Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-08
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right there and theni . .....
It was less than q week after this
little fade-Out scene with Llsette that
Percy's letter came. This Is what It
said: |
Dear Stannie:
u know just about how you felt
last week when you heard GRANDPA
ther Jasper's will read, and 1t isn't
going to make you feel any better now
when ] tell you that knew Of Its pro-
visions more than year ago. When
the will was drawn, grandfather
showed 1t to me, and gave me a sealed
envelope, which ! was to open after
his death. That envelope, as l knew
at the time. contained, among other
things, a codlcil to the will. BY Its
provisions you are to receive legacy
under certain conditions which were
to be revealed to you at such time as
might think best.
"Your portion Of Grandfather Jas
per's property was worth, at Its latest
valuation, something like $4,000. II
lies In perfectly safe repository, stu
ated between the 105th and 10th de-
grees Of longitude west from Green.
wich, and the 35th and 40th degrees
north latitude. When you find It, you
will be able to identify It by the pres
ence Of girl with brown hair and
blue eyes and small mole on her left
shoulder, piebald horse which the
girl rides, and a dog with split face
half black and half white. You will
be more than likely to find the three
together; ahd II you make the &C,
quaintance Of the girl, you'll be on the
trail Of your legacy.
$50 there you are, Stannie, old boy:
there's your fortune. All you've got
to do Is to 90 to work and find 1t. Per.
haps by that time you will have ac
Quired the working hablt-whlch Is
what Grandfather Jasper hoped might
prove to be the case.
"Wishing you great Joy In your
search, am,
"Your affectionate cousin,
"PERCY."
Naturally, had quiet little laugh
over this screed Of Percy's, taking 1t
for a joke; q poor Joke and In rather
bad taste, thought. In that mood !
handed the letter to Lisette for her to
read. She didn't laugh, but she did
look bit scornful and put about, If
you know what mean.
II don't suppose the blue-eyed girl
would appeal to you," she said
though the horse and the dog might
When do you startf"
We discovered that Meridian 105
west Of Greenwich split the state of
Colorado just beyond Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo, and the hunting.
ground plotted out for me took In
three.fourths of the remainder of the
state, slice Of Utah, good bit bigger
slice Of New Mexico, with a bite out
Of the northeastern corner Of Arizona,
just for good measure.
me for the wild and woollyl" ]
brayed. ~Don't you see me rigged out
IN q nice, hairy pair Of 'shaps' and
riding Observation-Disclosures believe
that's the phrase-over the snow.
capped peaks or the boundless prairles,
a. the case may bei But Just lima gias
Percy the immaculate pulling a bone.
head Joke like thisl"
you are taking It for q joker she
questioned.
"Sure l am; and It's rather rotten
one at that. / should say-conslderine
the source"
'"Then you won't 90 to look for the
blue-eyed girl with nut.brown hair ant
the cunning little molei Think Of what
you may be misslngl"
For just one crazy minute I had Z
hunch, or a premonltion, or whateve,
you like TO oall II, that the letter nigh
not be a Joke, Grandfather jasper hat
always been hit eccentric-a rici
mans privilege and rich old man,
incontestable right. What II he hat
actually done this thing to me3-i
thing scarcely less devastating thar
cutting me of without a penny 0i
the spur Of the moment said:
"If I should 60, would you wait fo
me. I.isette"
She took her time about answerlnl
"A good and sufficient plenty OF II.
~ think perhaps I'd better no
change the ring back, Stannle," oh
said, sort OF wintrily, III there Is an,
money and you should happen to hn,
II. you would probably fling Il al
away before you could get back to Boi
ton. Besides, there is the blue-eye
girl; II she should bring you u fortun,
you'd have to marry her, wouldn't you
You are big and strong, and-well-t
nice In II good many ways, Stnnnl
!, and much too good.loOklng for yor
own good; but when you marry
you do marry-you'd better be SUI
that the girl has money enough to bu
her own hats. ] haven't enough, {
you know"
, 81 know only too well that the lov
, ln-A-cOttage idea has never uppenle
to YOU" | suld, with the rcgrctful ste
pulled nll the way out In Difference
the sentimental decencles.
mot In the least, Stannle, dear; n,
In the llttlest least"
This appeared To be the end Of ol
rather mkewarm love.drenm. and
be really honest and ubOvebOnrd abo,
IT, | am Obliged to confess that
didn't break rs mnny bones for me I
! suppose II should have. Anyway,
! half.hOur or so utter nd said goo
by to Llsette | met ia X Downing
,, and when he usked me II tNln't wa
to 20 with him and bunch Of Il
. fellows for II little spin down the c0u
Of Maine In his motor crulscr. {,