The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-26
RiInrOck Trail

drawn and signed and the shares Of
stock issued that gave 26 per cent Of
the Molly property to her and 25 to
the three partnerS Keith returned
to New York with his 10 per cent to
weave his plans for the full develop
ment Of the claims be had acquired.
He had the capital and was willing
to put II into developing the Molly
mine II necessary. but It. was a busi-
ness principle Of his never to use his
own money when he could get hold. of.
someone else's. he had turned his
eyes toward oil Of late. scenting quick
turns, and this took money. His
wife took more: his son, just out of
college. took all he could get.
Mrs: Keith, be decided, should look
Molly up at her school, take her into
the Keith home on vacations, intro
duce her into the social whirl. The
right newspaper men would see her,
meet her, get the story from Blake of
her romantic childhood, with photo
graphs Of the Western Heiress in the
Park on Horseback. Moreover, she
could be INTRODUCED to the right peo-
pie, that was Mrs. Ksith's end Of 1t.
Then would come the prospectuses
with these extracts Of the best para
graphs, tied up with views of Casey
Town, with engineers reports, with
semi-scientiflc stun about sylvanite, a
masterpiece Of romance and fiction,
peppered with fact. The whole to be
titled White Gold.
Blake submitted his clever cam
paign. worthy Of better things. and
Keith approved Of It. That the part
ners Of the Three Star as fifty-one per
cent owners. Of Molly Casey herself
with them, should be consulted or In
formed, never entered his head.
Blake's campaign was carried out
most successfully. Mrs. Keith de-
scended overwhelmingly upon Molly
at her school, chauffeur and footman
on the driving seat Of her luxurious
sedan; gasped a little when she saw
that Molly was a beauty, could be
made an unusual one with the right
dressing. the right setting.
Her brain, which was keen enough
In business matters, told her that she
could improve her husbands program
of using Molly as an attraction to
bring investors to the Keith residence.
It might be good thing-Mrs. Keith
was quick at dealing with the future
II her son, Donald, fell in love with
Molly, the heiress. She wrote to the
Three Star ranch. to Sandy Bourke,
guardian OF Molly Casey, without
Molly's knowledge. Sandy read the
letter aloud to his partners.
"Dear Mr.. Bourke:
II feel that should write this letter
to you although have never met you,
rather than my husband, since the
question Is one that woman can
handle better than a man-that only
a woman can understand and appreci-
ate.
II have seen your Molly and she has
entirely captivated me. She IL really
wonderful. with wonderful possibili-
ties. I want to take her into my home,
Mr.. Bourke. think she feels the need
Of the companionship and advice of an
otoSA Wohuous Aatuck ludu tlidt VI Iue
girls at the school.
II wish could talk with you per-
sonally about this. Letters are such
inadequate things. But l know, from
Mr.. Keith, that you have her interests
at heart-and SO have I. shall dear
ly love to have her with me, and feel
confident from what I have seen Of
her. that she will be happier In home.
with some one, who, however poorly,
may take the place Of the mother she
must have missed all these years.
"Let me hear from you soon. II my
health and other matters permit, I
must try to come out with Molly be-
fore very long. Mr.. Keith has seen
this letter and approves Of my sug-
gestion to have Molly with NJ.
Most sincerely yours,
ELIZABETH VERNON KEITH"
1t was a clever letter. There were
several touches about It that almost