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Show "I Co r.'t l.r.ow, but I t:.: k I can very e - v f.r.J out." - "l.)w n-r.h of this rrrerty H re.l estit. and vLere-is It situated?" V,'t:i, there 1 the Oakdale plantation, planta-tion, which l.-s tbout live miles out from rere ar.i Is worth at least JjO.000. Then there are several bouses in town also, beside J-3,CU0 in Government securities." secu-rities." "Who Is the' relative who inherited the property?" "fimon fha-rjr. He lives out at the Oakdale farm. I think he is a, second cousin to JJr. Morgan." "What kind of a man is he?" "A mean old Ekinf.lnt, or he would !ever have taken the last penny from that poor girl." ."Well.? I said, "I propose to take this wHl home with me tonistrt and examine it carefully. If I find It all ripht. we'll hunt up the girl and recover the property prop-erty Xor her." To thla he assented, and depositing the document In my pocket I bade the old man good-night and returned to my ofilce where I jslept. ' But I waa too much excited for eleep. I locked my room. And, sitting down, read the instrument over slowly and carefully. There waa but the one legatee lega-tee mentioned. The wlil was lear aod simple; it bore the appearance of being genuine, and had evidently Jaoen drawn by one thoroughly acquainted with the necessary legal forma. I The longer I pondered over It the more I became convinced that I had at last stumbled upon an interesting case one which. If properly nianaged, could not fall to bring me reputation, and right a great wrong beside. The next afternoon I went to Bowls store. He waa alone, waiting for me. "i have found out where the girl Is." he said, as soon as I told him that the will waa undoubtedly genuine. "She lives about fifty miles off, In a little place caUed fTlendsvllle, quite up among the mountains, on a wild hill farm, where things go on In the most primitive manner. A distant relative, very poor, but. It seems, not without heart heard of her destitution, and aent for her. An old lady, who used to know the girl and had her at her house awhile after old Morgan's death, happened hap-pened to come In here, and I asked her If she knew where Elizabeth Summers was." "I will go down and. see. her tomor-row.M tomor-row.M t said promptly. "And;brlng hei" back with you," said Bowls. ; "My daughter and I will give-ber give-ber a home. Gad!' we'll be too much for old- Skagga. after all." he added, rubbing his hands. It wa late the next afternoon -when I arrived at my destination, baring made the Journey partly by rail and partly by stage. The stage put me down j at a lonely crossroad, from which I had , about two miles to walk. "Oh, yes, the Widow Benham lives up yonder Just around . the point of the mountain. Tou'll see the house in ten minutes or bo." said the driver, pointing point-ing with his whip. "It was a sultry day In August, not ft breath of air stirring. I soon caught sight of the house, a plain, unpretentious unpreten-tious structure, like so many In that neighborhood. When it was about 200 yards distant, the sound of falling water wa-ter attracted my attention, apparently coming from some precipitous rocks on the left. Being very thirsty, I went toward It. As I turned the corner of the cliff, a handsome girl about 20 years of age emerged from a sort of cave, bearing on her shoulder a large pitcher of water. wa-ter. The lightness with which he stepped from stone to stone across the brook, the poise, as of some sylvan goddess, with which she bore aloft the Jar. made me utter an exclamation of surprise. Although she waa dressed la the coarsest homespun, and wore neither neith-er shoes nor stockings, I altogether for- fcilYAN, HILL AND X ! CLEVELAND WRITE j: TO THE DEMOCRACY j NEW YORK. April 14- Letters from former President Cleveland. William J. Bryan and ex-Senator David B. HiU were read at last night's Thoma Jtef- ' ferson dinner of the Tammany Hafl general committee of the Thlrty-flfth; assembly district. Mr. Cleveland wrote: j . "In the crowding Incidents and con- j stantly changing condition of our people' peo-ple' life, new issues and new subjects of political thought and action must frequently present themselves to the test of Democratic Judgment. The only sincere way for oor party to deal with these la, first, to discover their character charac-ter and their tendencies for good or evil, and thereupon to treat them In such a manner a will recognize constitutional restrictions and the necessity of safe conservatism, while at the same time we keep In sight, as our unfailing guide end the supremo object of our political politi-cal endeavor, a conscientious regard for the best "and highest Interest of the people of the land without favoritism or' unjust dlacrimination.M Mr. Bryan, in his letter,. said: "I trust that the banquet will Inspire i those present to Imitate Jefferson In a fight for the application of democratic , principle of government without compromise com-promise with plutocracy or concessions to tlmeaerven and patronage seekers." In his letter written from Wolferfs Roost, former Senator Hill announced that "A united Democracy can win the great contest In 1W4 and route the forces of plutocracy." Edward M. Shepard, referring to the national administration, spoke of President Pres-ident Roosevelt practically as a firebrand fire-brand who Is teaching the Nation to deeire war. THE SCHOOLBOY OP 1903. Judge. Tommy, have you been vaccinated V "Tea, ma'am." "Have you had your vermiform appendix ap-pendix removed?" "Tea, ma'am." " "Do you use sterilised milk?" "Yes. ma'am." "Is your home connected with the city sewer?" "Yes, ma'am" "Have you shed all your milk teeth?" ''All but one." "Have you a certificate of inoculation inocula-tion for the croup, chicken pox and measles?" "Yes, ma'am." "Is your lunch put up In Dr. Koch's patent antiseptic dinner pall?" "Yes, ma'am." "Have you your own sanitary slate-rag slate-rag and disinfected drinking cup?" "Yea, ma'am." "Do you wear a camphor bag round your throat, a collapsible life belt, and insulated rubber heels for crossing the trolley line?" "All of these." "Have you a pasteurized certificate of baptism?" "Yes, ma'am." "And a life Insurance, non-forfeltable policy against all the encroachments of old age?" "Yes, ma'am." "Then you may hang your cap on the Insulated peg set opposite your distinguishing distin-guishing number, climb into your seat, and proceed to learn along santitary lines." got the homeliness or ner apparei in the grace of her movements, the exquisite ex-quisite contour of her figure, and the beauty of her expressive face, that was now mantling with blushes. A small dog. apparently a self constituted protector, pro-tector, barked furiously as I advanced, hat In hand, for Intuitively I knew this must be my client. My client it was. I lost, no time in explaining the object of my visit. She was very much surprised, but after a moment's hesitation, said with dignity: "Come up to the house, please. I will consult my aunt. Down, Tip down, sir." The dog ceased barking at this command, com-mand, and trotted quietly ahead. I offered of-fered to take the Jar, but she declined, with the dignity of a queen. After she had introduced me to Mrs. Benham, she said: This gentleman, aunt, has something very strange to tell you, and I will leave you with him for a moment." Then she disappeared, returning some quarter of an hour later, dressed In a becoming blue muslin and with the daintiest of slippers on her pretty feet. I had meantime produced the will and given details of the manner In which It was found. Not to dwell too long on this prelude to my story, I will say briefly that my client and I started the next morning for Kent, and were met at the depot by Bowls and his daughter, who relieved me of my charge, while I went to my boarding-house for supper and thence to my room. The next day I filed the document In the office of the County Clerk, and gave notice to Skaggs that on the following Monday I would move that It be admitted ad-mitted to probate. But here a new difficulty presented Itself. In our anxiety to find the claimant claim-ant we had utterly overlooked the attesting at-testing witnesses. I Immediately went to Bowls and stated the difficulty to him. "Ahr said he, "why had we not thought of this before?" "Do you know these witnesses?" said "Yes, I know them. Tom Jones lived as a tenant on the old man's farm at time of his death. He now lives about ten miles out on the Lancaster road. And, as certain as I'm a sinner, squire, this other witness Is dead. William Jackson? Yes I remember him. He moVed to Texas, and died a year ago." Then It's all up. We can't get along without both witnesses. Are you sure that Jackson Is dead?" "I am certain sure. He has a brother broth-er living In this town, who received a letter from the family in Texas at the time of his death. There Is no doubt about it." "Then we may as well drop the matter mat-ter at once. The law of this State requires re-quires the evidence of two witnesses, and makes no provision for the death of one." "It does look rather ugly, if that's the case," said Bowls. "But let's make a fight of It something may turn up in our favor." (Continued tomorrow J |