Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-01
ID 6is pince nez and lsepaTed 10 read.

Dear old Matt said sAlaFic vefiec-
lively. sDo Won remsMher, mater. we
met him al Victoria station once when
I was little more than d baby Yet 4
can see him now asSHplainly is il it
were yesterday--a pogtiy. sandy hatred
old buck with three iolly chins.
ne was white toward the end and
very. very thin" sald Nj. Hawkes.
softly.
Was he? from AIsric. Fancy that.
It Just shows, mater doesn't ita He
bent eagerly over the8table ps Hawkes.
traced some figures with d pencil on
one Of the pages Of Tho viii. Il
SHOW much did he leave?' An0
Alaflc's voice rose to 4 pitch of vel
defined interest.
Ellis estate is valued. approximately,
at some 100000 replied the lawyer.
Alaric gave d long. low whistle and
smiled a broad. comprehensive smile.
Ethel FOR the first time showed AZ
CLEAN OF genuine interest
Mrs. Chichester begun toscry again
Perhaps it was my fault didn't see
him oftener.', she said.
Alaric, unable to curb his curiosity,
burst out with, How did the old boy
split it up
$40 his immediate relations he left
| Mr.. Hawkes. looked up from the viii
and found three pairs Of eyes fixed on
him. He stopped. 1T may be that;
constant association with the law
courts destroys faith In human nature;
but. whatever the cause, 1t seemed to
MT. Hawkes. in each of those eyes was
reflected the one dominant feeling
greed. The expression 1.-THE famiiy's
combined eyes was astonishing ia its
directness, In its bar~efacedness. II
struck the digniiled gentleman sudden
ily dumb.
ssWeils Wellsr cried Alaric. How
much? Don't stop right in the middle
OF an important thing like that. .
make me as nervous as a chicken.
Mr.. Hawkes. ~returnedto the Will and
after locking att a moment without
reading said:
$40 his Immediate relations Mr..
Kingsaorth left. I regret 10 say--noth-
Ing
A msmentary silence fell like a pan
ever the stricken Chichester family.
Mrs. Chichester rose, Indignation
nashing from the eyes that & moment
since showed a healthy hope.
Nothing?'s she cried incredulonsly.
mo a penny piece to any one?s ven.
tured Alarie.
The faintest suspicion of a smile
lifted across Ethel,s face.
Hawkes. looked keenly ct them and
answered:
Il deeply regret to say-nothing.
Mrs. Chichester turned to Ethel, who
had begun to stroke Pet again.
His " flesh and bloodT' cried the
poor lady.
What a shabby old beggarr' com
mented Alaric Indignantly.
He was always the most selfish, the
most began Mrs. Chichester, when
Mfr. Hawkes.. who had been turning
over the pages OF the document before
him, gave an ejaculation OF relief.
An Here we haSe 1t. This. Mrs.
Chichester, Is how Mr.. KIngsnorth ex
pressed his attitude toward his rela-
tons ID his last win and testament:
am the only member OF the
KingsnOrth family who ever made any
money. All my precious relatives either
inherited IT q married to get IT,"
~ assure you" began Mrs. Chiches.
ter.
Alaric checked her. Half a moment
mater. Let usshear 1t out I the bitter
end. He must have been an amusing
old gentleman.
Mr.. Hawkes. resumed: Consequent
" lam not going to leave one penny
to relations who are already well pro
vided for.'r
Mrs, Chichester protested yehe.
mently:
..But we are not provided for.n
No. added Alaric. Our banks
busted"
We're ruinedr' sobbed Mrs. Clutches.
ter.
Broker said Alaric.
We've nothingr. walled the old lady.
Dear. dear" said the lawyer. "HoW
extremely painfulp
Painful? That's not the word. Dis
gushing I call IT, corrected AIarsc.
Mfr. Hawkes. thought d moment
Then he said. Under those circum-
stances perhaps a clause In the VIII
may have a certain interest and an ele-
rnelt OF relief,
Az two drowning people clinging to
1.-THE proyerbial straWs the mother and
son waited breathIessIy for MI. Hawkes.
to go on,
Ethel showed 10 interest whatever.
When Mr.. Kingsnorth realized that
he had not very much longer to live he
spoke constantly Of his other sister.
Angela. resumed Mr.. Hawkes..
AngelaF cried Mrs. Chichester In
surprise. Why. she's dead,
.That was why he spoke OF her.
said Hawkes grayeiy
And not a word Of meas asked Mrs.
Chichester.