The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-11-03
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: CYRIL BLAIR'S PLAN
BY HAROLD CARTER,

brass plate which adorned his offic
door, hesitate, and then enter, he az
sumed an air Of intense preoccupa
ton. This Is a common habit o
young lawyers who can still count tn
cases that they have had upon tn,
fingers Of their hands.
He rose and bowed courteously {,
she entered. He recognized hor a.
Miss Nancy Lawrence, a girl will
nigh school connections in the town
She sat down and looked at him rath
er in wonder.
You look very young to be a law
yer. Mr.. Blair" she began.
I assure you that will not invali
date my plea before the court" he
answered, smiling.
WELL" she said. suppose tell you
my case. You see. 1 wanted a youne
lawyer, an un-" She flushed and bit
her lip.
AN unknown young man," he I'm.
ished for her.
Well, you see, don't want my
action generally known, and even the
lawyers In this town seem to stand
together. My father, Colonel Law.
renee, you know. was very rich. He
had million, in fact"
YES said the lawyer attentively.
I am twenty next month, and un.
der his will the property is in the
| care Of Jim White, as he is known.
until am OF age or-or marry. Well
father trusted him implicitly, but
everyone knows he is connected with
those new dishonest oil companies. So
yesterday I ran into town and II
asked him for an accounting. And he
behaved horribly. He laughed at me-"
The scoundrel!" exclaimed Cyril.
and then wondered why he had spok-
en- with so much warmth.
He reminded me that he had the
absolute investment Of my property
under the will for another year." con-
tinued the girl. land he said that
even II he made mistake he would
not be accountable. And cant tell
you what else he did"
"A legal adviser has the same privi-
leges of confidence as a priest or doc.
tor" said the young lawyer senten.
tiously.
well, then, he tried to kiss mel"
snapped the girl. "And know he
means to invest all my money in those
wicked companies"
Well deal with him, Miss Law.
renee" said Cyril. Leave him to
me. shall examine the will this aft
ernoon and go up to town the first
thing IN the morning to show him he
has got hold Of the wrong end of the
stick"
A brief examination of the will con.
WINGED Cyril that the scoundrel had
absolute right over the property.
However, he ran up to town and had
an Interview with him. The young
man was no match for the hardened
old backyard. The colonel had kept
inside the law by the skin of his
teeth; he admitted that the future
OF the oil companies was doubtful, but
said that he could make them sue.
coed by putting three.quarters of a
million into them, which he proposed
to do. |
you are scoundrel. sir" flashed ,
out Blair.
Prove it," snapped the colonel.
Out Of your own mouth, SIR"
Not evidence" said the colonel, !
laughing and biting off the end cs Il !!
cigar. Not evidence You haven't q
dictaphone and stenographer in your
pocket, have you? Then, as a lawyer,
you will admit that have YOU
skinned. However, I'm going to null
through. don't mind telling you that
I've sunk hundred thousand of Miss
Nancy's money, and I'm going to pull
1t out with the remainder"
Blair retired, white-hot, but bafIod
he was utterly worsted, and had the
sense to acknowledge 1t. He told Miss
Nancy as much.
1t looks as though the only thing
70 do Is to wait another year, till YOU
'an make him give an accounting" he
said. "Of course, we can 20 to law
Sut nell use your money to block our
duplication until he's run through with .
ne money and heaped up a pile for .
himself. However, have an idea"
What is it," asked the girl.
Cyril smiled. 81 can't disclose n
'et,' he said. 1T will take perhaps
month. He won't have run through ]
nuch by then. You see, he's booming
he companies just now. The collapse I
vii be due In about three months
ime. Now. think | can save your !
honey If you trust me-" -
She trusted him implicitly, so much !
that when he said a daily confer
nee at the Office would be necessary
liss Nancy did not demur. But the .
onferences did not seem very bust.
esslike. Yet they were sufficiently
easant to be continued after office
ours, at Miss Nancy's home. And
ng before the month was ended thew
ere sure that they loved each other.
When are you going to tell me the
an?" she asked one day.
Cyril looked steadily at her az
I'VE no plan," he answered.
The girl turned white. do Won