The diamond drill., 1921-11-12

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TO go TO work now. won't you. STAN
nief"
Perish the thought" told her;
then gave the good reasons why
there was no hope for US In that d.
rection. "A fat chance I'd have 10
earn any real money. can navignte
yacht--a lttle,--drive q motor. ride
polo pony. and play fair hand at
bridge and the other great American
game. think these are the sum total
OF my shining accomplishments.
You needn't return the ring" I
grinned. seeing that she was looking
az II rather regretfully. -You can wear
II on some other finger. you know"
"Yes; suppose could do that
she agreed; and I'm blest II she didn't
shift II TO a finger OF the other hand
right there and theni
II was less than q week after this
little fade-out scene with Lisette that
Percy's letter came. This Is what II
said:
"Dear Stannie:
II know just about how you felt
last week when you heard GRANDPA
ther Jasper's win read, and IL isn't
going 10 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 It. to me. and gave me sealed
envelope, which I was TO open after
his death. That envelope. as I knew
at the time, contained, among other
( things, a codicl 10 the will. BY Its
provisions you are to receive a 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. sltu-
ated between the 105th and 10th de-
grees OF longitude west from Green
wich. and the 35th and 10th degrees
north latitude. When you find IL, you
will be able TO identify II by the pres
ence OF a girl with brown hair and
blue eyes and small mole on her left
shoulder, a piebald horse which the
girl rides, and dog with q split face
half black and half white. You will
be more than likely 10 find the three
together: and II you make the ac-
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 10 60 to work and find IL. Per-
haps by that time you will have ac-
quired the working habit-whlch Is
what Grandfather Jasper hoped might
prove TO be the case.
wishing you great Joy I'm your
search, am.
"Your affectionate cousin.
PERCY"
Naturally, ! had a quiet little laugh
over this screed of Percys, taking II
for Joke; poor joke and in rather
bad taste, l 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, II
| 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 startT'
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 I'm
| three-fourths OF the remainder of the
state, a slice OF Utah, a 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" I
brayed. Don't you see me rigged out
In nice, hairy palr OF 'shaps' and
riding hell-bent-for-leather--I believe
that's the phrase-over the snow
capped peaks or the boundless pralries,
as the case may be7 But Just Imagine
Percy the immaculate pulling n bone
head joke like this I"
"You are taking II for a joker" she
questioned.
"Sure am; and It's rather rotten
| one at that. ! should say--consldering
| the source"
| "Then yeu won't go 10 look for the
blue-eyed girl with nut-brown hair and
the cunning little molei Think of what
you may be missing"
For just one crazy minute I had a
hunch. OF a premonition. or whatever
| you like TO call II. that the letter might
not be Joke. Grandfather Jasper had
always been bit eccentric--a rich
mans privilege and rich old mans
incontestable right. What II he had
actually done this thing 10 mef-a
thing scarcely less devastating than
cutting me OF without penny On
the spur Of the moment said:
'sIf ] should 60, would you walt for
me. Lisette1"
She took her time about answering
IA good and sufficient plenty Of II.
II think perhaps I'd better not
chsngo tha ring hack Cfannfow sh.