The Red Cloud chief., 1905-12-08
(C)NTINt ED.)

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! iEl some work OF my own to keep
he busy that night, 80 devoted no
though 10 Frances lIolladay ana her
affairs, but they were recalled to me
with renewed force next morning.
did you get Miss Holidays sig
nature to that conveyanceY" Mr.. Ora
ham CHANGED to ask his partner In the
course Of the morning.
mo, sir" answered Mr.. Royce, with
Just a trace Of embarrassment. II
called at the house last night, but she
sent down word that she vas too Ill
to see me or to transact any business"
Nothing serious. l HOPPER asked the
other quickly.
mo, sir. l think not. Just a trace
of nervousness, probably"
But when he called again at the
house that evening he received a SIM
liar message, supplemented with the
news impaired by the butler, a servant
Of many years standing in the family,
that Miss Holiday had suddenly de-
cided to leave the city and open her
country place on Long Island. 1t was
only the end of March, and 80 II full
two months and more ahead Of the
season. But she was feeling very Ill,
was not able to leave her room. indeed,
and believed the fresh air and quiet
of the country would do more than
anything else to restore her shattered
nerves SO the whole household, with
the exception Of her maid, a cook,
house girl and u~nderbutler, were to
leave the city next day in order to get
the country house ready ut once.
IL don't wonder she needs u little
toning up" remarked our chief sym
pathetically. 'She has gone through
Il nerve trying ordeal, especially for
a girl reared as she has been. Two
Ut three months of quiet will do her
good. When does she expect to leaveY'
''In about u week, l think. The time
hasn't been definitely set. 1t will de
pend upon how the arrangements sc
forward. 1t won't be necessary, viii
It, to bother her with any details OF
business? That conveyance, for In
stance
Idu wait III rhc Bcto D"Nh' NO' "
won't bother her at all"
But it seemed that she had either i'm
proved or changed her mind, for two
days later a note, which her maid hac
written for her, came to Mr.. Graham
asking him to call upon her In TIT
course of the next t~wenty-four hours
as she wished to talk over some mat
,n,, Of k1cinngS with hin Strllrl
me as singular that she should ask TO
Mr.. Graham, but our senior called
Dab and started off at once withou
comment. An hour later the door open
ed and he entered the office with
most peculiar expression of counte
nance.
"Well. that beats met" he exclaime,
~ he dropped into his chair.
Our junior wheeled around TOWARD
him without speaking. but his anxiet.
was plain enough.
ITO think that a girl as level headel
rs Frances Holiday has always bee
should suddenly develop such whims'
<nlities. Yet l couldn't but admire he
grasp Of things. Here have bee
thinking she didn't know anythin
about her business and didn't care, bu
she seems to have kept her eyes open.
"Well?" asked Mr.. Royce as the OH
or paused.
well, she started out by remindin
me that her property had peer left
her absolutely, to do as she please
with, a point which ]. of course, col
coded. She then went on to say tina
she knew of II number of requests he
father had intended to make before n
death, and which he would have mao
IL he had not been cut off 50 student!
that the requests were of such a hi
ture that he did not wish his name I
appear in them, and that she was goin
to undertake to carry them out anon!
mously."
"Well?' asked our Junior again.
well" said Mr.. Graham slowly, "sh
asked me to dispose at once OF such
her securities as l thought best III o
der that / might place In her hands 0
tomorrow night 100000 in cash
cool hundred thousand!'
CHAPTER VIII.
"a HUNDRED thousand dollars
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