Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-16
I CHAPTER XIX.

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CYLvEsTER paused. Caroline did
- not speak for q moment; then shs
asked:
"And NO one knew-you or my uncle
q any ons-of al this until last
Narchr'
.No. Graves had, with bis usual caro-
and patience. pieced together the evi-
dencs and Investigated until we were
sure that q stockholder In the Akrae
, company existed and that all Of your
fathers estate belonged TO him. Who
that stockholder was we did not know
until that day Of the meeting at our
Office. Then Captain Warren told M"
"But he did not know eitherr
..Not until then. He supposed his
Akrae stock worthless and had prac-
tically forgotten It. When We told him
OF its value, Of the note and of
the missing shareholder, he knew, Of
course. One would have thought he
was the wrongdoer and not the wrong
ed. He would have gone straight to
you and asked your pardon II We would
have permitted It"
"But, Mr.. Sylvester, now We are
coming to the part cannot under
stand OF course the estate belonged
10 him. I know that. It % his. But
Why didn't he tell Steve and me the
truth then, ct once"
caroline, Caroline, don't you under
stand yet? Do you imagine for one
moment that your uncle Intends keep
ing that money!"
She stared at him IN utter amnzs-
ment.
Keeping itT' she repeated why
not7 It is his. It belongs to him..
Caroline, I'm afraid you don't know
him even yet. he was for going to
You ct once and destroying the note
in your presence. he would have done
IT. but we persuaded him to wait and
think It over for day or two. He did
think and then decided to wait little
longer for your sake"
s.For my sake? For mine" She
passed her hand in q bswilderod way
across her forehead mi. Sylvester,
I don't eeen to understand even
nov. r.
.eFor your sake, Caroline. Remsmr
bef. ct that time you were engaged
to Malcolm Dunn"
Her intent gaze wayered. She drew
! long breath. "Isee," she said slow-
II. OIL 81"
Yea Captain Warren y ono Of the
best Judges Of character ever met.
The Dunns did not deceive hip for one
mouGat He was certain Maicolm IN.
tended marrying you because OF your
money. For that matter. 20 was l. He
knew you must 80 the proof with your
own eyes. And be showed It to you.'
.sBut then" she begged disractedly,
..why couldn't he tell me after that3
II am % stupid, suppose-but, Ar.
Sylvester. all this ia-is"-
aHs might have told you then, but
he ala not think It best. Caroline. your
uncle. has always believed in you. Even
when you sent him from your home hs
did not blame you. He said you were
deceived that was al. But too. he
ha, always declared that you had been,
% he expressed t. brought up wrong.
Your monsy had, in . way, warped
your estimate Of people and things
And thare was steva You know. Caro-
line. that money and what It brought
were spelling stsve. He has never been
20 much Of q man - during the past
year. when be- thought hmsslf poor.
But your uncle has planned for him a.
well a. foe ron, and when b believes
tho tama has como hs"-
..Please," shs interrupted falter1nsdy-
splease don't say any more. Let me
think, Mr.. Sylvester. You say that
Uncle Elisha intends giving 10 all that
father took from him-all Of I'll"
Eyes, AL He considers himself mere
IL your guardian still and will accept
only his expenses from the estate"
ut IL wonderfulr' she repeated bro
kenny. Even though We cannot taks
It, It IL wonderful"
..Whati Cannot take itr'
"Of course not! Do Jon suppose that
either my brother Or l would take the
fortune that oar father stols-yss. stole
from him. after he has been living a.
most In povsrU Ill these years and we
IN luxury-on his money! OF course
We shall not take itg'
.But Caroline. imagine you win
have 10 TAKE It. understand your
feelinss, but think b VIII compel
-n., "a taka = - +
4 shall potr' She sprang to her
fset. sO4 course shall not! Never!
Nsverf'
whats that you're never goin' 10
take. Caroline measles or another trip
down In these parts1 hope faint the
last, cause I've been caplahn' you'd
ike 1t well enough to come again
Caroline turned. SO did Sylvester.
Captain Elisha wwss standing In tho
doorway, his hand on the knob. he
was smiling broadly. but as he looked
at the two By the fire he ceased to
smile.
"Whats oil thisT he asked sus-
p1ciously. 'ACaroline. what-Sylvester.
what have you been tellin' her?'
Neither answered at once. The cap
tain looked from one to the other.
4 .sylvester!, Caroline had never seen
hsr uncle thoroughly angry before.
.Sylvester,- be cried, shave you-have
You dast to tell her what You shouldn't
Didn't Jon promise me? II yon told
that girl I,ll-Ill'-
{. go