Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-11
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! yer said. in hard voice, mot TO
interrupt me until I have finished.
1t is a queer statement"
"An right" Co,indale said
sharply, ana Lady Sewerage nod
aed hstlessly
Very well, then" He adjusted
his glasses and began.
Il. Henry Richard Severinge, Eighth
Baronet of Sewerage, of Severinge Alb
bey in the county of Sussex. being or
sound mind and ctear judgment. 90
herewith declare my last VIII and Tcs-
ment of fact. and the whole truth"
For one moment Lady Sever
inge's eyes left the floor. and she
cast frightened glance at the
lawyer.
4 came into the ancient property and
title. on the death of my father. Sir
Hugh Severinges Baronet. when the
debt. There were no funds available
for paying death duties and other
charges. and acting on legal advice. I
took measures to prevent the Abbey
! from being sold and passing into the
hands of strangers. ! paid off all out
standing liabilities from my private
means, and established Trust Fund,
OF WnIcn more hereafter.
AT the same time / arranged for the
| Entail to be cut. being then unmarried,
and having no heir. Should one not APP
pear-and it is now extremely unlikely
the ancient title becomes extinct. and
my twin children viii be my sole heirs.
Should they grow to womanhood,
and marry. / have arranged that un-
less the husband takes my name by
tdeed poll. the estate shall not pass to
4 him or to nay daughter. but the place
1 shall no piVQn f0 fhn nation n
Gent monument.
In the event OF neither OF them
reaching womanhood. or dying unmar-
ried. the same course shall be followed.
| so much for the estate and property.
| In an evil moment, caught by =
pretty face. which masked a shall
dow. selfish nature. contracted mar
riage With a penniless girl to whom I
gave all the pent-up affection of a mid
d1e-aged man who had never been in
| love in his life, to one who was little
more than child.
''All too soon found out my mis-
| take. My wife cared no more for me
than for stranger. out was merely
| DESTROYS of gaining an ancient title, an4
! a place IN society to which she did
not belong. Heaven knows / grudged
her nothing, and having ample funds OF
my own. which were not from the
estate, ] satisfied her every within. She
repaid me with GOODNESS and insults"
Lady Sewerage gave a gasp and
her hands clenched in anger. but a
warning motion from the lawyer
prevented her from interrupting.
Il therefore decided to live IN COM
/ plete SecluSlon But for the fact that
my wife had borne me two children
! girl twins-I would have obtained a di-
vOrce, for to nay certain knowledge she
no longer loved me.
Il cannot find it in my heart to blame
| 4 M rk - ,%&1
comparatively young. It has been
lonely life for her at the Abbey. I
trusted her entirely. but she has proved
| unworthy of that trust ! do not wish
to speak of the past.
I The Abbey and the Estate, owing to
modern conditions. and heavy taxation,
cannot be Self-Supporting, but required
a large sum for maintenance. ! have
therefore established Trust Fund, the
income from which will be sufficient for
this purpose.
THE remainder OF my property. real
and personal. when certain requests
have been made. / hereby bequeath to
my old and trusted friend. James Con-
establishment: and l appoint Colonel
Graham, C.B., J.P., of Paynton Manor.
and Mr.. Livingstone, my family lawyer,
as executors of my Will. James is fully
to the servants and to charities. and
leave confidently in his hands the dis
charging of these matters.
TT is my wish that my wife shall
continue to reside at the Abbey with
the children. and as long as she does
so, a suitable allowance will be pro-
vided for them by James Connolly. But
she must marry Eric Colindale at the
earliest suitable time. for feel con-
WINGED she is in love with him. Ii she
does this, / appoint her guardian tf the
children, and she will nave che dis
posal of their allowances unit, they
reach the age of twenty-one: but not
otherwise"
ITO Be Continued)