Queen Kate or, A wilful lassie
(This historic book may have numerous typos and missing te...)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...wrote it--you?" asked Mr. Cuthbert. Mr. Boyd turned upon him indignantly. "I! No, sir! I am surprised that you should ask me such question!" "I beg your pardon, Mr. Boyd," said Mr. Cnthbert. "It is in Sir Vincent's handwriting, I suppose?" "No, sir; it is not. It is in a handwriting I do not know. Perhaps Senor Velaski can inform us." Velaski came to the table. "It is mine," he said, quite camly, almost sadly. "I wrote it at Sare Vincent's--what do you call it?--request. I wrote it unwillingly. I told Sare Vincent--" Mr. Boyd interrupted him. "You write better English than you speak, Mr. Velaski," be said, grimly. Velaski looked at him as if surprised at his aggressiveness. "Yees," he said, mildly. "I write it fairly well; and I wrote down on the paper just as my uncle said. 1 am sorry, but--ah, gentlemen, what could I do? Sare Vincent insisted--" Mr. Boyd again interrupted him by rising and ringing the bell. "Please send Elizabeth Styles and Mary Walsh here," he said to the butler. The two girls came in looking frightened, and huddling together just inside the door. "Did you sign a paper last Thursday week in the presence of your master.""' asked Mr. Boyd. The two girls courtesied. "Yes, sir," said one, timidly, and the other followed suit. "Look at this," said the lawyer, laying the will on the table. "Is this the paper you signed? They came up to the table nervously and looked at the wilL ir-l think so, sir,'v said the one who had already spokea "Ton only think so?" said Mr. Boyd, not sharply, bnfc encouragingly. "Look again. Did you write those names? Look at them well and take your time." &...
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