Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-05-31

telegraphed; but unhappiiy Il was too
late. II only you could have met, he
would doubtless have forgiven you.
Not that you have much to reproach
yourself with; for. after all, it is no
crime to write play. Still"
Il don't think my uncle was really
very angry with me- said the young
man. somewhat surprised And even
IL he, was, 1 ain sure he forgave me
before he died"
Yes well-perhaps. Let us hope
So answered Dr. Drysdale, who had
been going to say a little more, but
who had changed his intention. Per-
haps the best plan was to keep his
own counsel for the present since the
truth must so soon be known. He con-
tented himself, therefore, with a few
oracular utterances upon the uncer-
tatnty of all earthly things and with
making some excuses which seemed a
little unnecessary for his dead friend
Fred quite mistook his meaning He
thought he was receiving mild lee
ture for his selfishness and willfulness.
and he was not at all sure that he
didn't deserve it. Certainly there is
no crime in writing a play but per-
A'~Po AAC nave SllOWA lllllS
more Difference to the wishes of his
Denefactor, whose wishes could never
be enforced again.
He had, Of course, good deal to oc-
cupy him during the next few days
Every morning the post brought him
instructions from Mr.. Breffit, who ap-
peared In person to attend the funer-
al, accompanied by one Sir James lie
Breton, an ex-Indian judge and
brother of the late Deans wife. With
this gentleman the Dean had remained
on terms of amity. although-or more
probably because-they had never met.
and he had, therefore. at Mr. Breffit's
suggestion, been requested to pay the
last tribute of respect that could be
paid to his kinsman
Fred and he represented the family
or the deceased between them; there
was absolutely no one else who could
have been asked to figure in that ca
pacity. although the ceremony was at
tended by a large humber of ecclesi-
astical dignitaries, and some distin-
guished literary and scientific men
came down from London in order to be
present at 1t. The majority of the Wis
itors, having borne their part in rite
which was rather imposing than
touching. hurried away; few return
ed to luncheon at the late Deans res
idence. and after these had departed.
Mr.. Breff1t stated, not without a GER
tain mournful solemnity, that 1t would
now be his duty to read the will.
From this 1t appeared. first of all,
that the Master of All Saints and Sir
James LIE Breton were nominated ms
executors. and that to each of them
was bequeathed a sum of G100 as
small token of regard. The valuable
library of the testator was left to the
College of st. Cyprian's; the servants
took substantial legacies: then. after
a pause and with something of sigh,
Mr. Breffit announced that a sum of
10000 was to go to my nephew
Frederick Musgrave," and that the
residue of the estate. real and person
ton," whom falling, the next OF kin
was to inherit in her place.
Sir James LIE Breton, a thin, white
haired old gentleman, who had been
rather annoyed to find that he was to
be saddled with the duties of an ex-
ecutor, and somewhat consoled on
hearing that he was to have a hundred
pounds for his trouble. started up. ex-
Bless my soul!-his daugh-
ter. Laura Fenton! Why. always
that she had died long
ago."
Fred's amazement was even more
profound, since he had not until now
been aware that SUCH a person had
ever existed. He sat with his mouth
open and made no remark
II am almost entirely without in
upon the subject" Mr.. Brief
fit said. when Dean Musgrave first
did us the honor to intrust us with
the management of his affairs his
daughter was already married, and
the references which he has instructed
me to make to her in previous wills
have been unimportant, and-and
may say hypothetical. From other
sources, however, l have learned that
about dozen years ago this lady con-
tracted an alliance of which her faith
err disapproved. that she has not since
then held any communication with
him, and that she and her husband
emigrated to New Zealand immediate
ly after their marriage. If living, she
Is probably in New Zealand now"
The Master of All Saints, VINO was
also present. but who had not opened
his lips up to now. observed in an
apologetic tone that nobody would
quite like his daughter to run away
with the music master and that one
could easily understand how man
upon the threshold of death might
hesitate between the conflicting claims
Of paternity and-and-and, in short. !
other claims.