San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-06

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, though he never looked to me as to a
father. / don't want him to feel that
I'm not fair to him. He needs a car
a good car. He can't paint now, and
so moneys tight. Where would he
get car if / didn't let him have mine
cheap"
"You don't want him ever to feel
that you've been unfair to him-for
Arlette?" asked.
The old doctor considered me slow
ly, thought for a moment and then he
said quietly:
I'm going to draw up new will
tomorrow-tomorrow at latest. Will
you witness it?"
"He's afraid-because Of this heart
attack" 1 thought and so 1 said
aloud:
That mayonnaise OF mine is rich.
And lamb is heavy. / have a touch
of indigestion myself"
THANK you, my DEAR" the old man
said gravcly. "Ne will say that my
attack was indigestion. But acute in
digestion means gas around the heart.
And my old pump is weak. i want to
draw my will tomorrow. Will you
witness it,"
Proudly" 1 answered.
"YOu see," DIR. Willis explained half
to himself. 'the will 1 have now di-
vides my estate in three equal parts.
A third goes to May Valleau and to
Arlette, my grandchildren. Another
third goes to Nicholas Perry, my
grandson. And the last third to my
charities. But now May is marrying
Ieke Schmidt good man who can
take care of her. j shall give her the
money to buy what girl needs for
| her wedding. | shall count on you to
get her to take it. But after that she
will not need me. She has Zeke. Mich
olas Perry will not need me beyond
| the year or six months it will take
him to recover the strength Of his
| hands"
He will paint again." I asked
breathlessly.
THAT is as Heaven Wills" said the
old man reverently. But Nick will
have his hands again. A man does not
need more to earn his way. He will
need enough for this year. And when
May and Nick have been provided for,
and my housckeeper and my orthc-
pedic home-the greatest need is our
little Arlette."
why is she a 'need?" ! asked.
GAN / can scrape together must
make a trust fund for her." said the
doctor. 'She is dangerously loving. J
was a boy and Berthe was girl-like
Arlettc-oncc. Arlctte has her visit
full. helpless beauty and her lure for
men. She is a danger TO herself-a
menace TO my sex. But she has her
voice, too. If she studies. If there is
enough to pay for the best masters. II
she is provided for-and, well, with a
guardian to get her to work-and to
see that the money is rightly handled,
she will be protected as well as man
can see to future"
"Will May and Nick be satisfied?"
| asked.
"They must" said the old man
gently. Remember that Rosine's
daughters do not acknowledge me. Ro-
sine would have none of me. cannot
reach them-even with love-save
from beyond the grave"
Don't they know-you are their
grandfather l asked.
May does. She has always guarded
Arlette. She would not let Arlette
know
That isn't fair to you. I'll talk to
May" l cried.
You want TO serve me? We are
friends?" the old man asked.
you know that. You are so like
my own precious Father Andrew
who is gone-that / think l love yod
if you don't call il presuming."
Il love you, my dear. And so |
want TO make YOU Arlette's guard
ian !" said DIR. Willis astonishinglv.
viii you do that for me? Or is il
asking too muchT
ITO BE COntinued.)