The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-21
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THE WILL OF JOHN MARSHALL
GLENARM

GLENARM
Pickering's letter bringing news OF
my grandfather's death found me at
Naples early in October. John Marshall
Glenarm had died in June. He had left
a will which gave me his property
|conditionally. Pickering wrote. and IL
was necessary for me to return Inn
mediately TO qualify as legatee. Ii
was the merest luck that the letter
come to my hands at all. for IL been
sent TO Constantinople In care OF the
consul- general instead of my banker
here. II was not Pickerings fault
hat the consul was a friend Of mine
! Who kept track OF my wanderings and
vas able 10 hurry the executors letter
lfter me to Italy. where / had gone TO
. meet an English financier who had.
Ivas advised, unlimited money TO spend
| n African railways. / am an engineer.
graduate of an American institution
| amuiarly known as Tech" and as
ny funds were running low, i natural
~ turned TO my profession for en-
loyment.
But this letter changed my plans,
nd the following day l cabled Pick
ring OF my departure and was out
Ivard bound on a steamer for New
Fork Fourteen days later l sat in
! chickering's office I'm the Alexis build
az and listened intently while he read.
,ith much ponderous emphasis. the
{rovisions of my grandfather's Will.
When he concluded, l laughed. Picker
lg was a serious man, and ] was glad
D see that my levity panied him.
ad. for that matter, always been
ource OF annoyance 10 him, and his
ook OF distrust and rebuke did not
rouble me in the least.
reached across the table for the
aper, and he gave the sealed and
eribboned copy OF John Marshall
lenarms will into my hands. ! read
TIN Iough for m, self feeling conscious
Meanwhile that Pickering's cool gaze
Ias bent inquiringly upon me- These
re the paragraphs that Interested me
lost:
II give and bequeath unto my said
randson, John Glenarm. sometimes a
esident of the city and state of New
ork, and later a vagabond OF parts
Unknown, a certain property known as
lenarm House, with the land there
Into pertaining and hereinafter more
articularly described, and all personal
.operty of whatsoever kind thereunto
Qslonging and attached thereto,-the
I'd realty lying in the county of Wa
ana in the state OF 1ndiana,--upon
is condition, faithfully and honestly
erformod;
THAT said John Glenarm shall re-
scupant of said Glenarm House and
I'm lands attached thereto, demeaning
mself meanwhile in an orderly and
mperate manner. Should he fail at
Ay time during said year to comply
18th this provision, said property shall
vert TO my general estate and be-
me, without reservation, and without
necessity for any process of law, the
operty, absolutely, OF Marian Dever-
a..
prk"
We'll" he demanded. striking his
nds upon the arms OF his chair,
that do you think OF itY'
For the life of me l could not help
ughInR again. There was, In the
st place, a delicious irony In the fact
at I should learn through him or my
andfathers wishes with respect TO
yself Pickering and i had grown
in the same town in Vermont; we
a attended the same preparatory
hool, but there had been from boy
od a certain antagonistu between us.
had always succeeded where / had
led, which is to say, must admit
at lie had succeeded pretty fre-
emily. When / refused TO settle
wn 10 my profession, but chose 10
something OF the world first, PICK
nR gave himself seriously TO the
", and there was, I knew from the
pinning, no manner OF chance that
would fail.
am not more or less than human,
| remembered with JOY that once
ad thrashed him soundly at the prep
lool for bullying a smaller boy; but
score from school-days was not
thout tallies on his side. He was
sily the better scholar--I grant him
ht; and he was shrewd and plausible.
+u never quite knew the extent OF
powers and resources. and he had.
Tways maintained the most amazing
od luck,--as witness the fact that
an Marshall Glenarm had taken
andly interest I'm him. IL was
oily like my grandfather. who was
man OF many whims. 20 give his
hire into Pickerings keeping; and
bid not complain. for had missed
own chance with him. IL was, I