New Britain herald., 1928-09-01
By IDAH McGLONE GIBSOl

property"
 T have it, Mir. Anson," Lynda said. her eyes widening with ex- pectation and interest.
 My dear child, the night before your father went away he came to my office and told me that he in- tended making over this house and lot to you: that he would come in the next day and bring the deed, and I could make it over to you. legally-but he never came. Instead. someone called me up and said that man who said his name was John Fenton had been found near the railroad station with drunken jag. He had asked the man who was talking to call me up and say that he had been robbed of hundred -dollar check and the deed to his house. He wanted to see mo immediately. l hurried down to the place where the man said he could be found, but everyone had gone. l never saw him again. thought the | deed and check were lost" of course, you can eventually lrove your ownership by inheritance l D this place, but first we will have 1 to prove the death of both your parents. and that will take long time. There are number of inter /, ests looking toward this property, but they cannot oust you from 1t, 1 neither can you sell it until your legal right to it is proved" Lynda had not heard much of all this, for pounding against her con- sciousness was the fact that her father had found that hundred dollar check when he was hunting a place to put the deed, and prob- ably had cashed it. David had stood the loss rather than hurt her. Good old David," she said to her. self. "There is no one like him."
 T don't think it will hurt to hang onto this property for a while," Mir. Anson was saying. "They tell me you have splendid job at Armi- tage & Son. so I infer that you dc not need the money.
 I Cs CT since he went away. my dear?"
 Lynda then told him about the twenty dollars.
 Tt is clear to me. Lynda Mir Anson said. that your father came back to your house a night or two after I got his call, and he found that check. I would say 1t was or the second night. He saw that you were asleep, and as you did not wake while he was there, he saw how easy it was for someone else to come in, and that is the reason why he was so insistent upon youl renting the place and living some. where else"
 DO you suppose that Dad go that check cashed. Mir. Anson? Il he did. he would have had to writt my name upon it. If he did. it would seem as though Davie would hay, told me about it."
 My dear, that was the last thing that David Kenmore would have done. I have known David ever | IOii6Cl tL'H llINC tou. d1u l hHON that whatever he might think O your father, he never would hur you by telling you that he had proo that he forged your name.'
 How dreadful. Sometimes, Mir Anson, the thing which l thinl that 1 always have wanted--that miss more than anything else il the world-are real mother ant , a real father. I envy all those girl whom I know have them. and
 never can hate anyone who ha ! been like me-always all alone il . the world.'
 Mr Anson swore under hi , breath when he thought of Joh1 , Fenton, who could treat this girl il
 the way he had.
 I'll try and find David righ away" Lynda said. as she wipe away her tears.
 Secretly. she was very glad tha 5 she had a good excuse to bring hin