Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
CHAPTER I.-(continued)

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CHAPTER, I.-(continued)
"But can you? Will they accept you
without references or introduction"
"Oh, I shall have the best of refer
ences and introductions. Bob Chal-
mers is the president of bank there.
Remember Bob? Well, I shall take
John Smith in and introduce him to
Bob some day. After that, Bob'll in
troduce John Smith. See? All |
need is letter as to my integrity
and respectability, | reckon, so my
kinsmen won't suspect me of designs
on their spoons when | ask to board
with them. You see, I'm a quiet
retiring gentleman, and | don't like
noisy hotels
With an explosive chuckie the law
yer clapped his knee.
"Fplton, this is absolutely the rich
est thing l ever heard Of! I'd give a
farm to be fly OH your wall and
see you do it. I'm blest if | don't
think I'll go to Hillerton myself
to see Bob. By George, | will go and
see Bob!"
"Of course" agreed the other
serenely, why not? Besides, it will
be the most natural thing in the
world-business, you know. In fact,
should think you really ought to
go in connection with the bequests. u
"Why, to be sure" The lawyer
frowned thoughtfully. How much
are you going to give them?"
"Oh, a hundred thousand apiece, l
reckon"
That ought to do-for pin money"
ooh, well, | want them to have
enough, you know, for it is to be a
real test of what they would do with
wealth. And it must be cash--no Sc
curities. want them to do their
own investing"
"But how are you going to fix
it? What excuse are you going to
give for dropping hundred thousand
into their laps like thate You can't
tell your real purpose, naturally
You'd defeat your own ends"
THAT part we'll have to fix up in
the letter Of instructions. think we
can. I've got scheme"
"I'll warrant you have! I'll believe
anything of you now. But what are
you going to do afterward-when
you've found out what you want to
know, I mean? Won't it be something
Of a shock when John Smith turns
into Mr.. Stanley G. Fulton? Have you
thought of that?"
"Y-yes. I've thought of that, and
I will confess my ideas are little
hazy, in spots. But I'm not worry
ing. Time enough to think of that
part. Roughly, my plan is this
now:
"There'll be two letters Of instruc-
tons: one to open in six months, the
other to beopened in, say, couple of
years or SO. want to give myself
plenty of time for my observations
you see. The second letter will really
give you final instructions as to the
settling OF my estate-my will. I'll
have to make some sort of one, I sup
pose"
But good heavens, Stanley, you.
you-' the lawyer came to helpless
pause. His eyes were startled.
ooh, that's just for emergency, OF
course, in case anything-er-hap-
pened. What really intend is that
long before the second letter of in
structions is due to be opened, Mr..
Stanley G. Fulton will come back
from his South American explora-
tons. He'll then be in position to
settle his affairs to suit himself, and
-er--make a new will. Under
stand?"
"Oh, | see. But-there's John
Smith. How about Smith,"
The millionaire smiled musingly
and stroked his chin again.
Smith? Oh! Well, Smith will
have finished collecting Blaisdell data
Of course, and will be off to parts
unknown. We don't have to trouble
ourselves with Smith any longer"
Fulton, you're wizard" laughed
the lawyer. But now about your
cousins. Who are they? ! You know
their names, of course"
"Oh, yes. You see. I've done lit
tie digging already-some years ago
looking up the Blaisdell family. (By
the way, that'll come in fine now
won't it?) And an occasional letter
from Bob has kept me posted as to
deaths and births in the Hillertor
Blaisdells. I always meant to huni
them up some time, they being my
nearest kith and kin. Well, with
what ! already had, and with what