The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-03-14

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There were Edward Ogiesb! and Har-
riet Gray. but no Schuyler.
The day after my arrival 1 got out
the tin box and selecting the envelope
marked Harriet Gray wen through
every paper in 1t thoroughly. There
were a number of them. but they were
mostly accounts. checks that had been
paid and returned by the banks. tax
receipts. etc. The only two names
that seemed to have any connection
with Ned Schuyler We're the Edward
In Edward Oglesby and the Gray in
Harriet Gray.
One morning while reading a news
paper | saw the following notice:
The handsome office building. No. =
- street. has been finished and is now
ready for occupancy. Occupants of other
buildings in the neighborhood are to be
congratulated, for the lot on which the
building has been erected remained va
cant for many years. 1t was ormerly a
part Of the Oglesby estate. which at the
death Of Edward Oglesby fell into litiga-
ton long delayed.
Here was the name. Edward Oglesby.
staring me in the ace again. recall
ed that | had seen it in the Harriet
Gray papers and determined to get
them out again and learn if this notice
had any connection with them. read
the description Of the last name in the
deed, and. while there was no number
given, the street was named and vas
building was located.
Had | connected Ned Schuyler with
the matter | should have Deer eager to
learn more about it. AS it was. not
knowing how to proceed for infOrma-
ton. ! did nothing for several days.
Then n day | ven to my lawyers
office to pay some taxes. and while
there l concluded to mention my find
and ask how l could learn something
in the matter. My father had done
business through the firm for many
years. and it IA now carried on by
Mr.. Tucker. the grandson of the origi-
nal head. After handing him the funds
for the taxes l asked him if he knew
anything about the new building Of
which l had read in the newspaper.
II should think So" was his reply.
Il inherited a suit about it for clients
Of my father"
"Who was the owner. Edward Ogles-
by. and what had my father to do with
him?'
Edward OgIesby owned the lot on
which this building Of which you speak
stands. He and your father were init
mate friends and both my fathers eli
ents."
"Who was Harriet GrayY
"Mr. Oglesby's stepdaughter. Mr..
Oglesby had no children of his own.
and it was supposed that he would
leave his property to her. But be died
intestate. She claimed that he had
left a will in her favor, but it was new
er found. She declared that it had been
left by her stepfather in our keeping,
but a careful search among our papers
failed to produce it. We had a great
deal of trouble with the man she mar
ried, who would not believe but that
we had feloniously destroyed or with
held the will. Indeed. | think the
charge was Indirectly the cause of my
fathers DEATH"
BY this time | was suppressing a
wild excitement. l rushed to ask one
more question, but dreaded to do so,
fearing that ! would be disappointed
in the reply. Finally l found voice to
speak it.
Whom did Harriet Gray marryY
Her husband. name, ! believe. was
Schuyler"
The riddle was solved. Ned Schuyler
was the son of Harriet Gray and took
a part of his name from Edward Ogles-
by. his wife's s%tepfather. and part from
his mothers maiden name. As soon
as l could gather my wits l went on
asking questions. My next was:
Suppose a will Of Edward Oglesby
leaving all his property to Harriet Gray
should be produced now. How would
it affect the property"
"Her heirs would claim It, and In
the end undoubtedly the courts would
give it to them"
A happy girl was when l went home
conscious that l had the key to a for
tune for the man I loved. He was to
arrive within a few days. and l re-
solved to impart the finding Of his
mothers will first of all persons to
him.
One week after his arrival be kept
his promise to. come to see me. could
scarcely wait to make inquiries con-
arming my theory as to his identity.
but when l did I was told by him that
his mothers maiden name was Har-
riet Gray and her father was Henry
Schuyler. had the will in a desk near
by and. taking 1t out, handed it to him.
kept my eyes fixed on his face
while he read the document. and 1t
was a study. Being an only child. he
saw at a glance that II the will were
genuine the right to the property de-
scribed was vested In him.
When my find was reported to Mr..
Tucker and his establishment had abat-
ed | asked him how the will could
have got into my fathers possession.
The only explanation be could give was
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