The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-08

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IN the immediate future. II con-
fessed to my aunt what / had done
she might tell me to 20 to my husband
aud suffer the consequences Of my de-
ceptioh. we are all prone to1ppt Of
an evil day. and Charlie and I CON
Guided to keep eur secret and live the
lives we were living apart till such
time as we could see our way 70 set
up housekeeping In itg simplest form
It was a long while before my aunt
recovered from the effects Of her hus-i
bands attempt sudlcientIy to cease
talking about 1t, inyeighing against
matrimony and an occasional remark
TO me: s*
IF ever catch you listening to the
poisoned words of any young rascal
I'll turn you out Of the house, But
after awhile she ceased to get wrought
up over It and In time not to speak OF
lt.at all. ..''
Then the. old lady was taken with an
illness from which she was not dhs-.
tined to recover. : She had been very
good to me and loved me very dearly.
felt it my duty as well as my. choice
to devote myself to her comfort. While
doing this it was impossible for me to
meet my husband except at long inter
walls and then for brief interviews. My
aunt was very exacting and kept me
with her nearly all the while. More
over, would not for the world have
her discover that had repaid her kind
ness to me by rejecting her wishes for
me and decefying herr id doingsit. So
anxious was to save her this disap-
polntment that l pretended, to agree
with the repugnahce TO marriage she
had expressed and declared that j
would never marry. In this faisehood
my conscience was soothed by a MEN
tai reservation. Whit meant was
chat ! would not marry second time. /.
! supposed that this satisfied my dear
auntS for she never, again referred to
the subject either generally or pertain
ing especially, TO me. But from this
time forward,I judged, that, she was
chiefly concerned for herself, for she
was failing every day, and the affairs
Of this world seemed to be recedlng
further and further from her. For n
week before her. death she knew that
her end was approaching and for the
first time seemed concerned about leav-
ing me to live alone.
One day shortly before her death she
said to me: You are looking pale and
thin. am wearing the life out of you.
wish you TO go out this afternoon and
not return till it is dark,
l protested that was perfectly able
to bear the strain and did not need an
outing, but she insisted on it, and since
she was in no condition to be opposed
Z assented. Twas notsorry to be sent
out and went at onceotosa Telephones
where T. called up Charlie, 4 and we
spent. the afternoon together. / did
not get back to the sick chamber till
IN hour afteg daEk. .-- -,--.-------..--.-
l was met IN the hall By the trainer
nurses who told me that 5mF aunt was
dead.1AAk IA 1 .iI3NN ki
Notwithstanding that the event was
expected EfwaS shocked. sespeciaHg
that Twas away cmhea dttoceurred "
wasadoubly panied when ,the nurse told
me that my apntthad Gnlled for me and
Observation-Disclosures chat IIhad not
left fword where j, was going. The poor
woman seemed ito haze something Of
Importance tos;sayt,tq me. before size
ed;that,she. would moi, eopfids to any
one else. 81
The day after the funeral took MY
-aunt's Whistle had turned It S66Fefsto
messeons after being, stricken by her
last Illness and tin 69thb a6y aw4thkmyI
husband went to her attorney to turn
1t over to him and confess that l was
a married woman and could not in
herit under its provisions. He looked
at it, noticing its date. signature and
other points with that method com
mon to those Of his profession, then,
going to his safe. opened a drawer,
and, taking out document, brought 1t
to US.
81 have later will here. he said.
"a later willr' exclaimed. Surely
that can't be. My aunt gave, me this
one~when she was taken III and cannot
have made another"
Nevertheless she did, and that on
the afternoon she died. / was tele-
phoned for and went to her immedi-
ately. This is the result" -t
he handed me bit of paper. on
which was scarcely hundred words.
leaving to me my aunts estate without
any condition whatever. I read 1t and
handed 1t TO Charlie. Tlen-we both
looked at each other--I through wet
eyes-and Charlie took, mo In his arms.
what do you suppose my aunt
wished to say to me, before she dled?"5
l asked the lawyer presently.
This will you have brought here"
he replied. "disinherited you In case
you were married. Your aunt wished
me to draw a new will compelling you
to marry in order to inherit under it
I suggested that 1T might complicate
matters for You and result in turning
her estate over to her husband.
therefore suggested the simpler form.