The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-14

Lanny. How do you known DID the
banker tell you?"
mo. dug the information up my
self"
by How
why? | wanted to investigate
the girls fortune. SO yesterday | had
a copy of the will and copy of the
appraisal of the estate made at the
courthouse in San Jose and sent up to
me. Gatlin stated In the will that he
left all Of his estate to his beloved
adopted daughter, Penelope GatlIn. At
the time OF his death his estate was
worth practically half million dol
lars and has since doubled In value.
Nance Belden Is a lost heiress."
mot wholly lost Stephen reminded
him. "There are times when she re-
members who she Is and that she has
money!
Y"She doesn't know anything about
her mother" Lanny declared. Il asked
her, but she could tell me nothing. And
| she was Penelope Gatlin when | asked
her"
! "There Is a reason for that Doctor
Burts scientific mind was already rae
| ing along this new trail. Penelope has
had a wretched childhood; she knew
nothing but unhappiness up to the time
she received the shock that threw her
mental gears out OF mesh. She hated
/ her mother with terrible hatred.
Feared her, probably. Then she made
up her mind to forget her mother. And
| the will to forget was so strong that
| she succeeded.
Not only did she forget her mother
but her entire past life as WELL Well.
she ran away, and she'll never find her
| way back until she acquires sufficient
courage to face the old issues again,
| surmonnt them and defeat them"
| "But is that possible2" Mcnamara
asked
! Quite. She will have to have as
slstance and the sort of treatment
think | can give her, and she must
have assurance that never again will
she be subjected to the old unhappi-
ness. By the way. / wonder II Pencil
ope was love child. Have you looked
up her parentage. Dan?"
II haven't. Can't you ask Mrs. Mer-
ton about the girl?'
/ II suppose could. But Ii lunacy ran
In the family OF her father or mother,
I'm not going to bother with Penelope :
IF you decide to take her on. we'll
have to get her back Into this city,
Mcnamara mourned. land Flynn will
pick her up
"We'll fix her nose first" Lanny said
Mcnamara beamed upon her. Her
criminal photographs and Bertlllor
measurements are gone to glory, Ian
ny. What did Penelope say In her let
ter?t
mot a great deal. She said, among
other things. that after leaving m,
house she found two hundred dollars
SO she returned IT.
"GIveA me that two hundred, Ianny
Stephen, our little thief Is honest
"As one personality she would re
member you gave her two hundred dol
lars but rs the other she couldn't re
member who gave 1t to her." salt
Lanny.
Get over to Paris as quick as yo1
can" Mcnamara commanded, "or she'l
be stealing the Einel tower"
stephen can't spare me" sal
Lanny.
stephen can spare you" he decided
Its got To be-" Mcnamara urged
Nance fled the town with a letter Q
credit for ten thousand, but she'll 6
through that like weasel through
rat hole. Take d bankroll with 70,
Lanny. and when you get there tax
charge OF her funds"
"And have her nose done over Will
you're there" Stephen urged.
There's hitch" said Lanny. 9TH
girl evidently got a passport In Ne
York"
mot In New York. In San Fral
CISCO" Mcnamara interrupted.
"Well VIII a strange photograph @
9 her passport get her back into tt
! United Statesf"
"She can 20 to the American cons'
= In Paris. and present proof that she
!. the same woman with different nose
:, Stephen said.
"She'l do nothing OF the sort nj
Namara was very emphatic. when Ia
trail Is lost 1t will be lost foreve
Z I.anny, when you have that new MOI
Is built for the girl, have half dozs
Q new passport photographs OF her Ia
en-, and send them and her passport
q me. The seal OF the United States
y America Is on ghe passport and cove
le a part OF the photograph ! know mi
TX that'l make me seal that would 70
" the American eagle himself Wen fit
% down over the old seal and stamp Il
sr new photograph. Then III send II bat
he to you--and may God have mercy I
70 my soul, for you can blackmall me 4
ID that the longest day live Dan erie
is TO BE CONTINUED.
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