The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-16

Brent nodded. Under your daugh-
he said
Eagerly the old man sought tc
remove his daughter Evangeline' S
likeness, but his hands trembled sc
his effort was fruitless. Helen
Sprang forward to help him, no
longer able to control her desire to
look at her mothers photograph.
Let me see it, please" she begged.
Mr.. Cunningham reluctantly al
lowed her to take it from him.
A moment Helen stared at it,
feeding her hunger for sight of the
maternal face she had never known.
Then Mr.. Cunningham asked her to
take Evangeline's picture out of the
locket and Helen obeyed him.
AS Brent had said, there was an
other beneath it. 1t was Evangel-
ines mother, Mr.. Cunningham told
them. He was deeply moved, for
getful of his suspicious and doubts
for the moment.
There was another locket," he
said. 81 don't know what became
of it; probably Evangeline took it
with her. It contained my pic
ture."
"Of course" Helen breathed
softly, "she would want it."
Mr.. Cunningham smiled family.
::You think she did not hate me?''
I'm sure of it," Helen cried. Glow
could she hate her father?"
But you hate me" he reminded
her, land I'm your grandfather.
That's quite a close relationship"
TNWARDLY Brent was beaming,
l. but Helen had not yet capitu-
lated.
mo-" she said gently, 81 don't
hate you, because I'm sure you have
suffered terribly. I'm sorry for you. -
Him. Mr.. Cunningham said
shortly. Helen's straightforward
ness was beginning to impress him.
May I keep the 1ocket?" she
asked of him, reaching out her hand
for it. L have nothing else that
belonged to my mother"
Mr.. Cunningham looked at Brent.
Have you no further proof that
your story is true?" he questioned.
None" Brent said. "You can,
if you like, verify the facts T have
given you. Helen has been in a
girls school-MiSs Spann's-since I
brought her from Mexico. AS soon
as she was able to understand told
her that I would reveal her par
entage when she was grown.
1t scarcely seems to me that
further proof is needed. Had I, on
my own behalf or Helen's, been in
tereSted in your fortune, sir, I might
have come to you years ago. In
that case would not have run the
risk of your dying intestate or leav-
ing your money to charity"
why do you call her Helen?" Mr..
Cunningham fired at him unexpect-
edly when he finished.
II have always called her Helen,
Brent returned smoothly. II do not
care for the name Evangeline."
Well" Mr.. Cunningham returned,
'let me tell you that I think you
have a very poor claim, Mr.. Brent.
You might have come upon this
locket and the story by accident"
quite So" Brent admitted sauve-
"; 1T is nothing to me whether you
believe it or not"
Mr.. Cunningham jerked back at
him, You will repeat all this TO
my legal representative" he said
threateningly. You have made an
attempt to pass this girl off as my
granddaughter, heir to my fortune.
If your claim is false I warn you. -
You can't say such things to
Leonardo" Helen broke in, furious
with anger and loyalty toward
Brent. How could he have done
what you say? Would he have
waited fifteen years? I've begged
him many times to tell me who my
mother and father were, and he
wouldn't. Does that look as If he
wanted anything from you?"
MY dear young lady," Mr.. Gun
N1 ningham said with a caust:c
accent, the fact remains that you
are here And. if you are my grand
daughter I wish you to remain"
And have you think I want to
inherit your money!" Helen cried.
Leonard has all the money we
need"
Mr.. Cunningham was a bit nom
plussed at this information. Some
how it had not occurred to him
that Brent might be a man of
wealth