Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-12-06
By Stanley

the time came. he said. and as he
had no other son. our fortune must
go % that purpose 100 onr stead. Bat
my father was just. lie said that a
portion would Boz SCI aside Tor me,
and the remainder turned over 70
Mr. Gosford. But this VIII gives al
70 Mr.. Gosford and leaves ne
nothing"
Then ne came forward and put
the paper In my fathers hand. There
was silence except for the sharp
voice OF Mr. Gosford.
Il think there wiz DO a criminal
proceeding hcre."
Ny father handed the paper to
Lewis. who unioIded Il and read u
aloud. II directed tho estate OF Pey.
ton Marshall 10 be sold. tho sum OF
atty thousand dollars paid 10 An.
thony Gosiord and the remainder TO
the son.
| "But there will be no remainder"
cried young Marshall MAY fathers
estate IA worth precisely that sum.
lie valued Il very carefully. item by
Item. and that Il exactly the amount
/ u came 10.
Nevertheless" said Lewis. Tho
viii reads that way. Il Is 90 LEGAL
form. written IN Marshalls hand
and sisncl with h.s signature, aud
sealed. WIN you examine 10. gentle.
mcnl There can De no question %
the writing or the signature"
My father took the Paper aud read
u slowly. and old GaoM u0sed :,
over my fathers arm. h.s eyes
searching tho structure 10 each
word. while Mr. GoIord sat back
comfortably IN DIS chair .s, 0ao Gle.
waited 20 a victory.
IT T. IN Marsha,is ha.l and sig.
nature" said my father. and old
Gaekl nodded, wr.nkI1s his face
under his shaggy eyebrows tie
went away s,.l, waggng his gr.zz "a
head. wrote a memorandum on an
envelope from his pocket. and sat
down IN his chair.
Ny father turned now 70 young
Marshall
My boy" be said. why 10 YOU
say that someone has deceived voIg'
because. SIR replied The lad,
my father was 10 leave me twenty
Thousand dollars Thl, was h!s plan.
I Thirty thousand dollars should De
~, aside ior AIR. G0slori. and the
remmnIor turned over Co me-"
That would boz thirty Thousand
dollars 20 Mr. Gos.o.l, Instead OF
niiy." fa.d my f1ia..
yes. s. replied 'he boy. "tha,
Is the way mF father A.l 1e Would
write his WILL Bu, .t va. not WIZ.
Zen TIA, way Dr. .s G.y thousand
dollars 90 Mr. Gosfotd. and tle re-.
maludor 20 nae. % t were thirty
/ thousand dollars % Mr C1siou. az
my father said bis v.J would be-.
. thar would have 'cN m, twenty
. thousand dollars from co.. estate.
/ but civug Mr. Cos,ori rf's ;h1u
sand dollars leaves me nothing
And 30 YOU adyen,urci on a little
larceny sncered the Eugl.shuin
Tho boy stood very stra.ss, and
white.
u 10 nor understand this thing"
be said but DO u0t u...te talt
my father would deceive Ms. he
never o. deceive me .l h.s U'e I
may have been a d.Uru1u.mss, io
him. hg, my fa,hr WIS gcn,Ie
man" Ills voice won't un str1rg
and clear And jr.fs-. .a believe
,ha, he would ,eu ~. aas A.og snd
do another"
one could not CAL To- r. Impressed
or % b,A,se TIA; o.. o.. sD1ss the
truth.
we are sorry" ,if lewis. "but
the viii Is valid aUl ae cannot so
behind 10"
Ny father eslfad about the room.
his face .n r,.ie.t1n Gss.or3 sli al
hls ease. tnusl .lre "a note on rs
portfolio. o. GucA bad some bach
% his chair snt Oh lls lf.ic case ~
bottles: BE- SGT Jh.m ~ on h.
knees. as tlrugh le would bc divert.
- hv Clacuns The toa.s % MS pro.
fcssion. Lewis was in plain distress
COR he he'd fhr ~ and Us dlsposl.
lion 20 De .ui.t.t .'r. the h0v stood
with a the Gstirt,. cruohioi by The
trust iu b. 1tacrs honor one
could not tdkr LIS s,ruiaEfn i0r
crf r., nHI arit be-. WAS nn. e rhhl