"Let him come," said Jap wearily.
The Judge tramped heavily into the bedroom.
"I want to talk to you about Flossy's affairs," he declared, dropping into a chair and blowing his nose.
Jap's face flushed, then paled. He lifted one thin hand to his eyes and leaned back in the pillows.
"I sent for Bill to meet me here and have Brent Roberts read Flossy's will."
"Why?" Jap's voice rasped with pain.
"You have been sick nigh a month," said the Judge, "and there's a power o' things that oughter be seen to, and Brent refused to read Flossy's will till you could hear it. I want to settle the bills."
Isabel slipped her arm around Jap's shoulder and glared at the Judge.
"You ought to be ashamed," she cried. "Jap is not strong enough to be bothered with business."
Jap put her aside gently and sat up.