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

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