The Washington times., 1913-10-24
THE HERITAGE OF CAIN
N A GREAT BIG THRILLING STORY
551a.a az Frank :. a company BY ISABEL OSTRANDER
GREAT BIG THRILLING STORY
BY ISABEL OSTRANDER

man he had come to interview. and
smile.
4 What are you doing down in thi:
part of town-our stronghold? AfteI
one of US again?' pursued the financier
| jovially. -
Not this time. 1 came for a little
talk with you, If you can spare me a
Certainly, Yorke." the other said, a.
they stepped from the elevator and
started down a long, echoing marble
Simply the name. ..Gie.ander Ingrac
ham they passed through a long suite
of offices until they came to a small
room at the extreme end marked "Prt-
| vate."
| Here Mr. Ingraham threw himself into
a chair before the desk and motioned
| Yorke to another at his right.
Now, what can do for you?" he be-
gan. II take 1t you don't want to buy
Up any railroads or corner the market.
Let me see-read in the papers about
your being on this Van. Rensselaer, MUIR
der. Anything to do with that?'
| Exactly. / want to know what you
can tell me about the family"
| i've known them all my life, root
and branch. Grew UP with them. They
come of old Knickerbocker stock, you
know. Their father, Stephen. Van Rens-
1 q
chant line of steamships, and left 1t to
the two. boys; but they haven't done
anything with 1t. Dysart buries him.
| self and writes fool psychological books,
| and Robin takes mild fier now and
| then, but goes IN for the most part for
athletics-polo and that sort of thing.
You knew Mrs. Van Rensselaer,, Mr..
Ingraham?''
''Yes. Charming little woman. Ter
| rible affair, this-terr1bie! Can't see
| the remotest motive for such crime" !"
She had relative, believe-a Paul
Hildreth?"
Yes. Good fellow, too, but no am
! hilton, no head for business. Wastes
| his time fooliEg around in society. The
Lord knows how he lives; he hasn't got
, cent" - ... . -
He has now." remarked Yorke, sig
nificantly. o.
"What?' Mr.. Ingraham said sharply.
glancing keeniy at him.
why. l supposed you knew that at
the death OF Mrs. Van Rensselaer, he
comes into the whole Of her private
fortune" ''-. DO -" -...
$50 he does. I'd forgotten about that
That makes-a vital difference. doesn't
it?" The financier spoke in the tone of
enc suddenly taken aback, as II the
unthought-of contingency was of per-
sonal import. He was silent for a min
ute. seemingly lost in some new, as
founding thought. -.ss...,- ,.......
Yorke watched him in. surprised in
tentness. Why should this casual friend
be so deeply concerned over the dis
posaI of the dead woman's estate? Or
was 1t because of Paul Hildreth that
bis interest was so unmistakably evil
dent?
"a vital difference indeed he echoed.
THE difference of living, instead of
merely existing; of being able to do
what he pleases with his ;lifeEinarry,
IT, he Mt tva mn
way his talents best fit him for. ; =.
Such difference as a man who had
known the wretchedness of years of
struggle to maintain the position his
birth entitled him to on, Inadequate
means will realize to the full"
Yorke regarded the other man steadily
for moment, and then added de iber-
ately: .EI--'1 - - .-r
.'Such a difference as would make a
desperate man hesitate at nothing. no
matter how appalling. to bring it
The financier stared at him in a
blank amazement which speedily gave
way to incredulous indignation.
My dear Yorke!" he expostulated in
a slightly contemptuous tone. do you
realize what you're insinuating? It's
utterly preposterous, its-it's unthink-
able! If you're On any such absurd tack
as that you're making frightful mis-
takei Paul Hildreth is the soul Of hon.
was dissipated. and in such desperate
financial straits as you seem to think
possible, such an ..unfounded charge
brought against him would ruin your
career"
Murder has been done for less OBJ
vious motives. Mr.. Ingraham,'' observ-
ed Yorke imperturably.
But l tell you it's not to be thought
off, expostulated the financier, bring
ing his fist down upon his desk with an
emphatic thud which made the pens
scatter. There couldn't be a shred
of evidence to connect Paul with the
death of his cousin. Instead Of being
financially embarrassed I happen to
know that his affairs have been looking
up, for he asked my advice about some
small investments only lately. I've
known him all his life-I knew his fath-
er and mother before him-and he's