The Residuary Legatee WORKS OF FICTION BY F. J. STIMSON (_J. S. of Dale_) THE SENTIMENTAL CALENDAR, $2.00 By the Major The Bells of Avalon Mr. Pillian Wraye The Seven Lights of Asia A First Love Letter Bill Shelby Two Passions and a Cardinal Virtue Gloriana: a Fairy Story In a Garret Our Consul at Carlsruhe A Tale Unfolded Mrs. Knollys Passages from the Diary of a Hong Kong Merchant THE CRIME OF HENRY VANE, CLOTH, $1.00 GUERNDALE, CLOTH, $1.25; PAPER, 50 CENTS THE RESIDUARY LEGATEE, CLOTH, $1.00; PAPER, 35 CENTS THE RESIDUARY LEGATEE _Or, The Posthumous Jest of the late John Austin_ BY F. J. STIMSON (J. S. OF DALE) NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS 1888 COPYRIGHT, 1887, 1888, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS TROW’S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK. CONTENTS. _SCENE FIRST--THE WILL._ PAGE I. ULYSSES AND PENELOPE, 3 II. THE PAVILION BY THE LILIES, 14 III. PAUL AND VIRGINIA, 24 _SCENE SECOND--THE CODICIL._ I. AN IROQUOIS IN TROUVILLE, 37 II. THESEUS AND ARIADNE, 45 III. DIDO AND ÆNEAS, 56 _SCENE THIRD--THE ADMINISTRATION._ I. THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS, 67 II. A LEAD OF HEARTS, 72 III. PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA, 82 _SCENE FOURTH--THE FINAL ACCOUNTS._ I. ÆNEAS AND CAMILLA, 93 II. THE IDYL OF ANTEROS, 102 III. THE UNCERTAIN GLORY OF A NEW YORK GIRL, 109 IV. THE KEEPING OF THE TRYST, 115 V. THE RETURN OF THE COUNTESS, 121 _SCENE FIFTH--THE RESIDUARY BEQUEST._ I. THE ORDER OF DISCHARGE, 129 II. A PRIOR MORTGAGE, 133 III. THE POSTHUMOUS JEST, 137 Scene First THE WILL I. ULYSSES AND PENELOPE.