The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-08

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into partnership together on fool
South American speculation t 3dn't
pan out for nothin'. l didn'4 3ugk for
that. l took my chance sal Ia Is he
did. We formed stock cor naey all
amongst ourselves, and Two ie my
share Of the stock somewher III. It
may come In handy If ! evei pt to
paper the barn. But 'twan'ts aness
deals Of that kind that parted Itwas
another matter-somethin' th ~ " did
to other folks who'd trusted "a rbnd-
Humph! This don't interes Wh, Of
course. Well, Bile was WI BIZ, I
know. His wife died way I'D ID the
nineties. She was one OF e fash
ionable women, and hay u salt
herrin' of q bachelor brotX Ein-law
stuck down here In the sal heaps
didn't interest her much hpt as
somethin' to forget, ! s'pos9 III used
to see her name In the BostA papers
occasionally, givin' parties a Newport
and one thing another. Ver en-
We'd 'em that kind Of life."
"Your brother had two clIhfren by
his marriage" said Mr.. Girl les after
a moment Of silence.
"Hey2 Two children7 WY. yes,
remember he did. Boy and anA want
they? never saw 'em. THEY'VE grow
ed up by this time, Of cours9s
"Yes. The eldest, Caroline, Is near
" twenty. The boy, StepheBg is year
younger. It is concerning those chill
dren, Captain Warren, that / have
come to see you. In spite bf the es-
arrangement it is evident that his conf
dence in your judgment and Integrity
was supreme. His children were his
idols, Captain Warren, and he has left
them in your charge"
The captains pipe fell to the hearth.
"Whatr' he shouted. left his chill
dren toto me! Mr.. Graves, you're
you're out of your head-or ami"
81 say that your brother has left his
two children In your care until the
youngest shall become Of age-twenty-
one. / have copy Of his win here,
and'--
"Wait, waitl Let me think. Left
his children to me-to me ! Mr.. Graves,
had Bile lost all his money?8
"No. He was not the millionaire
that many thought him. Miss Warren
and her brother will be obliged to econ
omize somewhat in their manner of
| living. But with care and economy
their income should be quite sufficient
without touching the principa q
Hold on again! The income, you
say. What is that income?"
Roughly speaking, mere estimate,
about $50, 600 to SEE. 900 yearly"
"Mr. Graves-Mr. Graves, are you
era No; asked you that before
But-but $4,000 IA year! For mer-
cy sakes, what's the principalg
ain the neighborhood Of $4,000, l
believe. OF course we had no authori-
ty to investigate thoroughly. That
will be part of your duties, but
SSH! Let me soak this into my
brains little at time. Bile leaves
his children 100000, half q million,
and-and they've got to economic
And Pm would you mind
readin' me that will?"
The attorney drew long envelope
from his pocket extracted therefrom a
folded document, donned Spair of
gold mounted eyeglasses and began to
read aloud:
"'First, I direct my executor here
matter named to pay my just debts
and funeral expenses as soon as may
be convenient after my decease.'"
did he owe much, think Ikelyf
asked Captain Elisha.
Apparently not-very little beyond
the usual bills Of household
"'Second, give, devise and bequeatt
all my estate, both real and personal
to my brother, elisha Warren, If he
survive me, in trust nevertheless fol-
the following purpose7-to wit, to in
. vest the same and to use the income
} thereof for the education and mainte
t nance of my two children, Caroline
3 Edgecombe Warren p
t "Edgecombe2 Names for some Of
his wife's folks, presume likely. Eek
] cuse me for putin my pr in again
I Go on"
--"'and Stephen Cole lsHrren' -
+ That's his wife, sartinN She was 3
Cole. swan, beg your 1ardon."
-" until the elder, C,Ibline Edge
combe Warren, shall hav, REACHED hel
;. twenty-first birthday, when one-hall
$ Of the principal of said estate, together
t with one-half of the accumulated inter
est, shall be given to her snd,fhe trust
n continued for the education and main
e tenance of my son, Stephen Cole War
!, rem, until he shall have reached hi;
twenty-frst birthday, when / direct
}. that the remainder be given to him.
l. Third, appoint as testamentary
It guardian of my said children my sale
e brother, Elisha Warren.
Fourth, / appoint as sole executor
of this my last will and testament my
e said brother, Elisha Warren.
|, "'Fifth. imposing implicit trust ant