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CHAPTER vi--continued.

'tAOb "oD
Big Muskegf" he cried.
"Until the work is finished. Don't
refuse me-, WIFI" She claspedI her
hands together In her childish. plead
ing way that Joe had always found
irresistible. Joe would have let me.
I won't hamper you, WILL" she begged.
kitty, you're a tramp" cried VIII
ton. 'But you can't go there TO live.
The loneliness would be awful. And
there isn't a house anywhere. And
besides"
He did not dare suggest the thought
that came to him. that people would
gossip about her. That. he felt, rested
with her.
ut won't be lonely with-with the
work. WILL" she answered. "And I've
already made my plans. I'm having
u bungalow built there. And there will
be Molly. Dcnft you want me to come.
WIFI"
Kitty's pleas were Irresistible. VIII
ton yielded, aud he vas glad for one
thing; her presence ut the portage
would mean much to Molly. During
the next few days he was In constant
consultation with the directors as
representing Kitty. who had given him
her power of attorney to act for her.
He went carefully over the books He
was quite satisfied with their showing
II Big Muskeg could be crossed, the
company could remain solvent without
increasing Its capital.
He devoted his attention. to the per-
sonnet, taking ON new men and weed
Ing out, a thing Joe had hated doing.
until he was satisfied that Bowyer had
no representative on the STAFF.
Wilton and Belts had been named
executors In Joe's will. Wilton had
already gone through Joe's papers;
but his task was much less satisfac-
tory for Joe, who was a capital d.
rector, seemed TO have no personal
system at ALT. Everything was in con.
fusion-papers were missing, records
mixed up together. lie had left Kitty
two thousand shares In the Missatibi.
and q comfortable little capital of
about forty thousand dollars, together
with the house In Clayton and some
property I'm Winnipeg.
The Missatihi shares, amounting 10
two million dollars at their par value,
represented the bulk OF his fortune,
and we're In q safety-deposit box In
he banks vault. The receipt. how
ever, could not be found.
This was not Of much Importance.
but wilton went with Kitty TO look In
Joe's box. Clark. the manager, took
them below, opened the vault, and
put In the master-key. Wilton com
pleted the opening. To his astonislr
ment there we're only fifteen hundred
shares.
"Five hundred. shares are missing"
he said to the manager.
Clark looked at him In some surprise.
"You are not forgetting that Mr..
Bostock hypothecated i've hundred
shares with MS ms security for the
ioan?" he asked.
Wilton looked nj Kitty. did you
know that Joe borrowed on the se-
curity of those shares?" he asked.
4 Kitty shook her head. Joe had not
told her many OF the details Of his
business. And the papers had shown
no record of the transaction.
mir. Phayre has just eoine In" said
the manager.
They went up to the presidents
office. Phayre asked Them 10 ali down
and listened 10 wilion's statement.
air. xlark, will o yet Mr.
i Bosreek'x blank transfer ~ the
sharesY be aS8ed.
The paper WAS broagfrs iste siEnn
lure appeared perfectly genuine. Io
BoSfock had made out a transfcr ~
blank for ave hundred shares. IN return
lfor d loan or thfee hundred and htiy
thousand dollafr. due the 18th Of he
ctapher.
unless the loan was repaid by thai
date. the control 81 the Missatihi
vsotll swing t0 the Boxyer Interests
wilton was altnost Stunned by the
discovery. Joe had spoken as y h's
confr,j Was Iron-clah.
ia ss@nt home With Kitry and te'e