Trembling with excitement she unfolded it, and, without stopping
to think that it might not be for her eyes, began to read the queer
writing, which was somewhat difficult to decipher:
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen. I, Bernard Mahon, being of sound and disposing mind, do hereby
declare this to be my last will and testament."
"Uncle Bernard's will!" gasped Emily. "It must be the one father
always said uncle told him about, but which never could be found.
Perhaps he slipped it in here for safe-keeping." Eagerly she scanned
it, crying at last, "Yes, yes! Hurrah! O Cousin Irene!" she called
out, hearing the latter's step in the hall.
When Miss Graham entered Emily was waltzing around the room, waving the
document ecstatically. "See what I've found!" she cried, darting
toward her with an impulsive caress.
Cousin Irene took the paper, and, as she perused it, became, though in
a less demonstrative fashion, as agitated as Emily. "Your father!" she
stammered.
Mr. Mahon had come into the house and was now in the little study,
which he called his den.
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