Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16

p~ortunity 10 rest from yoSr iou,heS
and your-ahem-your health has .tn,
proved somewhat"
! regretted my words on the Instant.
In spite Of the mans condition, they
seemed to have cut him to the quick.
An expression Of anguish. pitiful to
see, passed over his face and his whole
body trembled. After a moment he
said slowly with the same wonderful
sc%lf.control:
my health, as you choose to call II,
Mr.. Ware. will o improve to any an.
probable degree, and my mind liz, at
this moment, as clear as It will v
be. ] wish you to draw up a will leav-
Ing everything possess to my sister,
Florence Carney, and I wish, also, to
give you power OF attorney so that
from this time on, you a conduct
the estate In my stead and supply her
with such funds as she may need.
do not expect to spend much time at
Carncy-Croft and ! want these mat.
tiers attended to now, before I go there
at ALL"
His Ideas were so thoroughly In nc.
cord with his duty to his sister that I
was now anxious to carry them out at
once as he requested, lest another op.
%portunity might never occur. II tool
but a short time to arrange the details
OF the Will, and then II and the power
OF attorney were signed by him In n
trembling hand and Witnessed by
members of my office star.
When these formalities were over
said abruptly:
IL I'm going to Carncy.Croft tonight
and have wired Florence to have a
carriage for me at the midnight train
and not to sit up. ! don't expect to
stay there long, and I should think II
would be better to close the place and
have her take Il house here In town
where she would be more comfort.
able"
II made the same suggestion my.
SELF" ] replied, but she wrote that
she felt perfectly safe at home, and
that she wanted to remain until you
came to take charge OF things. AS
" iN al puth iVDDoiIpipi
ity over To me, as our attorney. there
Is but M thing now to prevent her
leaving"
"What else can there be-" no nut.
tered thickly.
watched him closely as answered.
"Do you not know that her friend.
Miss Weston. is with herr"
what! Annie Weston there" no
exclaimed. rs she wcll?"
"No." | replied, studying him. she
is not at all well. In fact, she Ia too
Ill to be moved, and that Is why Miss
Carney cannot close the house at pres.
cnt."
II never dreamed that Annie Yves.
ton would be In my house." he whis.
pcrcd, as II to himself. Poor girl!
P0tr girl"
"Whcn Miss Carney asked her to
come. Miss Weston did not know that
you were to return. and even now she
has not been told that you are on your
way home" ! continued. "Your sister
was quite upset over the fact that, In
asking Miss Weston to VISIT her when
she was in such need Of a companion
she entirely forgot the disagreement
between you Il few years ago"
Disagreement" he almost shouted,
pulling himself up In his chair. why,
what on earth are you talking about,
man? We had no disagreement, ! tell
you! Nothing OF the sort. ! suppose
Florence told you that. but she knew
nothing about It at all. | vent away
because Annie thought I ought to; but
she va mistaken, poor girl! II | had
stayed at home | shouldn't be In this
condition now, but she thought IL was
for the best. Poor little woman, she
tried so hard to do the best thing for
mo and-lOok at me now! Look at me,
Ware! But sho must not be disturbed
under any circumstances. You say
| she does not know ! am coming home.
She must not be allowed to know 1t.
As | told you. ] shall not stay there
long, and there Is no need OF her
knowing that ! am In the house. !
shall not see her, Ware" he almost
sobbcd. "I'm not 1T to sec her! I'm
not fit to see her, mani"
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