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*'fiot tor eiguteen years. He and I didn't agree as well as we might. Maybe 'twas my fault, maybe 'twas ^blfl. I have my own Ideas on that. If you're lookln' for Blje Wareu's broth¬ er, Mr. Oraves, I guess you're come to tbe irlgbt place. But what be sent you to me for or wbat be wants—for be wants somethln' or he wouldn't have aent—I don't understand."
"Why do you think ho wanted aome- tbtag?"
"Because he's Blje Warren and I was brought up with him. When we was young ones together he went to school nnd I went to work. He got the frosthi' <in the cake, and I got the burnt pnrt n(Vi:t to tbe pan. He went to college, and I weut to sea. 'Twas 'later on th.at we— Well, never mind :tliat either. What is it be wants of ime after eighteen years?"
"He wants a good deal of you, Cap- •' tain Warren, or did want It"
"Did? Don't he want it nowT la BUc deadr
"He died ten days ago very aoddenly. In a way it waa a great ahock to na an, ^ei we hare known that bla heart waa weak.   He realised It too.'"
"8o BiJe la dead, hayl" Captain Bliaba'a face waa very gm«a, mai he ¦poke   slowly.    "Dead!    W«n,  well,
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He pauaed and looked Inte the iire. Oravea saw again that vagne ivaenw l)lance be bad caught on the train, <bat bad forgotten. He luiew ntmr why iba noticed It Captain Ellsha cleared his throat. "WeU, well!" he sighed. "So Bfje baa gone. I s'pose you think It's odd, mayl)e," be went on, "that i »ln't more ¦truck down by the news. But, to ¦peak truth, he and I have beeu so apart and have had nothin' lo do with each other for so long that—that—well, I've come to feel as if I didu't have a brother. And I know he felt that way —yes, and wanted to feel so. 1 kuow that There was a time when I'd have got down on my knoes atid crawled from here to New York to "help H'lie Warren. I lent him monoy to start in business. Later on him and I went into partnership together on a—u fool Soutb Amerlc'un spectilation that dldnt pan out for nothin'. I didn't caro for that. I took my chance same a.s he did. We formod a .stock company all amongst ourselves, and I've got my share of the stock somewhere yet. It may come in handy If I ever want to paper the liani. But 'twant bosiuess deals of that kind that parted us; 'twas another matter—somethln' that he did to other folks who'd trusted us and— Humph! Tliis don't Interest yon, of course. Well, Bi.lo was well off, I know. His wife died way back in tlie nineties. She was one of them fash¬ ionable women, and a hayseed salt berrin' of a bachelor brother-in-law stuck down here in the sand heaps didn't interest her much—except :a8 somethln' to forget, I s''pose. I used to see her name in the Boston papers occasionally, gl>in' parties at Newport and one thing another. I neiwr ea- Tied 'em that kind of life."
"Your brother had two chUdnen by his marriage," said Mr. Graves after a moment of silence.
"Hey? Two children? Why. yes, I remember lie did. Boy and girl, wa'n't they? I never saw 'em. They'Tegrow- ed up by tbis time, of coorse."
•*Ye8. Tbe eldest, Caroline, to near¬ ly twenty. Tho boy, Stephen, ia a year yonagw. It ta concerning those chil¬ dren. Captain Warren, tliat I have «oine to see you. In aplte ot the «a- ttaogaiaent It la arldent that bla conA-
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<'He haa laft tham In your oharga." deuce lu your Judgment and niicKrity wus sui)rciiic.    Ills chlldreu were lils idols. Captain Wuricii, and he has left them In your charge."
The captain's pipe fell to the hearili.
"What!" Ill' shouted. "Left his cliil¬ dren to—I o uif! Mr. Graves, you're- you're out of your head—or I am!"
"I say that your brother has loft his two cliiUIrcu ill vour care until the youngest sli.Ui liecowe of uge--tweuty- onc. I Imve a copy of bis will here, ami" -
"Walt, wait! Let me think. Left his children to me—to me! Mr. Graves, had Bije loat all his money?"
"No. lie was not the millionaire that many thought bim. Miss Warreo and her brother wlil be obliged to econ¬ omize somewhat In their manner of living. But with care and economy their Income should be quite sufflcient Without touching the principal to"—
"Hold on again! The income, you ¦ay.   Whnt is that Income?"
"Roughly speaking, a mere estimate, Bbout $20,000 to $25,000 yearly."
"Mr. Grave.s—Mr. Graves, are you cra— No; I asked you that hefore Bnt—but $20,000 a—a year! Por mer¬ cy sakes, whnt's the principal?"
"In the neighborhood of $500,000, I believe. Of course we had uo authori¬ ty to investigate thoroughly. That Will be a part of your duties, but"—
"S-sb! Let me soak this into my brains a little at a time. BlJc leaves bis children $500,000, half a million, and—and they've got to economize! And I'm— • • * would you mind readin' me that will?"
The attorney drew a long envelope trom his po<.'ket, extracted therefroiu a folded document, donucd a iiair of gold mounted eyeglasses and began to read aloud:
" 'l^lrst, I direct my executor here¬ inafter named to pay my Just debts aud funeral expenses as soou as may be convenient nfter my decease.' "
"Did he owe much, thhik likely?" asked Captain Klisha.
"Apparently not—very little beyond the usual Mils of a household."
" 'Second, I give, devise and bequeath aR my estate, both reai and personal, t© my brother, Bllsba Wnrren, if he survive me. In trust nevertheless for the foUowhig purpose—to wit, to in¬ vest the same and to use the income thereof for the education and mainte¬ nance of my two children, Caroline Sdgecombe Warren'"—
"ESdgecombe? Names tor some <»r his wife's folks, I presume likely. Ex- 'Cose me for puttin' my oar in again. Go on." —" 'and Stepben Cole Warren' "— "That's bis wife, sartln. She waa a 'Oole.   I swan, I beg your pardon."
—"'until tbe elder, Caroline Edge¬ combe Warren, shall hare reached her twenty-first birthday, when one-half of the principal of said estate, together With one-half t>C. the accumulated inter¬ est, shall be given to her and the trust continued for the education aud main¬ tenance of my son, Stephen Cole War¬ ren, until he shall bave reached his twenty-flrst birthday, when I direct that the remainder be given to him.
" 'Third, I appoint as testamentary guardian of my said children my said brother, Ellsha Warren.
" 'Fourth, I appoint as sole executor of this my last will aud testament my said brotlier, Elisha Warreu.
"'Fifth, inipnsing implicit trust and confldence in Elisha Warreu, my broth- er, I dirert tliat he be uot required to give bond for tlie performance of any of the affairs or trusts to which he has been herein apimintcd.'
"Tile roiiiaindor." concluded Graves, refolding tlie will, "is purely formal, it is dated May lo three years ago. 1 come to acquaint you with your broth¬ er's last wislies and tousccnain wheth. er or not you are wllihig to accept the trust nnd rcsponsiliillty bo has laid upon you. .Ks you doubtless know, tho state provides a legal rate of reim- bursemeiit for such sen-ices as yr>ur.; will or ma.v be.   AhemT'
"Maybe? You mean I ain't got tc ¦do this thing unless I want to?" j
"Certainly. Vou have the right to renounce the various appointments, in which easi> another executor, trustee and guardian will be appointed. I realize, and I'm sure that your broth¬ er's children will realize, your hesl- tance in if-sunilng such a responsibil¬ ity over persons whom you bave never even met."
"I'M, I guess we'll all realize it. You Aeedu't worry about that Look herel Do the ohllUien know I'm elected?"
"Yes. Of course the will bas been sead to them.'
"Hum! I s'lx^se likely they was over- c«me with joy, wa'n't they?"
Craves bit his lip. Remembering the comments of Miss Caroline and her brother wlien they learned of their '.un¬ cle's appolntmeiR, he had difflculty in rept«a8iitg.a smile.
"Well, what would you advise nar doin'T" asked the captain.
"I'm Afraid that must be answered by yonraelf ;iloue, Ctptabi Warren. Ot coorsa tte aceaptaac* of tka tnut will Involva aadi treabto aad atpacially to aam ot imir nr witflai mA mi wwervative •-I Judge —mif from what yon have said—your ooMMrvatlve habits. The eatate Is lange, the Investments are. doDbtless, many and varied, and the labor of looUng into and investigat¬ ing them may raqolre some technical skill and knowledga of flnaoce. Tes." "Um-m! WeU, I Judge that tbat kind of skill and knowledge could be hired if a feUer telt like paybi' fair wages, bey?"
"Oh, yes, yeal Any good lawyer could attend to that uuder the super¬ vision of the executor, certainly. But there are other Inconveniences to a-a"-
"Countrr Jay like mc. I understand. Go ahead."
"I mean tlint you would probably be te<iuii'fd to spend much or all of the next two or three years In New York." "Would, hey? I didn't know but bein' as « guai-dian has entire chai-i;c of tho children and tiielr nioney and all—I uiiderstaiul that's what he does liavi>—he could direct the childron fetched down to tvhere ho lived If he Wanted to.   .Vm I wrong?"
".No"—the lawyer's hesitancy and an¬ noyance wore plainly evident—"no-o. or coui-se that might be done.    Still
jinvtff tes, .ves; I cal'late I under¬ stand, Mr. Groves. WeU, I guess you'll have to give me tonight to chew over this. The whole house is yours. Help yourself to It.    But when I'm caught
In a clove hitch I Just have to set down and think myself out of It. I have to. I wus built and launched thot way, I guess, und maybe you'll excuse me."
It was after 2 the next moiiihig be¬ fore Captain Klisha rose from his chair by the fire and entered his tedcham- ber. Yet when Atwood Graves came down to breakfast he found his host in the sltthig room awaiting him.
"Afore we tuckle Abble's pancakes and ilshbails. Mr. Graves," said the captain, "let me ask you one more question. This—or—er—Caroline and Stephen they're used to llvhi' pretty well—fashionable society aud the like of that, hey?"
"Yes. Their home was on Fifth ave¬ nue, and the family moved in the best circles."
"Hum! I should Imagine life on twenty odd thousand a year must tie pretty much all circles, one everlastln' 'turn your partntn's.' Well, Mr. Graves, my circles down liere are consider'ble smaller, but they suit me. I'm worth twenty odd thousand myself, not In a year, but in a lifetime. I'm selectman and director In the bank and trustee of the church. When I holler 'Boo!' tho South Denboro folks—sfime of them, anyhow—set up and take notice. I cau lead the grand march down In this neighborhood once In awhile, und I cal'late I'm prettier leadin' it than I would he doin' a .solitaire Jig for two years on the outside edge of New York's best cii'cies. And I'm mighty sure I'm more welcome. Now my eye¬ sight's strong enough to see through a two foot hole after the plug's out, and I can see that you and Bije's children won't ahed tears if I eay no to tliut wllL No oCTenae meant, yon know: Just common sense, that's all."
Tbla wna plain 8i>eoklng. Mr. Graves colored, though he didn't mean to, and tor ouca could not answer oflThand.
"So." conthiued the captain, "I'll ease your and their minds by sayin' that tlie way 1 feel now, I probably sha'n't accept the trust I probably sha'n't. But I won't say sure I won't, because—well, because Blje was my brother; he was that no matter what our dlfTrences may have been. -\nd I know—I know that there must be some reason bigger than 'Implicit trust' and the other May baskets for his i\v pohitlu' me In his will. What that rea- son Is I don't kuow—yet. But for a beginnin' I cal'late to run down to New York some time durin' the next week, take a cruise round and sort c-f look thiugs over."
uiiKI Utter 1 liild held it in front of 'lis eyes where be couldn't help seeing t snd had the nerve to teil me he loped fhings weren't ns bad with us 's ho hnd heard."
CHAPTER   III.
The   New   York  Warrans.
""TTS a l)0x of a place, though, isn't
I     it?" (le<'lare<l Mr. Stephen Warren.
conteiniituousl.v glancing ahout the
library of the apartment.    "A box, by
George"    I think- it's sl blooming shame
that we have to put up wilh it, sis."
Mr. 'Warren sprawled in the most comfortiihle chair In tho room, was looking out tliroii.'h tho window, across the wind swept width of Central Park West, over the knolls and valleys of the park lt«elf, now iiare of foliage uud sprinkled with patches of snow.
His sister, Caroline, sat opi>osite to him. aI.<o looking out at tho Deceniher landscai».». She, too, was disconteiite<l and unhar>P.v, though she tried not to show It.
"I maintain that we don't have to live like this," Steve went on. "We aren't jrtiupers, even though father wasn't sc- well flxe<l as every oue thought    With management and care
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we could have stayetl iu the old boose, I believe, and kept up apiiearunces, at least WbaX's the uso iif advertising tliat »-e're hroke?"
"But >>teve, you kuow Mr. Graves said"—
"Oh, yt's, I know! Vou swaJloweil every word (Iraves sjiiil, Caro, as i' he was the whole luKik ut I'roverbs. Ily Ge*)rge, I <lon't; I'm from Missouri."
Mr.  Warren, lii-iii),' in tiie .sophomore class at Yale, was of tlie age when one Is   constitutionally    "from    Missouri," Prohahly   King  Solomon   at  sixt.v  luid douhts concerning tiie .scope and depth of his  wisdiaii;  at  ei>,'ht(vii  he  would havo adnilttiHl its all embracing infalli- hillly without a blu.sh. "I    toil    you."    continued    Steplun. I "there's no scn.'^o In It, sis.    You and 1 ! know ivienty of i)oo|)Je whoso Incomes I ore no Iiii';;er than ours.'   Do thcy 'jcon- oini'.5e.' as (!r;ive>» is continuull.v preach- In;,'?   Tliey do not, puhlicly at least."
"Ves, but every one knows they are— tilulhiig, ns you call It"
"What of it'.' Tiny don't really know; tliey only suspect. And 1 met Jim Ulaisdell  yesterdav. and lie shoolc luv
"1 never liked the Hlalsdells," de¬ clared Caroline indignantly. "Mrs. Corcoran Dunn toM me that every one was talking about them and wonder¬ ing how Ions tliey could keep it up. And the new.sim|iers have been print¬ ing all sorts of things and hinting tbat young Mr. HlnLsilell's appointment as director after his father wre<'ked the bank was a scandal. At least "e haven't that to hear up under. Fa¬ ther wns honest, if he wasn't rich."
"What makes mo feel the worst about ail tills is that Stock Exchange seat of father's, if I were only of age, so tliat i c(iii;<l go down there on the floor, I tell you It wouldn't be long be¬ fore you and I were liack where we belong, sis. l'.i:t, nn: I'm a l<iil. sn Graves tliinks, in charge of a guardian —a guiinllaii. hy sad!"
He snorted in manly indignation. Caroline, her firetty faco troubled, rose and walked sluwly acro.ss the room.
"Oh. dc;ii-," si-hed tlie girl; "I do hope .Mr. Craves will be well enough to cali today. He expected to. Except for the telephone message telling us that that man at Denboro"—
'¦Onr de;u- T'ncle Elislia," put in Steiiheii, with sarcasm. "Uncle 'Lish!' Heavens, wliat a name!"
"Hush: He can't help his name. And f.ither's was worse yet—AbiJah. Think nf it!"
"I dnii't wnnt to think of It Neither did the governor. That's why he drop¬ ped It, I HuiUMoie. Just wliat did Graves say?    Give lue bis exact words."
"IILs partner. Mr. Kuhn, telephoned that everything was satisfar-tory. This Captain Warren—a ship rnptatn, I sup¬ pose he is—wouid in all probability re¬ fuse to accspt the guardianship and the rest of it"—
"Refuse? I should think so. I'm Juat na certain father was insane when be made that will as I am that I'm alive. If be wasn't, do you suppose he would have put ns and the estate in the care of a down east Jay? It's Inconceivable! It's ridlculoua! Think of it! Suppose this uncle of ours hod accepted. Sujipose he had come to town heiie and uuy of our friends had met him. 'This Is our guardian. Cap¬ tain Warren of Punkln Centre.' 'Pleased to meet ye,' says Uncle Lish. 'How's taters';' Horrors! Say, Caro. you hnven't told any ono, Malcolm or his mother or any one, have you?"
"Of course not, Steve. You know I wouldn't."
"Well, don't Thcy needn't know It, now or at any other time. Graves will probaby get liimself appointed, and he's respectable if be Is an old fogy. We'll woiTy along till I'm twenty-one. nnd tlien—well, tlien I'll bnndie onr business myself."
lie was nil his way to the telephone when tlie donrliell buzzed.
"Gad. there's Graves now!" he ex¬ claimed. "Now I suppose I'll have to stay. We'll hear about dear Uncle I.ish, won't weV   Oh, joy!"
Hut tlie staid butler when he en¬ tered the librnr.v did not announce thi lawyer's name.
"Mrs. Corcoran Imnn ond Mr. Mal¬ colm." lie said. "WIU you see them. Jliss Caroline?"
The youm; lady's face Ut up.
"Certainly. Edwards," she said. "Show tliem—oh. Mrs. Dunn, I'm sn glad to see youi It was ever so good of you tn come.    .Vnd Malcolm."
"My dear chtid," she cried, "how could I Slay away'/ We have spoken of you and Stei'lien so often this niorn¬ lng. We know liow lonely you must be, and Malcolm nnd I decided we must lUn in ou you after lunch, tddn't we, Malcolnj?"
Malcnlm Corcoran Dunn, ber son. was a Mond young mau with a rather Indolent niannor.
"Sure,     mater!"     he    said    calmly,
"How d'ye do. Caroline?   'I>i. Steve!"
Tile    quartet    shook    hands.      Mis
Dunn .sank creakiiiLrl.v Info a chair and
e&iril aliout the room.
"My dear," said .Mrs. Dunn, address¬ ing Caroline, "how are you getting on'' How are your nerves? Is ali the dreadful 'settling' over?" "Very nearly, thank goodness!" •"That's a mercy. I should certainly bave beeu here yesterday to help yoti in superintending and arranging and Be on, Iwt I was ¦utTering from one ol' my 'bauta,' am jma know what the}
Rar aaa tumo! fros: the window. "I say, mother,** he declan^I wearily "I do wish you \ronldn t speak of youi vital organs in the plural. .Vny one would Imagine you were a sort nf freak. llUe the two headed boy nt tlii' circus.    It's jKisitlvely di.stressing."
Stephen laughed.    He admired youm.' Duun Ininicnsely.    Mrs. Dunn sighed.
"Don't. Malc(dm. dear," slie pleaded "You sniiud sn unfeeling. One not ac quidnted viitli your reai kindness of heart"
"Oh. drop It." Interrupted Mai<'oim. "Let's omlr itie iieart interest. This Isn't a <lliiic. I say, Ste\e. how do ynu like tlie new flat? It ia a Hat. Isn't it';' St"i''icii tunii'd red. His sister col¬ ored aifd bit her Up. Mrs. Dunn hasten- eil to the rescue.
"HiM-rorsI" slie e.xcliiinied "Mal¬ colm, you reall.v are InsiilVcrahle. Flat! Caroline, dear, you musi n't mhid him. He will have his Joke. .^IalC(dln, apolo- gi>;c:"
The command was sharp, aud her son olieved It.
"Caroline is tire<l out, I'm sure," said Mrs. Dunn. ".V'little fresh air will do her good. I was going fo suirgesf that Malcolm anl .s;i.j and Sfc^i'icii go for n short ride. Our etir is nt t\v- door; It's not at nil a'hnd nt'teinoon and Ihe out- in;; w)li be jiiwf what you i!ee<l."
"Thnnk .vou, Mrs. Dunn," said Caro¬ line erateftiilv.   "1 should 'lke to.   In-
Postal Laws that aabaorlptWaa ka paid in omptly. A Mas pancU   nark   i»   thla
rl>«le Biaaaa yoor tmith. scrlptloa ia daa, mmit we will thaak jttm ttm a  prompt   raailt
'lefHi. 1 siiouni. j?iit we hnve tieen ex- pectintr a husinesi: cull from Mr. Gruves, father's lawyer, and"—
"Oil. come on, sis!" Interrupted Ste¬ phen.    "I'm  dying to get  out  of this
jail. Let old (irnves wait If he comes. VVe won't be Ion;.', and, liesides, it's not certain thnt he is eonilii;,; to<luy. Come on!"
"I'm afraiil I ought not. Steve. Mr, Graves may come and--and it seems too had to trouhle nur friemls"—
"It's not trouhle. it's pleasure," urged Mrs. Dunn. "Mnlcnhn wiil be delight¬ ed.    It wns his iden."
When Caroline iind her brother liad gone for tlieir wrnps Mrs, Dunn laid a hand on her son's arm.
"Now mind." she whispered, "see if you can find out anytliing (luring the ride. Somctliing more explicit nbout the size of tlieir <'stafe and wbo the guardian is to be. Tliere ''re ail sorts of stories, you know, aud we must leam the truth very soon. Don't appear cu¬ rious, liut mert'ly friendly. Vou un¬ derstimd'/"
"Sure, mater," was tbe careless reply. "I'll immp."
The two departed, leaving their lady visitor ens<'niiced in the comfortable chnir. She remained in It for periiapa flve minutes, Tlicii she rose and satm- tered about tlie room.
Her reverie was Interrupted by voices in tlie passage. She listened, but cnuld liear nothing understandable. Evidently the butler was having an argument wltli some one. It conld not be Graves.
Edwards r(«ppeared, Vooklng trou- tiled.
"It's a—a gentleman to see Miss Car¬ oline," he said. "He won't give his name, ma'am, but says she's expecting him."
"What snrt of a person is be, Ed¬ wards?"
The butler's fnce twitched for an in¬ stant w-ith a troubled smile; then It re¬ sumed its ciistnraary respectful <'alm.
"I hardly know, nia'um. He's an oldish man. He—I think he's from the country."
F'rom behind him came a quiet chuckle.
"You're rli:ht, commodore," said a man's voice: "I'm from tho country. Ynu guessed it."
Edwards jumped, startled out of his respectable wits. Mrs. Imnn rose In¬ dignantly frnm her chair.
"I beg .vonr pardon, ma'am." said the Intnider. appearing in the door¬ way. "You ninsin't think I'm forcin' my way wlieri> I ain't wanted. But it seemed to take so long to make the
"What do you mean by this?'' demand¬ ed  the  lady,    "Who are you?"
admiral here uiidcrstaiid thnt I was goin' to wait until Cnroline came back that I thought I'd save time and breath liy provhi' it to him. I didu't know there wns any compnny. Ex¬ cuse me. ma'am. I won't botiier you. I'll just c(i,i e to anchor out licre In the entry.    Don't mind me."
"Why," .Mrs, Duun exclaimed lu an alarmed whisper—"why. 1 never heard of such brazen lmperthienc(> in my life. He must he insane. He is a lunuiic. Isn't he, Edwards?"
The butler shook his head. "I—1 don't know, ma'am," he stnmmere<i.
"I believe be is." Mrs. Dunn's pres¬ ence of mini was returning and with It her courage. Hur florid cheeks ' flamed a nmre vivid red. nnd her eyes snapped. •'iJut, whether lie is or uot. he sliau't liulldnze me."
She strnde iniijesticully tn the door. The visitor wus sented in the hail, calmly reading a news|inper. Hut aud suit cnse were on the Uoor beside liim. "Wlint do ynu mean by this?" de¬ manded the Indy. "Whn are you? If you have any business here stnte It nt once."
The man glanced at her over his spectacles, rose and sto.d looking down at her. Kl.s expressinii was [deasunt. and be was remarkably cool.
"Yes, ma'am," lie said gravely. "I'll be glad to tell you who l am if you'd like to have me. I hnveu'l made aii.\ mistake, have 1/ I understood your steward-the feller with th,' brass but¬ tons—to .say that Abi,)nli Wan-en's children lived hero. That's so, ain't It Tf not   tlien 1 nm mlsnikin "
(To Be Continued.)
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