
ly man, of grave and dignifed manner
He ut once remembered that he had re-
ceived a paper from Mr.. Fermitage; OF
its nature, however. he knew nothing
not being acquainted with our lega
forms. He had kept 1t, ever since. In q
box ut his house, and If could call upOr
him after office hours he would show 4
to me with pleasure. Accordingly, l tool
n hackney coach to his house neal
Hampstead In the evening, and fount
that old 'Port-wine' had not deceive,
me during our last interview.
| II held In my hand u most impOrtan
codicil to the old mans will, duly OK
ccuted and attested. so FAR ut least n,
could he decided without inquiry. Is,
this codicil he revoked his will thus far
that instead of leaving the residue, afte
payment Of legacies. to his widow abso
iutely, he LETT her life interest In tina
residue. after bequeathing u sum OF
2O.OOOl.. duty free, to his niece, Grac,
Oglander."
"Out Of my money, Luke" cried Mrs
Sharp. Indignantly. "rwenty thousan,
pounds out of my money. And wha
niece of his was she, ! should like I,
know? Was there nothing whatever 70
his own flesh and blood"
Nothing whatever" answered Mr.
Sharp calmly. "But wait bit, Miranda
wait. Well. all the residue Of his O.
tate, after the decease of his said wifi,
Joan. was by this codicil absolutely givel
to his said niece. Grace. He said tina
they both would know why he had mad
the change. And then the rest of his vii
vas confirmed, as usual"
II never heard such thing! neve
heard such robbery" exclaimed Mrs
sharp, with a painting breast. II hop
you will contest 1t all, my dear. II Their
il law In the land, you cannot fail t
upset such a vile. vile will. You cal
show that the fungus got into his brain.
my dear, II Is my object to establish
that WILL or the codicil rather, which
thus discovered. am obliged to process
very carefully, of course; rash ste
would ruin everything. Unluckily the ex
ecutOrs remain as before, though b
would not trust them with the cOdici
Well, one of them, as you know, bOugh
such a lot of port, half price, at hi
testator's sale, that In three months b
required an executor himself. The Othe
took warning by his fate, and is going i
for claret and the sour Rhenish wines
This has made him as surly as bear
aud he IL most difficult man to manag,
But II any one can handle him ! can
and he has deadly quarrel with tina
naughty Joan. ! had first ascertainet
without any stir, that the attestation
quite CORRECTIVE stupid bOttle-men, VIII
gave no thought to what they wer
doing, but can swear to the signing. an
, the codicil itself, though 'POIt.wine' DIRE,