Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
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The Inheritance.

To be twenty-five, 10 be wearing a
new seventy fve-dollar suit, and to
walk down Broadway In the sun on
a May mousig with the knowledge
that an inheritance Of a hundred thou
sand dollars Is to be turned over by
ones trustee within half an hour. must
be quite an experience. II an accu-
mutation of such trides constitutes a
sum Of happiness, Winton Garrett
ought TO have been happy
He was happy. He had left college
the day before. The world was before
him. He had nothing to worry him.
He had no plans, no aims, and no
ambitions, He had resolved not to en-
terrain any until he received his
legacy
Now that II was as good as his. Win
ton was beginning to wonder what It
would be like to have control of IT..
He had not had much money to han
die; his bills had been paid for him,
and he had had a modest allowance
which he had never exceeded.
IN have to do something useful
with II" he was rejecting, III Archie
hasn't spent /. all"
Archie Garrett. Wjnton's cousin,
was just twenty years older than him
self When Wintons mother died,
ten years before. and year after
her husband. who had left her every
thing Internationally, she had wllled
all 10 Winton, her only child. and APP
pointed Archie her sole trustee
The thing had puzzled everybody.
and il had worried Winton's relatives
quite a little. For Archie Garrett was
the last person in the world whom the
average testator would select as trus-
tee Wlntons mother believed in her
nephew, however.
He had once advised her about an
investment which was turning out bad
ly. She had listened to him. in the
face Of expert opinion, and Archie had
pucked her out of the financial morass
into which she had strayed. and set
her on firm ground. People said 1t was
luck, but Winton's mother never for
got
Archie bachelor OF forty-four, was
one OF those men who never quite grow
up His own money had been tied up
by a prudent father, but he lived on
the adequate income and played at
business He was supposed 20 be In
terested in land Development some
where But nobody who entered Ar
chies ONCE ever saw any signs OF
business Archie hadn't even stenog-
rapher lie read French novels with
Ills feet GA the wlndow-ledge, three
hundred seer above Broadway; ana
his desk itself was as Immaculate as
its owner.
Incorrlslble in hts optlmism. moth
ing ever disturbed him lie did have
the knack OF falling on his feet after
sundry financial troopers He was be-
Heyed TO have made quite little
money out Of his income, bur nobod,
trusted A-chle any the more for that.
though It was admitted chat he was
honorable. Archie was incapable Of
wrongdoing But Archie as trustee
was unthinkable
Wlnton had never troubled very
much about his cousins handling Of
his fortune Archie had paid his bills
promptly and had been generous. He
had written cordially 10 lvinton week
before making sn appointment for thar
morning at mis- Office. 70 be followed
by luncheon. At the interview the
books were 10 be shown and the es-
tate--which, Wintor gathered frou
some vague statement made a few
months before. had Increased consjd,
Rrably- was TO be HANDED over.
wlnton crossed one Of the squares Of
the city and made his way toward q
tai, triangular structure ~ great
height the acute angle pointing up