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

n away from home to stay overnight. But there was a feeling of anticipation besides. Her hopes of a legacy w

be welcome," she thought. "Where people

g when the stage sto

t the widow; "the walk both way

not Herbert co

ch, and the driver was hel

it?" thought his m

nto the house yourself,"

it; you needn't wa

whip, and the lumberi

rt, looking toward the house for the fi

w the trunk in thro

that trunk, Herbert

ghing. "Here it is," and he lifted it u

sked his mother, wi

se your expectations too high. It contains some clothes

ed some new clothes. Well, we

eem disappoi

tle money besides, Herbert; bu

y wish for. Uncle Herbert left y

r, brightly. "Why, that will be quit

, to

ncle. My legacy is mor

bout that, moth

splayed his go

t of a vest. It belongs to me, for the will says expr

re more fortunate than I expected. Sit down and tell

to the town of Randolph, to found a hig

any rate. Didn't the other

m very well satisfied. Do you kn

s. Carter, smiling.

dance upon her. She didn't gi

kept him in good subjec

She was mad and wanted to break the will. Then there was a Mr.

ared better. She is

free, and is to have an income of two hu

fortune. One of the best things her brother did in life was to allow her such an income a

y. She asked me to invite

I ever have occasion to go to

swered his mother's questions, "I want you

rt, it was

of it. By the way, your money will be sent

Mr. Sp

I spent the night. I got acquainted with his son, Tom, a fine fellow. I met

ght him an ag

he can put on airs, and expects everybody to b

rel with him," said Mrs

and drew a ridiculous picture of my a

he says?" asked hi

, "but I can stand it if

nk his father must have been som

as James. I like to see him strut rou

anyone else. Among the rest

as a mortgage

es

and fifty dol

Herb

r the whole worth?" aske

t is, the land-nearly an acre-cost three hundred

t sell f

anybody wanted it, fifteen hundred d

e mortgage

we are not very likely

, say eight hundred dollars, so that we might have paid i

, but it isn't best speculating on what might have been. It

it is pleasant to dream of good fortun

dreaming often interf

with mine. I've got s

anything in par

f this mortgage," answ

be able; but the time is too far off

ed to his mother: "Look, mother, there is Squire Leech riding up. He is point

new superintendent. He has

he pointed a

lling him that he h

nterest come due

by to meet it, but, thanks to my legacy

the interest, could t

s the law,

age of it. But he never s