Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-09

FRsn e. BY instinct. 'De that Whlcn IN
stlnct urges you to do, and you'll come out all
night ~ #+.> =
BUT why did he never refute the term of
Miser?"s ,. ~
know no more about that. than you do.
There's that date OH the calendar. ANY idea
- what it means" @
Bancroft studied this calendar for min.
ute. Why, it's the anniversary Of my
raother's DEATH s., -
' Then that explains the-bills for flowers"
MY father never visited that gravel:
He must have had good reasons
~~fiad he 9n enemy"
None that ! ever encountered. If your
father had an enemy. it appears rather in.
credible that l shouldn't have heard some.
thing about it. But ! am forced to admit
that there was a side to his life Of which i
knew nothing. I'll call in Johnson" W.
But in answer to Bancroft's question. John.
son could add nothing to the suggestions in
p SHELLS letter. The clerk had heard .high
voices ana the death cry Of silas Bancroft;
- nothing explanatory, The clerk was dis.
missed. :,t
:" Anyt h Ei,s else, pseaNe we visit the bank?."
7 asked Shell "F7 '':ES& 80
~ ".YeS.-Have one Of the clerks sail up the.
poeFaing house eWn and see if 5tnere is q
room to let. I an going to spend several
months in town under the name of Jeremiah
CnllingsWood. l wish to. make some Veal
friends: ! shall drop in on you occasionally:
I want you to take charge Of the estate as
you did during my fathers time . so
"':We agree to shoulder all the responsible.
ity we can. I am going to leave you alone.
for a few minutes, as I've>a Willie correct"
Just, a moment, Mr.. Smell. Ss4-slall neei
three certified checks this morning for fifty
thousand each.'
He set himself for the violent protest
which he expected to fellew this astounding
declaration; but no protest followed. Mr..
Smell nodded henignly. s" = :
There aye ample f,Itds." was all he said.
Aren't you e%urious? demanded Bancroft.
+, Why %sheuldI be? It is your money: Amy.
thing else?" ..
" There's a nnertgage en- the First Freshy-
terrain. Church, home, that want c:haeeled."
III.
I" Copditionalls." d.
And What are tbs conditional" 49,
That the church shall permit me to offer
a window in laenaery4ef ms father, -.
|"By CAD. young mar. that's the best thing.
I've heard In Years! Your. father will chuckle
over that. Well, I'm blessed! Anything
more?" 81
Nothing more that I can think Of" :
."IIl be back insten minutes" said Sneli>. :.
Left to himself, Bancroft Inspected the
room. A Aim Of dust lay upon everything.
r.AAE. FA-xs- HAtAStA CSOAS49St 4hA Np IA =
eagerly. The Bible, Shakespeare, Dante,
: Emerson, Lamb. and dickens; all well
thunbed. He understood now why he had
never seen his father take down a book at
home: he had done his reading here. :
- Why?" he said aloud, without being con
scious OF it. An honest man. My father!
a. . Why did you never take n,e into your
life? Why did never try to make q friend
OF me ! don't understanR" His throat be-.
came stufy,. aud his eyes filled. II would
have been happy with only you! You were
interested in me, but why, in Gods name.
diap't2you let me know itf"
He sat down in the desk chair, and there
came mtg his mind a vision Of his father. sit
ting On the perch in the aftsrglowsof day, al
couptenance. Bancroft bent his head in his
hands; and 50. Smell found him.
Wen do the hanks and have lunch to-
Eether. New" went OH Smell, don't fall
intoAny moods. Some day all this puzzle il
Ssure to smooth OUT @
!" p4ut 1t seems DO ~Yseless! Mr.. Smell. did
! my father eyer mention to yen q man by
the name ot KapRsay?"
Smell, after some sdelihsration, shook his
head. " Nc. + he ever Did, I have no recoll.
lection, Why?' Il
I'll found . slip ameng his PAPERS, am
nouncing that he, had paid Kennedy III full. 4
It was heavily and emphatically underscored;
80 I Judge that the settlement was something
out Of the ordinary
81 can't r~ecollect the name as associated
with your father. II might have been some
thing before he came to this office. y
~ There asGa water mark IN the paper,
dated 1als.' :
!" AS I have already informed you, there
We're chapters In your fathers life Of which I.
knew nothing
Do you know where he was born2"
3. In this city"
|. Has he any kim $sS
J" None other than yourself. But II yeus
father wrote paid, you can rest assured that
this Kennedy pas p~sid--whatever the debit
Battle, mtlvdev, and sudden death. !. said
Bancroft, TO Al. aHt In partisplars