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They would hardly have thought of this particular one after his death. And it isn't quite the same will as the other; it leaves you practically everything, but it doesn't appoint any trustees, as the other did, because this will was drawn up after you were of age. THEY WOULD HARDLY HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS PARTICULAR ONE AFTER HIS DEATH AND IT ISN'T QUITE THE SAME WILL AS THE OTHER IT LEAVES YOU PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING BUT IT DOESN'T APPOINT ANY TRUSTEES AS THE OTHER DID BECAUSE THIS WILL WAS DRAWN UP AFTER YOU WERE OF AGE
a sharp exclamation. He had found a paper in the secret drawer at the back which appeared to startle him. Billy unfolded it slowly, with a puzzled look growing in his countenance. Then for a moment Margaret's golden head drew close to his yellow curls and they read it through together. And in the most melodramatic and improbable fashion in the world they found it to be the last will and testament of Frederick R. Woods. "But--but I don't understand," was Miss Hugonin's awed comment. "It's exactly like the other will, only--why, it's dated the seventeenth of June, the day before he died! And it's witnessed by Hodges and Burton--the butler and the first footman, you know--and they've never said anything about such a paper. And, then, why should he have made another will just like the first?" Billy pondered. By and bye, "I think I can explain that," he said, in a rather peculiar voice. "You see, Hodges and Burton witnessed all his papers, half the time without knowing what they were about. R COMPARTMENT WITH A JERK AFTERWARD HE GAVE A SHARP EXCLAMATION HE HAD FOUND A PAPER IN THE SECRET DRAWER AT THE BACK WHICH APPEARED TO STARTLE HIM BILLY UNFOLDED IT SLOWLY WITH A PUZZLED LOOK GROWING IN HIS COUNTENANCE THEN FOR A MOMENT MARGARET'S GOLDEN HEAD DREW CLOSE TO HIS YELLOW CURLS AND THEY READ IT THROUGH TOGETHER AND IN THE MOST MELODRAMATIC AND IMPROBABLE FASHION IN THE WORLD THEY FOUND IT TO BE THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF FREDERICK R WOODS BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WAS MONS YONON'S AWED COMMENT IT'S EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER WILL ONLY WHY IT'S DATED THE SEVENTEENTH OF JUNE THE DAY BEFORE HE DIED AND IT'S WITNESSED BY HODGES AND BURTON THE BUTLER AND THE FIRST FOOTMAN YOU KNOW AND THEY'VE NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT SUCH A PAPER AND THEN WHY SHOULD HE HAVE MADE ANOTHER WILL JUST LIKE THE FIRST BILLY PONDERED BY AND BY I THINK I CAN EXPLAIN THAT HE SAID IN A RATHER PECULIAR VOICE YOU SEE HODGES AND BURTON WITNESSED ALL HIS PAPERS HALF THE TIME WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT
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