His law business I consider to have been excellent when you take everything into consideration.

He often made five hundred dollars a month at it.

Such are the figures his papers show.

He could make you a handsome allowance while he was alive, but all that is stopped now!" "Well, but didn't he--didn't he leave any money, any--any--any lump sum ?" inquired Vandover incredulously.
"There was his bank account," answered the other.

"You see, he invested most of his savings in this same realty, and since he stopped building he seems to have lived right up to his income." "But eighty-four dollars!" repeated Vandover; "why, look at the house on California Street where we live.