Marble Hill press., 1911-06-22
CHAPTER w. Continued.

CHAPTER VI. Continued.
The servant brought from Rutton',
leather trunk battered black
iapanned IN box which. npon ey
pIoraiion proved 60 contain little that
might not have been anticipated A
handbook issued by the house of Roth.
schiid Freres Paris. showed A bal
ance TO the credit OF Il n Rutton Of
something slightly under million
francs There Has American money.
chiefly In gold certificates of large
denominations 90 the value Of round
y! Es0"00 together with handful OF
French German and English bank
notes which might have brought IN
exchange about $3.50 In addition to
theSe there was merely a single sn.
N"ioN'. supersgribeH To hp opened
IN event OF my death only II D r."
Amber broke the seal and read the
enclosures once To himself and a sec.
ohd time aloud 10 uoggo.t The date
was barely a year old
For reasons personal 10 myself
and sufficient Rutton had written. Il
choose not 10 make a formal Will I
snail die, probably in the near future.
D. my own hand Of poison | wish
10 emphasize this statement in event
the circumstances surrounding nv de.
mise should appear to attach susnic.
lon OF murder upon any person or per
sons whatever am wideyer and
childless What relations NAV sur.
Viye ME are distant and will never
appear to claim what estate | may
leaye-this know therefore desire
that my body servant Henry Doggott.
an English citizen. shall inherit and
appropriate to his own use all nv
property and effects. providing he be .
IN my service at the time Of nv death /
To facilitate his entering into nos
session OF my means whatever they
may be, without the necessity Of legal
procedure Of any kind. / enclose
cheque to hts order upon my bankers
signed by myself and bearing the date
of this memorandum He Is 10 I'm #
In with the amount remaining to my
credit upon my handbook Should he
nave died or left me. however the dis
position OF my effects is a matter
about which ! am wholly careless"
The signature was Enthusiastically
genuine-the formal N d Rut.or"
with which Amber was familiar. II
was unwtuessed
The Nrginian put aside the paper
and offered Doggott the blank chegue
on Rothschi'ds' This" he said
makes you pretty nearly independent.
ly rich. poggott"
Yes, sir" Doggott took tho e,gp ~
paper in hand that tremblad even as
his voice, and eyed it tncredulouslv
I've never 'ad anything like this be-
fore, sir; ardly know what It J
means I
1T means" explained Amber that t
when you've filed in that blank and t
had the money collected from tho d
Rothschilds, you'll be worth-wlth e
what cash is herein the neigbbor. t
hood Of forty-fve thousand pounds Q
sterling"
Doggott gasped temporarily mar. $
dculate. "Forty-five thousands nounas, a
Mr., Amber" he declared earn. c
estly, i never looked for nothin like t
this Il never-I--" Quite without I
warning he was quiet and composed c
again. Might ! ask it Of you as a
favor sir, to look after this he of.
[ered to return the cheque-"for p
while, till | can myke UP my mind n
what to do with It.. D
Certainly" Amber took the paner
olded It and placed It In his card.
'ase. I'D suggest that you deposit q, :"
as soon as possible in a New York =,
'ank for collection. In the meantime =.
hese bills are yours; you'd better =,
axe care of them yourself until you -
pen the banking account" =,
"1tll keep as we'll in ere as anv. Ia
Where's" Doggott considered, relock. ~
ng the box u avent ardly any use h,
or money except, Of course, to tide h,
ne over Till | find another position" m
What exclaimed Amber in N
maze. ne
Yes. sir" affirmed Doggott respect ha
itly Tin bit too old to chynge ha
~ w'ys; valet I've been all my wi
re and valet I'll die. sir. Its too
tie to think of anything else" 20
But with this money, Doggott--" Ar
Beg pardon, sir, but know: IN
'uld live easy like a gentleman If | SO
ked---but wouldn't be a gentleman. tn,
what's the use OF that So the wye ey
look at II, there's nanght for me but