The Commodore's Will

The Commodore had frequently told his friends that he never made a business decision without advice from the spirits. So it was not surprising that now he summoned mediums to his aid. He even had four pans of salt placed under the four posts of his bedstead, just as a spiritualist advised. His 10 children had grown old, waiting for this moment. Now they swooped around 10 Washington Place consumed by the vision of picking over his sumptuous estate.