The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-06
Regarding the VIII.

81 never heard such a torrent OF pro-
family IN my life as greeted my in
formation 1 had not deemed even my
uncle capable OF y. He swore that he
had not sent for the lawyer. that
was a fool and a liar. and worse, 10
think for q moment that he would
furnish anybody q am quoting his ex-
act words a club 70 beat his brains
out with
Il suppose I merely stood and stared
at him with my mouth open, the at
tack was so sudden and so unexpected.
Jefferson entered IN the midst Of It
Just as my uncle was IN the act OF or
dering me from the room I don't
know what he said or what excuse
he made, Mr.. Annerly. only know
that an hour later the lawyer came
and went at once to my uncle's room
did he IN his fury say anything
to indicate by whom the message upon
which you acted in summoning the
lawyer had been sent?''
mo. sir. Neither then OF ever. OF
course I understood that Jefferson
merely acted under orders from some
body IT. the house whose authority he
consider I'd fully equaled his masters.
He never would have dared 10 take the
Initiative in such a matter himself"
What followed the lawyers ar
rivaI?''
I presume II was about O'Clock
when he and Mr. Antrim got out from
town The train was little late. Mr..
Hosmer and his wife were at the Or
chards.' They were great friends Of
my uncle and mad learned Of his IL
ness. and Mr.. Reynolds had come out
from Rosston a little earlier He must
have heard OF my uncle's Illness, too,
for I heard him tell Mr.. Hosmer that
he had not come 70 the Orchards IN
professional capacity. and I knew
from something IN his tone that he
resented the fact that Mr.. Myers had
been sent for.
Aunt Helen was III at the time
with one OF her violent headaches. and
the girls made that en- excuse to stay
in their own rooms or hers, which was
the same-even Rosy. There was
something against Mrs. Hosmer-she
was a divorcee. I think. and there was
some sort OF trouble besides. She was
my Uucls's friend. not theirs.
Jefferson came and hunted me I'd
after Il time. He said that nv uncle
wanted lie 10 witness. not the actual
signing Of the viii. but the fact that
a will had been made. Ny uncle had
a queer idea about It'll don't know
what II was.
Mr.. Myers was IN the room when I
entered, and Mr.. Hosmer and his wife.
Both. the lawyer and my uncle were
in high good humor- I think that nv
uncle was the only one who spoke 10
me- What he said in substance was:
I have just made my Will, Walter.
and you see 1 have turned It over to
Myers
He then turned to the lawyer. 7
believe that Is sufficient, Is II not7' he
said, and Myers said that It was, and
they both laughed.
Myers buttoned the paper up IN his
coat as = there was some secret about
it. and Mrs HOsmer was giggling
quite in her usual senseless way. She
and Hosmer had both merely witnes
ed the VIII without knowing anything
about its provisions. And they have
both died since then. but OF course you
have heard about that"
Ahhefly uorueu- ne was IN a brown
study.
And nothing ever came up to indi-
cate the identity Of the beneficiary
under your uncle's wilI7'' he said slow
". 1T seems strange"
Nothing whatever Ny uncle was
not an especially lovable man. Mr.. An
nerly. and he had some traits that
were rather-beastly. I think that he
rather enjoyed tyrannying over the
others, especially the women OF the
family Poor Rosy was Intensely
Jealous"
He paused
I am about 10 say something which
I shall possibly regret. Mr.. Annerly,"
he said impulsively
Continued Next Sunday)
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