The herald., 1917-01-18

~ wan don't on together. He asked he,
.raI questions about the ~. ' .'
n'lehnorh'od' the Dodd pl,c. -, d.
sWered him promptly ana ,n.Sne a.
the estate. 10 me Aeir O,
She do not know him s,
Burton. He referred - e informed
disappointment Of the neoros. possible
Old Phineas Dodd. Did She t' ~ kin to
Oh yes, Burton had hear. NOV heri
snug, d Blake had very lns.a ss Mis-,
handsomef His companio. sAe was
his glance nui said notbiN svoided
time they had come in ss,. 81 this
mansion and the girl went ss sH Of the
ness remained with RnrtaF INGENIOUS.
lie was met at the n,
ny the Keeper, an elfsh, ws. mansion
Oh man, who showed hin n-1aced
house and attended to his ~. over the
Ing thr ensuing two DAYS uur'
ramon < over the Sutroundi,r vice
Our , '.me across the youn. lsdv =.
had INC. Tie day of his arrival, T, ne
became quite friendly and he M Inc!
MS mud that when he corn "ue up
permanently in the old home ~ set,le
know more Of her. "0uid
Then came a vast surprisa H
noon that Burton had arranged :, s,' 81
turn to the city. The keeper e.m. ~ :.
MN, a crafty expression on ala f.,N
I've got something TO sol, >.
fore You leave here" he obss-,.s Oe
'Inleed:"
y IS l want a thousand dollars o.,
IT, \ week ago l discovered 81"
thlng Ia i'e desk Of my old emplovo,
mat the lawyer had overlooked -
sure You will realize its vain. vaou - !,
tell you that il is the latest viii AZ n,
Dodd' ana leaves the property to lII0,
Blake, as he originally intended"
For a moment Burton was stvrD.,
Then his true nature came ont Tn.
crafty bargaincr produced the door.
ment in question, with the threat tbo,
he would go with it to Miss Blake !,
the bride was not paid.
Calmly Burton wrote ont n eboct e..
the amount demanded. He returned :.
the city, sought out the lawyer. reci,sd
the whole transaction, gave an the now
will and-his brief dream Of wealth
was over.
Burton did not go back to his old
work. He secured employment with
new firm. About all he allowed 10 "a
main in his mind concerning his tom.
pOrary and inglOrious career AZ an
heir, was a memory of the sweet fa,
of the girl he had met at Wildemere
One day the lawyer sent for him.
Mr.. Burton" he said bluntiy, Miss
Blake has refused TO inherit under the
new will you discovered unless you re.
ceive One-half of the estate
"Nonsense!" spoke Burtos definitely.
II haven't the vestige Of claim TO a
penny of It."
"She thinks differently. I told You
once what a headstrong, independent,
young lady she was. She Is in the ad.
Joining room and wishes 10 see you.
Let me remark incidentally" and there
was a gentle glow in the eyes Of the
advocate, that your noble action In re-
gard to the will has won her profound.
est admiration"
Burton stood rooted with aTpa5ement
as he recognized in the heiress the
young lady Of his dreams.
81 cannot consent to accept that Il
which 1 have no legal or neral right
he said, when they finally became en-
gagged In general conversation
"Then I can destroy the VIII" was
the positive rejoinder. "Mr. Burton,
you are q man among a million and you
must share this fortune with me-"
And then her eyes fell, for his, full
Of ardor, were gazing longingly int
her own, and in their depths she read
the love she knew she could return