The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-26
Blue Sky"
BY c. VAN DE: VEER REYNOLDS
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper un.on


lady possible ana he Il manly looking.
clcarcycd young man, Gerald Thornc,
lawyer for Il year and surprised vet
glad that Il case had come to him un-
solicited. and gladdcr still that his
cheht was radiant vision of youth
and beauty.
PARDON me-" he spoke. "the phrase
is so comprehensive" | casually used
1t. "'Bue Sky Miss Wayne. precisely
expresses the fact that the two mining
companies named in the memoranda
YOU have submitted to me are stock
1obbtnE propositions Of the most viru-
lent type"
"rhen the tlfty thousand dollars in
vested in them Is lost" questioned Miss
liarbara Wayne unXiouSiy.
absolutely and irretricrnhly."
a veil of sudden tcurfulncsS crossed
her clear blue eyes. She sighed and
sat Ike one striving to recover from
shock.
hope you have not invested all
that money in this wildcat stock" he
now said.
Not myself but my half-uncle and
guardian has" replied Miss Wayne.
/. There Is man named Girnrd who has
visited our home frequently for several
months. | never liked him, but my
! uncle seemed to have some business
with him and ! did not Interfere. just
today | saw something in Il newspaper
about the bankruptcy of refining com
lhHnirS. My uncle broke down, charS-
ing himself w:.h having lost my for.
tune. ana confessed how he had been
hoodwinked. l see the futllty of hop
ilig to recover anything from the wreck.
There Is another matter OF business
wish to refer to you" and the fair
speaker removed from her handbag n
roll OF bills.
"Tlrr" is tlrty thousand dollars" she
said, (which wish to entr,lst to you
for legitimate Investment Except Suni-
rtrnt to house my guardian, Mr.. Wayne
ans: myself In Il modest way, that is all
there is left of the fortune l inherited
from my father two years ago"
My dear young lady" exclaimed
Thornc in anlazcmcnt 'I cannot un-
'"rStand how YOU can unqualiiirdIy
trust to me- II stranger"
you are not Il stranger" she gently
corrected. "AmOn. some DapprS of
my father found several where his at
t"rnry was namcd as Mr. Gregory
Thornc. | naturally thought of pluc.
ing my tangled affairs in his charge
From inquiries made learned that he
was dtnh but that you had succeeded
t" his business Surely can trust the
son of Il man in whom my father had
TIE utmost condolences"
81 thank YOU" bowed the young man,
greatly moved. II will act in your be-
half as though YOU were IN own sis
ter, nnh then after IN hours consul.
;ntion those two parted. she relieved
aI;l tru$ttui. he feeling that Il sweet
"ntrancing presence had come into his
life.
Barbara wont homo. fun Of resolve
to make Robert Wayne feel that she
could forgive the rain he had caused
He was her only !ivin" relative he was
old nnt! H.! her father had loved ana
trusted him. Wi,ni little they had she
would share with him to the last.
To hnr surprise rs She reached home
barbara cnIl"ht the echo Of Voices
The hiGh-Strniucd tones Of hcr uncle
well raised 10 IN crhoing pitch.
You serpent YOU Scoundrcl :" he
shouted ard Barbara diSccrncd that
his visitor WIS ,ljc swindlcr, Girard
You dare. after l'obhing my niece OF
her fortune. 10 propose to marry her If
She will give you the remnant lrft to
work up Sonic new ncfnriouS scheme to
rUh coaudin" investors" and the old
man ran 60 the Grcplncc. seized !,
heavy pair Of longs. started fer his
unwClconc guest. Suddcn& threw III
l!ii hands and f"il PROSTATE I'm III.
G!rnrd fled Tie house prccipitutCly
Wiihn the how the afflicted girl knew
that her uncle va; In Il critical condi.
tinil. and that rvcn If he recovered it
would be months before he would be
able 10 be nhou: rs formerly. In n
lafda2rd condition Mr. Wayne lay
hclplcSS week after week Barbara
found comfort and cooperation I'm the
visits OF Young I'ho"nc.
1t was FIVE months later when Rohcr,
Wayne felt his way slowly bach to nor.
NAL living. He lay on II couch I'm a
room strange to him. The air was
soft and balmy. the soothing odor of
flowers filed the house. Barbara. b.
his side, qulctcd him rs he burst forth
I'm sclf-nccuSationS Of his part In vast.
Ing hcv fortune.
"That's all past, Uncle Robert" she
said brightly. 'Do YOU know where
you ara? In the sunny South eight
on the ocean and this pretty bu.g,low
is ours. and beyond 1t acres and acres