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at seems that she was the only
child of his younger daughter Mary.
who has been long dead. With the
name or whereabouts of her father.
she was never acquainted by any one
She tells me her grandfather would
never mention either of her parents
He seems to have had an unreasoning
grudge against the girl, which is par
TALLY explained by what l can learn
of his character. On this point, and
on the old gentlemans antecedents,
Mr.. Henry Ballard has been of some
service TO US. Mr.. Ballard says Mr.:
Grosvenor never mentioned his grand
daughter except once. That occasion
was just after the girl had finished
her artistic studies in Italy, where she
had been for several years learning
stained-glass designing, and had come
back here to live. Mr.. Ballard, know
ing his clients health to be rather pre-
carious, made some suggestion to him
in regard to making proper provision
for the girl in case of his death. This
Mr.. GrOsvenor wholly declined to do.
He told Mr. Ballard that his grandson,
Charles MacIvor. the son of his elder
daughter-he had just the two chill
dren-was his only legitimate heir,
and he had no wish but to see the
whole estate go to him."
"It's a wonder he acknowledged his
granddaughter at all If he wouldn't
do rar cos
"As a matter of fact" Mr.. Almy re-
minded me, "he did a number of things
for her; more than plenty of people
with his disposition and traditions
would have done, Mr.. Ballard himself
admitted. He had her educated proper.
ly, her artistic gift was developed, he
gave her the protection of !. home.
The truth was, Miss Fuller, that this
Mr.. Charles Grosvenor was an un-
usually proud man. His father bought
that fine Normandy terrace house in
what was, century ago, very exclu-
sive neighborEood, having come to live
here about 1880. though Virginian
by birth. The little Mr.. Ballard and
i can learn about him tells us that he
was distinguished physician; he was
especially known for his ability In
handling yellow-fever epidemics. Now.
Mr.. Charles GrOsvenor, Mr.. Ballard
says, was full Of typical southern FAM
fly pride. but 1t was called on to SUI.
fer so many crushing blows that he
became embittered, and. indeed, prac-
tically a recluse"
81 think understand" l observed,
as Mr.. Almy paused moment. His
younger daughter was the mother of
this unweicOme child, and as he had
no son, the family name ended; you
say his grandson Is named MacIvor.
That must have been indeed a terrible
blow for such a man as you describe
Mr.. Grosvenor to have been. His wife
is not living. supposed"
"No, she died. unfortunately. while
he was still quite young man. He
outlived all his immediate family. His
elder daughter, Charles MacIvor's
mother, died few years ago, after
disastrous marriage which ended in
q divorce. Indeed. the whole family
history is tragic, and deepens the mys-
terry surrounding Mr.. Grosvenor. He
had no intimates but his grandson,
who was a great favorite with him."
"And he didn't live In New York,
/ understand"
"No. his residence was Richmond ;
actually, however, he spent good deal
of time here, making his home In Nor
mandy terrace. We've found out from
his cousin that he sailed for Buenos
Aires on Saturday; he's been intending
for some time to enter business there.
We sent a radio to the liner; but have
had no reply as yet |"
"Then Miss GrOsvenor Is al0ne2 A
difficult situation for herr
I'm afraid her situation has always
been difficult. Until about this time
she would have been too young, and
too dependent upon her grandfather
to show resentment at his ignoring her
as he did. or to oppose him: especially
as she is an extraordinarily reticent
and delicate sort of girl"
was becoming interested.
you've talked with herr ! sug-
gested.
"Yas. She seems to me the most SOL
itarY human being I've ever met All
the family she has now, at the age Of