The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-01-07
Establishing
a Trust
1t Was Accomplished In a
Roundabout Way
By SARAH BAXTER

A maid i'll d trim white and black
uniform admitted tall, spare man
with mutton chop whiskers cut away
from his chin at an angle Of forty-ive
degrees, a bald head and a crafty eye
and showed him into a living room
where sat Il man in a cushioned chair
with one bandaged foot on a rest, evil
IDENTIFY case Of govt.
"Mr. Brummager?"
Eyes, sir, I'm Brummager."
81 am Stephen Keenege of GrindStun,
Sharp & Keenege, attorneys, who have
been handling the case between you
and Mrs. Thistleton. 1 have called to
say that the dispute must be settled at
once or Mrs. Thistleton will enter upon
new legal proceedings that will tie the
matter up for many years more, at the
end of which, l fear, both your estate
and hers Will have been wiped out
from court and attorney fees. In order
to avoid this disastrous ending have
come to offer on the part Of Mrs. This
Teton to put the two properties In
trust under one management for ten
years, at the expira ton Of which time
Tie u StSt " ulN luc thC "AoiC lhIo
two parts
Ten years." growled Mr.. Brum-
mayer do you suppose I'm going to
live forever? I'm eighty years old.
No, sir. I'm ready to let my property
go to the dogs, but I'll not put it out
Of my hands for ten minutes, to say
nothing Of ten years."
A young man entered the room at
this juncture with some letters he pre-
scented to the old man for his sigma
ture Mr.. Brummager introduced him
to Mr.. Keenege as his grandson, Edwin
Brummager. adding, Ned will have
my property after my death and will
carry on this litigation for hundred
years longer If necessary, and you may
SO tell Mrs. Thistleton."
Mr.. Keenege had heard such threats
before and paid no attention to this
one His eyes were fixed on the grand
son, who was clean cut, handsome
young fellow Of about twenty-five
What the lawyer was thinking about
he did not say, but an idea, plan, a
something was evidently working in
| his brain.
Every we'll, Mr.. Brummager," he said,
rising; II have Informed you as to the
result Of these new proceedings. l can
do no more. 1 bid you good morning"
Mrs. Thistleton, aged sixty, was at
home reclining on a lounge, for she
was troubled with a bad liver, while
a girl of eighteen read to her, when Mr..
| Keenege's card was brought to her.
| The gentleman was shown into the
room. The girl laid down the book, and
the lawyer spoke.
"Ahem, Mrs. Thistleton! have
played my last card with Mr.. Brum-
mayer and failed to win the game. He
| is determined to fight on to the end.
Your resources are exhausted. You
have no more ready money with which
| to larry on your suit, and the result
| wiz be that your estate will pass into
Mr.. Brummager's hands at low valu-
alton, and he will reap the benefit OF
your loss. l fear that our firm will
| be obliged to surrender the manage
ment Of your interests for want Of
| funds"
as there no way of effecting COM
! promiseT'
"None that you would accept"
what do you mean by thatT
| There is q method which might be
| tried Mr. Brummager is superan-
| nuated man. A man of his age who
has no woman to bolster him up Is vul-
| nerable in his desire for companion
ship. You are, compared with him, q
ha In
duced to end this litigation by mar
rage with your opponent
ooh, heavens! A bed ridden woman
| to marry an octogenarian! Could there
be anything worse than thatT'
By this time Mr.. Keenege had form
I ed definite plan to end litigation In
| case where there were no more funds
| to pay his fees. and he did not leave
his client till he had exacted q prom
Use that she would think about IT."
Then a month passed before she con-
scented to permit him to say to Mr.
| Brummager that she would consider
proposition Of marriage from him. The
| day she came to this decision she was
| too Ill to see the attorney and sent a
message to him by her niece, Adele
| Hathaway. announcing her surrender.
"Miss Hathaway" said the attorney.
this is very important matter. If
| the plan l have formed is successful
! your aunt will be rich. If not she will
| be beggared. May / count on your as
sistance?"
"My assistance!'
Eyes, l have crusty old man to
work upon as well as an invalid old
woman"
| "HOW unrOmantic!'
Romance is never entirely obliterat-
| ed from the human heart. But old age
requires stimulant in this as well as In
| physical respects. The stimulant in
this case must be supplied by youth,
| in which romance is strongest. l de-
sire to present letter from your aunt
to Mr.. Brummager accepting propo-
| sition from HIM
| "But no such proposition has been
| received"
at will come l wish you to write
| the reply. such reply as you would
send to lover whom you were de-
lighted to accept"
ooh, my goodness gracious!"
This feminine method of expressing
surprise had no effect on the lawyer.
He gave the young lady to understand
that the marriage lie contemplated was
largely in her hands. Taking from his
pocket the Photograph of handsome
young man, he showed it to her and
asked her what she thought of it.
Perfectly lovely" was the reply.
Every well. Fancy that he has pro-
posed to you: then sit down and write
an acceptance"
A number of acceptances were writ
ten, none of which was satisfactory to
the lawyer, who desired more warmth.
Finally one was written that pleased
him. Miss Hathaway signed her aunt's