Friday September 3rd

Great events since the last entry. The first installment of the fortune has come and Dad. has booked his passage on the Montroyal which leaves Quebec a week from to-day. It doesn't seem true yet and we can't realize that we are in the millionaire class so don't act like it. The most important thing to us yet is the crops and Dad. hates to leave to "mess about" with a pesky fortune with so much work around the farm to be done. I don't know whether he will feel any different when he gets back or not, habit is a terrible thing and it beats all what some people "won't" do for money even millions of it. After the excitement of the judge's decision died down, things dragged along through July without much happening. Mr. Parks was busy with the unborn babe business and finally got the master's certificate saying no child had been born, this news he cabled and about the end of July sent word over that the Judge had declared Dad. entitled to the whole fund on the strength of the master's certificate without any argument in court.

During this timem he couldn't find out for sure what the Right Heirs were going to do about it appealing and asked Dad. if he