River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-11-27
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He turned to his mother. whats
the matter with grandfather"
Didn't you see him this morning?"
Isabel asked.
"Yes. He was glad to see me, and
all that, but he seemed pretty fidgety.
Has he been having trouble with his
heart again?''
"Not lately. Mo-
'Well, he's not himself. What's he
upset over"
Isabel looked serious; however, 1t
was her husband who suggested gloom
lily, II suppose the Majors bothered
about this Sydney and Amelia BUSH
ness, most likely.
"What Sydney and Amelia bust
ness?" George asked.
Your mother can tell you, If she
wants to-" Minafer said "Its not my
side of the family, so I keep off,
It's rather disagreeable for all of
us, George" Isabel began. "You see,
your Uncle Sydney wanted q diplo-
matte position, and he thought Brother
George, being in congress, could ar
range it. George did get him the offer
Of South American ministry. but
Sydney wanted European ambassa-
dorship, and he got quite indignant
with poor George for thinking he'd
take anything Sunderland he be-
lieves George didn't work hard enough
for him. George had done his best, of
course, and now he's out of congress,
ana won't run again-sO there's Syd-
ney's idea Of big diplomatic position
gone for good. Well, Sydney and your
Aunt Amelia are terribly dfsappoint-
ed, and they say they've been thinking
Tor years that this town isn't really fit
10 live in-'for a gentleman Sydney
says-and 1t Is getting rather big and
dirty. So they've sold their house and
decided to go abroad to live perma-
nently; there's villa near Florence
they've often talked of buying. And
they want father to let them have their
share of the estate now, instead of
waiting for him to leave it to them In
his WILL"
We'll, | 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
third to Brother George, and third
to u.s."
Her son made simple calculation
an his mind. Uncle George was q
bachelor, and probably would never
marry; Sydney and Amelia were child
less. The Majors only grandchild an
peared to remain the eventual heir of
the entire property, no matter if the
Major did turn over to Sydney third
of it now. "Well / 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. 81 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:
NAo OJNhNJ anu <ILAlCIld are HuII WlIu
me about it, I'm afraid They've
stopped speaking to George entirely.
Poor father! Family rows at his time
of life"
An hour after lunch, George strolled
over to his grandfather's, intending to
apply for further information, as .
party rightfully interested.
he did not carry out this intention,
however. Going into the big house by
a 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
overhead-those of his two uncles-
and plaintive 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 magazine-but he did not
open it, for his attention was instant
ly 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 I" she exclaimed,
her tone high and shrewish. "You
needn't tell me anything about Isabel
Minafer, / guess, my dear old Frank
Bronson! l 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
as that of his grandfather's attorney
in-chief and chief intimate as well. He
was 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 Stiffiy sYOu sneak of her aS Won