Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17

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the estate and those two children. IL
the estate is worth anything, and we
have reason to believe it is, you and I
must know it. If it isn't it Is even
more important that we should know
before We waste more time. If Caro-
line is an heiress. If she inherits even
a moderate fortune
She shrugged her shoulders by way
of finish to the sentence.
When Captain Elisha emerged from
his room after Il wash and change of
linen he found the library u~ntenanted.
He strolled about, his hands behind
him, inspecting the pictures with criti-
cal interest. Caroline, dressed for din
ner, found him thus engaged. He turn
ed at the sound of her step.
"Why, hello!' he cried, with hearty
enthusiasm. "All rugged up for inspec-
ton, amt you?"
"Inspection?"
"Oh, that's just sailors lingo. Means
you've got your Sunday uniform ON,
that's all. My, my! How nice you
look But amt black pretty old for
sucn Il young girl!
81 am In mourning" replied his niece
coldly.
There, there! OF course you are.
Tut, tut How could l forget it. You
see, I've been so many years feelin' as
If l didn't have a brother that I've sort
of got used to his bein' gone"
II have not" Her eyes filled as she
said it. The captain was greatly moved.
I'm a blunderin' old fool, my DEAR"
he said. Il beg your pardon. Do try to
forgive me, won't you? And, perhaps
perhaps | can make up your loss to
you just a little mite. I'd like to.
I'll try to, if
He laid a hand on her shoulder. She
avoided him and, moving away, seated
herself in a chair at the opposite side
of the desk. The avoidance was so OBJ
vious as to be almost brutal. Captain
Elisha looked very grave for an In
slant. Then he changed the subject.
AFTER some further conversation, dur
ing which Caroline was plainly Ill at
ease, dinner was announced. When the
captain in his quaint way described to
OdAOliAC hhh otCFS nov hC AOulio hAc
way in New York Caroline was bored,
and Steve was almost brutal with his
Intersections. For the hundredth time
Caroline asked Steve what had prompt
ed her father to make the captain their
guardian.
After breakfast the next morning
came the business talk" 1t was a
brief one. Captain Elisha soon dis
covered that his brothers children
knew very little concerning their ia
theirs affairs. They had always plenty
of money, had been INDUCED In prac-
tically every wish and had never had
to think or plan for themselves. AS to
the size of the estate, they knew moth
ing more than Mr.. Graves had told
them, which was that, instead Of the
several millions which rumor had cred
tied A. Rodgers Warren with possess
ing, $500,00 would probably be the
extent of their Inheritance and that
therefore they must live economically.
As a first step in that direction theL
had given up their former home and
moved to the apartment.
"Yes, yes" unused the captain; 81
see. Mr.. Graves didn't know about
your moyin', then? You did 1t ON your
hook, so to speakT"
Stephen answered promptly.
"Of course we did," he declared.
"Why not?"
mo reason In the world. A good, SEN
stble thing to do, 1 should say. Didn't
anybody advise you where to go?"
"Why should we need adviceY Again
it was Stephen who replied: I'VE aren't
kids. We're old enough to decide some
things for ourselves, 1 should think"
eyes; sartin. That's right But /
didn't know but p'raps some Of your
friends might have helped along. This
Mrs. Dunn now, she kind of limited to
me that she'd-well, done what she
could to make you comf'table.'
"She has," avowed Caroline warmly.
Mrs. Dunn and Malcolm have proved
their friendship in a thousand ways.
We never can repay them, Stephen
and /, never
"No, There's some things you can't
ever pay, 1 know that. Mrs. Dunn
found this nice place for you, did sheT'
"Why, yes. Mrs. Dunn knew that
we had decided to move, and she has a
cousin who is interested in New York
property. She asked him, and be men
toned this apartment"
zone of his own, was it2"
II believe so. Why are you so par
ticular? Don't you like it?"
isn't it as good as those in-what do
you call it-South Denboro?" Stephen
asked maliGiously.
Captain Elisha laughed heartily.
"Pretty nigh as good" he said. Il
didn't notice any better on the way to
the depot as l drove up. What's the
rent? You'll excuse my askin', things
beln' as they are"
twenty-five hundred a year" an
$3.50 Lii