The Irish standard., 1907-01-05

ing IDEAS. Slstef Iheres2 isn't the
one mustn't marry is she? It's the
other ecclesiastical embroidery artist,
the one with the "x' in her name,
suggesting the algebra Of my vanish.
ing youth"
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.
nandale, Wabana county, Indiana, a
state"
For touch of comedy commend
me to my grandfather! Pickering,
you always were well-meaning fel.
low.-Tll turn over to you all my right.
interest and title In and to these an
gelic Sisters. Marry! like the idea!
l suppose some one will try to marry
me for my money. Marriage, Picker
ing, is not embraced in my scheme of
life!"
II should hardly call you a marry.
ing man. he observed.
Perfectly right, my friend! Sister
Theresa was considered a possible
match for my grandfather in my
youth. I'm quite out Of it with her
AND fha nfhnr I'D %k4 e..
ting algebraic climax to her name
she, too. is impossible: it seems that I
can't get the money by marrying her.
I'd better let her take it. She's as
noor as the devil, dare say"
Il imagine not. The Evanses are a
wealthy family. in spots, and she
ought to have some money of her own,
It her aunt doesn't coax It out of her
for educational schemes"
! "And whore on the map are these
lovely creatures to be fQurd?"
"Sister Theresa's school adjoins your
preserve; Miss Devereux has, think,
some of your own weakness for travel.
Sister Theresa is her nearest rela-
tive, and she occasionally visits St.
gatha's-that's the school,
Il suppose they embroider altar
cloths together and otherwise labor
valiantl% to bring confusion upon
satan and his cohorts. Just the peo-
pie to pull the wool over the eyes Of
my grandfather"
Pickering smiled at my resentment.
You'd better give them wide
berth; they might catch you In their
net. Sister Theresa is said to have
quite a winning way. She certainly
plucked your grandfather"
Nuns in spectacles, the gentle edu-
Gators of youth and that sort of thing,
with good-natured old man for their
prey. None of them for mel"
II rather thought so.' remarked
Pickering,-and he pulled his watch
from his pocket and turned the stem
with his heavy fingers. He was short,
thichset and sleek, with square jaw,
hair already thin and close-clipped
mustache. Age, mentally reflected
was not improving him.
had no intention OF allowing him
to see that was irritated. l drew out
my cigarette case and passed it across
the table.
"After you! They're made quite
specially for ME in Madrid"
you forget that ] never use tobacco
in any FORM"
"You always did miss good deal of
the Joy of living" I observed. throwing
my smoking match into his waste
f,oe %~ L; h~,S>
ance. We'll, I'm the bad boy of the
story.books; but I'm really sorry my
inheritance has string tied to It, I'm
about out of money. suppose you
wouldn't advance me few thousands
on my expectation"
"Not cent" he declared, with quite
unnecessary vigor: and l 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 I should do So
You must have spent good bit Of
money in your tiger hunting exploits"
he added.
~ have spent all had," replied
amiably. THANK God, I'm not clam!
I've seen the world and paid for it. and
ask, nothing of you. You undoubt-
edly share my grandfather's idea Of
me, that I'm 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-uneasily. I
thought-and began playing with a
pencil. ! never liked Pickering's
hands; they were thick and white and
better kept than like to see mans
hands.
II fear it's going to be disappointing
In his trustcompany boxes here
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
! ont of him. and he spent as you will