The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-06
THE STORY

CHAPTER Hiram Butterworth
miser and skinfiint, decides to leave
his illgotten fortune to Elmer
Clarke, a poor young nephew. who
terworth tells Absolom McPeake
his lawyer. of a deal forty years
g in which he had swindled .
man out Of $4,000, and arrangea
Tor the payment Of the debt. witt
interest. Thet Butterworth diei
P%ilarcitos, Calf. hears of his I'M
cls's death, but not Of his legacy.
=. CHAPTER II.-Through \ gossip
Ing telegraph operator the town OF
Pilarcitos, including Nellie Cath.
cart, Elmer's sweetheart. learns OF
his inheritance before he does. He
had considered going into business,
but could not borrow capital, To
his amusement, Ansel Moody, close
hsted banker, who had refused him
= loan, offers him the money he
needs.
CHAPTER III.-Next day Nellie
Cathcart tells Elmer his uncle has
left him more than $1.O00,00 He
IN skeptical. Later he gets a tele-
gram from McPeake confirming the
legacy. That night he confesses his
love to Nellie, and she in turn ad-
mits she loves him. but refuses to
bind him in any way for the pres
ent.
CHAPTER Views Of Elmer's
good fortune is br oadcast. In Los
Angeles Colorado Charley" human
bird of prey, and h 8 beautiful bru-
nette partner decits that Elmer's
fortune will be easy picking. n
girl Is to compromise him. Nellie IN
sists that Elmer see more or ths
world" before their marriage.
CHAPTER v.-Through McPeake.
Nellie finds that Hiram Butter
worth's will instructs the payment
of a mortgage of $4,000. with com
pound interest, to the heirs OF n
Benedict Catheron. who was Nellie's
grandfather. She figures that about
II, 900, 600 will be due her from the
estate, leaving very little for Ell
mer, who does not know that she Is
Catheron's heir.
CHAPTER Wilmer is boosted
for membership on the BOARD or
trustees of the village high school.
n agrees to make thu race. Nell
lie has visions of making a great
man of Elmer.
CHAPTER vII.-Colorado Char
ley's confederate m to Pilarcitos
TO see Elmer. posing as a nsWspa-
per reporter named Doris Gate
wood. Elmer finds her attractive.
and 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. Shs
reports to Colorado Charley that
the fish 10 on the line
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CHAPTER vIII.-Unknown to Ell
mer, Nellie has seen Doris In Pillar
~venturess" type. Elmer goes to Los
meets Doris and her brother" who
poses as a semi-invalid as the eff
feet of his service In the World
war; Elmer Is a veteran, and =
in Pilarcitos, Elmer finds Nellie
knows all about his visit to Doris,
but the girl appears to take 1t
lightly.
Elmer arrived home In a singu-
1arly happy frame of mind. He
had had a perfectly delightful time
In Los Angeles. At parting Doris
had, in her brothers presence and
with that candor and charm which
so fascinated Elmer, insisted upon
kissing him good-by. Then she had
walked out to the a with him
and shaken his hand in farewell.
She said she wouldn't sleep a wink
until she knew he had arrived
home safely-and wouldn't he tele-
graph her the instant that happy
end had been accomplished? Ell
mer would. He promised her sol
EMMY to that effect-and he Kept
his promise.
He should have known better. Old
Lady Bray handled thai telegram,
made a note of the lady's name ana
address and promptly circulated d
report that Nellie Cathcart had bet
ter look out-that a girl in Los An
geles was after Elmer Clarke and
In a fair way Of landing him.
The theft of the queen bee from
q hive could not possibly have up
set q community of bees one-half
much as the three reports on
Elmer's Los Angeles activities up.
set pilarcitos. The town huzzed
with gossip and idle speculation.
II 1t had been pro-Elmer and
anti-Elmer prior to that fatal trip
to Los Angeles. 1t was now pro-Nel-
lie to the last man and woman. Ell
mer had been regarded, the moment
Of his inheritance had become
known, as first prize, won by MISS
Nellie Cathcart. Now, to have a
stranger beat Nellie out by a whis-
.er In the last jump, as it were
to employ racing parlance-sct the
town agog with excitement.
Elmer arrived in Pilarcitos too
late in the afternoon to take Nellie
TO luncheon, and as he was due that
night to conduct an initiation of a
class of thirty neophytes into the
local lodge of the Woodmen OF the
he had no opportunity or see
ng her until noon of the following
iay. BY that time, however, he had
listened to enough bucolic badinage
and impish queries regarding his
yallantry in Los Angeles to real
re that Nellie Cathcart must have
listened to twice as much.
Consequently he was somewhat
,roubled of soul as he drew up In
'front.' of the bank and waited for
Nellie to emerge.
She came, flashing him a radiant
Of welcome from the top step.
where she paused TO make deliber-
tie appraisal OF the new million
Dire, his chauffeur, and his new
ar. Elmer stepped out, opened the
opneau door and waved her In.
"Oh. boy" Nellie murmured
'reathlessly and popped In. FL
ner, darling, It's gorgeous--so COR
,eous that I'm grateful to be the
ecnnd girl to ride In II FIRST"