Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-04

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and when Breck was released b.
mt HIM to school and then to college. He
had % much faith In Breck that he mads
him his heir equally with West and Bella
sMind you, Marie. no ono but Mr.. Dunbar
tun-Kent and Mrs Dunbarton-Kent and Hae
lset knew Breck's history. All he knew Vas
that Mr.. Dunbarton-Kent had hunted up his
brother's son and was doing by him a. hs
Hreck untn his first year In couege-then b
sams to Kent house for visit used to b
at Kent house an the time those days. and
Axcck seemed to me Just silent sort Of boy.
IN awfuIy handsome fellow, though
.Mr. Dunbarton-Kent and my father dseA
h tho same year. West and I and Breck
Wsre OF At different colleges West and
came In for our money then" ColfAx
stnugged ruefully. West has q lot Of sense
-hs kept straight-but got tangled UP. got
worried and drank-gambled. too. Lord
Then Mrs. Dunbarton-Kent shut down On
me- wouldn't let me como to the house any
more. Al long as Mr.. Dunbarton-Kent lived.
% far a. we know. Breck kept straight. but
In his third year In college he got into trog.
bic: at college party girl had . valuable
diamond pendant stolen. Breck had been With
her all evening. Some way or other. the col
lego authorities had gotten hold Of Breck1
history. ana his belongings were searched
and they found tho pendant Rreck said
that some one must have put Il among hh
things. Mr. Dunbarton.Kent was notified,
and she and West and Haslett Quieted ths
thing, but Breck had to leave college. II
was then Breck's history leaked to other
members oe the fami1y-it was the hrst I
know Of It
THAT was the first year Of the war, and
1reck went to France and enlisted with the
French. Tho Germans took him prisoner
and knpt him till the end of tho war-hs
served out . pretty hard term with them.
guess. II only he'd stayed in Europe then.
but hs came back to Kent House he was
hair to several millions. for. strictly speak
3ns. he hadn't forfeited his right It hadn't
bean proved that he took that pendant. He
shance-that he'd run Kent House farm for
hsr. Haslett advised against taking him In,
but kr1 Dunbarton-Kent said abe was going
- do what she thought her husband would
have done under tho same circumstances. 70
Hreck stayed Nobody about hero know his
history, except the family.
IT was an right enough for eight months
NRreck was understood to b too much
lEoken up by hs war experience to see any
thing Of society. and he seemed to want to
fsep away from people. Then there was the
6svil to pay. had hand In 1t: was
6ruazs and. too. wanted to get even with
Nrh Dunhartun-Kent. 30 first sold that
strip to an agent who sold It to Mrs. Smith
and shs stuck It up on q terrace against
Kant House cottage. didn't know the
agent was buying 1t for Mrs Smith. Mrs.
Dunbarton-Kent ragged over It, SO told her
next that I was going to sell the Co1fax
share ot the Sound view to any ono who'd
buy It. and. II she didn't want Kent House
ruined. she'd have. to buy my share. and my
price was Just ono hundred thousand dollarA
Ehe had to como through, but sha said such
things to me that, to spite her, told her
Wouldn't trust her check-ehed have TO
hand me the cash when handed her the
deed
Colfax had warmed to a certain ruetul en-
3uyment Of his revenge, but he looked grave
enough when he continued
Nov Tn telling you what's the trouble
in Kent House Nobody bnt tho family
knew that Mira. Dunbarton-Ken got the
money from her bank In the afternoon. That
night abe put it under her pillow-I was to
give her the deed In the morning. It was
stolen from under her head while she was
asleep. And worse. box Of Jewels, thou