The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-29

name either.
My Investigations in this villa have
shown me several fine pictures and
statues, furniture t%astefully selected
and admirably made and a conserva-
tory of the rarest flowers, the match
OF which it would not le easy to find
In all London. My investigation Of the
lady has resulted in the discovery OF
jewels which are worthy to take rank
with the flowers and of carriages and
horses which have deservedly produced
a sensation in the park among persons
we'll qualified to Judge of the build of
the one and the breed of the others.
All this is so far common enough.
The villa and the lady are such ia
miliar objects in London life that l
ought to apologize for introducing
them to notice. But what is not COM
mon and not familiar in my expert
enre is that all these fine things were
not only ordered, but paid for. The
pictures, the statues, the flowers, the
jewels, the carriages and the horses
inquiry proved, to my ind~escribable as
constituent, that not a sixpence of debt
was owing on any of them. AS to the
villa, it had been bought out and out
and settled on the lady.
I might have tried to find the right
reading Of this riddle, and tried in
vain, but for Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhite's
death, which caused an inquiry to be
made into the state of his affairs.
The inquiry elected these facts:
That Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhite was in
trusted with the care Of a sum Of f2O,-
OOO-as one of two trustees for a young
gentleman who was still a minor in
the year 1913. That the trust was to
lapse and that the young gentleman
was to receive the 100000 on the day
when he came Of age, in the month of
February, 1850. That, pending the ar
rival of this period, an income Of f6OO
was to be paid to him by his two trus
tees, half yearly-at Christmas and at
midsummer day. That this income was
regularly paid by the active trustee. Mr..
Godfrey Ablewhite. That the 100000
. from which the income was supposed
to be derived, had, every farthing of it
:. been sold out Of the funds, at different
;, periods, ending with the end OF the
authorizing the bankers to sell out the
stock and the various written orders
telling them what amounts to sell out
We're formally signed by both the trus
, tees. That the signature Of the second
, trustee, a retired army officer, living
in the country, was a signature forged
in every case, by the active trustee
+ otherwise Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhitc.
! In these facts lies the explanation Of
Mr.. Godfrey's honorable conduct in pay
ing the debts incurred for the lady ant
the villa-and, as you will present.,
y see, of more besides.
We may now advance to the date o
/ Miss Verinder's birthday, in the yea
f 1S4S-the 21st Of June.
. On the day before, Mr.. Godfrey Able
white arrived at his fathers house an
e asked, as l know from Mr.. Ablewhite
e senior, himself, for a loan Of f30l
G Mark the sum-, and remember at til
t same time that the half yearly pay
i ment to the young gentleman was du
on the oath Of the month. Also, tina
h the whole Of the young gentleman
fortune had been spent by his truste
c by the end Of the year 1917.
$ At the birthday dinner you exasper
e ate Mr.. Candy, the doctor, on the sor
subject of his profession, and he play
II you a practical joke in return with
dose of laudanum. He trusts the ad
m%inistration Of the dose, prepared in
little vial, to Godfrey Ablewhite, VIII
has himself confessed the share he ha
II in the matter, under circumstance
e which shall presently be related to yot
MI. Godfrey is all the reader to ente
into the conspiracy, having himself sui
i fered from your sharp tongue in til
course of the evening. He joins Be
teredge in persuading you to drink
+ little brandy and water before YOU g
u to bed. He privately drops the dose {
laudanum into your cold grog, and yo
:" drink the mixture.
Let us now shift the scene, If 70
- please, to Mr.. Luker's house at Ian
r., beth.
4, Late on the evening Of Friday, IL
,s Odd of June, 1913, Mr.. Luker was SUI
n prised by a visit from Godfrey ABB
9 white. He was more than surprise
when Mr.. Godfrey produced the moo
10 stone. No such diamond, according
m Mr.. Luker's experience, was in the pc
10 session of any private. person in e
r. rope.
Ia Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhite had two mo
in est proposals to make in relation
lc this magnificent gem-first, would NJ