Shoshone journal., 1924-03-14
CHAPTER VI

leave Its all to still another. II the
use and enjoyment Of the great es-
f, tate OF Daniel Gorgam went to his
daughter for her life. and at her death
to her surviving offspring, then in case
she died and there was no direct heir,
it could be and in fact ii was specified
that it should pass to the next Of kin
1.-THE son of my deceased brother,
Stanford Gorgam, who bears his IA
theirs name"
1t was, too, far from essential to the
happiness of the younger Gorgam that
this fortune should ever come TO him.
There was sufficient, many would have
said more than sufficient, already Pro-
vided for the use and enjoyment OF
Stanford Gorgam in his own father's
will-even though but a minor frac-
tion of sixty millions.
1t was, too, far from essential to
the happiness of Jasper Haig. the
manager of the Trust, or Of Has
brouck Rutherford. the husband of
Adelaide Gorgam, that he should ever
receive this property, or in facf have
been named in the first place as the
possible legatee. Indeed, few things
about Stan Gorgam's eminently pleas
ant life and living were essential to
the happiness of Hasbrouck Ruther
ford Even when they were both In
Yale-both members of the university
football team-their disregard for one
another approached often to the verge
of physical disaster; in fact had done
so once, the disaster, as ii happened,
occurring to the heavier, and some
had thought, the stronger man, Hask
Rutherford-so well known in his
time as the great Yale center.
Always after that he had said, iE
his blunt, downright way, that If there
were any pleasure in the world which
he craved especially, it was ths at
tendance upon the funeral Of Stan
ford Gorgam. This old and carefully
nursed fire of resentment kept ever
burning in the heavy and substantial
temperament of his old Dutch ances-
tors. 1t was not decreased in the
slightest after his very fortunate mar
riage with Adelaide, the cousin of his
enemy; and then the creation, at the
death Of her great father. of the ia
nous Gorgam Trust, quite evidently
so many persons were lot slow in say
ing-to keep the great power OF his
fortune always out of the hands of
his quite VIGOROUSLY dissipated son-in-
law.
Stan Gorgam remembered her al
ways as she was before her unhappi-
ness, her twin misfortune of marriage
and insanity. He had gone always, as
a matter of course, to see her when
she was i'll, and at longer and longer
intervals as the poor girl grew worse.
Like many a woman under marital
conditions like hers, her one persistent
desire was for the one great essential
of life she still lacked-personal kind
liness and affection-for herself and
not her money. desire preserved and
exaggerated in rather pathetic way
in her mental iAness. But finally,
even before his absence ,n uniform in
France, young Gorgam had given up
his visits there almost entirely. She
had not changed physically so much
but mentally it was too painful.
Adelaide not insane he SAID to
himself when he was in his rooms
that nlght-tor long before this, while
he was still in France even, he had
expected at any time the news of her
death.
There certainly was something
strange there as his friend, the young
doctor. had intimated-even if she
were only growing better. Even this
he could scarcely believe.
But, Poor Adelaide" he said. after
he lay half asleep in bed, 'the least !
can do is to go and see."
He carried out his intention that |
very next morning, and was surprised |
at the outset to see the strange door
man at the door in place of the old |
familiar figure so long stationed there. !
I'm sorry, sir" said the new door
man, but Mrs. Rutherford sees no
one She is dangerously ILL.,"
AS he said ii he looked annoyed
through his professional disguise.
rough dog, @ rough-and-ready dog with |
Il strong look of humor in his face, ap
peared in the door with his head at ali
inquiring angle; and from upstairs
with but partly suppressed amuse
ment, the voice of a young woman
was calling him.
Very WE'LL" said Stanford Gorgam
finally-and went away still more puz
zled thnn when he came: al the EN-
barge against all callers. at the dos
AT the door and al the voice of th'
young woman calling from inside. Ger
talnly no one but the mistress would
take the liberty of such calling IN that
house. and certainly that was not the
voice OF Adelaide Rutherford
lie might Of course, he considered
as he left. take up the matter OF %,
cess TO the house AT once with JasDeI
llalg But on the whole would thai
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