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NOVEMBER 5 REDDINGTON HERALD
THE BARON OF MOUNT HOLLY
NAMES NEPHEW PROVISIONAL HEIR
In the blue hours of Wednesday morning, the venerable Baron of Mount Holly, Herbert S. Sinclair, passed away at the ripe age of seventy-three, after a prolonged struggle with a heart condition that had been kept from the public eye until his final days. Esteemed as a pillar of society and renowned for his penchant for crafting puzzles, he was a source of endless fascination to our readers over the years, not least through his popular column "Baron Bafflers," which he penned for over a decade. The particulars of
the announcement of his successor yesterday has left his devoted followers with one last intrigue to ponder.
The reading of his will precipitated a flurry of speculation, for his niece
and presumptive heir, the much-beloved and lamented Mary Matthew Jones, has been missing, presumed deceased, for the past six years. Mrs. Jones, better known to our readers by her pen name, Marion Marigold, enchanted the hearts and minds of children across the realm with her literary creations, such as \"The Red Prince,\" \"Swim Bird,\" and \"A New Clue.\" Her disappearance remains one of the age's most tragic mysteries.
With her where-abouts unknown, it was Marigold’s own son,
Simon P. Jones, a lad of but 14 summers, who was yesterday named the provisional heir to the sprawling Synka empire.
However, this vast inheritance is accomp-anied by an undisclosed contractual condition. Given the Baron's well-known penchant for tests of mettle and wit, it's clear that the young heir from Reddington, distinguished in his own right as last year's County Science Fair runner-up, faces an extraordinary challenge in the coming weeks.