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Fifty thousand dollars. 1t was an
open account. His books show the ad.
S5 vances, but he took no notes.
a And that claim is WORTH"
1t is good as against her individu-
ally. But she Contends
Yes, so on!"
3 had struck the right note. He was
8 annoyed by my persistence and his ap.
r parent discomfort pleased me.
She refuses to pay. She says Mr..
Glenarm made her gift Of the money"
I That's possible. isn't it? He was
& forever making gifts to churches.
& Schools and theological seminaries
s were a sort of weakness with him.
~ We'll pass that. If you get this
{ money the estate is worth 100000. plus
3 the value of the land out there at
81 Annandale, and Glenarm House is
f worth"
There you have me-"
W.T. It was the first lightness he had
shown. and it put me on guard.
qt Il should like an idea of it's value.
4. lomething.'
y Land out there is worth from $1O0
i to $3.50 an acre. There's an even hun
:, dred acres. I'll be glad to have your
Y appraisement of the house when you
get there"
T. L. "Humph! You fatter my judgment,
Pickering. The loose stuff there Is
worth how much?"
Its all in the library. Your grand
$50 I remember!" interposed, re-
Z calling my stormy interviews with
John Marshall Glenarm over my
8 choice of profession.
TN his last years he turned more
3 and more to his books. He placed out
Il there what is, I suppose, the finest col
n lection of books relating to architec-
ture to be found in this country. That
{ was his chief hobby. after church af-
n fairs, az you may remember. and he
4 rode it hard. But he derived great
deal OF satisfaction from his studies"
~ l laughed again; 1t was easier to
i laugh than to cry over the situation.
Z y II suppose he wanted me to sit down
H there, surrounded by works on archi.
+ lecture. with the idea that a study Of
u, the subject would be my only resource.
The scheme is eminently Glenarmian!
s And all I get is worthless house, a
x hundred acres of land. $4,000, and
u doubtful claim against a Protestant
n nun who hoodwinked my grandfather
4 into setting up a school for her Bless
4 YOU heart, man, so far as my inheri-
I, 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
UNDERWRITING 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. 1t would be
si in keeping!"
had walked to the window and
looked out across the city. AS turned
suddenly I found chickering's eye bent
v upon me with curious intentness. [
4 had never liked his eyes: they were
n too steady. When man always meets
B your gaze TRANQUILITY and readily, it is
IL Just rs we'll to be wary of him.
Z. Yes; no doubt you will find the
& place literally packed with treasure"
: he said, and laughed. When you find
"a anything you might wire me-"
4 He smiled; the idea seemed to give
y him pleasure.
Are you sure there's nothing else?"
II asked. mo substitute,-no codicil?"
E. II you know of anything of the kind
Z, it's your duty to produce it. We have
81 exhausted the possibilities. I'll admit
that the provisions of the will are I'M
II usual; your grandfather was a recu-
II liar man in many respects; but he
v v was thoroughly sane and his faculties
q were all sound to the last
4 HE treated me lot better than I
& deserved" I said. with heartache
q that had not known often in my IRE.
D sponsible life; but 1 could not afford
q TO show feeling before Arthur Picker.
Ing.
% i picked up the copy Of the will and
:. examined it. 1t was undoubtedly AL.
= thentic; it bore the certificate of the
u clerk of Wabana county. Indiana. The
. witnesses were Thomas Bates and
q Arthur Pickering.
Who is Bates?" I asked. pointing to
thu mans signature
One of your srandfather's discov.
j cries He's in charge Of the house out
y there. and trustworthy fellow. He's
sssA fair cook, among other things.
= don't know where Mr.. Glenarm got
Bates. but he had every confidence in
him. The man WAS with hin, NJ tho
: end"
"A picture of my grandfather dying,
alone with a servant, while I, his only
kinsman, wandered in strange lands.
was not one that I could contemplate
E with much satisfaction. My grand.
father had been an odd little figure OF
"a man, who always wore long black
Il coat, silk hat, and carried a curious
@silver.headed staff, and said puzzline
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