The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-16

his wiIl.n
"Well, ! suppose that's fair enough, /"
George Said. ''That is, in case he in
tended to leave them certain amount
in his WILL ----... =. ,.--.----~-
"Of course that's understood.
George Father explained his will to
US long ago; third to them. and a
third to Brother George, and third
to u.s."
Her son made a simple calculation
In his mind. Uncle George was a
bachelor, and probably would never
marry; Sydney and Amelia were child
less. The Majors only grandchild ap-
peared to remain the eventual heir of
the entire property, no matter if the
Major did turn over to Sydney third
of 1t now. "Well, I suppose it's grand
fathers own affair. He can do It or
not, just as he likes. don't see why
he'd mind much"
''He seemed rather confused and
panied about it." Isabel said. II think
they oughtn't to urge it. George says
that the estate won't stand taking out
the third that Sydney wants, and that
Sydney and Amelia are behaving like
couple of pigs. I'm on Georges side,
whether he's right or wrong always
was from the time we were children:
and Sydney and Amelia are hurt with
me about 1t, I'm afraid. They've
stopped speaking to George entirely
Poor father! Family rows at his time
of life"
An hour after lunch, George stroled
over to his grandfather's, intending IN
apply for further information, as
party rigEtfully interested.
He did not carry out this intention,
however. Going into the big house by
q side entrance, he was Informed that
the Major was upstairs in his bedroom,
that his sons Sydney and George were
both with him, and that a serious
argument was In progress.
George went to the foot of the great
stairway. He could hear angry voices
of his two uncles-
and a pIaintive murmur, as if the
Major tried to keep the peace.
Such sounds were far from encour-
aging to callers, and George decided
not to go upstairs until this interview
was over He turned from the stair
way, and going quietly into the library,
picked up a magazlne-but he did not
open 1t, for his attention was instant
~ arrested by his Aunt Amelia's voice,
speaking in the next room. The door
was open and George heard her dis
tinctly.
Isabel does Isabel !" she exclaimed,
her tone high and shrewish. "YOu
needn't tell me anything about Isabel
guess, my dear old Frank |
1 know her little better
than you do, don't you think?'
George heard the voice of Mr.. Bron-
son replying-a voice familiar to him
rs that of his grandfather's attorney
In-chief and chief intimate as well. He |
was a contemporary of the Majors, be-
ing over seventy, and they had been
through three years of the war in the
same regiment.
II doubt your knowing Isabel" he
said stiffly. "You speak of her as you
DO because she sides with her brother
George, instead of with you and sgd
1ey."
"Poot" Aunt Amelia was evidently
n a passion "You know what's been
going on over there, well enough,
Frank Bronson! / thought you were
/ man of the world: don't tell me
you're blind For nearly two years /
sabeps been pretending to chaperone
Fanny Minafer with Eugene, and all
he time she's been dragging that poor
'ool Fanny around to chaperone her
md Eugene Under the circumstances,
she knows people will get to thinking
Tanny's pretty slim kind of chap
erone, and Isabel wants to please
George because she thinks there'll be
ess talk If she can keep her own
brother around, seeming to approve.
Talkp She'd better look out The
Whole town will be talking, the first
hing she knows She"
Amelia stopped, and stared at the
doorway in a panic, for her nephew
stood there.
She kept her eyes upon his white
lace for few strained moments, then,
her nerve, looked away and
her shoulders,
you weren't intended to hear what
we been saying, George" she said
quietly. "But since you seem"
"Yes, 1 did"
"Sol" She shrugged her shoulders
lgain. "After all, / don't know but
is just as well, in the long run"
He walked up TO where she sat. you ]
you" he said thickly. 1T seems
seems to me yOu're-you're pretty
.ommonp
Old Bronson had risen from his
hair in great distress. "Your aunt
vas talking nonsense because she's
,iQued over a business matter,
GEORGE" he said. "She doesn't mean
rbof cha cold ond naftba, che 49,