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While out walking with his beautiful young ward, Myrtel, Millionaire Hastings allows Myrtel to give some money to a poor, miserable-looking fellow, who arouses her sympathy. Before returning to his palatial house, the aged man is taken ill, and has to go to bed when he reaches the house. Living with him is George Hastings, a brother, and George's wife, Anna. They do not seem to be sorry when Hastings is taken ill; it would appear as though they were glad. When, some weeks later, they are standing by the bedside, Anna stealthily opens a writing desk and takes from it a paper. Signaling to George, they leave the room together and go to the library below. By means of the paper, which contains the combination, they open the family safe and take out a number of papers. Among these papers are two wills, one leaving all to George, and a later one deeding the great wealth to Myrtel. They exchange the wills in their respective envelopes, placing the one favorable to George in the envelope ...
