Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-01-12
By
FRANCIS LYNDE1


Whatever Will you dOi'' she fall
tered. II suppose you will really have
to go to work now, won't you. Stan
nie?"
Perish the thought" l told her;
then gave, the good reasons why
there was no hope for us In that di-
rectiOn. "A fat chance I'd have to
earn any real money. can navigate
81 yncht-a little,-drivc motor. ride
polo pony. and play fair hnnd Mt
bridge and the other great American
game. think these are the sum total
of my shining accomplishments.
You needn't return the ring" I
grinned. seeing that she was looking
at 1t rather regretfully. "You can wear
It on some other finger. you know"
"Yes; suppose l could do that"
she agreed; and I'm blest If she didn't
shift It to finger Of the other hand
right there and then!
It was less than a week after this
little fade.out scene with Lisette that
Percy's letter came. This is what It
said:
Dear Stannie: 5s-
II know just about how you felt
last week when you heard Grandfa-
Their Jasper's will read. and 1t isn't
going to make you feel any better now
when tell you that ] knew Of Its pro-
visions more than year ago. When
the will was drawn. grandfather
showed 1t to me. and gave me q sealed
envelope, which was to open after
his death. That envelope. as knew
at the time. contained. among other
things, u codicil to the will. BY lts
provisions you are to receive legacy
under certain conditions which were
to he revealed to you at such time as I
might think best.
"Your portion of Grandfather JAS
per's property was worth. at its latest
valuation, something like $4,000. II
lies in perfectly safe repository. stu.
ated between the 1O5th and 10th de-
grees Of longitude west from Green
wich. and the 35th and 10th degrees
north latitude. When you find 1t. you
will be able to identify 1t by the pres
ence Of girl with brown hair. and
blue eyes and small mole on her left
shoulder. piebald horse which the
girl rides. and dog with split face.
half black, and half white. You will
be more than likely to find the three
together; and IL you make the &C.
quaintance Of the girl, you'll be on the
trail of your legacy.
$50 there you are, Stannie, old boy:
there's your fortune. All you've got
to do is to- go to work and find it. Per-
haps by that time you will have ac-
qulred the working habit-which is
what Grandfather Jasper hoped might
prove to be the case.
"Wishing you great Joy in your
search, am. II r
"Your affectionate cousin.
- PERCY"
Naturally, had quiet little laugh
over this screed of Percy's, taking it
for joke; a poor joke and in rather
bad taste, thought. In that mood L,
handed the letter to Lisette for her to
read. She didn't laugh, but she did
look bit scornful and. put about, IL
you know what mean.
ar a.,,,. ~ IL,
on suppose '1le D ,. sirl
..,,a...,, a ~ ~ you. sue salo'
,, cnoasn 'ne nolse anu tne Jog might.
""en W sou s'aft!
W. u'ssoverea tnat meridian lo5
~est =, ureenwlcn spit the state q
7 Solo oa just oeyohu Denver. colorado
springs anu rueDlo, ana the hunting
grouna piotted OUT ror me took In
tnree'1oultns q I me remainder OF the
STATE s.,ce .. Utan' 9 eooo Dit bigger
sl.ce OF new Meex ,l with bite out
OF tne nor1neastefn corner OF Arizona.
JUST TOT good measure. e. 1
Nc. for the wild an and woolly I! ]
prayed. Don't you see me rigged ont
IN q nice: marry pair q 'shaps' and
riding neli.oent-for-le ather-l believe,
that's the phrase-oyer the snow
capped peaks OF the ooundless prairies.
os the case may oeg But Just Imagine
Percy the immsculate pulling 2 bone
head JOKE IKE THIS s! !. g!
You Qua. are taking It Tor 9 joker she