The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-07-14
lCOPTRi0ttT 1919
GCHApMAN)
O.IRWIN MYERS


all in worthless ones, TOO
which had been left my father by bis
mother, whose dowry had been invest
ed In the old Panama canal, that glori
Gus enterprise that went down 70 ruiz
twenty odd years ago, carrying with il
thousands Of prosperous families In q
/ general wreck. My grandmother had
/ always had pathetic belief that some
day the bonds would be worth some
thing She left them to my father,
placing them in the strong box which
che held In the vaults of Magnitf &
Co. bankers Of Paris and London.
+ When she Waa dying she sent him the
key.
We'll Anne, they won I do any harm
where they are" my father would say.
Some day, when were all rich, Wen
so to Paris and take them out and sell
them Tor old paper
So now think / have explained how
came to sail for England on the
thirty ylirst OF May with i've 500 and
one $50 bill in my purse and the key
to the ancestral strong box. Mary
wanted me TO sew by bills into the
lining of my dress. But felt safer
With the money III my purse, for as !
told her. I'd either have to wear the
same dress all The time or keep run.
ning into my room TO see whether 1t
had been ripped open or not II had
taken her advice | should never have
lad my adventure with the Man In the
Cuff Boots-but that comes later
Mary, Of course, was at the train il
-ears. waiting to bid me adieu. And
Who else should be there but hat
1dious Nr. Spratt, who had once been
snamored Of me. half hidden behind an
enormous bouquet I've heard that
ais boys call him The Sprat, which
ISN'T q nice name to give a professor
1f civic and international law He
pressed the bouquet into one Of my
hands and men put something else in
TO the other in mysterious and por
Jentous manner.
MY volume OF the Code Napoleon
Miss Ives" he said. whispering eau
tjously. The only complete English
commentary on modern French law
I've written your name on the Hy-leaf
Don't lose it; youll need it when YOU
get to Paris!"
could not but feel affected by the
little mans kindness in presenting me
with a copy Of his epoch-making work.
introduced him to Mary, and we
three chatted for a few moments until
the conductor called All aboard I
stayed a day or two in Montreal sight.
seeing, and finally. owing to a last min
ute excursion TO Mount Royal, nearly
missed the steamer. But just as the
whistles blew. plunged hastily up the
eangway. colliding at the top with a
couple Of foreign-looking men who
stared at me for several minutes. ap
parently deeply Interested.
] am usually quick to form my |
judgments Of people l did not like /
either OF these ellow-passengers at all |
q a very short time ] had discovered /
nat they were master and servant, OI |
stood in some such relation The one
bore The hall-marks of ealth without
refinement the other was coarse
and villainous- looking Greek OF Arme
uian as / judged ! was relieved when
j saw him betake himself to the steer
age But judge my disgust when &
discovered that had been seated next
10 bis master az the dinner table!
He did not lose any time striking
up an acquaintance with me. May III
pass you the mustard. Miss Howard" /
were his frst words He had evident
ly been looking rae up and made a mis-
take in the name 1 was about to dis
illusion him when his next words
checked The words on my lips
Allow me TO introduce myself. since
we are 90 see so much OF each other
during our voyage" De continued. WITH
an odious smirk "My name Is Mag
Maguif name toler
ably well known ia Paris and else
where"
''The-the banker" ] managed 10
gasp
The son OF the banker. he correct.
%. much grathed ut my ready recog
litou "1he old boys MY father. Ne
low control the second largest combl-
iatiou Of capital in France. and the
ourth largest iu Europe ne added
Not that I'm step into
he old donkeys shoes. though lie
.ates me ike poison [ grieye 10 say
hat ms father has mind purely com -.
aercia. and utterly incapable of ap-
reciating any Of the 1rednements Of /
.fe."
il isn't often that I wish I we're
lan but that's what J did Just then. ;
o that might have had the pleasure
Z kicking him But / smothered my
age and struggled with my surprise
seemed like the opening OF some
'onderful melodrama. my chance en- :
ounter. with this man while on my
.ay 20 Europe. to take my securities
ut of his fathers safety deposit box. =
murmured something and fed up 10
ne deck. Later SIR Magnin appeared q
nd engaged me in conversation for
bout an hour. until I found some ex-
use 20 dismiss him and 20 TO bed.
During the next few days he made
mself my constant companion He b.
.emed 20 time his appearances at the C.
ble so that We should cit down to al