"But even if there were," went on Tutt, eagerly, "the law is settled in this state that where a testator--either through carelessness or a desire to economize space or effort, has referred in his will to extraneous papers or memoranda, either as fixing the names of beneficiaries of particular devises or bequests, or as fixing the amount or the manner in which the amount of such devises or bequests is to be ascertained, such a paper must not contain any testamentary disposition of property. In a word the testator having willed something can _identify_ it by means of an extraneous paper if properly designated, but he cannot _will_ the thing away by an extraneous paper no matter how referred to. For example, if A wills to B 'all the stock covered by my agreement of May 1, with X' it merely describes and identifies the thing bequeathed,--and that is all right. The law will give effect to the identifying agreement, although it is separate from the will and unattested. But, if A's will read 'and I give such further bequests as appear in a paper filed herewith' and the paper contained a bequest to B of 'all the stock covered by my agreement of May 1, with X' it would be an attempted bequest outside of the will and so have no legal effect." "Thanks," said Payson. "I understand. So in no event whatever could this letter have any legal effect?" "Absolutely none whatever!--You're perfectly safe!" And Tutt leaned back with a comfortable smile. But Payson did not smile in return. Neither was he comfortable. Be it said for him that, however many kinds of a fool he may have been, while momentarily relieved at knowing that he had no legal obligation to carry out his father's wishes so far as Sadie Burch was concerned, his conscience was by no means easy and he had not liked at all the tone in which the paunchy little lawyer had used the phrase "you're perfectly safe." "What do you mean by 'perfectly safe'," he inquired rather coldly. "Why, that Sadie Burch could never make you pay her the legacy--because it isn't a legal legacy. You can safely keep it. It's yours, legally and morally." "Well, is it?" asked Payson slowly. "Morally, isn't it my duty to pay over the money, no matter who she is?" Tutt, who had tilted backward in his swivel chair, brought both his feet to the floor with a bang.