The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-21

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features OF the dying millionaire. DR..
Stevens could see that something OF seri'
Gus importance was on the old mans
mind-something of Importance about his
vast property,
Once more tie listened and then hastily
drawing out his prescription pad and
fountain pen he wrote few sentences at
the dying mans dictaton, while the pa.
tient rallied and opened his eyes he
physician held the blank before his pa.
tient, who read IL through and nodded
DR.. stevens then placed the pen In the
trembling fingers and guided his sigma.
ture, A moment mere and the physician
had signed 1t as witness and the butler
had done the same.
1t occurred to Dr. Stevens that Mr..
Marvin might be able to read this hastily
written will again. and he called for more
light
Turn on those tungstens,- he ordered,
and placed his ear to the family moving
lips These were the words he heard
Tungsten valve and armature connect.
ing rod and tracks
"RocAerarm and counter shaft and over
head and tax
Thus the old manufacturer died as he
had lived, with HIS mind on the great In.
dustry he had built up, DR.. Stevens won.
dered If he would be happy in any heaven
unless It contained his precious rocker
arms and counter shafts. tungsten valves
and tracks.
The will written on Dr. stevenss pre-,
serption pad was given TO Owen He
went 20 his room and examined IT, 1t
read: -
"Bodley Stevens, NJ. d.
"Rx. / beQueath half my estate to
SON Harry ba rpma{udar N
adopted daughter. Pauline. to be held
in trust until her marriage by my SEQ
rotary, Raymond Oven"
Then followed the signature Of the do
ceased and that OF the two witnesses. In
vain owen looked for the handsome be-
quest to the faithful secretary" This
was q bitter disappointment, and he con.
sidered for a moment the advissbIlity Of
destroying the will. This would make valid
one OF the earlier wills in which he knew
he had not been forgotten.
The folly of such course became evil
dent after few moments thought Or.
Stevens the butler, and several others
knew the contents OF the document, II
was so simple that It's meaning could
hardly be confused or forgotten, and every
one knew Il WAS In his keeping II
occurred to owen that quite likely such a
hasty death bed Will written by q doctor
unskilled in law might not be accepted BY
the courts.
Early the next morning Owen suspended
his work Of answering kilograms OF condo
lence long enough to make q hurried trip
to lower Manhattan where the late stan
ford Marvn's lawyers had offices. Oweu
had taken pains to first telephone the law.
yer and excite his curiosity about the
strange prescription pad will. BY this Ilt.
tie piece OF forethought he escaped the
usual hours wait which lawyers habitually
tnfict on such Of their clients a they dare.
The~s senior member OF the firm read th .
document through He froTned at It and
shook his head. for this sort OF document
is always dstssteiul to legal lights. Here
was the will OF one Of Americas wealth.
lest men, which should have contained
10000 words or more, al. ia the compass
Of less than thirty. written in a few sec
ouds by a doctor.
In vain the great lawyer cudgelled his
brains for some flaw. The will ought to
be wrong, but it wasn't The meaning was
go clear that even q court couldn't mis-
understand it, and the fortune was LETT to
his natural beneficiaries. The lawyer
heaved a sigh and said plaintivelys
TOO bad, too bad. Why didn't they can
me?"
Then this will is not rald2" asked
owen
"Oh, no. Il will hold; but what pity
that such a great mans last viii and tes
lament should be such an-weN. so-well
this instrument is not worthy OF convey,
ing such great estate"
He contemporary slipped the simple
document into an envelope and placed Il
in his safe Owen picked up HIS hat, but
hesitated at the door question was
forming in his mind and with u a hope
Mr. Wilmerdug." ne asked finally, "in
case Miss Marvin does not marry Nho
would have charge of the estate?"
ST should say replied the lawyer in
reply to your question that the estate
would be held In trust by YOU"
While owen was hurrying back to the
r~osa the lsWysr's hankkaOnar uas AntA--