Glory looked at him as she opened the door. "You're not here to see Miss Edith, are you?"
"Why would you think that?"
"You would have called first. So what's on your mind?"
"Finley Burton," Harry said. "I know how you feel, but I think you know things... and it's part of the town's history."
She stepped back to let him enter. "You're right. Miss Edith said it was foolish to hide what I know about Rupert and the family. It's all in the past, so I have nothing to be ashamed of. Come in, and I'll tell you everything I know."
"Are you sure?
"Yes. It's time to share the secrets." She closed the door behind him. "Miss Edith wants to know as well."
When they were seated in the living room, Glory sighed. "Where should I start?"
"Declan and Rory," Harry said. "Do you know where they went?"
She shook her head. "I never asked, but Grandpa Connor said they wanted to put the past behind them, especially when people started claiming they saw Rupert's ghost."
"Do you know why Finley waited five years before selling the bar?"
"He didn't have much choice. A stipulation in his father's will stated that he must keep the saloon going for at least five years. When Reuben Darby bought the place, Finley had the bank divide the money four ways; he took his own share in cash, and got bank drafts for the other three, saying that he'd never felt right about being the sole beneficiary."
"He felt guilty over something he couldn't control," Miss Pinkerton said.
Glory nodded. "When he gave the drafts to Grandpa Connor the night before he left, he said he'd always felt guilty."
"Did Connor know he was leaving?" Harry asked.
"I don't think so."
"Where was Rupert's house?"
"Across the street from the bar. The 'London Inn' was first the 'London House'."
"Very convenient," Harry said.
She nodded. "He wanted to live in a three-story mansion with a name. That dates back to his childhood, after his father died, when he and his mother lived in poverty."
"He told the family about that?"
"No, he wrote everything in a journal that was found in his desk drawer after he died, including his parents' names, birthdates, deaths and where they lived."
Harry rubbed his chin. "So, he couldn't sell, but he could make changes."
"Yeah, changes and improvements were acceptable. Finley began making changes shortly after the will was read," Glory said. "His biggest change was converting the house into an inn, with open access to the library."
"I forgot about the library."
Glory laughed. "It's doubtful if he ever read any of the books. But it added a touch of class, which had always been important to him."
"Did you ever read his journal?'
"He was just the man who married my great-grandmother. I wasn't interested."
"Is it still around?"
