The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-02-08

read aloud this paragraph:
Provided. further, that In event
said John Glenarm aforesaid shall
marry the said Marian Devereux, or
in the event OF any promise or con.
tract OF marriage between said per
SONS within five years from the date OF
said John Glenarm's acceptance OF
the provisions OF this will, the whole
estate shall become the property abso-
lutely OF st Agatha's School. at An.
Mandate. Wabana county, Indiana. a
corporation under the laws of said
state"
For a touch OF comedy commend
me to my grandfather Pickering,
you always were wellmtanlng fell
low.--rll turn over TO you all my right.
interest and title In and To these an.
gelie Sisters. Marry, like the idea.
! suppose some one viii try TO marry
me for my money. Marriage, Picker
ing. is not embraced in my schome OF
life!"
Il should hardly call you q marry
ing man he obaerel.
~PerfcCly right my friend Sister
Theresa was considered a possible
match for my grandfather In my
youth, I'm quite out of 1t with her.
And the other lady with the fascina.
ting algeb.aic climax to her name
she. too, islimpossible: Il seems that |
cant get the money by marrying her
Id better let her take IT, She's as
poor as the dcvil. 'sre say"
y imagine net Tie Fvanses are a
wealthy family. in spots, and she
ought TO have some money u her own.
II her aunt doesn't COSY Il out OF her
for educational schemes"
And where on the map are these
lovely crt u;es to be found2"
Sister II re1a's school adioins your
nreserve. Kiss peYereux has. | think.
some OF yagr own W ll,pess ior travel.
Sister The- a is her uearrst rcla.
tive and she occasionally visits st
Acaiha's-tt1,'s the school"
Il suunose they embrolder altar
cloths together and otherwise labor
yaliantly to bring con. on uroa
satan and his cohorts: lust the PEG
Pile to pull tie *ool over the eyes OF
my grandfather"
Pickering smiled at my resentment
You'd better give them a wide
berth; they might catch YOU In their
net Sister Thcreea IS said to have
quite winning way She certainly
plucked your grandfather"
Nuns in sPectacles. the gentle edu-
caters Of youth and that sort OF thing.
with a GOOD naturcd old man for their
prey None Of them FOR mel"
II rather thought So remarked
Pickerins.-and he pulled his watch
from his pocket and turned the stem
with his heavy fingers He was short.
thickget and sleek. with square jaw.
hair already thin and a closeelipped
mu5taohe age, ! mentally reflected.
was net improving hin
Rad no Into ton Of allowing him
to see that wag lrriioted drew on,
my cigarette case and passed II across
the table
After YOU THEY'RE made quite
specially for me IN Madrid"
You ic~~at tlas never use tobacco
in am form.
Ecu arrays d.i miss good deal o.
the g.. ~ lis.G = observed J. throwi1-
nv srok'7- mach mo his wast7
rrrer ha4l.ot. ~ Nis chvious s7Hav
rnce. "well I'm the bad hoy n tNr
'tory-hooks. but I'm really sorry my
aheriience has string lied 10 u, I'm
bout on Of MONEY suppose you
ouilat civanee me a few thousands
\ ny czpcc- Alton"
"Not cent" he declared. with quite
I1nHce-sary yIgor: and iFushod
gain remembering thrt in my old
1rr-aisempnt ~ him generosity had
not been represented In large figures
Its not In keeping with your grand
fathers wishes that should do so
! You must have spent good bit OF
money in your tiger hunting exploits.
re added.
II have sneut all had" | replied
amishly Thank God. I'm not clam!
Two scen the world and paid for n. and
] ask Nothing Of you You undoubt
eddy share nv grandfather's idea oi
me. that I'm a wild man who cant
SIT stlll or lead an orderly. decent life;
but I'm going to give you terrible
disappointment. What's the size Of
the estate7"
Pickering eyed me-uneasIly.
thousht-and began playing with 4
pencil. never liked Pickering,
hands; they were thick and white ant
better kept than ! like to see mans
hands.
81 fear It's going to be disappointing
In his trust-company. boxes here
have been able TO find only about ter
Thousand dollars worth OF securities
Posslbly-quite poslibly-we we're al
deceived In the amount Of his fortune
Sister Theresa wheedled large sunni
out Of him. and he spent, as YOU vii
see. small fortune on the house a
Annandale without finishing H. 7
wasn't a cheap proposition, and in ~
unfinished condition II is practicable
valueless You must know that MI
Glenarm gave away a great deal o
money in his lifetime. Moreover h,
established your father You kno,