"
"No," said Ray. "Peter worked hard in law and politics. Yet he didn't
want office or money. He could more than once have been a judge, and
Costell wanted him governor six years ago. He took the nomination this
year against his own wishes. He cared as little for money or reputation
in law, as he cared for society, and would compromise cases which would
have added greatly to his reputation if he had let them go to trial. He
might have been worth double what he is to-day, if he had merely
invested his money, instead of letting it lie in savings banks or trust
companies. I've spoken about it repeatedly to him, but he only said that
he wasn't going to spend time taking care of money, for money ceased to
be valuable when it had to be taken care of; its sole use to him being
to have it take care of him. I think he worked for the sake of working."
"That explains Peter, certainly. His one wish was to help others," said
Miss De Voe. "He had no desire for reputation or money, and so did not
care to increase either.
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