The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-17


beg to inform you that the sum OF
fifty.four thousand dollars (s5i.0O0.O0)
has been placed to your credit by
the Chartered Bank OF Indian. Aus.
ITALIA and China. We have been re.
qGested to inform YOU that this sum
comes to you In the shape Of
legacy. Our spondent. who seems
To be- a trifie mysterious. adds that
ycu will understand from whom the
legacy comes
Permit u4 to extend our congrat.
ulaticn,. and to assure you that the
facilities of this institution are at
your disposal On account of the un
usual nature of the affair. We have
made an especial cable investigation
and find that the draft on the Char.
tered Bank OF Indian. Australia and
China Is bona fide. There seems to
have been some delay in locating
us as your depository
Trusting that you will continue
your account with us. We are
Yours very truly
Poor Dream Lady sighed Chcs-
ter 80 they killed her after all.
Perhaps my other friend in China.
town viii have more details. | must
see him at once"
lie found the priest of the joss
house asleep. ON hard wooden
chair His countenancc. relaxed in
elumbcr. was scanned with wrinkles
as If OF deep grief Chester touch
ed him on the shoulder. The priest
half chanted Chinese sentence
which sounded almost musical. Ches
'cr shook him a little harder
Where is the Dream Lady," he
asked
she lea Dlcam Lady now.
Tel me did they kill her 1T
last"
"Yc.ch Go China Kill her"
Chester buried his lace in his
hands.
ilNNi' lidNI ant W dt'l IsliSs h'
murmurcd Il hope and pray that
II was not my doing"
she left me all her money" he
said presently Had she no rela.
ti,es alive?"
NO sabc'
Had she no mother father. sis.
ter, brother, friend?"
"Yu-Kiau say king. people; palent,
child; blothcr. blother; man. Wife;
( zen, flen,' the priest half chanted.
II was part OF his daily rigmarole
Of the five relationships of life
which must be properly discharged
by true follower of Confucius.
"Maybeso she no palent. bl1ther
flcn."
He ga2ed at Chester sto.idly
Great Heavens" cried the latter
Don't YOU care
The yellow face was impassivt
now. and the lines OF trouble seem
ed 10 have disappeared.
she lcal Dlcam Lady now"
How did she happen to have
4 SO much money"
She velly cid Dlcam Lady"
Il never should have suspected
it," said Chester. aloud What OF
earth is one to do With the lif,
earnings of an old Chinese lad!
withot any relatiyes?"
That night, at the Stockton. Ches
ter carefully packed all the object
which had come to him in the biz
box cut OF the mysterious East n
he examined them more closely h
seemed to vaguely remember hay
Ing seen some of them in his in
frequent trips through her apart
ments. He hesitated for an instan
with the silken scarf which she ha,
given him for sling in his hands
Then hr laid 1t back in the drawer
The rest OF the things he arrange,
to send 70 the main Joss house il
Chinatown.
Il cant make anything ut OF hi
blinking yellow face" said Chester
but somehow | have fancy tina
the priest down there would like I
have these things, He seemed to b
on confidential terms with the wen
/. old Dlcam Lady Queer that ! a
ways fanoiod her young,
His so,iloquy was interrupted b.
; a summons to the telephone.
Hello said Chester, when h
l had reached toe booth. Who is it?
Whats the name of that ilui
that Rohrpin recommended for II
/ moving ink stains?'
Il Was Goldsmith talking in e'
cited tones.
, II don't know said Chester. 'Ih
p ! have something else T. tell yol
! / tried 10 get YOU on the 'phon
! earliyr I'M the day I'm willing
I believe ANYTHING about anything nov