New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-22

self EsmemhsF mY parents very
I vel, feF / Nss nfleen aRa a seh00l
when theg DIED Eheg we're ca their
N-aK 20 Australia So fhsl ma father
sEain sitter ths laRss 0f maRY years.
hni ihflF ship, The Waffle Blossom,
VAS lost H1th al hsaas aRa ] be-
zane an oFRhan-
'9ehR ReamaFne, ny grandfather
lheagh . rich nlsn Nss . gTsat be-
lever IN waFk, and an lis sons had 20
ma occupation and Justify their lives
m his eNes, s'neie Albert, who was
/ shlF 4 year Younger than mE father.
cared for stndians subjects and hteRa-
fhFe, tie Was aRRTeRti0ed in youth
/ 20 4 bookseller az Sydney ami after a
time came ~ England, iaiRRd q large
ami important firm az booksellers, and
heeame an expert, They Tack him
lFia partnership ami he Travelled for
ITEM ana spent some years in New
York, BAt his special subject vas
Italian Renaissance literature and his
soy was Italy where he now lives
Tie found himself in a position 20 re-
tire about ten years age, heins a
hashelNF with modest requirements,
He knew, moreover, that his father
must soon pass away ami, As his
mother was already dead, ne stood In
a position IA count upon share Af
the large fortune IA he divided nresz
entity between himself and his two /
remaining brothers.
"nf these my Ehele Rendiga Red /
mayne was sailor in the merchant |
marine, After reaching the position |
Of captain in the Royal Mail |
Steamship Company he retired on ms |
gfandfatheF's death, four years ago,
Iint the sea is his devotion, and when /
lac was able 10 do so. h. built himself
little house on the Devon cliffs,
where now he resides within sound
OF the waves. H
MY third uncle, Robert Redmayne,
Ia al this moment apparently sns-
peeted OF having killed my husband!
but the more ] think OF such hide
ous situation, the less possible does IL
appear i
Robert Redmayne in youth was
HIS fathers favorite and II he spoiled
any Of his sons he spoiled the young.
est. Uncle Robert came 10 England. II
and being fond Of cattle breeding and II
agriculture. Joined farmer. the
brother OF an Australian friend ~
John Rcdmayne's. He was supposed
10 be getting on well. hut he came
and went. for my grandfather did not
like a year TO pass without a sight OF
him.
After the death OF my own father
saw n little OF Uncle Robert from J
lime to time. for he was kind to me
and liked me 10 be with him In my .
holidays
1T was summrtime and ! was
stopping with my Uncle Robert at
penzance when two great things
indeed three great things--happened.
rhe war broke out. my grandfather
lied In Australia and. lastly. became
Engaged to Michael Pendean. b
1T had loved Michael devotedly for
! year before he asked me to marry d
i'm. Put when told my Uncle
Robert what had happened he chose
o disapprove and considered that a,
lad made a serious mistake. My
,iture husbands parents were dead. r
lis father had been the head of A
rm called Pendean & Trecarrow. =,
hose business was the importation of
richards to Italy. But Michael. n
nough he had now succeeded his
ather in the business. took no inter- m
st in 1t. It gave him an income.
ut his own Interests were in me- =
hanical direction. =
"On the death Of my grandfather
was found that he had written
ocular will; and we also learned
lat his fortune would prove con-
derably smaller than his sons ex-
,cted. However, he left rather
ore than one hundred. and fifty
Iousand
1.-THE terms of the will put all his &c
rtune into the power of my Uncle
bert, my grandfathers eldest living
N. He told Uncle Albert to divide lie
q total proceeds of the estate be- ov
,een himself and his two brothers pr
his Judgment should dictate, for be
knew that Albert was a man OF pc
rupuous honor and would do justly sti
all. With regard to me, he d. tic
cted my uncle to set aside twenty ris
ousand pounds, to be given me on sn
v marriage, or failing that, on my
,enty-fifth birthday. In. the mean mt
ne was to be taken care of by my SIX
cles; and he added that my future of
il he appeared, must be go
proved of by Uncle Albert. Gre