The Washington times., 1906-06-24
CHAPTER I.
The win of John Marshall Gienarr

at naples early IN OcIO-
ber. John Marshall Glen
arm had died in June. He had left
a will which gave me his property
conditionally, Pickering wrote, and
1t was necessary for me to return
Immediately TO qualify as legatee.
II was the merest luck that the let
ter came to my hands at all, for it
had been sent 10 Constantinople. in
care of the consul general instead
of my banker there. 1t was not
Pfckering's fault that the consul
was a friend of mine who kept
track of my wanderings and was
able TO hurry the executors letter
after me to Italy, where I had gone
10 meet an English fnancier who
had, was advised, unlimited money
TO spend on African railways. am
an engineer, graduate of an Amer
lean institution familiarly known
as Tech" and as my funds were
running low. naturally turned to
my profession for employment.
But this letter changed my plans.
and the following day 1 cabled
Pickering Of my departure and was
outward bound on a steamer for
New York. Fourteen days later
sat in PiclIering's office in the
Alexis building and listened intent
ly while he read. with much ponder
Gus emphasis. the provisions Of
my grandfather's will When he
concluded, I laughed Pickering was
a serious man. and I was glad to
see that my fevity panied him.
had. for tnat matter. always been
a source of annoyance to him, and
his look of distrust and rebuke did
not trouble ne in the least.
1 reached across the table for
the paper, and he gave the sealed
and beribboned copy of John Mar
shall Glenarm's Will into my hands.
/ read it through for myself. feel
ing conscious meanwhile tnat Pick
ering's cool gaze was bent inquir-
ingly upon me. These are the para
graphs that interested me most:
I give and bequeath unto my said grand
son. John Glenarm, sometime resident Of
the city and State Of New York. and later
vagabond Of parts unknown. a certain
property known GIenarm House with
the land thereunto pertaining and hera-'
inafter more particularly described and
all personal property OF whatsoever KIND
thereunto belonging and attached thereto
the said realty lying in the county OF
Wabana in the State Of Indiana-upou this
condition. faithfully and honestly per
formed.
That said John GlenarTn shall remain f-r
the period Of one year an occupant OF
said Gienarm House and my lands at
tached thereto. demeaning himself mean
while IN orderly and temperate manner.
should he fail any time during said
year 20 comply with this provision. said
property shall revert 70 my general estate
and become, without reservation, and with
out necessity for any process Of law, the
property. absolutely. Of Marian Devereux.
Of the county and state OF New York.
WELL" he demanded, striking his
hands upon the arms of his chair.
what do you think of it?'
For the life of me / could not
help laughing again. There was,
in the first place, delicious irony
in the fact that 1 should learn
through him of my grandfather's
wishes with respect TO myself
Pickering and I had grown up in
the same town in Vermont: We had
attended the same preparatory
school, but there had been from
boyhood a certain antagonism be-
tween us. He had always succeeded
where I had failed, which is to say
/ must admit, that he succeeded
pretty frequently. When l refused
10 settle down TO my profession
but chose to see something of the
world first, Pickering gave himself
seriously TO the law, and there was
I knew from the beginning, no
manner of chance that he would
fail.
! am not more or less thar
lL,,~oo oDd reu,au,ha- ,,-;,h -
that once 1 had thrashed hin
soundly at the prep school fol
bullying a smaller boy; but on,
score from school days was no
without tallies on his side. He wa
easily the better scholar gran