The evening world., 1913-11-10
The Complications That Rose From One of the
Queerest "Last Wills and Testanents" Ever
Penned and a Three.Corne-ed International
Love Affair That Wouldn't Run True TO Form.
Author Of 'sEVEN OAYe.")

While I'm up might as well &c.
something else OF my mind" said.
II know what's In that will, but I
hadn't anything TO do with IL. Mr.. Van
Alstyne. He took advantage OF my
being laid up with influenza last spring"
They thought that was funny. but q
Few minutes later they weren't 40 cheer.
iul. You see. the sanatorium was a
nighty hGe piece OF property. with a
deer park and golf links. We'd had
plenty OF offers to sell IL for a summer
hotel. but we'd both been dead against
~ That was ore OF the reasons FOR
The whole estate was let to Dicky
Carter. who hadn't been aole to come.
owing TO his being laid up with an a.
tack OF mumps. The family sat I'D and
nodded at osle another. or held up It's
hands. hut when they heard there was
a condition they breathed easier.
Beginning with one week after the
reading OF the willard not . day ia,sr
Mr.. Dick was to take charge OF the
sanatorium and TO stay there for two
months without day OF. II at the end
OF that time the place was being suo-
cessfully conducted and could show that
" hadn't lost money tho entire property
became his for keeps. II he failed IL
was to be sold and the money given 70
charity.
You would have to know Richard Car.
yer to understand the excitement the
VIII caused. Most Of US I reckon, like
the sort Of person we've never dared
TO be ourselves. The old doctor had
gone to bed at 10 o'clock all his life and
got up at T. and so he had a snsaking
rohdhess Tor the one particular grand
son who often didn't go to bed ut all.
Twice TO my knowledge when he was
In his teens did Dicky Carter run away
from school. and twice his grandfather
Kept him for . week hidden in the
shelter house on tho golf links. Nstu.
rally when Mr.. Van Alstyne and I had
TO hide him again. which In further on
In the story. he went TO the old shelter
mousse like q dog TO Its kennel, only this
time-but that's ahead. too.
Well. tho family went back TO town IN
buzz OF Indignation. and I carried
my waistcoat buttons and my AN.
atomy' out to the spring house and had
. 5000 cry. There was q man named
Thoburn who was crazy Tor the prop
erty as summer hotel. and every time
] shut my eyes could SEQ ''Thoburn
House" over the veranda and children
sailing paper boats In the mineral
spring.
sure enough. the next afternoon Mr..
Thoburn drove out from Finieyviiie with
suitcase. and before he'd taken OF his
ovorcoat he came out to tho spring.
house.
Hello. Minnie" no exclaimed. "Doss
the old mans ghost come back to dope
the spring. or do you do it?''
Il don't know what you are taking
about. Mr.. Thoburn," retorted sharply.
III you don't know that this spring has
Its origin in"
TN Schmidt's drug store down IN Fin
Ieyville." he finished for me.
Ia been filling him . glass-it being
. matter OF habit with me-and he took
II to the window and held Il to the Light.
You're getting careless. Minnie" he
said. squirting at II. Some Of those
drugs ought to be dissolved first In hot
water. There's lump OF lithla there
that has schmidts pharmacy label
on H."
Where" demanded. and started
for IT, lilo laughed At hrst. and put
ting tho glass down no came over and
stood smiling Mt me.
AS Ingenious AS a child" he said In
his hooking way. "a nice. little red
haired child! Minnie. how old 10 uhis
young CarterT
Hes young" I said. but II you're
counting on his being fool 40
mot at ALL" he broke In hastily. ~
Ho HusH tOo MUCH CuidTuCter notl pIO0S
ably succeed. I hope no isn't fool, II
no Isn't. oh. friend Minnie. he'll stand
the atmosphere Of this Garden Of soulS
for about a week. and then he'll kin
some 81 them and escape Where = he
now7"
Hes bsen stck." I said. 'oSumpe."
"Mumps! oh. my aunt" he sxclaimsA
and fell to laughing. He was stilI
laughing whom he got to the doer.
"Mumps" he repeated. with his hama
on tho knob. ''Aiinnie. the cid plseO
will be under the hammer in thru
weeks. and n you know what's GOOD
for you you'll sign In under the usI
MANAGEMENT while there's Q vacancy,
You've been the whole show hare foa
so long that II will be hard for 700
TO line up In the back row OF tha
chorus"
"1f I ware you" I said. looking hiuo
straight In the eye. II wouldn't piclI
out any now carpets yet. Mr.. Thoburn,
! promised the old doctor ia help M.
Dick. and will"
80 you're actually going 70 heht n
out" he said. grinning. "weli, the
ODDS are In your favor. You are tive
to my one
II think it's pretty even" I retorted.
"ws will be hindered. 90 TO speak, ~
having certain principles Of honor and
honesty. You have no handicap"
Ho tried to think Of q retort. ana not
finding ono IN slammed out Of the
spring-houss IN n rage.
Ito be Conunued.)