"I don't see how it was unjust to you. It left the property as the law would have left it."
"Very well, where is the will? If you will produce it, I shall of course surrender to John all except the third which comes to me."
"I wish I could produce it."
"But you can't," said Mrs. Oakley, triumphantly, looking the lawyer in the face.
"In my opinion it has never been properly searched for," said the lawyer. "I have the strongest reason to believe that it exists."
"May I inquire what is that reason?" asked Mrs. Oakley.
"Mr. Oakley, in his last sickness, spoke to John about the will."
"What did he say about it?" asked the lady. "This is the first I have heard of it."
"Unfortunately he was so low that he was unable to declare where it was."
Mrs. Oakley looked relieved.