Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-04-27

between you and me alone ana iinlne-
diately When il "a finished there viii
be no Proof that you signed The note
under duress.e
"a note" said, must be in pay
ment fer something"
q have drawn II to read, For and in
consideration Of his reinquishing all
claims on the Bradford estate
"But the win being produced you
have no claim on the Bradford estate
"The will win not hive been pro
duecd when the note Is signed
You should have demanded cash.
you have no cash. Besides, this
matter must be settled secretly and at
once. Delay would be fatal to me-"
Suppose after ! have received the
estate l decline to pay the note on the
ground that the transaction Is crimi-
nal1r
IN that case you will not long enjoy
your property"
had been inclined 10 think his case
very weak, but. considering that he
WIS. or supposed he was. dealing with
girl who would not care 10 live in ter
ror Of her life, changed my opinion.
but why" asked, interested more
and more in his plan, would il not be
wiser for You to destroy the will and
inherit half the estate as heir-at-lawT
"That question / decline to answer.
There may be a number Of reasons. !
may know Of another VIII that 1 can
not control and which is sure to be
produced. Ny uncle did not trust me
and might have put a duplicate will in
some ones hand TO be used In case l
captured or disputed the one he had
made. l have no knowledge Of such a
will I simply state the case to you
alphabetically"
There was no doubt the rascal had
thought it all out and had provided
FOR every possible contingency, What
was ! to doc Delay would be as dan
gerous to Miss Thurber as to me, /
resolved 10 go with him and take ad-
vantage Of any favorable circumstance
that might arise. So long as he thought
was Miss Thurber had a great ad-
vantage Of him. I had a thick veil on
my hat, but in the park did not put it
over my face. LateF. II obliged to face
the light it might avail me.
/ accompanied my man TO a car wait
ing without the park. We entered It.
and he drove away. Presently he stop
ped and told me he must blindf0ld me
After objecting ! consented, and after
that ! did not know where we went
When we reached our destination he
helped me out Of the car and guided
me up few steps into a house. When
he removed the bandage from my eyes
We were standing in furnished room
1t was dimly lighted, but l put my
hands to my eyes to cover my face, pre-
sending that the transition from dark
ness TO light was painful Neverthe
less l caught glimpse OF table with
writing materials on it in the center
OF the room.
When ! took my hands from my eye;
/ turned my face from the light. die
not know how well the man knew
Miss Thurher, but did not wish hin
to see my features until could nc
longer avoid giving him an opportunity
to discover his mistake. Meanwhile he
had unlocked drawer in a bureau and
taken out a document. which l surmis
ed to be the will. What appeared II
be note la7 on the table. He was I'M
folding the document. and surmised
intended to hold it IN for me 10 in
doubtless cali on me TO 40 so and
would see NV Textures
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