The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27
Of the estate to reapprafse ths
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OF the estate 10 fedppraiSe the
property"
Elmer raised his hand protesting
". You're proposing something
dirty, mister" he said evenly. Get
this, my friend: All the dirt rights
OF the Butterworth tribe stood In
the name of my late uncle. and Pm
not going to join with him or any
body to take advantage of a wom-
an. A contracts a contract, and II
I lost every dollar Of the million
dollars I thought I had. that's my
funeral and I refuse to attend i'll"
McPeake was embarrassed.
"Well. don't think any the less of
me for suggesting It," he pleaded.
"Some day you will think more of
me for suggesting IT," He smiled
smugly. after the fashion of one
whose head Is quite filled with val
liable secrets.
81 suppose it's a lawyers duty
to protect his clients interests. and
I suppose. too, 1t is natural that
folks should disagree as to what
constitutes sporty treatment" e.
mer replied. grudgingly. 80 I'll for
get your suggestion. Just don't
make another one like It."
Fair enough. Til make one the
very reverse Of 1t. Mr.. Clarke, for
more than a quarter of a century
your uncle had a very confidential
employee sort Of chief clerk,
manager and man Friday-one
Bunker. Bunker is one OF those
mousy little men who are whipped
In the battle Of life the day they
come into It. A retiring, timid,
faithful. obedient, Woodworking,
brainy. efficient rabbit of a man.
His Job with your uncle was the
first Job he ever had--and he Is
still on the estate pay roll. helping
me close up odds and ends of bust
matters.
Very early in life he made a mis-
take. He married-and had chill
dren-gave hostages to fortune, as
were. so his job was bread and
and he never had the cour-
age to quit and seek another. |
think 1t must have occurred to your
uncle. from time to time. that the
impossible might happen, and he
would lose Bunker's services, so he
promised Bunker he would leave
him one hundred thousand dollars
In his will. This promise he reit-
from time to time, but when
came to making his will he be-
Bunker. Cut him off with
ten Thousand dollars-and II I had
not fought him all over the office
he would have let Bunker down
with FIVE thousand. Poor Bunker
Is heart broken, Of course" Peake
paused and looked at Elmer mean
"And you are about to propose
that I make up the deficit, ehf' Ell
mer suggested.
"Exactly."
We'll that bridge when we
come to 1t, and first we will as
certain whether or not we have
4 bridge to cross. am q young
man. but | have made this discov-
cry. The Bunkers of this world re-
ceive from the world exactly what
they merit Nobody but a fool
and a particularly dumb sort OF fool
could wn-k for my Uncle Hiram
Tor more than a quarter of a cen
fury and not know that he was in
human. that he would lie and take
advantage of people. dare
say Bunker was SO weak he would
do the dirty little deeds his mas
ter ordered him to do. Is that not
We'll, I'm afraid that, In a GER
tain sense, you are right, Mr..
Clarke"
You bet I'm right. l do not have
to see Bunker to know the sort
OF man he Is. I have little pity
and little love for such men, and
1t Is a question In my mind wheth-
er. by fulfilling my uncle's fnsin-
cere, unmeant promise. I would be
doing Bunker a real kindness. The
money would probably turn his
swell. I'll let Bunker argue his
case" McPeake decided. NOW
then. our principal debtor is insist
ent on having the cash, and the
way the cash can be secured
IS to sell off the real estate belong
ing to the estate. The properties
are covered with old buildings In a
bad state of repair, but the Income
from rents Is excellent"
Are the properties saIable7"
Eat a price-yes."
"Well, IL we hang on until they
ire salable at a fair price we may
,e years closing this estate, and In
he meanwhile that mortgage will
continue to draw eight per cent
compounded semi-annually. That's
10 business, Mr.. McPeake. Get an
rider Of court to sell that property
L public auction"
CONTINUED next week.
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