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death, have with the right of way, the homicide, the trials—or the Kidwells?

Since she made this appalling breach of good taste and fairness, and has drawn a totally false conclusion from Ranee’s will, as Ranee’s executor and friend, I must respond.

Kidwell’s motive for her comment on the will evidently is to leave the impression that I inherited his estate. Why this should matter, I don’t know. She claimed a Washington, D.C. newspaper erred in stating that Ranee left everything to Columbus Greenlee.

She quoted from Ranee’s will correctly. Ranee left his estate to me—to liquidate and then to distribute to “my friend, Columbus Greenlee”, in annual incre- 1 ments on a monthly basis. The will went on to name Ranee’s ex-wife, Anita, as the next lifetime beneficiary after Columbus’ death. Kidwell managed to omit this.

Because the will is open to different interpretations and because it said nothing about the disposition of the estate after Anita’s death, I petitioned and received a court construction of Ranee’s will last July 11. The court agreed with our interpretation and ruled that after the deaths of these two beneficiaries, any remaining funds would go to my estate—presumably, given normal life spans, 3540 years from now.

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