The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-20
THE STORY

CHAPTER Hiram Butterworth.
miser and skinfiint, decides to cave
his illgotten fortune to Elmer
Clarke, a poor young nephew. who
knows nothing about his luck. But
terworth tells Absolom McPeake.
his lawyer. of a deal forty years
ago in which he had swindled a
man out of $4,000. and arranges
for the payment of the debt. with
interest. Thea Butterworth dies
suddenly. Elmer. at his home in
Pilarcitos, Calf. hears of his I'M
cle's death, but not of his legacy.
CHAPTER 1T trough n gossip
ing telegraph oper; tor the town of
PiIarcitos, includii g Nellie Cath
cart, Elmer's swee heart, learns OF
his inheritance BET ,re he does. He
had considered goi lg into business.
but could not borrow capital. To
his amusement, An el Moody, close
bsted banker, who had refused him
a loan, offers him the money he
needs.
CHAPTER III.-Next day Nellie
Cathcart tells Elmer his uncle has
left him more han 100000. He
In skeptical. Later he gets a tele-
gram from McPeake confirming the
legacy. That night he confesses his
hove to Nellie, n she in turn ad-
mfts she loves him, but refuses to
bind him in any way for the pres
emit
CHAPTER W. fews of Elmer'g
good fortune is bI sadcast. In Los
Angeles Colorado Charley" human
bird of prey, and h s beautiful bru-
nette partner decile that Elmers
fortune will be easy picking. The
girl is to compromise him. Nellie in
xfsts hat Elmer see more of the
world" before their marriage.
CHAPTER V.-Through McPeake.
Nellie finds that Hiram Butter
worth's will instructs the payment
of a mortgage of $40, 900, with COM
pound interest, to the heirs of one
Benedict Catheron. who was Nellfe's
grandfather. She figures that about
s. 100000 will be due her from the
mer, who does not know that she is
Catheron's heir.
CHAPTER Wilmer is boosted
for membership on the board of
trustees of the village high school.
and agrees to make thu race. Nell
lie has visions of making a great
man of Elmer.
CHAPTER vII.-Colorado Char
ley's confederate comes to Pilarcitos
to see Elmer, posing as a nswspa-
per reporter named Doris Gate
wood. Elmer finds her attractive.
n invites her to stay for dinner.
After dinner and a visit to the the
alter Doris" goes back to Los An
geles, having secured from Elmer \
promise to visit her and her broth
er" at their home in that city. h
reports to Colorado Charley thai
the fish is on the line"
CHAPTER vIII.-Unknown to Ell
mer, Nellie has seen Doris in Pillar
citos and recognized her as the 'ad-
ventures type. Elmer goes to Los
Angeles to purchase a car. He
meets Doris and her brother" who
poses as a s~emi-invalid as the eff
feet of his service in the World
war; Elmer is a veteran. n a
IN Pilarcitos, Elmer finds Nellie
knows all about his visit to Doris.
but the girl appears to take it
lightly.
CHAPTER IX.-Nellie sees that
Elmer is being played" and takes
steps to Illustrate the plot. He is
elected h trustee and
himself as a candidate for mayor.
To celebrate his victory he visits
together with Colorado Charley.
motor around In Elmer's new car.
The fair Doris leads Elmer adroit-
7y on and he is dazzled by her. even
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legiance to Nellie. Doris "brother'
does not ring true to him, Elmer's
natural straightforwardness warn
ing him that Charley has a we'll
developed yellow streak.
CHAPTER X.-on saying good
by to Doris, Elmer suddenly finds
her in his arms. After promising
to write every day he starts back
10 Pilarcitos, worried about what to
+a11 Na11in Shortly aftarNy9rd S !
Doris asks him for a o of $1,000
for q business venture of her broth
er's, and Elmer sends a check. Nell
lie, working in the bank, stops pay
ment on it, and Elmer is very
angry. Then he finds out the true
nature of his supposed sweetheart,
Doris Gatewood, n realizes that
she means to make trouble for him.
He confides in Nellie, who forgives
him and arranges with the Los An
geles police to trap Doris and Char
ley in their Matchmaking scheme.
CHAPTER xI.-Doris and Charley
come to Pilarcitos, determined to
geles police send two men with n
dictaphone to get evidence on the
crooks. Doris bluntly tells Elmer
she has the goods" on him through
letters. She wants 100000 for the
letters. Elmer laughs at and de-
nes her, and the meeting n d with
his contemptuous dismissal of the
two conspirators. Nellie and the
Los Angeles detectives have over
heard the entire proceedings. ~.
He tore open the envelope and
read to Lipowsky:
Colorado Charley and Mae r
due in PilarcitOs at 9:02 tonight.
They will probably go direct to Mr..
Clarke's house, a shingled bunga-
low, at No. 302 G street, corner of
Hazel drive.
"At seven o'clock tonight MI.
Clarke will leave his home to take
me to dinner. He will not return
until shortly after ten. AS soon
as he has left the house his col
pred servant will go uptown to spend
the evening. You can gain en-
trance to the house by using a skel-
eton key on the kitchen door, the
lock Of which is simple and old
fashioned, since burglars seldom
operate in Pilarcitos.
"You can set up your photograph
behind the old hair sofa In the par
or and run your wires along the
edge of the wall, draw them up
back Of the piano and out Of the
around the back of the
house to the garage. Nobody will
you there as Mr.. Clarke
Keeps his a in an uptown garage.
When Mr.. Clarke drops me at
ny house and proceeds to the up
own garage, l will come over to
lis garage with a large nashlight
nher,a