![]() Having put Bagwell's will out of his mind for a while, Johnny suddenly pieces together some clues that indicate that the will may be found in one of Bagwell's other estates-Staunton Harold-which is coincidentally not far from the camp where he currently is staying. Recognizing that Johnny needs some time to himself, Professor Childermass and Johnny's grandfather send him to a summer camp in New Hampshire while his grandmother prepares for a risky operation.Īt camp, Johnny quickly befriends the wisecracking Byron "Fergie" Ferguson, with whom he shares a love of history. ![]() ![]() With Johnny's mother dead and his father off fighting as a pilot in the Korean War, this news profoundly effects Johnny, who is worried for her life. Some time later, Johnny's grandmother Kate takes ill with a brain tumor. Johnny becomes fascinated with the idea of finding the will, and he begins memorizing the clues the millionaire left behind, despite the Professor's insistence that the whole thing is a load of rubbish. During the tour, the guide hints that Glomus had hidden his will somewhere, and left clues to its location. Glomus had committed suicide by drinking poison decades ago, and reportedly left no will, meaning that his assets were divided up among his descendants under Massachusetts law. Young Johnny Dixon and his friend, Professor Roderick Childermass, attend a tour of a mansion that once belonged to reclusive millionaire and cereal magnate H. ![]()
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