Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-02-02
words amazed me.

| 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 1hat?s
Fifty thousand dollars 1t was an
/ open account. His books show the adj
vances. but he took no notes"
And that claim is worth"
II is good as against her in1ividu-
/ ally. But she contends"
Yes. go on"
-! had struck the right note. He was
/ annoyed by my persistence and his APP
/ parent discomfort pleased me.
"She refuses to pay. She says Mr..
/ Glenarm made her a gift of the money"
That's possible, isn't 1t? He was
/ forever making gifts to churches.
| Schools and theological seminaries
were a sort Of weakness with him
Wen pass that If you get this
money the estate is worth 100000. plus
/ the value of the land out there at
Annandale, and Glenarm House is
! worth"
Z There you have me-"
/ 1t was the first lightness he had
shown. and 1t put me on guard.
! should like an idea of its value
Even an unfinished house is worth
+ something"
Land out there is worth from 500
! to $3.50 an acre. There's an even hun.
; dred acres I'll be glad to have your
appraisement of the house when you
4 get there
"Humph! You fatter my judgment,
Pickering. The loose stuff there is
worth how much?"
4 ITS all in the library. Your grand
fathers weakness was architecture"
so / remember" ! interposed, re-
calling my stormy interviews with
John Marshall Glenarm over my
choice Of 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 1t hard, But he derived a great
deal Of satisfaction from his studies"
! laughed again: it was easier to
laugh than to cry over the situation.
Il suppose he wanted me to sit down
there, surrounded by works on archi-
lecture, with the idea that a study OF
the subject would be my only resource.
The scheme is eminently Glenarmian!
And all | get is a worthless house. q
hundred acres of land $4,000. and a
doubtful claim against a Protestant
nun who hoodwinked my grandfather
into setting up school for her. Bless
you heart, man, so far as my inheri-
lance is concerned it would have been
money in my pocket to have stayed in
Africa"
That's about the size of it,
But the personal property is all
mine,-anything that's loose on the |
place. Perhaps my grandfather plant |
ed old plate and government bonds |
just to pique the curiosity of his heirs. |
successors and assigns. It would be |
in keeping!'
had walked to the window and |
looked out across the city AS | turned |
suddenly found Pickering's eye bent |
upon me with curious intentness. | |
had never liked his eyes; they were |
too steady. When man always meets |
your gaze TRANQUILITY and readily, it is !
just as well to be wary of him.
yes; no doubt YOU will find the |
place literally packed with treasure"
he said, and laughed. When you find |
anything you might wire me-"
He smiled; the idea seemed to give |
him pleasure.
Are you sure there's nothing else?"
| asked. "No substitute,-no codicil?" |
IF you know of anything of the kind |
it's your duty to produce it. We have |
exhausted the possibilities I'll admit !
hat the provisions of the will are un-
usual; your grandfather was a pecu- !
lar man in many respects; but he |
was thoroughly sane and his faculties |
we're all sound to the last"
"He treated me lot better than /
deserved" | said. with a heartache !
that had not known often in my IRE. |
sponsible life; but | could not afford |
to show feeling before Arthur Picker !
ing
picked up the copy or the will and /
examined it. 1t was undoubtedly au-
thentic; 1t bore the certificate OF the !
clerk of Wabana county. Indiana. The !
witnesses were Thomas Bates and |
Arthur Pickering.
who is Bates" asked pointing to |
the mans signature.
One of your grandfatAer's discov,
cries. He's in charge of the house out
there. and trustworthy fellow. He's |
fair cook, among other things. I !
don't know where Mr.. Glenarm got |
Bates. but he had every confidence in
him. The man was with him at the
end"
A picture OF my grandfather dying,