The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

/ HA1 Dttu dNhy VI aSSShs
yeurs have been when he visited an
| acquaintance OF his-the head porter
In u South Side hotel. I went to the
| telephone In the house next door and
called the hotel and found WassaQuanl
| there. told him over tho telephone
only that something was wrong. and
hurried to my own home to get the
key, which had, to the COrvet house
but when I came back and let myself
into the house. found 1t empty and
with no sign Of anything having hap.
pened.
1.-THE next morning. Alan. I went to
the safe deposit vaults as soon as they
were open. presented the numbered
key and was told that II belonged to Q
bOx rented by Corvet. and that Corvet
had arranged about three days before
for me to have access to the box II I
presented the key. I had only to sign
my name In their book and open the
box. In 1t. Alan. I found the pictures
Of you which I 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 paperc
fell. He picked up the largest Of these.
which consisted of several sheets
fastened together with a clip. and
handed It to Alan without comment.
Alan. as he looked mt It and turned the
pages. saw that 1t contained two col
umns OF typewriting carried from page
tn page after the manner OF an ac-
count.
The column TO the left was an inven-
tory OF property and profits and In
come by months and years. and the
one 10 the right was list Of losses
and expenditures. Beginning ut an in
definite day or month In the year 1898,
there was set down in lump sum
what was indicated as the total OF Ben
jainin Corvet's holdings ut 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 Questioningly to Sheriff. F.;
but Sheriff.. without speaking. merely
handed him the second of the papers.
Alan unfolded 1t and saw that 1t was
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.
1t began simply:
lawrence
This will come to you In the event
that am not able to carry out the
plan upon which am now, at last, de.
term.ned. You will find with this a
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 Ran.
Ids. Kan, to deliver any part or al,
over to him or to continue to hold II
all in trust for him as you shall con.
slider to be to his greatest advantage.
This for the reasons which l shall
have told to you or him cannot
know which one Of you now. nor do
know how shall tell 1t. But when
you learn. Lawrence. think as well OF
me as you can and help him to be
charitable to me.
with the greatest affection.
BENJAMIN CORvET."
Alan. as he finished rending, looked
up to Sheriff.. bewildered nnd dazed.
what does 1t mean, Mr.. Sherrilll-
Does 1t mean that he has gone away
and left everything he had-everythins
to me?"
III Mr.. Corvet does not return, and
do not receive any other instructions
shull take over his estate. as he has
instructed. for your advantage"
And. Mr. Sheriff., he didn't tell yoy
why? This is all you know?'
Yes; you have everything now. All
we eau do. Alan. is to search for hin
In every way we Gun. There will be
others searching for him too now; fol
Information of his disappearance has
got out. There have been reporters u,
the office this morning making in
quiries. and his disappearance will be
in the afternoon papers,"
Sheriff. put the papers back In thei,
envelope, and the envelope back int
the drawer. which he relOcked.
Il went over all this with MIR. Spear
man this morning." he said. HE is u,
much at loss to explain 1t as am.
He was silent for few moments.
THE transfer of Mr.. Corvet's prop
critics to me for YOU" he said sudden
ly, includes. as you have seen, Cor
vets interest In the firm of 'Corvet
Sheriff. & Spearman.' went very
carefully through the deeds and trans
fers in the deposit box. and 1t wa.
| pIain that while he had taken creat