The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1914-12-25
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eIRlt. BtAia's PLAN
a. HAROLD CARTER

gowned yogng woman look at til
brass Plate which adorned his ONO
io0r, hesitate, and then enter, he al
gsme1 m az OF intense preoccups
on. This Is q common habit G
eng .aEyc-s who can still count tn
sAAes that fhoy have Lad upon tt
ange.s ctstsssir hands.
lie rose ard bowed cou-tecusly [
'he entered. Ho recognized her q
.ss Nancy Lawrence, q girl witt
9.si school CONNECTIONS in tho town
s::e sat down and looked at him rath
r in wonder.
You look very Young to &c 6 lew
er,. Mr.. Piair," she began.
Il assure you that will not invalf
ste my Plea before the court" be
answered, smiling.
VEL she said, Suppose tell you
ny ose. You see, 1 wanted young
iaWyer, an rc--" She txshed and bit
haf lip.
An unkncwn Yong man." be I'm.
sfeA for her.
wei. you see, don't want my
sion generally known, and even the
syers N this, town seem to stand
"sether. Ny, father, Colonel Law.
nee. you know. was very rich. He
2 million, in fact,
Yes" said the lawyer attenfive,y
am twenty next month. and un-
fef his will the propers,; is in the
ire OF Jim White as he is known.
80 az. VI or-or marry. Well.
..sted him implicitly but
=. = one knows he is connected with
,s rev di1aoncst oil companies. So
yesterday / ran into town and II
. sod him for ar accounting. And he
/ 'aved horribly. He laughed at me-"
'Taa scoaadreli" exclaimed Cyril,
;;l then wondered why he had spok.
with so much warmth.
FIe reminded me that he had the
!, sclute Investment of my property
Naier the will for another year." con.
led the girl. "and he said that
; 4 4 he made mistake he would
> be Accountable AID 1 cant tell
= what else as did"
\ legal adviser has sao same privi-
y@g Of confidence as 4 priest CT doc,
! said the young Ia*yer senten-
: ely.
Well. then, he tried to kiss mel"
oped the girl. @And 1 know he
r. ans to invest all my Honey in those
led companies"
Veil deal with him, Miss Law.
rpace." said Cyril. Leave him to
, :. shall examine the viii this aft
:. :. Don and go up % town the afst
''ns IN the morning to show him he |
Lab got hold OF the wrong end Of the |
stink"
A bflef examination Of the will con.
y1.ss1 Cyril that the scoundrel had
!. ssolute right over the property.
iowsver. no ran up to town and had
Z interview with him. The young
'uan Vas no match for the hardened
N baackguard. The colonel had kept
inside the law by the skin OF his
scth; he admitted that the future
Z rho oil companies was doubtful, but
i that he could make them sue
esd by putting three-cxarters Of
million into them, which he proposed
q do.
"you are scorHdrel, sir" flashed
-t Blair.
Prove IT," snapped the colonel.
"f,ut of your own mouth, sir"
Net evidence" said the colonel.
ighing and biting off the end Of Il .
gar. NOT evideIice You haven't a 4
sctapkone ard stenographer in your
3cket. have you? Then, as a lawyer,
"a will admit that / have you !
1inned. However, Pm going to pull
arorgh. dent mind telling you that
70 sunk q hundred thousand of Miss
Isnsy's money, and I'm going to pull
out with t.o remainder"
6.1ir retired. wkite-hct. but ballcd... ,
: vas utterly worsted. and had the, .
Sc IT, Acknowledge It. lie told Miss. i,
hay IS baaeh. ,
4 Icok5 IS ffough the only thing ;
=. . is to ~ait another year. till You
;; .rrlSe bin give'an acesanting," he 4
~. of Course, We can go to law. .
.: aell use your money to, block our =
-q.:ication until he's run through with q
money and heaped up q pile for =
asslf. However. have an idea" y
What is -" asked the girl.
Urn smilci. IT can't disclose II.
;" he said. 1T win take perhaps
lonth. He won't have run through
'ch by then. You see, he's booming +
companies Just now. The collapse !
be due In about three months
-. Now, think can save your q
.saey II you trust ms"
ne trusted him implicitly, 80 much
hat when he said daily confer b
ut the Office would be necessary.
!. Nancy Cid not dernur But the
serenees did not seem very bust a,
like. Yet they were sufficiently
.:=sant to be continued after Office
IS. 1t Miss Nancy's home. And .
before the month was ended they
sure that they loved each other.
7hen are you going to tell me the m
?" she asked one day.
iii looked steadily at her. "T
- no pian," he answered. n,
Re girl turned waite. DO you !,
IN ycu have been deceiving me?-