The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-06


first writing on it: "To all peace
officers:
"The bearer, Elmer p. Clarke, IS
a personal friend of mine. Any
courtesies extended will be appre-
GATED"
you'll be getting yourself a new
car, Elmer" the chief prophesied,
"and this card might help you with
the traffic officers"
Elmer tucked the card away in
his wallet, a little pleased to have
It in case of emergency. Arriving
home, he changed into an old suit
and gum boots, climbed into his
secondhand flivver and departed
for his favorite trout stream.
It was dark when he returned to
Pilarcitos. He changed his clothes
and drove around to the Tully house.
He found Nellie seated on the front
porch.
"Have you had your dinner, FL
mer?" she asked.
mo. Nellie. Thought I'd come
around and take you to dinner out
to Joe AngellOtti's. Been fishing.
Didn't have much luck, but got
enough for you and ne. Joe will
cook them for u.s."
She climbed into the coupe and
took the wheel, "Pll drive, Elmer.
Something tells me that you have
had a hard day"
81 have. Nellie. I've been expert
encing the burden of wealth. AL
ready old enemies show a DISPOSE
ton to let sleeping dogs lie and
the Elmer p. Clarke Benevolent
and Protective association is In
process of organization exactly as
you foretold."
"What are you going to do, FL
mer?"
"Tm going to Muscatine as soon
as I can, have a consultation with
McPeake, learn what the estate con-
sists of, and then decide what am
going to do. While I am away you
can use the fiivver."
"Thanks. Elmer. Want me to feed
your dog and tie canariesF
He turned toward her impulsive-
" and laid his hand over. hers.
where it clasped the wheel. you're
a sweetheart. Nellie" he muir
INJURED.
Nellie looked at him with love
lights in her eyes, but suddenly re-
membering that he was now a mil
lionaire and she must not be guilty
tonight of a tendency toward a sen
timent she would not have bothered
to repress If Elmer had been as
Door as Jobs famed turkey, she
withdrew her hand from under his
and asked him how many trout he
had caught that day.
.Ten nice ones, Nellie. Some
how I couldn't keep my mind on
the fish today. It's quite a shock
to become a millionaire without
warning"
"Youll grow accustomed to it.
BY the time the novelty of buying
whatever you want has worn off,
you'll have learned much Of men
and motives. Probably, too, you'll
have learned much about women.
And of course you'll not live in Pill.
arcitos."
Really, Nellie, you wouldn't
blame me for leaving this little
country town of three thousand in.
h%abitants. I've been weary of il
for a long. long time"
you've had the wanderlust yer
since you went away to the war;
Nellie complained. However. |
suppose you'll come hack occasion.
ally to visit your real friends in
Pilarcitos." !
"Of course, Nellie. BY the way,
did Moody receive an answer from
the Muscatine bank?"
"Not up to the time | left the Of
fee"
I'm not going to make any def
mite plans until that telegram
comes. Nellie. Suppose Mcpeake's
telegram has been garhled in tran
sit. Suppose some trick clause
should develop in the will. Sup
pose have to do some fool thing
before I'll be eligible as a residuary
legatee; suppose | decide not to do
it and the million dollars goes to
charity"
"Better play safe, Elmer. Tackle
Ansel Moody for a large unsecured
loan tomorrow morning. If the
bank confirms the McPeake tele-
gram, he'll fall all over himself to
accommodate you. Then if your in
heritance proves a disappointment
you'll not be at Moody's mercy"
Elmer laughed. I'll do It," he
declared. It'll be nice to. know
| have a ten thousand dollar
credit"
Make it twenty thousand and
see if yon can get. away with It."
sit would be nice to have the
money in case a cog slipped in that
WILL" he agreed. well, m try
old Ansel: out. in the morning"
: He and Nellie had dinner at Joe
Angellotti's Italian tavern fen
miles out on the country turnpike, |
They danced until midnight to jazz
from q radio with a loud
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