Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

chance that he might find what he
was looking for. And because of the
lengths to which he had gone in an
effort to locate whatever was hidden
there, she felt it must be valuable. 1t
was better for her to say nothing,
no matter how much she wanted to
speak her mind.
That evening Helen told Ralph Of
Tyson Peabody's latest activities in
her grandfather's room, and Ralph
agreed that waiting was the best plan.
But when Helen came home from work
a few days later and found unmistak-
able signs that her own room had been
searched during the day, it was more
than she could bear.
She rushed down the stairs to the
dining room, where dinner was al
most ready and confronted Mr.. Pea
body with blazing eyes.
Somebody has been in my room!"
she said accusingly. Il don't know
what you want in there, but I'm warn
ing you to keep out. This is my house
and I've got some rights here!"
TYSON PEABODY stared at her
- coldly. Il don't know what you're
talking about, young woman" he
snapped. "but advise you to be a
little more polite. Who do you think
you are, talking to me like that?
You're in this house only because I'm
allowing you to stay. Remember
that"
Helen was boiling with anger now.
"Of all the irnpudence!" she cried.
Gas though you hadn't done every
thing possible to get me out of here!
You know very we'll that this Is my
house, and even if the will allows you
to stay here, you've got no right to 60
into my room without my permission"
Tyson Peabody took step forward,
and thrust out menacing finger.
"Hold your tongue!" he snarled.
This house won't belong to you much
longer. 7 haven't told you that the
taxes on it are overdue, have I? Well,
they are! Suppose you figure out a
way to raise 5000 to pay them within
the next 80 days, before you start talk
ing so big about your housed"
Helen fell back, her eyes wide with
shocked surprise. Taxes" she gasped
IT hadn't thought about them"
well, you'd better think about
theml There's no money to pay them.
and the tax collector will have some
thing to say about your living here if
you don't raise the money"
HELEN slept little that night, and
the next morning she arrived at
the store with her mind still in a whirl.
If Tyson Peabody was telling the
truth, she was in a desperate situa-
ton. All day she worried about it,
and once she was reprimanded by a
hoorwalker for failing to wait on
customer promptly.
That night she hurried over to DR..
Wilson's and related the latest devel-
opment to Ralph and his father. On
their suggestion, she went the next
day to see John Wall, the attorney
who had formerly looked after her
grandfather's affairs. He promised to
look into the matter for her.
A few days later he disclosed the
result Of his Investigations. Taxes
were overdue on all the property which
her grandfather had owned in Shell
tonville. The only possible solution
was to sell something to meet the
taxes. and there was no market for
any real estate in the town at present.
If the taxes were not paid, there was
the possibility that the authorities
would take over the properties, in.
Guiding the big house in which she
was living. Thus she would be left
without even home.
MR.. WALL promised to do what he
could for her, but he was not
very hopeful about the result. He