The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-06-04


| patched casual, courteous note to
John Cavendish requesting that he
call. Mr.. Patrick Enright, of Enright
and Dougherty. sat in his private office
on the top floor of the Collander build
| ing in Cortlandt stree. waiting for the
| youths appearance. Since young
Cavendish had consulted him before
in minor matters. Mr.. Enright had ex-
pected that he would call voluntarily
soon after the murder, but in this he
was disappointed. Realizing that
Broadway was very dear TO the young
man. Enright had made allowances,
until. weary of waiting, he decided to
get into the game himself and TO this
end had dispatched the note, to which
Cavendish had replied both by tele-
phone and note.
HE ought TO be here now" muir
INJURED Mr. Enright sweetly. looking at
his watch, and soon the expected WISH
tor was uShered in. Arising TO his
feet the attorney extended a moist.
pudgy hand.
'.Quite prompt. John" he greeted.
''Take the chair there-and pardon me
for a moment"
AS the youth complied Enright OPEN
ed the door. glanced into the outer
room, and gave orders not TO be dis
turbed for the next half-hour. Then.
drawing in his head he closed the
door and turned the key.
"John." he resumed smoothly, 81
have been somewhat surprised that
you failed to consult me earlier re-
carding the VIII of your late cousin
Frederick
"His-his will - John leaned for
ward amazed, as he stared into the
others exDressionless face. 'Did-did
he leave one?'
"Oh! that's it." the attorney
chuckled. You didn't know about it,
did you? How odd. On the night of
his death drew up his will. Incident
ally, / am the only one living aware
that such will was drawn. You see
my position?''
Young Cavendish didn't; this was
all strange, confusing.
1.-The WILL" resumed Mr.. Enright,
twas drawn in proper form and duly
Witnessed
There can't be such q will. None
was found"
POSSIBLY not" said Enright with
quiet, sinister gravity. 'sIt was probably
destroyed and it was to gain possess
sion of the will that Frederick Caven-
dish was killed"
John leaped to his feet, his face
bloodless: MY Godr' he muttered
aghast, "do you mean to say"
'-Sit down, John; this is no cause for
quarrel. Now listen. I am not ac-
cusing you of crime; not intentional
crime, at least. If an accident happen
ed, that was your misfortune. l
merely mention these things because
1 am your friend. Such friendship
led me first to inform you what had
happened over the phone. / realized
that Frederick's hasty determination
to devise his property elsewhere was
the result of a quarrel. 1 believed 1t
my duty to give you opportunity to
patch that quarrel up with the least
possible delay.
Il have, 1t is true, performed an IN
professional act which, if known
would expose me to severe criticism,
There is, however, no faint of criminal
intent upon my conduct and. no doubt
my course would be fully indicated
were 1 now TO go directly before the
court and testify TO the existence of
Will"
But that could not be proved. 1t
has never been found"
been found and destroyed. 1t chances,
however, that took the precaution to
make a carbon copy
"Unsigned?"
Eyes, but along with this unsigned
copy 1 also retain the original memo
randa furnished me in Frederick Cav
endish's own handwriting. 1 believe,
from legal standpoint, by the aid of
my evidence the court would be very
apt to. hold such will proved"
He leaned suddenly forward, facing
the shrinking Cavendish and bringing
his hand down hard upon the desk.
do you perceive now what this will
means? Do you realize where such
testimony would place you? Under
the law, providing he died without a
will, you were the sole heir to the
property of Frederick Cavendish. 1t I
was widely known you were not on
friendly terms. The evening of his
death you quarreled openly in public
restaurant. Later. in spirit of
friendship, called you up and said he
had made will practically disinherit-
ing you. Between that time and the |
next morning he is murdered in his |
own apartments, his safe rif1ed and |
yet the only paper missing is this |
viii, to the existence of which 1 can |
testify. If suspicion is once cast upon |
you. how can you clear yourself? Can |
you prove that you We're in your own
apartments, asleep in your own bed |
from one o'clock until eight? Answer
that
Cavendish tried, but although his |
lips moved. they gave utterance to no
sound. Enright scarcely gave him op-
portunity.
$50. the words won't come. /
thought not. Now, listen. No living