Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-24

cues, and whose small boy azores
ETHEL tis; TOMBSTONE. Our Ginger"
who had nursed Archie in the war
and who is now ''nursemaid Tor
some rich people for whom he Is act
ing as chauffeur. An old love tor
her is renewed in the Rover.
Crash
Fond lover, never. never shalt thou
kiss,
Though winning near the goal.
keats.
Yes, but l didn't know. l do
know now D'you see that
know now? You don't really think
I'm a handful"
An armful," he laughed.
In sweet accord they left the place,
end las they went. Ethel turned back
to kiss her hand to it. In perfect
peace and happiness they sped
home
To be intercepted on the long
Castle drive by little Freddie Royus
with those two letters for Laverock
one. that fateful letter.
One, "a letter in feminine hand
writing. One in a business looking
envelope.
Both such ordinary looking letters!
1t was the business looking en-
velope that Archie opened first,
guessing a message from those
friends of Sir kobe's.
But the letter forwarded in his
pals writing. from the London
! headquarters OF his late firm, was
| headed with the address of a firm of
solicitors in North Wales. 1t began
| thus
/ Dear Sir.
Re Mr.. Rice Mathews, deceased.
I'VE are acting for the trustees
and executors of the will of the late
| MIR. Rice Mathews. You will be
, sorry TO hear that Mr.. Rice Mathews
| died on the 18th of July last.
Our late client made will un-
! der which you benefit very largely
! lie has left you half his real estate
| We think YOU know he was a large
| land and slate quarry owner in these
parts: and so far as We have been
able to ascertain the property you
Cow inherit viii produce an income
! of 6 5000 a year.
If YOU care TO call upon us we
shall be pleased to acquaint you
! with further details.
| You VIII, of course, understand
! that there will be some little delay
| Lefore you actually come into re-
| ceipt of the money. Certain
| foImalities have to he gone into
I with regard to the proof of the will
' and carry in the necessary accounts
, for the Inland Revenue Office.
! Yours faithfully,
! "PRITCHARD, MORGAN & SONS.
| The voice of Ethel broke in
] anXiously Archie, is it something
! from those people about your going
NO. No. say, darling
somebody's gone and died.
oh. Archie, ----" She threw him
IA little sorry look. We'll, I'll see 70,
tonight as usual. Ill go now
She went, hastily, to seek heI
charges.
Archie Laverock, left alone, turned
in sort of stupor to the other let
ter. This was i'll n feminine hand
/ writing that he did not recognize
and began
My dear Archie
He turned to the end. "Mauvc,'
/ he said.
MauVco
He read,
My dear Archie,
Il write to YOU because my sis
ters people told me that you were
abroad, and l don't think YOU car
| ave heard about grandfather.
know you'd be glad to hear that Inc
went out exactly as he would have
! wished without and further illness
/ or bother, He was reading in that
! Zig chair of his in the Veranda, anG
/ when we went to tell him tea was
I ready he seemed to be asleep still
| but it was all over. | know you'll
he sorry for me, but we needn't be
| for him.
| He was always extremely fond oil
| YOU and after you left talked Of YOU
| constantly. Archie, | think hac
better tell YOU that. although h,
| imagined at one time that you anc
| might think of getting married
TINS Wild idea had quite. quite gon,
out OF his head for weeks before h,
| uled. lie knew that ! was engaged
! to ne married TO some one else
| and became at last quite contenteC
about this, knowing that this Other
Ierson was so suited to me. SO thai
YOU need have absolutely no scrupl,
! about this money that grandfather
/ has left to you. l am very glat
about 1T Though / am afraid tn,
| whole thing was rather a shock [,
| your late firm: l believe grand
father gave them some warnln,
about it. however, while you wer,
still at RhosD.
| He has left the other half Of tn,
property to me, and also Rios
where we shall go on living after
| ward. You must come and sta,
, later.
| Il am going TO be married Il
Major Lionel Ellis next month
grandfather could not bear to hav,
anything put off, and he stated IN
ms VIII that nobody was to weal
mourning for him, who always de.
| lighted in color People here ar,
shocked because the dear old mar
left orders that he was not to h.
| buried in the family vault will
grandmamma, but TO be crematet
j and to have his ashes scattered e