coming back.

Mr. Grant leaned forward slowly and his intent, penetrating gaze
served as a check to the young fellow's enthusiasm.

"I admire and approve the sagacity which urges you to exchange a
paltry million for a fortune, but it seems to me that you are
forgetting the conditions," he said, slowly. "Has it occurred to
you that it will be no easy task to spend a million dollars
without in some way violating the restrictions in your uncle's
will, thereby losing both fortunes?"





CHAPTER V

THE MESSAGE FROM JONES


A new point of view gradually came to Brewster. All his life had
been spent in wondering how to get enough money to pay his bills,
and it had not occurred to him that it might be as difficult to
spend as to acquire wealth. The thought staggered him for a
moment. Then he cried triumphantly, "I can decline to accept
grandfather's million."

"You cannot decline to accept what is already yours. I understand
that the money has been paid to you by Mr. Buskirk. You have a