ill was read. Mrs. Pinkerton fanned hersel
to say that that is a very
it, Mrs. Pinkerton," ans
he angry lady, with a general glance around the o
unds?" asked
esh and blood with a beggarly pittance
ter's will, there is no doubt that he had a p
id Mrs. Pinkerton, angrily. "I don't be
the lawyer, "you can set aside
e interposed Miss Nancy. "He always mea
Mrs. Pinkerton, turning upon the old lad
ted to the deceased," said the l
mine have been badly used. I have hard work enough to support the family, a
e," remonstrated Josiah.
"That's all you help me. I've worried along for years, expectin' Mr. Carter would
e hundred," sa
a beastly shame,"
ears to me unseemly to speak so bi
aid Mrs. Pinkerton, sharply. "You've go
said the lawyer. "For my part, I should have been glad if my late
e will?" asked Mrs. Pinkerton, per
haven't the ghost of a chance. You would only lose yo
fell. She felt that
it's a scandalous thing,
," said Cornelius Dixon, turning to Herbert. "Maybe it'
attention
sity was aroused, "Mr. Dixon may be right. Sup
irresolutely to
ction, I suppose,
in the trunk,"
l eyes were tu
t is
her used to keep his c
on burst into
wardrobe. You'll look like a peacock when you put 'em on. If you ever come to New York to se
ous, "it don't look well in you to ridicule my
well," mutter
y brother's gift," said the
glad to get it. I can't afford to buy new clo
ng such old-fashioned duds,"
ady, disturbed at the manner in which her brothe
ld like to ask," he continued, turning to the lawyer, "when I
ou a check next week," said Mr. Spence
s. Pinkerton. "It's a miserable pittance, b
usband a check also
o him. You may send it
expostulated the husba
d his wife. "Mr. Spencer, you m
, Ma
e a fool of yourself," said h
, I will certainly not pay your legacy, nor your children's, to anyone but yourself. I wil
dren's money also," said the lady angri
wyer, coolly, "but it will be useless. As the head of the family,
manded the angry Maria. "I would have you to
o the pantaloons, which form a part of the le
ir?" gasped Mrs. Pinkerton,
t either to you or your husban
her that they might be made over to suit her husband, and so save the
de majestically from the office, shaking off,h the lawyer, departed. Mr. Cornelius D
Herbert, "and if you ever get a windfall just put it
rt, "but I'm afraid it'll b
hand clothing store. The old man's left you a go
Nancy ro
she said, kindly, to Herbert. "I wish my brot
espectfully; "but we don't complain. We
old lady, earnestly. "You're a go
the eight heirs Her