Beyond that, there were a few gifts to hospitals and for the protection of horses, while to the clergyman of the parish went one thousand dollars.

It certainly could not be called a popular will, and, complimentary as the newspapers were to the energy and success of John Grier, few of them called him public-spirited, or a generous-hearted citizen.

In his death he paid the price of his egotism.
The most surprised person, however, was Junia Shale.
To her it was shameful that Carnac should be eliminated from all share in the abundant fortune John Grier had built up.

It seemed fantastic that the fortune and the business--and the business was the fortune--should be left to Tarboe.

Had she known the contents of the will before John Grier was buried, she would not have gone to the funeral.