Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-06
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by MELVILLE DAWSON pOST =
% 1900 NEA Service. Inc

knowing what you knew. But Il real
robber, having no such knowledge,
would have ransacked them lest he
miss the things of value that he
searched for"
He paused, his eyes on the lad,
his voice deep and gentle.
Where is the will?" he said.
The white in the boys face
changed to scarlet. He looked a
/ moment about him in a sort of ter
ror; then he lifted his head and put
back his shoulders. He crossed the
room to a bookcase. took down a
volume, opened it and brought out a
sheet of folded foolscap. He scood
up and faced my father and the
men about the room.
"This man." he said, indicating
Gosford, "has no right to take all
my father had. He persuaded my
father and was trusted by him. But
[ did lot trust him. My father saw
this plan in a light that l did not
see it. but l did not oppose him. If
he wished to use his fortune to help
our country in the thing which he
thought he foresaw, l was willing
for him to do it.
But" he cried, Somebody de-
ceived me, and 1 will not believe
that it was my father. He told me
all about this thing. I had not the
health to fight for Il country,
when the time came, he said, and
as he had no other son, u fortune
must go to hat purpose in our
stead. But my father was just. He
said that a portion would be set
aside for me, and the remainder
turned over to Mr.. Gosford. But
this will gives all to Mr.. Gosford
and leaves me nothing!!"
Then he came forward and put
the paper in my fathers hand.
There was silence except for the
sharp voice of Mr.. Gosford.
Il think there will be a criminal
proceeding here!"
My father handed the paper to
Lewis, who unfolded 1t and read it
aloud. 1t directed the estate of Pey-
ton Marshall to be sold, the sun of
fifty thousand dollars paid to An
thony Gosford and the remainder to
the son
But there will be no remainder"
cried young Marshall. "My fathers
estate is worth precisely that sum.
He valued it very carefully, item by
item, and that is exactly the amount
it came to-"
Nevertheless" said Lewis, "the
will reads that way. 1t is in legal
form, written in Marshall's hand,
and signed with his signature, and
sealed. Will you examine it, gentle
men? There al be no question of
the writing or the signature"
My father took the paper and
it slowly. and old Gaeki nosed
it owe my fathers arm, his eyes
searching the structure of each
uwOrI ,-hiIo Mr. EAuFapI cot haaIrI
comfortably in his chair like one
elevated to a victory.
at is in Marshall's hand and sig
nature" said my father, and old
Gaeki nodded, wrinkling his face
under his shaggy eyebrows. He
went away still wagging his grizzled
head, wrote a memorandum on an
envelope from his pocket, and sat
down in his chair.
My father turned now to young
Marshall.
MY boy" he said. "why do you
say that someone has deceived
Because, sir" replied the lad,
'my father was to leave me twenty
dollars. That was his plan.
set aside for Mr.. Gosford, and the
turned over to me-"
"That would be thirty thousand
dollars to Mr.. Gosford, instead of
said my father.
Yes, sir" replied the boy; that
the way my father said he would
his will. But it was not writ
ten that way. 1t is fifty thousand
dollars to Mr.. Gosford, and the re-
mainder to me. If it were thirty
thousand dollars to Mr.. Gosford, as
my father said his will would be,
would have left me twenty
thousand dollars from the estate;
but giving Mr.. Gosford fifty thou
dollars leaves me nothing"
And so you adventured on a lit
tie larceny" sneered the English
man.
The boy stood very straight and
81 do not understand this thing"
he said, but L do not believe that
my father would deceive me. He
never did deceive me in his life. |
may have been a disappointment to
him, but my father was a gentle |
man His voice went up strong
and clear. "And I refuse to believe
that he would tell me one thing and