The Closing Chapter
Hamilton Walker, an elderly widower, is living with his unmarried sister, Martha. As the story opens, the Colonel receives a letter from his daughter-in-law, appealing to him on behalf of hi... Read allHamilton Walker, an elderly widower, is living with his unmarried sister, Martha. As the story opens, the Colonel receives a letter from his daughter-in-law, appealing to him on behalf of his grandchild, Beulah. The letter refers to the fact that the Colonel had disinherited his ... Read allHamilton Walker, an elderly widower, is living with his unmarried sister, Martha. As the story opens, the Colonel receives a letter from his daughter-in-law, appealing to him on behalf of his grandchild, Beulah. The letter refers to the fact that the Colonel had disinherited his son, John, Jr., some sixteen years before for having married a poor girl, and that John, J... Read all