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"Thank you, Leo Why didn't you just send him back?"

"Mr Endfield asked that I fetch you," he said He looked e outside"

"He wouldn't let him in?"

Leo didn't respond He didn't have to I charged up the hallway to the front of the house My greatuncle was in his office on the telephone continuing his preparations for a sudden departure He glared aton the phone

Fu in front, his hat in hand He looked up expectantly when I appeared

"I' so polite and decent when the real truth is they're the cruelest, lared back at the house Ifwould be bloay "They're horrified now that they've learned I'ht about theed They should kno terrible I feel about being related to them"

I folded my arms around myself and kicked a small stone down the driveway

"What's this all e

"I'ht for the funeral and everything I didn't get a chance to tell you, but Grandmother Hudson put me in her will I' is for sure, my mother can't denyto want to knohy I'm an heir and her sister will practically break her neck rushing to tell hihts denied"

"So your Ma about you?"

"Nothing real," I said

He shook his head, his face full of concern

"That's going to be soht in the middle of all of it You sure you can handle all that yourself?"

"I've got no choice, Roy If I don't, I'll be letting down Grand a the house, "what they'd like They'd like reat-uncle is an expert when it co," I added furiously Roy didn't catch onto any innuendo or strange reference

"Maybe you should just leave, Rain You can forget theuys there are ht It isn't a bad life for now and at least you won't have to be with a bunch of phonies," he said I looked down, kicking another stone, reood idea, huh?" he followed