The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-31
the time. He became suddenly a poor

the time. He became suddenly a poor
man,"
The girls face grew hard.
S hat was how 1t happened" she
said slowly.
That is how 1t happened" the law
yer repeated gravely Your fathers
fortune was one of o u great for
late client" The formal description
Of Reale seemed to len him an air
Of respectability. 1.-The other three
have long since died. neither Of them
leaving issue. You are the sole rep
resentative OF the victims. Thes gen
This safe" he waved his hand toward
the great steel room that crowned the
granite column, contains the fortune.
The safe itself is h invention OF my
late client. Where the lock should be
are six dials, on each OF which are
are arranged one inside the other, and
on one side is a steel pointer. A word
Of six letters opens the safe. BY turn
ing the dials so that the letters come
opposite the pointer, n from this
word, the door is opened"
for in h energy Of his explanation
he had become hot. Then he re-
sumed-
what hat word is, is for you to
discover. My late client, who had a
passion for acrostics and puzzles and
doggerel verse which he most earn
estly assured me contained h solu-
ton"
He handed a slip first to the girl
n then to the others. For a mo-
ment the world swan before Kath-
leen's eyes. All that hinged upon that
little verse came home to her Care
fully coming each word, as If in fear
Of its significance esc4ping her, she
read:
Here's a puzzle in language old,
Find my meaning and get my gold.
rake one Bolt-just one. no more
Fix 1t on behind a Door.
Place t. at a rivers Mouth
East or west or north or south.
Take some Leaves and put them whole
In some water in a Bowl.
l found this puzzle in a book
From which some mighty truths were
took"
others watching her. With every read
ing she seemed to get further from the
solution Of the mystery, and she
turned in despair to Angel.
Il can make nothing of it," she
cried helplessly, nothing, nothing,
nothing"
: 1T is. with due respect to my late
client, the veriest doggerel,' said the
lawyer frankly, a yet upon that the
inheritance of the whole Of his for
tune depends"
He had noticed that neither Conner
nor Jimmy had read the slips he had
handed to them.
fac-simile reproduction OF the original
copy, and that may be inspected at
any tim at my office"
The girl was scanning the rhyme in
1 nm "a o1rNy ~ - RS,
II shall never do it, she said in
despair.
her hand.
Don't attempt it," he said kindly.
There is plenty Of time. 1 do not
petitors have gained anything by the
advantage they ave secured. also
have had in my possession a copy of
the rhyme for the past week"
The girls eyes opened wide in as.
constituent.
"You?" she said.
Angels explanation was arrested by
a singular occurrence.
Conner sat at n end Of the row
OF chairs modify eyinK the paper.
Jimmy. t%houghtfully stroking his
beard at h other end. suddenly rose
and walked to where his brooding con
federate sat. The man shrunk back
as he approached, and Jimmy, seating
himself by his side, bent forward and
said something in a low voice. He
spoke rapidly, and Angel, watching
them closely, saw a look of incred-
face. hen wrath and incredulity min
gled, and Conner sprang up. striking
the back Of the chair with his fist.
What he roared. Give up q
chance Of a fortune? I'll see you
Jimmy's voice never rose, but he
gripped Connor's arm and pulled him
down into his chair.
Il won't! I won't! Dye him I'm
going to throw away
Jimmy released the mans arm and
rose with a shrug of his shoulders.
He walked to where Kathleen was
standing.
Miss Kent" he said, and hesitated.
1t is difficult for me to say what ]
have to say; but I want to tell you
that SO far as I am concerned the for
tune is yours. I shall make no claim
to 1t, and I will afford you every as
sistance that lies in my power to dis
v the word that is hidden in the
verse;"
The girl made no reply Her lips
were set tight, and the hard look that
had referred to her father came back
again.
Jimmy waited a moment for her to
speak, but she made no sign, and with
a slight bow he walked toward the
door.
"Stopl"
1t was Kathleen that spoke, ana
Jimmy turned and waited.
AS I understand this will" she
said slowly, you are one Of the men
to whom my father owed his ruin"
His eyes met hers unfalteringly.
Yes" he said simply.
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