The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-06-18

of a fairly heavy schedule. They alb
serb a lot of ancient history at Belle
Aire university. However," he bright
ened, I'll have more time now. This
is my sabbatical year: I intend to spend
part of it here in New York in re-
preparing my thesis for a Phi. D.
But I hope to have a good time in
my odd moments before I am COM
PEELED to take a certain and, I am
afraid, disagreeable step: ! want to
have fun while I can, Bill. That is
why I got in touch with you as soon
as I said hello to Aunt Martha. I re-
member you always knew the right
people and places for amusement"
1.-The right people and the wrong
places or vice versa, you mean" Bill
corrected him. II still know them. But
I don't know about your having fun.
I'm a respectable broker and business
is beginning to come back"
What has that to do with it?" the
professor demanded.
Nothing. Only the last time you
started out having fun, you ended up
in the bastile charged with felonious
men. But I'll take the chance. JUS
what is this certain and d~isagreeable
step you have to take?"
The professor gazed thoughtfully out
the open French windows at Inc SKY
line. Spires shone red gold in the lght
Of the setting sunset and Central PARK
Spread her green carpet under the teet
~and-bodies of cops, nurse-malos GILL;
dren and the city's tired.
81 must be married WITHIN a y 5;Ii
he said, and then ~ noI nothing roo
mantle about it. It isn't even compui
sorv. it's a condition in my grand
ia snid Michael Dakin, the swashbuek;11
limo miner of Dead Mans Gulcn.. Si Ha
nodded. II remember reading apouG i,ts
passing. You were his only descenaai
weren't your, GRO bis only
.oirs She is his sister and really my
n lnmf Grandfather made a Ioor
t;,na in gold mines. He lost n gled hS,t
nart; of it during the depression So n,a%e
paA S.ft neariy half a million: he MACY
ne nf ~ Martha ~executrix with a iarge
;nn neon for life, and he left the resi- W
ne On one condition" ., told
"yes." Bill said. Aunt Marc., a. ne
me something o IL. "iia' "~
condition again?" ~,nddauphter
- an Old partner of his who iost a.
~ Money he made with grand1aSnet
az ~ course, III marry her." ne say
erimiy. Il must. I need money AN aa.o :
leisure to complete my BOOK on: An as
Rastr,,ction of Modern Civilization as
Presaeed by the Destruction OF Ancien!
Greecel' It will be my feWor anu
ri complete it even though l musI
marry this terrible woman. +o,,.;h,oo
aH9w do YOU know she's terrible!
Have YOU ever seen her?'" Ill -,
"No She is described in n Will. l
memorized the description. Eve Mllord
granddaughter of my old friend ano
PARTNER. the late Daniel Milford. l q
This condition in the sure knowledge
hat; the said Eve Milford will prove a
perfect helpmate, physically ana m
tellectually. A brilliant child, she late
" completed a full college course IN
three Years achieving the while mem
bership in the Phi Beta Kappa So
ciety. an honor accorded only to the
HIGHEST ranking students" :,
"Well, what's wrong with that? 9oud
never have to use a reference DOCK
You could ask her anything. PM Beta
Kappas know all the answers"
"Exactly. She'd probably trip me up
on our honeymoon and spend the rest
of the time gloating.".
"Yeh. But I still think you shoulo