The Washington herald., 1922-10-28
Continued from Yestsrdoy.

SYNOPSIS.
The first instanmsnt q this thrilling
story was published yesterday.
Henry J.rreman, s years old. has Just
been released from prison. 70 vnicn ne vas
sentenced for the murder Of Charles Edds'
Tksed. the solicitor. who bungled mis- ds-
ferse at his trial twenty years before, meets
him at the prison door.
start reading the story today.
.You Are . Rich MAN."
NV poor, poor friend" ejacu-
lated Theed as IL the words were
being torn from him. Tt Is a
terrible thing that has happened
10 YOU. II can only mako you
--tend how my heart bleeds at
.He tIaa hit of your sunerings-
-,r one .onsolation to me Is that
IL has been vouchsafed to me to
make yoar circumstances, for the
rest OF your life, compensate .
Jittfs-s very little-for the cruelty
OF the past. The time has come.
my dear Jarroman. to turn our
backs upon the horrors that have
been and face a roseate future-for
you are a rich man. Jarroman-a
rich man"
so I gathered from your letter"
said Jarroman Internationally. You
stated no more than the bare fact"
II would have considered II
imprudent. as well as unnecessary.
to give details" said Theed. Il
knew the prison officials would
read everything. and you might
naturally not wish your affairs to
he talked about. Your wealth has
come through your land In Somer-
set"
Thirty acres" said Jarroman
rcfiectively. IF I remember right
ly. it used to yield some eighteen
pounds per year. l thought 1t was
sold to pay your charges for my
deIense?''
Il tried to sell 1t. Jarroman. in
accordance with your instructions
but. II you will believe me. 1 could
not find a buyer. See in what a
strange way the finger of destiny
moves, When the war broke out
the government decided to put an
aeroplane factory on your land. !
persuaded them to pay a rental OF
five hundred a year.
Il thought you said-rich?" said
Jarroman.
Wait" replied Theed delightedIy.
Just you wait until I've finished
TIE tale. At the end of the wal a
private company took over the
factory. They applied for another
three acres on which to build
houses for their WORK people. A
branch line was running to the
factory. l drove as hard a bargain
Ps I could in your interests. but
only raised the revenue by another
five hundred-a paltry thousand a
year-for something under ten acres
Those houses for the work people
have never been built. Jarroman be-
cause in digging for the foundations
one Of the men. who had been study
ing in a night school. noted a deposit
Of earth that suggested the pres
enCe of ore.
To use a vulgarism. my dear
Jarroman. I was on II like a bird
will not bore you with the details
] first rewarded the man for his
sm7 7rtness by the gift Of a five
pound note. then I Joined hands with
the aeroplane company. The hous
ing scheme was abandoned, the
factory blown up-and last year
your estate received 100000 in
mining royalties. That amount ha,
already been exceeded this year
and increasing returns are expected
l have refused an offer of 600, ,00O
for your holding in the concern
You can count on a revenue of be.
tween 100000 and 100000 per an
rufn-that is to say, your persona
income is between 1900 and f6OC
per week. my dear Jarroman
~aoreover. as soon as we have gone
through the preliminaries Of open.
Ing a current account, you will find
that a solid sum of some 100000
Is standing to your credit. The
other 10000 has been partly alb
sIrh"d in charges"
heed Law back on the cushions
with pleasure as he de-
it"SreI report. He waited fol
Irr-r-- rs Of amazement from
J'-rn nnau-but none came.
Hs IS stunned by the gooG
- -hought Theed: but. looking
rr man from the corner of hi:
eve. p decided the latter did moi
I.-E stunned. He wore the ex.