The Ordway new era., 1922-06-16

very few friends. and the few times he
has been away from home OF recent
wears have been when he visited an
ar1uaintance Of his-the head porter
in a South Side hotel l went TO the
telephone in the house next door ana
called the hotel and found Wassaquah
there. told him over the telephone
only that something was wrong, and
hurried TO my own home 10 get the
key. which l had to the CoVvet house
but when 1 came back and let myself
into the house. I found it empty and
with no sign OF anything having hap
pened.
The next morning, Alan. I went to
the safe deposit vaults As soon as they
were open I presented the numbered
key and was told that ii belonged TO
box rented by Coryet, and that Corvet
had arranged about three days before
for me to have access 10 the box II l
presented the key. l had only TO sign
my name in their book and open the
box In it. Alan. found the pictures
Of you which l showed you yesterday
and the very strange communications
that am going to show you now"
Sheriff. opened the long envelope,
from which several thin. folded papers
fell: he picked up the largest Of these,
which consisted Of several sheets
fastened together with 8 clip. and
handed II to Alan without comment
Alan. as he looked at 1t and turned the
pages, saw that IT contained two col.
umns Of typewritins carried from page
to page after the manner Of an &C
count
The column TO the left was an lnven-
tory Of property and profits and in
come by months and years, and the
one 10 the right wss 3 LIST Of losses
and expenditures. Beginning at an in
definite day o. month In the year 1925,
there was set down in g lump sum
what was Indicated as the total Of Ben
tamin COrvet's holdings at that time.
To this, in sometimes undated Items.
the increase had been added. In the
opposite column, beginning apparently
from the same date in 1895, were the
missing mans expenditures.
Alan having ascertained that the pa
pers contained only this account,
looked up questiouing.y to Sheriff.:
but Sheriff.. without speaking, merely
handed him the second Of the papers
Alan unfolded it and saw that it was
3 letter written in the same hand
which had written the summons he
had received in Blue Rapids and had
made the entries in the little memo
randum book of the remittances that
had been sent to John Welton.
II began simply:
Lawrence
This will come 10 you In the event
that / an not able to carry out the
plan upon which am now. at last. de-
termined- You will find with this
list Of my possessions. Deeds for all
real estate executed and complete ex-
cept for recording Of the transfer at
the county Office; bonds. certificates.
and other documents representing my
ownership OF properties. together with
signed forms for their legal transfer
TO you, are IN this box. These proper
ties. in their entirety, give to you in
trust TO hold for the young man now
known as Alan Conrad OF Blue Rap.
ids. Kan, 10 deliver any part or all
over 10 him or 10 continue TO hold II
all in trust for him as you shall con-
slider TO be 10 his greatest advantage.
This for the reasons which shall
have told 10 you or hin-I cannot
know which one of you now. nor do I
know how I shall tell It. But when
you learn Lawrence. think as well Of
ne as yor can and help him to be
charitable TO ne.
With the greatest affection.
BENJAMIN CORyET."
Alan. as he finished reading. looked
up 70 Sheriff.. bewildered and dazed.
What does it mean. Mr.. Sherriu:-
Does II mean that he has gone away
and left eyerythins he had-everything
10 meY'
If Mr.. Coryet does no, return. and
do not receive any other instructions.
shall take over his estate. as he has
Instructed, for your advantage"
And, NJ. Sheriff.. he didn't tell YOU
Why; This IS ali you know!"
Yes; you have everything now. All
"e can do. Alan, is to search for him
u every way We can There will be
DINERS searching for him too now; for
Information Of his disappearance has
got out There have been reporters at
the ONCE this morning making in.
quiries, and his disappearance will be
in the afternoon papers"
Sheriff. put the papers back In their
envelope. and the envelope back into
the drawer. which he relocked.
i went over all this with Mr.. Spear.
man this morning" he said. He is as
much at loss to explain it asIam-
he was silent for few moments.
The transfer of Mr. Coryet's nron.