, 1908-01-30

had struck the right note. He was
annoyed by my persistence and his ap-
parent discomfort pleased me.
She refuses to pay. She says Mr..
Glenarm made her a gift of the money"
forever making gifts to churches.
Schools and theological seminaries
were a sort Of weakness with him"
We'll pass that. II you get this
money the estate is worth 6 $4,000. plus
the value of the land out there at
A~nnandale. M Glenarm House is
worth"
There you have me-"
II was the first lightness he had
shown, and it put me on guard.
II should like an idea of its value.
Even an unfinished house is worth
something"
Land out there IL worth from 800
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
get there"
"Humph! You fatter my judgment.
Pickering. The loose stuff there is
worth how much?"
IT'S all in the library. Your grand
fathers weakness was architecture
$50 I remember" ~interpossd. re-
calling my stormy interviews with
John Marshall Glensrm over my
choice Of a profession.
In his last years he turned more
and more to his books. He placed out
there what is. l suppose. the finest col
lection of books relating to architec-
ture to be found in this country. That
was his chief hobby. after church at.
fairs, as you may remember. and he
rode 1t hard. But he derived a great
deal of satisfaction from his studies
l laughed again; II 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
And all l get is a worthless house. a
hundred acres Of land, $4,000, and a
doubtful claim against a Protestant
nun who hoodwinked my grandfather
into setting up a school for her. Bless
you heart. man. SO far as my inhert-
lance Is concerned 1t 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
mins.-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. 1t would be
In keeping"
I had walked to the window and
looked out across the city. As | turned
suddenly l found chickering's eye bent
upon me with curious intentness. I
had liked his eyes; they were
too steady. When a man always meets
your gazs TRANQUILITY and readily, It is
Just as well to be wary Of him.
Yes; no doubt you will nnd the
place literally packed with treasure"
he said, and laughed. When you And
anything you might wire me-"
He smiled; the idea seemed to give
hin pleasure.
Are you sure there's nothing else?'
! asked. n substitute,-no codicil?"
III you know Of anything of the kind
It's your duty to produce 1t. We have
exhausted the possibilities. I'll admit
that the provisions of the will are un
usual: your grandfather was q pecu.
liar man in many respects; but he
was thoroughly SAM and his faculties
wers all sound to the last"
49, -. A. .
deserved" l said. with a heartache
that I had not known often In my ire
sponsible life; but I could not afford
to show feeling before Arthur Picker
ing.
| picked up the copy or the will and
examined 1t. II was undoubtedly au.
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