Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-25

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a-dozen different places. you rather
take him for. granted" she added.
n"Oh, you think it works that way? e.
Peter asked. with a keen look.
well. don't YOU think SO? Aren't
lots Of marriages like that"
answered. AK laughed. a trifle guilt
ily.. Also she flushed. with n great
wave of splendid young color that
made her face look seventeen again.
Your father left you-kom ething,
Alix?" Peter asked presently, with
some hesitation.
That" she answered frankly, lis
where Anne comes I'M" .
AIMEE"
Anne and Justin came straight
over" AK went on, land they were
really lovely. Doctor Younger and
George sewall were here every day;
you and George were.nAmed as execu-
tors. was SO mixed up in policies
and deeds and overdue taxes and In
terest ana bonds"
Poor old Alix, il I had only been
here to help y%ou!"'the i said. And
for a moment they looked a little CEN
isciously At each other.
Well, anyway. the girl resumed
hastily, when it came to reading the
will. Anne and Justin, sprung a mine
ago. when -the Strickland patent fire
extinEuisher was put upon the mar
ket. my adorable father didn't have
much 4~rnoneytEhe never, did have,
somehow. So Ahne'n father, NV
Uncle Vincent. went into It with him
to the. extent of about three thousand
dollars <
Three ,t%housand!" Peter, who had
been leaning forward. earnestly at
ftentiye. echoed in relief,
THAT was all. Dad had about
three hundred. Dad did all the work,
land put his three hundred, and Uncle
Vincent put in three thousand-and
the funny thing ID, "yAlix broke or
Ito say, musinkly. 'Uncle Vincent
was perfectly splendid about st.: / my
self remember him saying: Don't
worry. Lee. I'm specializing On my
own , rssponsibtlity. not, yours"
We'll. They had q written agree
raent then, giving Uncle Vincent a
third interest ia the patent, should It
be sold or put or the market.
Hal" Peter calculated. struck.
] 'Which OF course was only h little
while before Uncle Vincent died"
Aix went on, with a grave nod. The
agreement lay in, DAd's desk all these
years-fancy how easily he might
have burned it mAnY's the time! But
he didn't. George 8ewall says that
Anne is right. They've, broken the
will" b
Peter. in the silence, wihistled ex-
pressively.s
.dee-rusalem" he exclaimed.
what does 1t onie TOT" r
At this Alix looked very sober.
tEs.sd down at the fire and shook her
All he had!" she answered. briefly.
Peter was silent. looking at her in
st~upefaction.
almost. that is. Alix amended
more cheerfully. "As it { was-we
should have had more than thirty
tho0sand apiece. As It is. Anne gets
III All, or II not quite all, nearly all.''
|you MEAN"
girl answered, rather nfeiessly. But
Immediately she laughed. Don't look
DO awful. Peter. In the first place.
Cherry and I still have>the house. In
tho second plAce. I am singing at st.
RAphael's TOR i've hundred . year, ana
0Ilt6 1Al8 OGU0Es RlACS0 now ana then.
Anyway. I'm glad yot're home again,
Peter!'' she added.
H"HomSsa&aih." he answered. halt
anerily. IL should hope / an-and
ht1h time, too! Has this-this money
been turned over to Anne!"
mot vel. Nobody gets anything
until the estate 10 c~leAred-A year 81
more from now.s There are some
things 70 be thankfulA for..Alix added.
eyes f'aid one d that Dad never knew
II cant tell you how surprised i am
At Anne Peter said. EAsi
.sVksfl.3 We All we're" AK confessed,
nBut it4 1ust Anne'b odd little self.
Icsntered way" she added.2 II wae
here, ana che A1ntcd II. Weii--T let
Hong . Ard a j aeon Z > ~ rent
why New Pork, ny dear siris.
'sBAc4use I believe I can make 4
living there. stnSfnE and4tsachipk and
t%ensEallv. strueelins With Mel she
m6st 81 thA money-khsy Ire always
sotneRhAt fnsdebt, and$ts ihnAeinA that
IthS5r&aebn she N Able tOShGve nice
ApsxtEhleentf 4nd m4id now q bscaIse
she Sknowe 4 y corning-and st The
house. and enoush money ztos kssps ne
as..1i1o ybA wanssto Is, tx7"sk ne said,
lafSecao6ate1y. sfs
Yss. think ao,ss slae answered.
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N&syy 4. s61s 6d6ed. That ii, i lon ny
An91nk. ann the thS19ht ~ AnAking Z
AuSceeeSs.!i 4slishtful III be, BUT II
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