The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-24
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get the divorce arrangement he
would do the right thing by Barry"
The lawyer nodded. He was
thinking he never had seen any one
look so pitiably young, so tragic
and desperate. Did he explain to
you what the right thing might
be?"
The right thing?" Mona stared
at the man who, hands clasped be-
hind him, was pacing the floor,
pausing now and then to straighten
the rug with a well-groomed foot.
Yes, the right thing"
why, 1 don't know. Sign papers,
I suppose, so that Barry can have
his money"
Mr.. Garretson looked at her
strangely. What money, MonaP"
Why, his own money!"
The mans eyes narrowed. "You
mean you believe that Towny was
keeping young Barry's own money
from him?" His tone was incredu-
lous.
Neither observed that he had re-
lapsed into the friendly diminutive
by which John Townsend was
known among his closest friends.
But its use meant one thing. Mr..
Garretson was on the defensive.
MONA faltered. Something like
1VA that. 1t was talked of at the
office, you know.
Barry used to come there to get
money. I knew-everybody knew
that he came north to arrange for
money to use in buying mining
machinery"
For a worked-out old diamond
mine" Mr.. Garretson expostulated.
Mona shook her head. Not
worked-out at all. The Empress
came from that mine"
THE Empress?" Mr.. Garretson
gazed a her without understanding.
THE huge diamond. John bought
it for me-"
At this Mr.. Garretson laughed
abruptly. Il remember" he nodded.
But let me tell you about Barry's
money, as you term it. Under the
terms of his fathers will, Barrvs
money, what there was of it, was
placed in trust.
He can touch it only when ne is
30. Until that time it remains with
his uncle. Or with us. When
Barry Townsend came to the office
he was merely asking for an adj
vance on what we considered a fair
allowance, particularly in view of
the fact that he was acting against
his uncle's wishes and his own faith
er's wishes by continuing his resi-
dence in South America"
There was a pause.
But Barry's father worked the
mine"
Granted, But that was different.
He amused himself with the mine
as, well, let us say, an avocation.
He had other more profitable inter-
ests.
He would have been very much
opposed to Barry's sinking all his
fortune in that mine, as he seems
bent upon doing"
Mona considered. Wont you ex-
plain to me then just what John
could have done to help Barry?"
For answer the lawyer motioned
Mona to chair and sank into the
one by the fire.
Almost anything. Townsend was
a very rich man. Few people guessed
exactly how rich. He could have
signed over half of his fortune or
all of it to Barry.
But as for Barry's own money,
which will be his when he is 80,
your husband had no more power
over that than I have at this mo-
ment. In fact, precisely the same
power.
Il can not allow Barry, by law,
to touch it. He has his allowance.
He always has had his allowance,
and that is that"
MONA was so stunned that she
1V1 could not speak Tor a mo-
ment. But, John-John agreed
What did he mean to do when he
said he would do the right thing by
Barry?"
That is what I would like to
impress upon you. John Townsend
agreed, on your behalf, to make
Barry Townsend partial heir to his
own fortune. This was, of course,
not Barry'S own at all
HE was going to settle $10,OOO,OO0
on Barry because he thought it
would please you. But this was
his own money-not Barry's. Rather
more than right by Barry, don't
you think?"
Monas anxious face cleared hap
PLY. Then everything is all right?"