Estate of Richet

The clause of the will to be construed is as follows:

“Secondly—If any posthumous children should be born, I give and bequeath to them the sum of $5,000 each. To my. *335stepchildren, Thomas and Mathilda London, I give and bequeath $100 each.

“All the rest and residue of my estate, real or personal, wheresoever situate, of which I may die seized or possessed, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Sarah Richet. . ... It is my wish that my wife pay a monthly pension of ten dollars to my beloved sister during the latter’s lifetime.”

The question to be determined in this matter is whether or…