that a letter disclosing the fact of poor Uncle Roger's death had
been sent to him. He was at Titicaca when last heard of. So
goodness only knows when he may get the letter, which "asks him to
come home at once, but only gives to him such information about the
Will as has already been given to every member of the testator's
family." And that is nil. I dare say we shall be kept waiting for
months before we get hold of the estate which is ours. It is too
bad!


Letter from Edward Bingham Trent to Ernest Roger Halbard Melton.
176, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS,
December 28, 1906.

DEAR SIR,

I am glad to be able to inform you that I have just heard by letter
from Mr. Rupert St. Leger that he intended leaving Rio de Janeiro by
the S.S. Amazon, of the Royal Mail Company, on December 15. He
further stated that he would cable just before leaving Rio de
Janeiro, to say on what day the ship was expected to arrive in
London. As all the others possibly interested in the Will of the
late Roger Melton, and whose names are given to me in his
instructions regarding the reading of the Will, have been advised,
and have expressed their intention of being present at that event on
being apprised of the time and place, I now beg to inform you that by
cable message received the date scheduled for arrival at the Port of
London was January 1 prox. I therefore beg to notify you, subject to
postponement due to the non-arrival of the Amazon, the reading of the
Will of the late Roger Melton, Esq., will take place in my office on