The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
AN HEIR TO MILLIONS
YOUNG NEW workers. WEALTH
CAUSES HIM MUCH ANNOYANCE.
Beset by Men with Axes to Grind, He
Had to Leave College and
Barricade HIS Home.
hington Star.

New L Ork Letter II nlnStOn star
There is a quiet th-faced lad Of
twenty in this town, student at Column
bia, who has been learning during the past
week what it means to be real busy.
This boys grandfather died about month
ago The old man was known to be pretty
rich. He was millionaire who kept his
name and his personality obscure because
he despised the notoriety of riches. Even
his most intimate friends had no idea as
to the amount of money he had accumu-
lated during his long life, although when
Senator Depew heard of his old friends
death he remarked that folks would be
surprised when the will went TO probate.
The twenty-year-old grandson had never
been looked upon as the heir to the old
mans wealth. He lived with his grand
father, but there were others, nearer Of
kin, who lived with him, too, and ii was
figured by those who like to speculate upon
matters of this sort that the lad would be
provided with a mere bagatelle of half
million or so in his grandfather's will. The
boy didn't travel with the bloods of his
age at any period of his upgrowing to
young manhood. for his family had never
been in the social swim of New York, nor
had it ever pinned to get into that swim.
The young fellow stood on a level plane
with his mates at Columbia, even with the
ambitious young chaps working their way
through the college. Nobody, in fact, paid
much attention to him, and he occupied
himself during all of his waking hours in
attending strictly and exclusively to his
own business.
CHIEF HEIR TO BIG ESTATE.
Last week the terms of his deceased
grandfathers will came out. Under the
terms of the will it was discovered that
the grandson was set down, in an admira-
bly, drawn document, to receive the bulk
of the estate. The yellow papers announced
that the boys share would be many mill
ions.
1t was on the very day that the an
nouncement of heirship was made that this
young man was forced to become actually
busy, perhaps, for the first time in his life.
They got after him like bloodhounds after
an escaped convict in a swamp. There
were just forty-cight persons waiting for
him when he emerged from Columbia at
noon the day the papers announced his ac-
cession to great richness. They wanted to
make clothes for him. They implored him
TO permit them to take his foot measure
right there on the street If he would be so
good, that they might make shoes for him.
They begged him to permit them TO send
him few dozen hats on probation. They
eloquently pictured how meritorious and
fashionable they were as manufacturers
of shirts. They entreated him TO mention
his underwear sizes, that they might in
stantly send him few specimens of their
latest importations in that line They told
him how necessary 1t would hence
forth be for him to join the brigade of
arbiters in the matter of neckwear. They
desired him to name his preferences, to-
gether with his size of gloves They pre-
scented the advantages of the establish
ment with which they were connected in
the matter OF exclusive designs in stick
pins, watches and other jewelry Would
he not name an afternoon upon which he
could come down and look over the finest
stock of automobiles in the Western heni-
sphereE could ne undertake to give his
solemn promise that he would patronize no
other New York florist than the one named
on this business card? Could he dream
(deprecatingly inquired several of the for
ty-eighD OF extending his distinguished
custom to any other caterer than So-and-
So, he that is so cherished OF the wealthy
elect? Surely he would not demean him
self by permitting any other brand OF
champagne than Such-and-Such a one TO
appear on his table? OF course he would
now need many horses-hunters hacks.
all the varieties-and of course he knew
the one horse purchasing agent in New
York capable OF Immediately fixing him
out in that respect? AS for interior deco
rators, well, here was the business card
of the one solitary firm In New York In
that line
HIS HOME INVADED, TOO.
And so they swarmed around the flushed
youth. pushing and showing and almost
fighting for mis- ear They represent every
thing but manufactures of glass eyes.
wooden legs and speaking trumpets After
fifteen minutes the young man contrived
to push his way through the mob and
climbed into his trap. He drove TO his late
grandfather's home-his own home all his
life-and when he alighted ne was pulled