The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-08-27

mere undltereu ana no cnange IN the rOut
inc IS TO be made until the win has beel
read. Mr.. Keene says"
Mr.. keene seems to be unduly inter
fering-to be overstepping the bounds o.
his-ah function" said Mrs. Yeame:
tartly.
Whereupon little Laure. with the cour-
age Of desperation, declared was q dear
old man. and wouldn't let cook be sent
away, or let any one be made unhappy.
The day Of the funeral came-and a
sad day It is in my memory. for even
a lawyer cannot bury an old friend with
out pang Of regret for the past that
can never be renewed; a bitter yearn-
ing for the hand and the voice and the
eyes that never again one shall clasp.
and listen to. and look into,
expected that Lynn Yeames would
be sufficiently well to conisr back for the
reading Of the will but he sas not How
ever. Mrs. Yeames was there with tele-
gram Of regret from him (she had torn
OF the heading. but l found out after
wards that il came from Monaco. and
herself prepared TO stand as his repre-
sentative; and a fine monument Of re-
spectahIlity she was in her Grape. To
her disgust. l had up all the servants
into the room indeed. l had invited every
one whose name was in the viii. Dr.
Awdrey was there. looking as il be were
going to have his head cut OF. and Miss
Dalrymple. and little Laure.
l opened the viii. and in a dead ST
lence began to read it clearly and slow
". You might have heard a pin drop.
After the usual preamble. came the leg
acies to the servants. whom Mrs Yeames
would have packed OF with a months
wages. and then began the shifting and
signing and Smothered ordinations Of |
and pleasure as they learn
I'd that there were a hundred pounds and |
1 good suit OF clothes TO come to each |
of them out Of the fortune Of their kind i
I'D master And when these were dis
posed Of. l came to the Yeames bequest
To Mrs Anna Maria Yeames, widow
u my brother, Joseph Flexmore. l give
md bequeath the sum Of five pounds"
l looked az her over the top Of my
;lasses as I read this She folded her
rms. closed her eyes, and assumed a
COX Of injured dignity would have
'iven as much as this bequest to have
zen able TO look round and see how the
ervants managed to conceal their feel
ngs. However. contented myself with
eading on:
ITO my nephew. Lynn Yeames. stepson
the aforesaid Joseph Fiexmore"+here
turned. over the page. and glancinx at
nina Maria, found her eyes open. and
er expression indicative Of assured TIL
mph-T give and bequeath the sum Of
fly pounds and my glass case OF stuffed ,
Irds-"
Lowering the win and looking over my |
asses. said to Mrs. Yeames FIex-
ore. 9
As your son Is not here, will apprise ,
m by letter Of this bequest"
That is not all. am sure Read on. s
you please" said the lady.
bowed. and proceeded TO read out In '
II the clause In which E1exmore con
tinted John Howard Awdrey, NJ. D. 9
:. sole guardian Of bis beloved dauzh-
:. Laure Constance Flexmore, and In
sognition and consideration Of his ser
e in the capacity Of guardian and trus-
} bequeathed to him the annual inter !,
on such capital as remained after the !,
yment Of the foregoing aforesaid leg :
rs, life annuity 70 myself one hundred
nnds. and all outstanding debts, until
said beloved Laurie Constance Flex- Il
re should attain the age Of twenty-one. -
en- the whole estate would revert to n
paused here and again looked over ~
glasses at Mrz. Yeames. The woman
risen to her feet: she was white with
sion saw she wished to speak, and =.
ted Her lip twitched convulsiveIy: ca
was some moments before she could
culate- an
Do-do-do ! understand" she faJ- ex
d. that be has left nothing to my sou to
fifty pouDdsT
And glass case OF stuffed birds: thai =.
H." / said ~
All the property, in fact, goes to DIR. ~
drey7" IN
The bulk Of the property goes to DR.. ca
irey, in trust for Laure Constance
more. who inherits when she Is TWEEN pll
ne years Of age Until that time Dr. IT,
Trey viii receive from me annual nav
L Of all interest accruing from the
te, in payment Of service rendered AZ .
rdian Of the child There is a further No,
ss providing for the appointment Of -
Nv guardian In the event Of DR.. Aw- ~.
70 death. and the reversion Of the
le estate TO DIR. Awdrey in case Of tne
child dying before coming Of age, and
b I will now proceed to read dir
Don't trouble yourself-I don't wish the
lear IT, screamed rather than said "
Yeames. -.
Madam" said I, Il am here to read a.
viii, not solely for your pleasure"
-et me look at the signature Of that
= she cried. crossing quickly :
there Is the signature duly witness 4
l said. showing #; -and the date, Wh
see, Is the fourth Of September Of mai
year." STIR
% you mean to tell me this Is the K
he made last yearf she asked. old
do, madam Have you any reason
,ubt itT' In
have she said, and then stopped -
; For how could she explain the mel
y By which her son had possessed 81
elf Of knowledge Of the AFFAIR." She 100,
d have liked to proclaim me scoun- -
and a forger, as / believe she felt ~
need that / was, but abe had just De''
9Th enough TO contain her passfon-