Miss Loach was a bitter, acrid old woman when the fit took her.

However, Basil insulted her so grossly that she made a new will and left all the money to Miss Saxon.

Now it happens that Basil, to supply himself with funds, when his aunt refused to aid his extravagance further, forged her name to a bill--What's the matter ?" "Nothing," said Mallow, who had started from his chair, "only your intelligence is sufficiently unpleasant." "I can understand that," sneered the lawyer, "since you wish to marry his sister.

You don't want a forger for a brother-in-law." "Who does ?" said Cuthbert, not telling that he was thinking of Basil in connection with a still darker crime.

"Go on, Mr.Hale." "The bill fell into my hands.