And if that letter should be inoperative by his refusal of the conditions (whatever they may be), then the letter to the attorney begins to work.

What it is we don't know, and perhaps even he doesn't--I looked at it as well as I could--and we law men are trained to observation.

But even if the instructions mentioned as being in Letter C fail, then the corpus of the Will gives full power to Trent to act just as he darn pleases.

He can give the whole thing to himself if he likes, and no one can say a word.

In fact, he is himself the final court of appeal." "H'm!" said father to himself.