Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

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all she had believed was to be hers
was blotted out. But no n told her
this when she reached Pittsburg the
next morning.
Young Mrs. Brown was received
with open arms. Twenty days later
Samuel 8. Brown died. During those
20 days the deathbed will did not
come to light. Mrs. Browns friends
say that It was purposely hidden so
that she would know nothing about 1t
until 1t should be too late. The mil.
~lionaire died, surrounded by his fam.
lily. while Mrs. Brown knelt at the
bedside.
Will Kept Secret.
Never were greater efforts made to
keep q will from becoming public. 1t
was filed secretly. The authorities
we're ordered to keep 1t secret n
meekly complied. The family lawyer
furnished an extract to the newspa'
| pers, but all reference to either of the
young women in the case was careful
ly eliminated.
That's all we care to give out to
the newspapers" was the lawyers
curt rejoinder when pressed for an ex.
PLANTATION.
But the New York Sunday Worlds
correspondent in Pittsburg made
things so interesting for all concerned
that finally the entire contents Of the
will were made public as provided by
law.
Then the storm broke. The feud
became public property. Promptly
there came a demand from the officers
of the Mary Brown church that Miss
LOWS resign her position in the Sun.
day school.
Forced to Leave Sunday School.
The church had Mr.. Browns So.
600. They cared no longer. They had
bowed to his will in life. and they
had installed his protege to a posi-.
ton of distinction in church affairs.
| Now they would have no more OF her.
At a public hearing she was asked
to resign, and she did.
Then she announced that she in.
tended marrying and that was her
| ostensible reason for retiring. She
and William Arthur Porter, a race.
track employee of old man Browns.
had long been in love. In fact, they
loved each other before he was taken
i'll.
Received Many Presents.
BY the will Miss Lewis got In all
$50, 600. This was only a small por'
ton OF her benefits. When she wal
23--her last birthday-Mr. Brown
handed the delighted girl 100000 In
new bills. Only a few months before
he had given her a beautiful big house
on Greenfield venue worth 100000.
This is where the bride will live when
she returns from her honeymoon. She
got $4,000 worth of diamonds, too.
and in all $125,OOO in cash. say Mrs.
Browns friends, before the old mans
death.
The Browns have taken the daugh.
ter-in-law to their hearts. She Is
again mistress of the old Brown man.
sion, there to stay as long as she
p~leases. w. Harry Brown, the broth.
err, even Weather than s. s. Brown,
who inherits the bulk Of the estate.
is understood to be against Miss
Lewis claim.
There was q tragic scene when the
will was read. Mrs. Elizabeth Will
lard. sister Of the dead man. knew
nothing Of it. When she heard II
gave the young widow but 100000 In
beer bonds she burst out weeping and
ran from the room crying: ooh. Sam
uel, how could you have done this
thing?"
A strange feature of this strang case
is that the millionaire provided bet
ter for the young widow after her
death than during her life. A niche
. by his direction has been reserved fol
her in the rich marble mausoleum Out
at the cemetery. There she Will rest
with the others of the family's dead.
And whether an old mans flckl'
fancy changed at the last or a design
ing girl succeeded in a plot to secure
wealth at the expense of reputation
I and standing in society, Is the Ques
e ton.
g Probably 1t will be answered In thu
courts.