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Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15113, 23 December 1921, Page 8

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„_, TWO FORTUNES. The Harvard graduate, Charles; Garland, who caused much" astonishment when he refused a fortune of over £300,000 from his father's estate, now declines to accept another fortune, which amounts -to £250,000, from the estate of his uncle, Mr C. T. Garland, the famous racehorse owner, who died in Eng„land -recently. Mr Garland is happier -as a barefooted farmer on the beautiful estate of his mother's at Buzzard's Bay, Mass., than he would be if he had untold wealth. His father was the well-known clubman, James A. Garland. The wife of the farmer has also no wish for riches, and, according to her husband, she is a perfect companion, donning breeches and overalls when wishing to work, and helping him. She is content to 'be a poor man's wife, and has no desire for what Mr Garland calls "stolen goods." This is his description of the money which has been, offered to him, and he explains his attitude by saying, "If I accept.a fortune, I am stealing something that does not belong to me. And if I give the money away I" am helping someone to receive stolen goods that will do him harm. Money never did any good to anyone, and I could not do any good with money."