Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-23
MIR. Petherick coughed behind

.Ahem-that is difficdlt question
to answer, my dear young lady. in
ordinary cases it nEght-thht is, a por.
tion-er-no doubt the present earl
will feel -er-disappointed.
The estate. with the title and the } .
sition it involves. is-er- heavy
and
you mean that he ought to have
some of this money! said Norah, rails
| ing her eyes to the old mans face.
We'll but, no,' he replied. stanch-
| ly. 1T was the earl your fathers own
personal property. to do with abso
lutely as he chose and repeat that,
considering the circumstances, he
chose well and-er-- wisely"
Norah sighed, and her hand moved
restlessly in Lady Ferndales.
| What am l to do with all this
money!" she sighed
Mr. Petherick smiled
1T IS easier to do with money, how
ever large the sum, than without it
my dear" he said, gently Yes, an
excellent WILL, he added, thought
fully. And yet er-wish--the earl
had pernadtted me to draw it. 1t is a
strange thing that whenever non.
legal man, a man who is not lawyer,
draws Up a will he makes some mis-
frake''
Lady Ferndale looked up quickly.
| There is no mistake-nothing to in
validate the will?' she said
mo, no. he responded Nothing
Just simple blank, which does moi
affect it, fortunately"
Lady Ferndale inclined her head
with q look of relief. The old mans
words had frightened her
There is one thing that surpris Is
tme,' she said, land that is the small
ness of the bequest to Mr. Guilford
Berton''
III. yes, yes, said Mr.. Petherick
Just a souvenir, so to speak Yes
Very much to his credit
| Norah raised her eyes, and, an
swering the look, he went on
1 Il must say that was surprised
Mr.. Berton was so great friend, and
has been of so much use to the earl
that should not have been aston
ished if he had been left a sum Of
money 1t is much to his credit thai
it is not So l mean, he went on
stumbling and coughing, that it is
evident Mr. Berton is an honest All.
lisnterested man. He might hay,
used his influence with the earl to ge
himself named for certain sum d
money Very much to his credit es
pecially as he is. | believe, a--er--
poor man.
Yes he has behaved very well.
said Lady Ferndale, but with Sigh
4 wrinkle on her forehead; very well
Don't you think So dear?"
( Norah nturmured an assent TIL,
insignificance. of the earl's bequest t,
Gulford Berton had surprised her
she did not even yet understand 1T.
Mr.. Petherick went on talking abou
the property that he'd been left [,
Norah. and she gathered, listenin.
listlessly with downcast eyes, tina
though the Court must go to the pres
ent earl, the missing man. there wers
other houses as large II not as his
toric, which had fallen to her.
Il am afraid you are dreadfully rich
my dear said Lady Fernda'e. Will
a fond smile; and Norah sighed
There flashed across her memory tn,
story of the man dying Of Thirst II
the desert. who. in the course OF Mi
last feeble crawl in search of spring
came across, not water, hut bag o
precious stones and how he fun;
them from him with curse. H,
would have bartered them all for on,
draught of the lifegiving water, and
she would have bartered all the i'm
mense wealth that the earl had let
,her for one draught Of Cyril Burne'i
love.
"Ah,' she thought, as she sat II
her own room and unused over it all
'ff he had but been true, II he ha(
but remained constant, that ! Nigh
have gone to him and laid 1t all a
This feet! OF what use ure lands ant
money to me, who would have beer
so happy sharing cottage witt
him. and cannot but be miserable nov
that have lost him."
Il She lay awake all that night. th'
same refrain surging in her ears. am
Irecalling with an agony too deep TO
i Tears those to short happy hours sh'
had spent in THE woods by his side
i Lady Ferrtalc remained at -h'
Court for taree days. and would hav.
stayed still longer, but Norsh WON'T
not permit her to do so Nor "
she yield to Lady Fendale's oftre
peated prayer that Norah would q
back with her to Ferndhfe.
~ do not know how y is sue Sad
I~but have feeling that ought Z
\ stay here until the earl arrives"
That's nonsense" said Lady Fern
dale. stoutly; " he may never arrive
Besides why should you sacrifice
yourself by remaining in this vas
place for the sake of welcoming