The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20

yer fixed it up, and Miss CARING
ton turned to me and said, laugh
ingly L may change that before
it comes duel Oh, she was al
ways messing with her will. I'm
glad there's a tidy bit in it for
me, as it is. Her demise might
have taken place when | was for
the moment cut out"
"Was there ever such a timer"
asked Hardy.
"There sure was! Only last
month she got firing mad with
me, and crossed me off without a
shilling. Then she got over her
mad spell and restored me to
favor"
"You and Miss Frayne have
other requests than those particu-
lar bonds you mentioned?" asked
the detective.
Eyes, we have each $4,000 be-
side, which was all right of the old
lady, eh, Anita9"
"None too much, considering
what | have stood from her ca
PRECIOUS temper and eccentric
ways" returned the girl.
"Your own temper is none too
evcn," said Pauline quietly "I'd
rather you wouldn't speak ill of
my aunt, if you please"
What might have been a pass
age at arms was averted by the
appearance of a footman with a
cablegram.
Its from Carl exclaimed
Pauline as she tore it open, and
read:
Awful news just received. Shall I
come home or will you come here?
Let Haviland attend all business. Love
and sympathy. Darlington Loria.
"He's in Cairo" commented
Haviland, looking; at the paper;
that's lucky. Il he had been off
up the Nile on one of his excavat-
ing tours, we mightn't have had
communication for weeks. Well,
he practically retains me as bust
ness manager, at least for the
present. And Lord knows there's
a lot to be done!"
81 don't understand, Gray, why
you look upon Carr as more in
authority than / am" said Paul
inc, almost petulantly ~ am an
equal heir, and, too, / am here,
and Carr is the other side of the
world"
"That's so, Polly. I don't know
why, myself. I suppose because
he is the man Of the family"
"That doesn't make any differ
ence. / think from now on, Gray,
it will be proper for you to con
slider me the head Of the house as
far as business matters are con-
cerned. You can pay Carr his half
Of the residuary in whatever form
he wants it. | shall keep the place,
at least for the present"
won't Mr.. Loria come back
to American" asked Hardy.
II scarcely think So" replied
Pauline. There's really no use
of his doing so unless he chooses.
And I'm pretty sure he won't
choose, as he's so wrapped up in
his work over there that he'd hate
to leave unless necessary"
"But won't he feel a necessity
to help investigate the murder?''
urged Hardy.
81 don't know and Pauline
looked thoughtful. "You see what
he says; when he asks if he shall
come home he means do / want
him to. If | don't request it, I'm
fairly sure he won't come. OF
course, when he learns all the de
tails, he will be as anxious as VIZ
that the murderer should b.
found. But, if I know Carr, hi
will far rather pay for the mos
Expensive detective service thar
come over himself. And, too, wha'
could he do more than we can
We shall, of course, use every eff
fort and every means to solve tn,
mysteries of the case, and he coult
advise us no better than the law
yers already in counsel.
That's all true,' said Havi
land ssand I think Loria mean
.fthat when he puts me in charg
eIof it all. But after a week or $
wen get a letter from him, an,
lie II tell us what he intends 4
do.
I shall cable him. said Pau,
, ine th~onghtfnlly not to com
eoverunless he wants to. Then h
can do as he likes. But he needn'
come for my benefit. The pror
erty must be divided and all tina