"Father," he said, "may I keep it now?
The day will come when the Crawfords will think with more pride of it than of any parchment they possess." Then there was an appeal to Tallisker about its disposal.

"Laird," he answered, "such a sum must be handled wi' great care.

It is not enough to gie money, it must be gien wisely." But he promised to take on himself the labor of inquiry into different charities, and the consideration of what places and objects needed help most.

"But, Crawford," he said, "if you hae any special desire, I think it should be regarded." Then Crawford said he had indeed one.

When he was himself young he had desired greatly to enter the ministry, but his father had laid upon him a duty to the family and estate which he had accepted instead.
"Now, dominie," he said, "canna I keep aye a young man in my place ?" "It is a worthy thought, Crawford." So the first portion of Helen's bequest went to Aberdeen University.
This endowment has sent out in Crawford's place many a noble young man into the harvest-field of the world, and who shall say for how many centuries it will keep his name green in earth and heaven! The distribution of the rest does not concern our story.