The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-05

eff it Is to Amy's interest, zen '
''It was over anyway" the girl
stated. "And he and I were going
to be married." she added, after a
pause.
'It sounded as if you said-you
didn't say - old Mrs. Marsh
banks stopped in midsentence, look
ing keenly at the girl.
''Yes, we planned it only few
days ago." Cherry said duly.
Fran knows it?"
Nobody knows it."
''But if that's the case, how could
she possibly have quarreled with
Jud about him?"
"That's one reason why I think
she didn't"
"You mean you're to marry KEEL
ly?" The older woman still found
it hard to believe.
"Some day." Cherry answered
simply, looking away to hide her
filling eyes.
"And how long has this been 60
ing on?"
ever since l first saw him-for
me. He walked into my life," Cher
ry said, "and he's never walked
out"
"Well," said the old lady dryly,
''that complexities matters"
81 should think it would simplify
matters; I should think it would let
Kelly out of it, at least" Greg said.
81 don't think anything any
more" his grandmother stated
YEARLY. II guess I've lived long
enough. So you got him away from
Fran, did your"
''That was all over. They hadn't
seen each other for months. But
Fran suddenly got all worked up
about it. She had letters from him
that the police found"
''Those letters!" the older woman
said scornfully.
AS Cherry was about to leave old
Mrs. Marshbanks, Amy and Count
Gogo burst in.
"Gran, darling" Amy said with
her kiss, 1--WE were going through
town on our way to Del Monte and
we got homesick, and so we're put
ting off our honeymoon, and we
came home to see you! You kiss
her, too, Gogo!"
Cherry informed the newcomers
that Fran had been asked to 60 to
police headquarters 'to explain
something" and that Fran had
"sort of broken down" earlier in
the day, and they were questioning
her.
"But why? She doesn't know any,
thing about it," Amy exclaimed,
aghast.
"You kennot possibly know Eat,
DEAR" said the count.
"She said it was on his account. !"
'The thing is, Gran" Amy burst
out, shat yesterday when grabbed
some things to 60 and meet Gogo
there was some mail on the hall
table, two or three letters for me,
and took them along. We didn't
look at them until this morning and
then I-we-Gogo felt-we both felt,
that it might be important, and that
we ought to talk to someone about
it,"
eff it is for Aimee's comforts, zen
it is important to me-" Gogo said
impressively.
"You say it's business, Amy" old
Mrs. Marshbanks said, with a level
look at Gogo. what sort of bust
ness?"
''It's from some lawyer, Gran"
Amy explained. "Mr. George Com
stock. He says that owing to the
sudden death of his father, Judge
Thomas Comstock, affairs in the Of
fice-I'n read it" Amy interrupted
herself.
AFFAIRS in the office have been
in some inevitable confusion, owing
to the recent sudden death of my
father" she read aloud. My
partner, Mr.. Edward Brace, and
have been attempting to the best of
our ability to straighten out his af-
fairs. We now discover that a docu-
ment deliverable to you on the oc-
casion of your twenty-first birthday,
November seventeenth of this year,
has been overlooked, and is now
eleven days overdue. The envelope,
sealed, was deposited here at the
request of your father, the late Fred
erick Archibald Marshbanks, at the
time of his death. The accompany
ing instructions request that we also
get in touch with Charlotte Rawl-
ings, whose whereabouts we are
now endeavoring to ascertain. As
surfing you of our regret in the I'M
avoidable delay !" Amy stopped
short, lowered the hand holding the
letter looked blanlxly at her grand
yr,ofhar ffWhaf On earth doaa II