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ulously she drew in her breath. She lifted
startled eyes to his face.
Why. you'd have to tell them that-that
you did it for a test, wouldn't your
"1f ] told the lruth-yes."
And they'd know-they couldn't help
knowing-that they had failed to meet 1t
adequately"
yes. And would that help matters any
make things any happier, all around?'
NC-oh no" she frowned despairiugly.
Would 1t do anybody any real good, now?
Think of that"
"N-no," she admitted reluctantly. except
that-,hat you'd be doing right"
But would | be doing right? And an
other thing-asidc from the modification,
dismay and anger &C my good cousins, have
you thought what Id be bringing on you?"
Me"
Yes. In less than half a dozen hours
after the Blaisdells knew that MIR. John
Smith was Stanley G. Fulton. IIilIerton would
know it. And in less than half a dozen more
hours, Boston, New York. Chicago-to say
nothing Of a dozen lesser Citics-would know
lift there didn't happen to be anything
bigger on foot. Headlines an inch high
would proclaim the discovery Of the missing
STANLEY G. Fulton, and the fine print below
would tell everything that happened. and a
great deal that didn't happen, in the carry
ing out of the eccentric multimillionaire's
extraordinary scheme of testing his relatives
with 10000 apiece TO find a suitable heir,
Your picture would adorn the front page
of the ycliowest of yellow journals, and"
NJ picture! oh, no. no - gasped Miss
Maggie.
oh. yes, yes" smiled the man impcr-
turbably. You'll he in 1t. too. Aren't you
the atiianced bride of Mr.. Stanley q. Fulton?
l can see them now: In Search of an Heir
and Finds a Wife, Charming Miss Maggie
Duff Falls IN Love With Plain John Smith
and"
oh, no. no. moaned Miss Maggie, shrink
ing back as If already the lurid headlines
were staring her in the face.
Mr.. Smith laughed.
on, well. II might not be so bad as that,
OF course. But you never can tell Tn
doubtedly there are elements for a pretty
sood story in the case, and some man, with
nothing more important to write up, is bound
TO make tn" most of it somewhere. Then
other papers will copy. There's sure to be
unpleasant publicity, my dear, if the truth
once leaks out"
But what-what had you planned TO do p"
she falt"rcd. shuddering again.
wei, | had planned something like this:
Pretty quick, now, Mr.. Smith vas TO an
hounre the completion Of his Blaisdell data,
anu with properly grateful f~arewells. take
mis- departure from HillertOn. He would GO
to south America. There he would go in
land on some sort of a simple expedition
with a few native guides and carriers. but
n" other companion. Somewhere in the will
derness he would shed his beard and his
name, and would emerge In his proper person
of Stanley g. Fulton and promptly take pas
sage Tor the States. OF course, upon the
arrival in Chicago of Mr.. Stanley G. Fulton
there would he a slight furry at his appear
anCe, and a few references to the 500, 900
gifts TO the eastern relatives, and sundry
sleculattons as to- the why and how Of the
exploring trip. There would be various ru-
mors and alleged interviews, but Mr.. Stanley
q. Fulton never was noted for his COM
municativeness and. after a very short time.
the whole thing would be dismissed as prob
ably another of the gentleman's well-known
eccentricities. And there it would end"
CONTINUED TOMORROW