Evening star., 1921-09-11

I'm sorry! She has no coat:
neither have l." said the girl
"By love. now" said Morley Smith.
so you couldn't get away. what?''
| For whiskey," said the girl SIM
ply. as II that explained it all: and
SO it did. Slowly. for he was not a
Smith began to understand things.
This girl was trying to get her
mother away to some place where
she would be cared for. and 1t seemed
the father objected. He was evidently
a drunken brute.
Morley Smith was puzzled. His
adventure was leading him into diff
fculty he did not know how to handle.
He couldn't take the old dame away,
what? He couldn't take her down to
. not know where she was to be taken!
For a moment he felt as If wisdom
indicated that he should make some
excuse and go out of the door and
down the stair and disa pptzr forever.
tut that would be a paltry ending for
his adventure. There was something
else. too. that forbade his flying in
any such way; his sleek. clubman soul
vas annoyed and irritated by the
room. by the poverty. by the pitiful
women. To sneak away would be
hut a tafae and inefficient conclusion.
| Il say!" he exclaimed suddenly.
| He had had what seemed to him a
glowing, brilliant inspiration 1t had
come to him like fash of light out
"rm not that Frances Cardigan"
he said. mo! Bally strange. I call
it. what? Same name and all that
sort Of thing, don't you know She
may be a cousin Of mine, Cousin
1 whotS IvY0 Mnrr
The girls eyes filled with trouble.
But who are you them she
asked. What are you doing hereT'
I'm the lawyer" said Morley
Smith ,. .59ys; yes! rr,a.s I'm the nvyss lswyss
you up here. and all that sort of
thing. don't you know! Lost will,
| and that sort Of thing, just like q
book"
is how you knew about John Dredd?"
my word. yes!' said Morley Smith.
Imagine your not guessing that!
would know about John Dredd,
wouldn't II,
| to search her memory. But who
would make . will! Who would lose
a will? Not Uncle Henry?"
"Jove yes!" exclaimed Morley
smith. You nlt IL the nrSt Time,
what! Uncle Henry"
| +*+*
sT rNCLE HENRY" said the girl,
- and as the thought that there
might be some money came fairly
into her mind. she drew a deep breath.
Then her detection returned like q
load too heavy for her to bear. But
he would have had nothing to leave
nothing to make a will for" she
said.
mo. by Jove!" said Morley Smith,
mentally figuring how much money
he had in his wallet. in his inner
pocket. Not much. He wouldn't
have-your Uncle Henry. Five hun
drsd dollars! what7"
"Ffve hundred dollars!'
It was like a sigh Of utter relief
such as q doomed soul might utter
when q reprieve came unexpectedly.
ITS jolly well 1--WE hundred dollars
said Morley Smith. And no red tape.
what" Just sign your name and
that sort Of business. Then I hand
Did he leave It to met" asked the
girl. opening wide her eyes:
"Rikht-o" said Morley Smith.
"But-but / was not born when he
died" said the girl. He did not
know there was ever going to be
any me. How could he
II say now" said Morley Smith.
That's all law-stun, what? ordi-
! nances Of the board Of aldermen.
and by-lawA and Constitution OF the
United States, volume fourteen. and
all that sort Of thing. Jove. yes!
That's what We lawyers are for,
what? Article nine, section seven.
and all that sort Of thing"
He was taking his wallet from his
inner pocket, and he opened It and
began counting the bills down on the
packing-box.
Are you sure. quite sure, It II all
for me?" asked the girl tremnlouaay.
Two hundred and ninety, three
hundred. three hundred and hfty-'
i counted the amateur adventurer.
He stopped short with the last
bill, q Affy, in his hand.
"Right-o!" he said. You'll have to
show mo who you. ara! Proaf. you
know, and ali that; tell mo all about
yourself, and all that. I say. ! ~.
most forgot to make you prove that
evol, ware vou didn't I9s't