Herbert Carter's Legacy; Or, the Inventor's Son

garded Herber

t seem to have given gene

ut for my part I have come

u know Mr. Ca

mother

you think h

ion. Why should the lawyer ask it, when of

ousand dollars, I s

ur share, and your mother's, seem very

we had no claim to anything. The clothes

ling "You alone do not find fault, except, of

or myself than inherit one from

lt favorably disposed toward our hero. "Still, a legacy isn't

said Herbert. "I walked over from Wray

age to-morrow morning, that is, if

he had but seventy-five cents with him. It occurred to him how foolish he had been

think they charge fifty cents for

became alarmed. How was he going t

xity, and, being a kind-hearted

, my boy," he said, "and I shall therefore inv

efully, finding his difficulty happily remov

d, "that is settled. I think our supper must be ready, so we will go over to the house

ed Herbert, remembering

o you k

school

be pleasant fo

e sure about this, b

m the office, and followed the lawyer into an apartment handsomely furnished.

imed James, in surpris

said Herbert, not surpri

you anything?" asked

es

w m

mother a hun

aid James, contemptu

e a trunk, and

is i

s, I be

d James, turning up his nose. "T

em useful," said

nd coat-sleeves. It will be fun to see you

e," said Herbert, flushing. "If I wear

wardrobe," said James, mockingly. "Won't you c

r, who was much more of a gentleman than James, was disgusted

" he said. "My name is Thomas Spen

nk and cordial manner of the other. "My name is Herbert

awled James, not relishing the idea of Herbe

ther time," said Tom. "There goes the

s treated with as much consideration as himself. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer app

of an age, I suppose

know," said Ja

nd the sa

select academy very soon. At a public school yo

rows, and steadily regar

sses in a country village," said he, dryl

te on equal terms with a day

"I wish I could say I were a day laborer exclusiv

nd a gentleman," said James. "

all grow up gentleme

f course,"

you,

ope

ou, He

if it is necessary to be rich to be

f a gentleman, James

amily, and wear good cl

that

to be well

should name first. So these consti

s,

e qualifications you have mentioned, who were

sir?" asked

with an idea of their own impor

!" thought Herbert, but he was t

ght the lawyer had some queer ideas. Why need a gentleman b

, but James took very little notice of him. Our hero did not make himself unhappy on this account. In fact, he was in unusua

n Mr. Spencer came o

bert," he said, "we had better go over and get

mpany the two; but no invitation was given, and he