The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-02-20
By CAROLYN WELLS

portion should be named for the
Count. / was there when the law
yer fixed it up, and Miss Caring
ton turned to me and said, laugh
ingly Il 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"
Twas there ever such a timef"
asked Hardy. (,
"There sure wasl 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" iu
"You and Miss Frayne have
other requests than those particu-
lar bonds you mentioned asked
the detective.
"Yes, we have each $4,000 be-
side, which was all right of the old
lady, Ell, Anitai"
"None too much, considering
what / have stood from her ca
PRECIOUS temper and eccentric
ways returned the girl.
"Your own temper is none too
even, said Pauline quietly H'I'd
rather you wouldn't speak i'll 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.
sits 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. lie 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 doneln ~
Il don't understand, Gray, why
you look upon Carr as more in
authority than | am said Paul
inc, almost petulantly 81 am an
equal heir, and, too, / am here,
and Carr is the other side of the
world"
"That's so, Polly. / don't know
why, myself. / 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 MI. Loria come back
to American" asked Hardy.
81 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 murder2o
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 l 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 we
that the murderer should be
found. But, if I know Carr, he
will far rather pay for the most
expensive detective service than
come over himself. And, too, what
could he do more than we can9
We shall, of course, s every eff
fort and every means to- solve the
mysteries Of the case, and he could
advise us no better than the law
|yers already in our counsel.
THAT'S all true" said Havi-
land; "'and / think Eoria means
that when he puts me in charge
of it all. But after a week or so
well get a letter from him, and
he'll tell lis what he intends to
do" m+
Fl shall cable him. said Paul
|ine thoughtfully, mot to come
over unless he wants to. Then he
lean do as he likes. But he needn't
come for my benefit. The prop
!erty must be divided and all that,
but we can settle any uncertain
lties by mail or cable. And, Ithiab