The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-03
The Redfield
Will
1t Looked An Right When
Made, but Did Not
Pan Out Well
By F. A. mitchell

pFuHtIlg III tu'uil ioiNuilV vas itit W
his daughter Anne, with the condition
that she marry the testator's riglu
hand man of business, Theodore Grlr.
fin Griffin had been In charge of the
Redficld company for some time before
its founders demise. ana since he was
the only man who could squeeze prof,
II out Of II there was no necessity FOR
making any other provision for It's
management. Nothing was said III the
will as TO a refusal OF Griffin TO marry.
Anne Redheld Her father when she
was passing into womnnhood had told
her that II was his intention 10 give her
u good manager for the fortune he
would leave her, In the person OF Grit.
fin. Anne was then too young to con
slider the importance of the plan to
her, and her father was led to believe
that she would make no objection TO II
when the time came To fulhll the con-
ditions. There was no doubt about
Gritfin's aeceding to It.
This Is why the win made no mention
OF a refusal on the part OF Griffin to
marry the heiress. II she refused TO
marry him the stock OF the Redfleld
/ company, which would otherwise be
hers, would go TO Griffin The residue
Of the estate would In this case DO dl.
vided between several charitable insti.
tntions In which the testator had been
much,interested during his life.
Mr.. Redneld died four years after
mentioning the matter 20 his daughter.
| When he did 80 she was fifteen. AT
| the time OF his death she was nineteen.
| She had told some OF her schoolmates
| that she was to marry Griffin and had
made no objection to doing 80. At that
time 1t was matter for the future,
and she considered II matter OF
course. as boy may do who Is brought
up TO understand that he Is TO enoer q
certain profession.
But when Anne Redfield at nineteen
found herself an orphan and called
upon to fulfill the conditions Of heI
fathers will she was woman and
bad lover who had nothing whatever
to do with tho condition except that II
she married him she would give up q
fortune
David Cotwin was the young maj
who had stepped in 10 prevent Johr
Redfield's well conceived plan from
being smoothly worked out. David hal
been attentive TO Anne for some tim,
before her fathers death. but Mr.. Red
field was not observant, and quits
often parents who are watchful fail I,
detect love affair that Is developing
right under tteir noses This one cam
to head during Mr. Redheld's last III
ness.
When the win was read Anne WA
reminded OF something the importanc,
4 OF which she lad not realized ant
which, never having been mentioned 4
her since sbe was fifteen years old
she regarded as dead letter. Blu
even now 1t did not occur to her tina
Griffin would force himself upon her
she icing unwilling. She sent for hin
and told him that she could not MARI.
her fathers choice for her without vio
lation to her feelings. Griffin reptile,
! that he had promised her father 10 d
his part In carTying out the plan, 1
Anne would NJ do her part he saw N
way but that tho property other thar
the business. must 90 10 the charities
named In the Will
Anne consulted hwyer, who toh
! her that under tho terms Of the vii
she must marry Griffin to inherit he
property. There was but one why or
Of the dilemma, and that was for Crit
I'm 10 refuse 70 marry her. This wvulo
make the win imperative, and sh'
+ would inherit as heir nj law, the cal
as II there 1ere NO VIII. She being th4
oI1y child ana there being no widow.
,. Ammo did not understand tho lesa
distinctions in tho cnso, but sho dh
understand that her tnheriting hc
| pro- erty 6nd- marrying the man sht
wunted depended on Grifiln's declihul
to marry her. She sem for GtiiIln AM
reported what the attorney had said.
''This plan,r replied Griffin, was In
auguE7lted III your father. II receives
my SANCTION, AID he told ne thGt yol
had made no objection 70 It / wouls
: not lie justified in thwarting I! ey pui
ting you In a position to render II In
operative regret that the carrying
Il Il out has Become obnoxious " you
/ but that fact would not excuse inc II
+ become party 10 Multiplying IL"
~But taiher could have had no obtcr
N making plch win except 70 II
sura SO fag ~ he could my happiness
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plan, and ] gave my oonssnt 70 Y
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