, 1905-10-25

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ry to leave you this way. I'll tell you
all about 1t later. You're u dear to
help me keep my appointment"
Seems to me you helped yourself"
the steps. Come up for tea some day
and tell mt who the lady is"
After he had gone Miss Drew turned
to her chauffeur, who was in the ton
neau; then she laughed unrestrained-
ly, and the faintcst shadow OF Il grin
stole over the mans face.
BEG pardon, miss" he said, but
I'd back Mr.. Brewster against -Four
nier any day"
Only half an hour late, Brewster en-
tered the office of Messrs. Grant & Rip
ley, flushed, eager and unconscious of
the big splotch of mud that decorated
his cheek.
"Awfully sorry to have kept you
waiting" he apologized.
Sherlock Holmes would say that
you had been driving, Mr.. Brewster"
said Mr.. Ripley. shaking the young
mans hand.
III would miss 1t, Mr.. Ripley. I've
been flying. What have you heard
from Montana" He could no longer
check the impatient question, which
came out SO suddenly that the attor-
neys laughed irresIstibly, Brewster
joining them an instant later. They
laid before him a half dozen kilograms,
responses from bankers, lawyers and
mine operators in Montana. These
messages established beyond doubt the
extent Of James T. Sedgwick's wealth.
1t was reported to be even greater
than shown by the actual figures.
and what does Mr.. Jones say 2" de-
manded Montgomery.
"His reply resembles a press dis
patch. He has tried to make himself
thoroughly clear, and If there is any
thing left unsaid 1t is past our COM
prehension. l am sorry to inform you,
though, that he has paid the telegraph
charges" said Mr.. Grant, smiling
broadly.
as he rational about it?' asked
Montgomery n%ervously.
Mr.. Grant gave his partner a quick,
significant glance and then drew from
his desk the yoluminous telegram from
Swearengen Jones. 1t was as follows:
Oct. 2.
Grant & Ripley, Yucatan Building, New
York:
1 am to be sole referee in this matter.
You are retained as my agents. heir to
report to me through you weekly. One
desire of uncle was to forestall grand
fathers bequest. 1 shall respect that de-
sire. Enforce terms rigidly. He was my
best friend and trusted me with DISPOSE
ton of all this money. Shall attend to it
sacredly. Heir must get rid of money left
to him in given time. Out of respect to
memory of uncle he must take no one
Into his confidence. Don't want world to
think s. was a fool. He wasn't. Here are
rules l want him to work under: l. No
reckless gambling. 2. No idiotic board of
trade speculation. 3. No endowments to
institutions of any character, because
their memory would be an invisible asset.
4. No indiscriminate giving away of
funds. BY that I don't mean him to be
stingy. 1 hate a stingy man. and so did
J. T.. S. s. No more than ordinary dissi-
patton. 1 hate a saint. So did J. T. s.
And both of US sowed an oat or two. s. No
excessive donations to charity. II he
gives as other ~millionaires do I'll let 1t
go at hat. Don't believe charity should
be spoiled by indulgence. 1t is not easy
to spend a million. and l won't be unreal
sonable with him. Let him spend II freely,
but not foolishly, and get his moneys
worth out of it. II he does that I'll con-
slider him q good business man. l REGARD