The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-31
CHAPTER VI-Continued

aShe had leased the house Gatlin
gave her In the divorce settlement, ana
about two years ago, when the lease
exnired and the old tenants departed.
she come down here to have the place
renovated and secure new tenant IL
was only then that she heard OF Cat
Inns death. She came to this bank.
with her husband, making inquiries
about GatlIn's estate. and tried hard to
get control of 1t, but she was out or
luck. That's how we located the heir
"What were the conditions OF the
trust?"
The Income WAS to be permitted to
accumulate and be relnyested and the
child was to have two hundred and
fifty dollars a month until her eight
eenth birthday, when the total income
from the trust was to be turned over
to her. She can never touch the prin-
cipal, however. although Gatlln did
provide that she might have up to ten
thousand dollars Of 1t at any one time
IT, in the Judgment of the trustee the
emergency requiring such Withdrawal
was deemed good and sufficient Cat
lin had faith that the real estate, II
held long enough. would appreciate
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 1t has. The trust
Is now worth three-quarters of mil
lion and the income Is close to twenty
thousand year"
you say Penelope Gatlin has a
checking account also!'
"Yes. We deposit the income from
the trust semi-annually, In her ac-
count"
"Has she ever asked for an emer-
gency withdrawal Of ten thousand dol
Iars?"
mo-
''Is her checking account actlveG"
Not very. The cashier was speak
Ing to me about 1t less than two weeks
ago. She draws checks sporadically.
Her checking account has interested
us considerably for the past two years,
because her monthly statement and
dead checks have all been returned by
the post office With the exception OF
about a dozen checks made out to local
merchants and probably In payment
OF her bills, Miss Gatlins checks have
all been In favor of one Ella Gates, ol
San Francisco. We traced the Gates
woman down through the Endorsement.
on the checks, but she stated SHE
didn't know Miss Gatllns address
that Miss Gatlin visited her occasional
ly, wrote out checks and asked her tC
cash them for her at the local grocery
store or drug store. These people
stated that Ella Gates never received
the money at once. but that they col
lected the checks for her and ther
gave herdhe money. | don't like tht
looks OF this Chief"
4I'll soon find out all about 1t,
Mcnamara promised. And | know
where Penelope Gatiin is-only I'm no
going to tell you now. Would yo'
mind letting me look over her old banl
statements and the dead checksl"
The banker readily granted him tn
Nt
the checks carefully, noting thos
drawn In favor OF Ella Gates. TIL
last one drawn was In favor of ma
named Hugh z. Taylor. In sum OF fly
thousand dollars. and deposited by hir
to the credit OF his account In the Fet
eral Trust company OF San Frar
CISCO
Il have all the information wan
with this exception He drew fort
one OF the rogue's gallery photograph
made at the central station by the pe
lice photographer rs that Penelop
Gatlln1"
That's the girl. Chief. Is she |
trouble with the pollce?"
Dan Mcnamara laughed. mot at al
She's the sweetest little thing on cart
The only trouble she's been In Is thu
she's been lost Amnesla. Can't r.
member who she Is or anything aboi
her past life. Has several aliases st
uses at Will"
-How interesting-and how sad
Neither interesting nor sad-to III
We handle lots Of cases like TIL
They're durable. You'll be good enou,
to regard this Interview rs strictly co
fidential OF course. Ii would be We
embarrassing for the girl II news
her unfortunate predIcament shor
leak ont. for, OF course. after }
mind hns been restored to Its norm
functIons, zhe will have no memory
the period In which she has been 10
know doctor that will fix her
In Jig time"
And after he's done that"
banker suggested. have plastic q
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