The other members of the family were
further removed. That seemed typical to me of the way the family
group split up.
"Mr. Kennedy," remarked Grace in a thoughtful, low tone, "what do
you make of that Record article?"
"Very clever, no doubt," replied Craig.
"But don't you think it strange about the will?"
"Hush," whispered Tom, for Isabelle and Harrington had ceased
talking and might perhaps be listening.
Just then one of the servants came up with a telegram.
Tom hastily opened it and read the message eagerly in the corner
of the summer house nearest one of the glowing smudges. I felt
instinctively that it was from his lawyer. He turned and beckoned
to Kennedy and myself.
"What do you think of that?" he whispered hoarsely.
We bent over and in the flickering light read the message:
New York papers full of spontaneous combustion story. Record had
exclusive story yesterday, but all papers to-day feature even
more. Is it true? Please wire additional details at once. Also
immediate instructions regarding loss of will. Has been
abstracted from safe. Could Lewis Langley have taken it himself?
Unless new facts soon must make loss public or issue statement
Lewis Langley intestate.
DANIEL CLARK
Tom looked blankly at Kennedy, and then at his sister, who was
sitting alone.
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