Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

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en- lady named Hinchelwood, the last
of her line, died on her estate in
the environs of London. The property
was put ON the market for sale, and
since the neighborhood was an aristo-
cratic one in which few old families
had for many years resided, it was
deemed undesirable by the other land
holders In the vicinity that the Hinch-
elwood estate should pass into the
hands of a parvenu or be built upon
for business or manufacturing pur-
poses. Twenty gentlemen dubbed to-
gether, each putting In $500, and
bought the property. Then they put
1t into a trust, each nominating baby
boy or girl less than one year old. who
was to inherit his interest. The last
one of these children to remain alive
was to be decided the property by the
trustees.
The expedient did not long delay
trade from entering the neighborhood
the trainers Of the trust gradually NOV
ing away or dying, and at the begin
ming of the present century the Hinch-
elwood estate. surrounded rs it was
by business property, was valued at
Fl 100000. Two Of the nominees were
| living, Nicholas Baxter, aged ninety
two years, and Timothy Ogtlsby, aged
ninety-two years and six months.
Here was 100000 dependent upon
two lives that were sure soon to go out.
| 1t was to be expected that those who
were heirs to these persons should take
q marked interest in their longevity.
If Baxter outlived Ogilsby the estate
would go to a great-great-grandniece
living in America. If Ogilsby lived
the longer he had willed the whole
property to a grandnephew living In
London. The American candidate was
Miss Gladys Hinchelwood, aged TWEEN
ty, descendant of the family who had
originally owned the property, whose
parents had emigrated to the new hem
isphere before her birth. Both the
aged men lived in London In houses
situated on the Hinchelwood estate and
across the street from each other.
One morning Miss Hinchelwood
called at the Institute For Expert
mental Research and asked for DR..
Willard Searle, one Of the staff. DR..
searle was at the time substituting a
new liver taken from a subject whose
death had occurred but few minutes
before for diseased liver in an other
wise healthy man. AS soon as the op-
Grafton had been completed he went
to the reception room, where he met
Miss Hinchelwood. Since DR.. Searle
was a bachelor Of little more than
thirty, call from young lady who
possessed a remarkably intelligent II
not beautiful face was not displeasine
to him. The young lady announced
the object of her call by giving an &c
count of the formation of the Hinchel
wood trust and her present interest in
It. Then she continued:
"Many of our vast American estates
have passed into the hands OF Brit
ish men by their marriage with oul
heiresses. Here is a property which
hangs in the balance between an Eng
lishman and an American girl, my
self. Mr.. Baxter and Mr. Ogilsby are
Ill in London. If my great-great
granduncle, Mr.. Ogilsby, lives the
longer l shall inherit $5,000,000. Ii
Mr.. Baxter survives him I shall ge
nothing"
DR.. Searle's interest was excited
"Now, have read" continued Miss
Hinchelwood, "in magazines and othel
places of the wonderful work you are
doing here in this institute. / under
stand that you are studying the very
source of life l have come to you t.
ask If you know of any method of pro
longing a life that must soon pass
from the body"
DR. Searle leaned back in his chair
looked at the ceiling, then at thu
speaker. and said:
'Well, go on
.'These two old men are likely t.
die within few days, hours, minute
or even seconds of each other. Who
ever survives the other owns the es
tate, which ha may transmit to hi
heirs or, rather, has already willed
One in my interest in London has in
formed me that unfair means will b
used to keep Mr.. Bakers death a sc
cret in case he dies before Mr.. Ogils
by. / desire to meet these unfai
methods by scientific methods. l meal
by this 1 would prolong Mr.. Ogilsby'
life"
DR.. Searle arose from his chain
paced the floor meditatively for sever
al minutes, then said:
"Of course / should have to go t
London"
'That you know better than l."
81 have bee1 thinking of taking
) rest"
You would get that on the ocean"
In one week from that day Mis-
Hinchelwood, accompanied by he
l mother, met DR.. Searle in London, an
the three drove to the residence of Nj
Ogilsby. He was in the care of a We
man who had been his housekeeper fo
many years, his wife having died som
forty years before. and he had neve
begotten any children. Mrs and Mis-
Hlnchelwood at once assumed charg
: of the old man. dismissed his phys
clan and placed him under DIR. Searle
care. That he might not be obliged
] rely on any medical assistance in
foreign land, thus revealing any scieI