The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
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Ss TOW, i'm Mir. KtngsnOEGas5 win M went on the lawyer, predue-
 ing leather pocketb0ok filled
 with important looking pa pers--'in his wfll''- he repeated
 Mrs. Chichester stopped crying.
 aEh? A wilI7"
 tsWhat?' said Alar1c, beaminG "Did the dear old gentleman leave a willy Even Ethel stopped playing with Pet and listened languidly to the eonver satton.
 MT Hawkes.. realizing he had their complete interest. went on importantly ssAs Mr. Kingsnorth's legal adviser up to the time of his untimely deatb I have come here to make you ac quainted with some Of Its contents
 He spread formidable looking doc ument wide open on the table. adjust ed his pince neg and prepared to read Dear old NatF said Alaric reiee lively .'Do you remember. mater, we met him at Victoria station once when I was little more than q baby2 Yet can see him now as plainly as if it were yesterday-a portly, sandy haired old buck with $Sree jolly china
 He was white toward the end and very. very thin" said Mr. Hawkes softly.
 twas heg' from Alartc. ''Fancy chat It just shows. mater. doesn't it2R Be bent eagerly over the table as HaviRes traced some figures with q pencil on one of the pages of the wiR
 ssHow much did he leaYeR And AIaric's voice rose to pitch oc well defined interest.
 ssHis estate is valued approximately at some E2O0OoO,'' replied the lawyer.
 AIaric gave a long. lew whistle and smiled a broad. comprehensive smile
 Ethel for the first time showed gIeam of genuine interest
 Mrs. Chichester began to cEy again. .Perhaps it was my fault didn't ace him oftener." she said
 Alartc, unable to curb his curiosity burst out with. 'sHow did the old boy split 1t up?"
 .sI,s, his immediate relations he left --- MT. Hawkes looked up from the will and found three pairs of eyes fixed on him. He stopped. It may be that constant association with the law courts destroys faith in human nature; i but whatever the cause, it seemed Co l MT. Hawkes. in each of those eyes was | reflected the one dominant feeling greed. The expression in the fauiiyfg 1 combined eyes was astonishing in tts directness. in it's barefacedness- It struck the digntfed gentleman sudden i ly dumb.
 well? Wen?" cried Alaric. "HOw much? Don't stop right tn the middle of an important thing like that You make me as nervous as chicken" MT. Hawkes. returned to the Will and 1 after looking at it a moment without reading said
 .3To his immediate relations MT. Kingsnorth left. I regret to say-noth- tng.r
 l A momentary silence fell ike pail 1 over the stricken Chichester family
 Mrs. Chichester rose, indignation flashing from the eyes that a moment since showed a healthy hope
 ''Nothing2" she cried incredulously.
 Not penny piece to any oneF' ven l tured Alarie-
 The faintest suspicion of smile fitted across Etbel's face.
 Hawkes. looked keenly at them ana answered.
 'sI deeply regret to say-nothingn
 Mrs. Chichester turned to Ethel, who had begun to stroke Pet again.
 His own flesh and bloodi" cried tlfR poor lady.
 What a shabby old beggarr' com 1 menfed Alaric indignantly
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