Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-29

hook which neeessi.a.es the collection Of
about that fy's chances OF observation.
eh?"
Mighty Door. if he's swatted-and
that's what he will be! New England
housewives are death on flies, under-
stand"
We'll I'll risk this one
You poor fellow :" There were cx-
asperation and amusement in the law
yer's eyes, but there was only mock
sympathy in his voice; And to thlnl;
never suspected it. fulton !"
The man who owned twenty millions
still smiled imperturbably. =.
oh. yes. I know what you mean. but
I'm not crazy. And really I'm Interested
In genealogy. too, and I've been think
ing for some time I'd 60 digging. about
the roots of my ancestral tree. VI have
dug a little. In years gone. My mother
was Blaisdell. you. know.
Her grandfather was brother to some
ancestor Of these Hillerton Bla sdells
and ! really am interested in collecting
Plaisdell data So that's all straight; ti, It
the opportunity it gives me! Besides,
i've t decided ID Z that.S So"'' "''' '' u '
"Cpon my word, pretty little
Yes. knew you'd apprec ate it. the
more you thought about it, Mr.. STAN
ley q. Fulton's blue eyes twinkled
lit,le.
brushed this aside.
DO you mind telling me how you
happened to think of II. yourself
Not bit. Twas little booklet got
out by trust company"
ut sounds like It -
oh they didn't suggest exactly this.
I'll admit but they did suggest that. II
you were fearful as to the way your
heirs would handle their inheritance
you could create a trust fund for their
watch the way the benefciar,es spent
| the income, as we'll as the way the trust
fund itself was managed. In this way
you could observe the effects OF your
change them it you didn't like results.
That gave me an idea. I've Just derel-
oped It. That's all. I'm going to make
my cousins a little rich. and see which.
rics.! # Any of them ca" stand being very
But the money man, How nre you
going to drop hundred thousand dol
| lars into three mems laps, ana expect
to get away without an investigation AS
to the why and wherefore Of such a
singular procsediug?"
That's where your part comes in"
smiled the millionaire blandly, Be
sides. to be accurate. one Of the laps
is--er--a petticoat one"
maybe. But---and so this is where
come in. is It? We'll, and suppose re-
"Resrrifuily shall have to employ
another attorney"
| 'Humph Well?'
But you won't refuse The blue
eyes opposite were still twinkling. I'm
the first place you're my 1SSG ESGa fr.ena RI ss.r
letting me start of on wild-g2ose
chase like this without your guiding
hand at the helm to see that l didn'
cume a-croppPr.
rs srS% ssS SG" z'ns 4ss e m:'1nHSrs .s
eyes srh: we're whats 'M nS''VS Wen. maybe. But
reckon, you get my meaning a.,s6 Besides =,
what rGear Tal1 Ssnses to DO Si + mere routine 0
at sounds like 1t. Routine, indeed :
But 1t is-your part. Lis en-
I'm off for South America. say. on ar
exploring tour. In. your charge ! leave
! certain papers with instructions, that OF
the first day of the sixth month of m!
absence I being unhenrd from), yol
are to open a certain envelope. and ac
according to instructions within. sim
plest thing in the world, man. Now, ism
it?"
"Oh. very smple-as you put it
well. meanwhile, I'll start for Soutl
: America-alone of course; and. go ia
; as you're concerned, that ends It.
I II on tIe way. o''S'
mine suddenly on change of drs'ina
! ton that Is none of your affair. If, sa
P in a month or two a uuiet, inoffensiv
: gentleman by the name Of Smith arrive
in Hillerton on the legitimate and pei
fectly respec able business Of lookin
e up family pedigree, that also Is none o
your concern
: with sudden laugh the lawyer fe
Q back in his chair.
BY .Iuve. Fulton. if I don't bclieN
I; you'll pull this absurd thing off -