, 1905-10-18

IA came to Brewster. All his
life had been spent In won
4 4 dering how to get enough
money to pay his bills. and 1t had not
occurred to him that 1t might be as
difficult to spend as to acquire wealth.
The thought staggered him for a mo-
ment. Then he cried triumphantly. II
can decline to accept grandfather's mil
lion"
you cannot decline to accept what is
already yours. | understand that the
money has been paid to you by Mr..
Busklrk. You have Il million dollars.
Mr.. Bewster, and 1t cannot be denied"
"You are right" agreed Montgomery
dejectedly. Really, Mr.. Grant. this
proposition is too much for me. IL you
aren't required to give an immediate
sounds like Il dream"
1T Is no dream, Mr.. Brewster" smil-
ed the lawyer. You are face to face
with an amazing reality. Come In to-
morrow morning and see me again.
Think 1t over; study 1t out. Remem-
Der the conditions of the will and the
conditions that confront you. In the
meantime l shall write to Mr.. Jones,
the executor, and learn from him just
what he expects you to do In order to
carry out his own conception of the
terms of your uncle's will"
Don't write, Mr.. Grant; telegraph.
And ask him to wire his reply. A year
to not vorr lnno In on affair Of fhIG
kind" A moment later he added:
"IIang these family feuds! Why
couldn't Uncle James have relented Il
bit! He brings cndless trouble on my
innocent head just because of a row
before | was born
He was II strange man. AS a rule,
one doeS not carry grudgeS quite s.
far. But that is neither here nor there.
His Will is law In this case"
Suppose | succeed In spending all
but Il thou sand dollars before the 23d
of next September! I'd lose the seven
millions and be the neXt thing to Il
pauper That wouldn't be quite like
getting my moneys worth"
ut is a problem, my boy. Think 1t
over very seriously before you come
to a decision one way or the other. In
the meantime we can establish beyond
a doubt the accuracy of this inven-
tory"
by all means go ahead. and please
urge Mr.. Jones not to be too hard on
me. | believe I'll risk it If the restric-
lions are not too severe But If Jones
has puritanical instincts | might as
well give up hope and be satisfied with
what l have"
"Mr. Jones is very far from what
you'd call puritanical, but he Is in
tensely practical and clear headed. He
will undoubtedly require you to keep
an expense account and to show some
sort of receipt for every dollar you
disburse."
Good Lord! ItemizeY"
"In a general way, l presume"
"Tll have to employ an army Of
spendthrifts to devise ways and means
for profigacy."
you forget the item which restraints
you from taking anybody into your
confidence concerning this matter.
Think it over. 1t may not be so diff
cult after a nights sleep"
"If 1t isn't too difficult to get the
nights sleep"
All the rest of the day Brewster
wandered about as one in a dream.
He was preoccupied and puzzled, and
more than one of his old associates, re-
ceiving a distant nod In passing, re-
s~entfully concluded that his wealth
was beginning to change him. His
brain was so full Of statistics, figures
and computations that 1t whirled dir
lilly, and once he narrowly escaped be-
ing run down by a street car. He dined
alone at a small French restaurant In
one Of the side streets. The waiter
marveled at the amount Of black coffee
the young a consumed and looked
hurt when he did not touch the quail