Templeton, Mar 28. 1907Dear Lucy:
Your Aunt Ada has been up here this afternoon and told me she had not signed the paper. She is a little afraid it is not right to sign it 'til the trustee has been appointed. There don't seem to be any question about a trustee now. By things she said am sure they have been to a lawyer and have got something through their heads. She said she had written you, and very likely she wrote you asking you to be trustee until Mary is of age, and then you three could have whoever you had a mind to settle on[.] I told her I did not think you would take it, and that I did not think it was advisable for you to do it - that you had all you ought to do
whilewhen you were teaching &c. She thought there would not be much for you to do, only pay over to her what was due and make up your account and pass it in &c - I told her you would have to get bonds &c and it was better for you not to have it to think of. Your Mother says: "tell Lucy not to do it," "but I dont think she will." So you see you have good advise. [sic] as she is a woman that never makes mistakes. I think you said Mr B- said he would not advise you to take it.She asked me if I should object to Warren's being trustee, I did not answer at once, and she said: "I want you to be honest and say just what you think." So I said "I should rather you would would [sic] be, not but what I think your husband is honest"; she said she did not want to be[.]
I told her I did not know why your account was not all right and she said the account itself was all right, only Warren said you had not asked enough for settling. I think they feel all right toward you. I told Ada if I was in her place I would go up and see Mr. B-[.] She wanted to know if I would go with her and I told her I did not want to leave your Mother - and Mary had not got home. I was very thankful Mary did not get home as I did not want to go with her. She said that she and Warren would come up very likely and see Mr. B- as she did not want to go alone I think by the way she talked, she understands things better than she did. This is about all that was said but by some things she did say, think her lawyer posted her on my interest in the matter - for she has never appeared to recognise me in the matter at all - before. She did not talk to your Mother about it, but made her quite a little call and brought her some oranges.
Your Mother seems to be gaining a little every day. Sat up an hour three times yesterday and to-day. Cousin Minnie called on her yesterday and brought her some cream=
Dont know as you can read this as have written in a hurry= Am going to give you some white silk gloves for Easter, only have not got them[.]
With lots of love from all
C A M