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40 TURNS OF FORTUNE.

those were the real, which are only copies of
the signatures.”’

“'True—and such a mistake was extremely
characteristic of my uncle, who performed
many strange acts before he was known to be
insane. This was doubtless one of them.”

“But where is the original ?” inquired the
man of business.

** Heaven knows! I cannot find it; but Iam
not the less assured of its existence.”

“Then we must persist in our plea of the
truth of the document in Doctors Commons,”?

“Certainly not,” said Sarah; « you must
not persist in a falsehood in my name. If you
do, I shall rise up in court, and contradict you!
I feel it my duty, having seen the will, to state
my firm belief that it is a copy of the original
will, and nothing more.”

Poor Mr. Cramp was dreadfully annoyed.
He could, he thought, manage all sorts of cli-
ents. He reasoned, he proved, he entreated,
he got her counsel to call upon her, but all was
in vain. She would go into court, she said,
herself, if her counsel deserted her. She would
not give up the cause; she would plead for the
sake of her father’s honour. She was well as.
sured that the real will was still in existence,
and would be discovered—found—sooner or
fater—though not, perhaps, till she was in her
grave. |

The senior counsel was so provoked at what