Force And Fraud
““Yes,” she answered. “And this desk contains the certificate of my mother’s marriage, as well as that of my birth. It was my father’s desk,” she added, in a solemn tone, as she raised her eyes to heaven. “God knows that, in seeking to defend Herbert, I truly and religiously believe him innocent of the deed with which he is charged; my resolution is fixed.”
The desk was unlocked, and the two certificates discovered. Under the place where they lay, was a folded paper, which Flora opened and r...ead. It was headed thus: “This is the last Will and Testament of me, Angus McAlpin.”
Flora was surprised, as her father had expressed great unwillingness to make a will, (but obstinate people are not always firm). She read on, and found that she was to be disinherited if she married Herbert Lindsey, and only to receive half her father’s property unless she married Pierce Silverton.
The will, which was duly signed and witnessed, bore the date of some six months back.MoreLess
The desk was unlocked, and the two certificates discovered. Under the place where they lay, was a folded paper, which Flora opened and r...ead. It was headed thus: “This is the last Will and Testament of me, Angus McAlpin.”
Flora was surprised, as her father had expressed great unwillingness to make a will, (but obstinate people are not always firm). She read on, and found that she was to be disinherited if she married Herbert Lindsey, and only to receive half her father’s property unless she married Pierce Silverton.
The will, which was duly signed and witnessed, bore the date of some six months back.MoreLess
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