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


The VIII Of John Marshall Glenarn.
chickering's letter bringing news OF
my grandfather's death found me at
Naples early In October. John
Marshall Glenarm had died in June,
leaving VIII which gave me his prop
erty condltionaily. Pickering wrote,
aud Il was necessary for me to return
Immediately TO qualify as legatee. II
was by the merest luck that the letter
same to my hands at all, for 1t had
heen sent TO Constantinople. in care
OF the consul-general instead Of my
banker there, and II was not Picker
hg's fault that the consul was friend
Of mine who kept track OF my wander
irgs and was able to hurry the execu
ioras letter after me to Italy. where
I had gone TO meet an English finan
eicr who had, | was advised, unlimited
money to spend on African railways
|, am an engineer. a graduate OF an
American institution Familiarity known
as The Tech" and as my funds were
running low naturally turned TO my
profession for employment
But this letter changed my plans
and the following day cabled Pick
ering of my departure and was out,
ward bound on steamer for New
York Fourteen days later ! sat In
Pickerings Office in the Alexis Build
trg and listened intently while he
read. with much ponderous emphasis
tha provisions Of my grandfather's
will. When he concluded laughed
Pickering was serious man. and
was glad to see that my levity panied
him. had. for that matter. always
been a source of annoyance to him.
an his look Of distrust and rebuke
all not trouble me In the least.
reached across the table for the
paper. and he gave the sealed and be-
rihboned copy OF John Marshall Glen
arms will into my hands l read it
through for myself, feeling conscious
meanwhile that P'okerings cool gaze
was bent inquirinFly upon me These
arc the paragraphs that interested me
most.
Z give and devise unto my said
grandson. John Glenarm, sometime a
resident Of the city and state OF New
York. and later vagabond OF parts
unknown, certain property known as
Gienarm House. with the lands and
hereditaments thersunto pertaining
and hereinafter more particularly de-
scribed, and all personal effects, goods
and other property that may be
+ ated in the premises and on the
land herein descrihed,-the said realty
lying in the county Of Wabana in the
state of Indiana, upon this condition,
faithfully and honestly performed;
That said John Glenarm shall re-
main an occupant OF said Glensrm
House and OF my lands appurtenlnt
thereto, demeaning himself meanwhile
in an orderly and temperate manner.
Should he fail at any time during said
year to comply with this provision.
said property shall at once revert to
my general estate, shall become. with
sut reservation and without necessity
for any process of law the property.
absolutely, of Marian Devereux. OF the
county and state of New York"
WELL" he demanded. striking his
hands upon the arms Of his chair,
what do you think Of IT."
For the life of me could not help
laughing again. There was. in the
Arst place. a delicious irony in the
fact that I should learn through him
Of my grandfather's wishes with re-
spect to myself Pickering and had
crown up in the same town In Yer
mont. we had attended the same pre-
paratory school, but there had hee-
from boyhood certain anita y1nis~
between us. He had always suoccede
whore ! failed, which is to say, mus
admit, that he had succeeded pref
FIRE nently. When ! refused to sntti
down to my profession. but chose 2
see something of the world frs. PICK
ering gave himself sericu-iy to tn
law aad there wss. knew f-nm m
beginning, no manner Of chance tina
he would fail.
am not more or less than human
and I remembered with 10y that ono
! had thrashed him sounIly az n
prep school for bullying a smaller by
but our score from school days wa
not w..hou' taller on rs sise.' Fl
was easily the better schc'aT-I gran
hin that: and he was shrewd an,
plausible. You never quite knew tn
extent of his powers and resources
and he had. / always maintained. thi
most amazing good luok.-as wires
the fact that John Marshall Glenarn
had taken a friendly interest In MIN
II was wholly like my grandfather
who was a man OF many whims &
give hts afairs into Plckorlng's k7eT
ing; and ! could not oeM'la lain, for
had missed my own chance with hin
II was. knew readily enough, part .
my punishment for having succeode
so signally In mourning my grand
fathers displeasure that he had mad
4 necessary for me to treat wit
Arthur Pickering n this matter OF tn
will; and Pickering was enjoying IN
situation to the full.
But there was something not who'll
honest in my mir h. for my conaic
auring the three preceding years ha
been reprehensible. ] had used n
rrandfathsr shabbily. My parents die