Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-09
Copyright 1905 By Bobbs-Merrln Co.
CHAPTER I.-continued.

my cigarette case ana pdSSeu II dcfoSS
the table.
AFTER you! They're made quite
specially for me in Madrid"
you forget that l never use tobacco
in any form
you always did miss a good deal OF
the joy of living" 1 observed. throwing
my smoking match into his waste
paper basket, to his obvious annoy
ance well, I'm the bad boy of the
story-books; but I'm really sorry my
inheritance. has a string tied to it. I'm
about out of money. 1 suppose you
wouldn't advance me a few thousands
on my expectation"
Not a cent" he declared, with quite
unnecessary vigor; and / laughed
again, remembering that in my old
appraisement of him generosity had
not been represented in large figures.
Its not in keeping with your grand
fathers wishes that 1 should do so.
You must have spent good bit of
money in your tiger hunting exploits,
he added.
ct have spent all 1 had" I replied
amiably. Thank God I'm not a clam!
I've seen the world and paid for it, and
/ ask nothing of you You undoubt-
eddy share my grandfather's idea of
me, that I'm a wild man who can't
sit still or lead an orderly, decent life;
but I'm going to give you a terrible
disappointment What's the size of
the estate?'
Pickering eyed me-uneasi1y, L
thought-and began playing with
pencil. 1 never liked chickering's
hands; they were thick and white and
better kept than like to see a mans
hands.
81 fear it's going to be disappointing.
In his trust-company boxes here 1
have been able to find only about ten
thousand dollars worth of securities.
Possibly-quite possibly-we were all
deceived in the amount of his fortune
Sister Theresa wheedled large sums
out of him. and he spent, as you will
see, small fortune on the house at
Annandale without finishing it. 1t
wasn't cheap proposition. and in it's
unfinished condition it is practically
valueless. You must know that Mr..
Glenarm gave away great deal of
money in his lifetime. Moreover, he
established your father. You know
what he left,-it was not small for
tune as those things are reckoned.'
I was restless under this recital. My
fathers. estate had been of respectable
size, and 1 had dissipated the whole of
it My conscience pricked me as I
recalled an item of $4,000 that had
spent-somewhere grandly-on an ex-
petition that 1 led, with considerable
satisfaction to myself, at least,
words amazed me.
Let me understand you," I said
bending toward him. My grandfather
was supposed to be rich, and yet you
tell me you find little property. Sister
Theresa got money from him to help
build school. How much was that?"
Fifty thousand dollars. 1t was an
open account His books show the adj
vances, but he took no notes."
And that claim is WORTH"
1T is good as against her individu-
ally. But she Contends
Yes, go on,"
had struck the right note. He was
annoyed by my persistence and his ap-
parent discomfort pleased me.
She refuses to pay. She says Mr.
Glenarm made her gift of the money!
That's possible. isn't it? He was
forever making gifts to churches.
Schools and theological seminaries
were sort of weakness with him."
We'll pass that. If you get this
money the estate is worth $4,000, plus
the value of the land out there at
Annandale. and Glenarm House is
worth"
There you have mel"
1t was the first lightness he had
shown. and it put me on guard.
II should like an idea of it's value.
Even an unfinished house is worth
something"
Land out there is worth from 800
to $50 an acre There's an even hum
dred acres I'll be glad to have your
appraisement of the house when you
get there"
Humph. You fiatter my judgment,
Pickering The loose stuff there is
worth how much?"
It's all in the library. Your grand
fathers weakness was architecture"
$50 I remember" I interposed. re
calling my stormy interviews with
John Marshall Glenarm over my
choice of a profession
In his last years he turned more
and more to his books He placed out
there what is, suppose, the finest col
lection of books relating to architec-
ture to be found in this country. That
was his chief hobby, after church af-
fairs, as you may remember. and he
rode it hard. But he derived a great
deal of satisfaction from his studies
laughed again; it was easier to