The Holt County sentinel., 1915-05-07

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jus u.rr elder Sons. Inuy. Claud
aud MONTGOMERY. iuo.ri Impressed
IHi .l-Dr. las yuuHs,-'. J.,R, ml,d
IN halt pleased intcr.s,
The tour suus sat al table facing
their father. who had ut his elbow
pile Of documents and check book.
u have brough, you all together
he now announced. TO toll,you that
having all Of you reached mans es
tate. 1t Is time that you should assume
some personal Independence aud re.
sponsibility. I'm not going to leave
my estate so that there will be a
family squabblc over IT, I'm going to
divide It up. Here. Now. Fairly"
Claud. the lawyer. who had changed
his name to Claudius, because he
fancied II sounded more classical.
prickcd up his ears and looked serious.
I'll tell YOU Mt the start" pursued
/ the indulgent father. that whoever
takes ldlewild here. the family home.
will be- the wise fellow In the end.
You can have your choice, Claud.
being the eldcst--the home or s25..
/ 900 cash"
Him" observed Claudius pravely.
with vast political future ahead Of
me. the ready cash will best help mo
reach the destined goal Of my ambi.
ton"
Very good" nodded Mr. Dale.
And you. Monty
u" replied Montgomery with short
and snlppy precision expect to re-.
COW" n generals commission In time.
The money viii help me get H."
And You. Hank
II am dovot, 10 club life. In deb,
aud r",d ilNtd cash Income, my good
, rather" he said 40 fancy the ready
money would suit M best"
'Of course III take III, old home. "
I'm lucky enough Ia deserve IT," spoke
blum honest Jack
stephen Dale dart,d u grateful, az.
icCtionatc glance at lia youngest and
Hylriic son ~" drew uut thr three
checks aud passed them around.
One word more" h. spoke. as
their recipients arose to 60, them
clthrd ~ quickly as possible.
There's something else. 500 here.
boys, my experience teaches lac that
there's nothing 50 stcadirs youug
man as getting married. Now then.
10 the first one OF you who takes a
wife | will give $4,000. To ,hc second
$1,000. to the third. $4,000 and to the
last, $1,000 Iiy the way he added.
| u suggestive twinkle In his merry eye.
I'm thinking you wont have to look
far to lind the prcttiesl hrircss IN the
country right nigh TO hand"
Each one Of the three knew whom
he mcnnt-Aliss Dalia lIliss. not IA
mile away. II was said she was to
have hall million In her own right
| II was strange. but each one OF the
trio departed determined 10 call upon
/ tho young lady In question and SEQ
how the land lay,
Two mornings later claud met Hen.
! ~ aud Monty, lie informed them that
I he had called upon Miss Hiss the eve.
ming previous Her father had been
greatly Interested In his long talk
about the law.
Then Monty In undress military uni.
form went to see the hcircss.
ilcnry's turn followed. lie fancicd
he was irresistible and languidly IN.
formed his brothers that he believed
he would take the girl on a chance.
Miss Bliss had beensdrcadfully en-.
barrassed at being taken by storm by
three impetuous suitors. Then sh.
had told them In her pretty, artless
way that she was already engaged.
About three o'clock one afternoon
Jack. plain. simple. transformations
Jack to the end OF the chapter. direct.
ing some men In parking roadway
running through the estate. looking
over In the direction OF the Bliss home