The words blurred before Raleigh’s eyes.  She had to re-read them three times before they began to make sense.  Even though there was much of the same phrasing from her own will, there was one particular paragraph that stood out to her.

Also, for my beloved wife, Raleigh Moore Bishop, I leave the property named St. Clements Bluff, located in Compton, Maryland, which contains a home and various outbuildings along St. Clements Bay. I request that she caretake this property for the rest of her life.

What was this property?  She’d never heard about it before.  How could Grant have possibly saved the money to make a purchase as large as a home without Raleigh knowing about it?  Moreover, why would he secretly buy a house, then just as covertly change his will to leave it to her?

It made no sense at all.