lately vacated by the old man who
," said the lawyer, "or ought to b
apartment, covered with a carpet which, cheap in the first p
," said Mr. Spencer. "There are plenty of day l
g up money better than sp
there. This mus
took a bunch of keys from his pocket and unlocked it. Lifting the cover
the lawyer. "I am afraid you won't
up to view, a blue clo
it on?" he s
lf in a small seven-by-nine looking-glass which was susp
," he said; "but there is a good deal of good cloth i
to church twenty years ago. Of late years he has not attended, and has had no o
t, finding little of value.
heavy," sa
k it from him
de pocket," he said. "Ther
ncer thrust his fingers inside, and drew out
e?" he said, in a
er was opened, it was found to contain five
ned with delight as h
s!" he exclaimed.
ssly says you are to have th
Uncle Herbert reme
doesn't affect your title to the m
. Then there are the hundred dollar
nt with your legacy
re than I expected,
of your uncle's wealth," sa
he needn't have
e quite a model heir-very different from most o
e expected mor
"He will have to bear the brunt of her disappointment. Well, there seems no more for us to do here. We have found out the value of your legacy, and ma
right
awaiting the return of Mr. Spencer and Herbert wi
our father and that Car
at Carter boy? Why don'
imate terms with
as you both live i
some difference in our social p
hink of," said Tom, candidly
hould like to live in Englan
ld be a nobleman yo
f cour
d Herbert were bringing the
like your father would like to be seen car
e for that; nor s
entered
rt, what luc
t, gayly. "What do you say to that?"
es, his vanity melting unde
-two d
al!" s
aid James, in a to
James," said Tom, in a lively manner
ome day," said James, wi
ather m
retorted James, loftily. "How about th
not," sai
I suppose," said
good-naturedly. "Still, I think I shall hardly
clothes," remarked James Leec
f you were poor," sa
am no
ately f
es? I suppose they look as if
am inclined to think the old gentleman in question ha
rt; "he had no uncle, you
, Carter?" asked James, whose curiosity g
d yet. I think I shall fi
ith it if you had it
I want to. I have
n I. Say, father, will you
e twenty-one
t answered my question. What would y
new rowboat; there's
send for me, and
e was by no means sure that his father would comply with his request for m
and it would be necessary to rise in good season the next da