that is likely to start an argument. If you will do that we shall be
able to get through much more rapidly and more satisfactorily."

Katherine accepted this as good advice and continued along the lines
suggested.

"Well, the main facts are these," she said: "Mrs. Hutchins has learned
that the child whose property she holds in trust is not being cared for
and treated as one would expect a young heir to be treated, and
something like $3,000 a year is being paid to the people who have him in
charge for his support and education. The people who have him in charge
get this money in monthly installments and make no report to anybody as
to the welfare of their ward.

"The name of this young heir is Glen Irving. He is a son of Mrs.
Hutchins' late husband's nephew. When Glen's father died he left most of
his property in trust for the boy and made Mr. Hutchins trustee, and
when Mr. Hutchins died, the trusteeship passed on to Mrs. Hutchins under
the terms of the will.

"That, you girls know, is the property which was lost for a year and a
half following Mr. Hutchins' death because he had hidden the securities
where they could not be found. Although Hazel, no doubt assisted very
much by Harriet, is really the one who discovered those securities and
returned them to her aunt, still Mrs. Hutchins seems disposed to give
us all some of the credit.

"For several months reports have reached Mrs. Hutchins that her
grandnephew has not been receiving the best of care from the relatives
who have charge of him. She has tried in various ways to find out how
much truth there was in these reports, but was unsuccessful. Little
Glen, who is only 10 years old, has been in the charge of an uncle and
aunt on his mother's side ever since he became an orphan three or four
years ago. His father, in his will, named this uncle and aunt as Glen's
caretakers, but privately executed another instrument in which he gave
Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins guardianship powers to supervise the welfare of
little Glen. It was understood that these powers were not to be
exercised unless special conditions made it necessary for them to step
in and take charge of the boy.

"Mrs. Hutchins wants to find out now whether such conditions exist. At
the time of the death of Glen's father, he lived in Baltimore, and his
uncle and aunt, who took charge of him, lived there, too. It seems that
they were only moderately well-to-do and the $3,000 a year they got for
the care and educa