The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1929, Page 5

| An irenic fate Edgar Stanton at the hand of ‘~d by mar- ir Beale, love he trifled. Peg- discovery with and an old nton was the of the sister cm Sinclair, nherit Herbert Pres- if Peggy forfeits Philander Chase, executor of Prescott’s will, visits Pegry to te!l her that of the ectate left by her uncle, only Yew Lodge remains. Chapter 28 HER HOUSE OF CARDS The shock of the news stunned Pegzy and Philander Chase looked at r sympathetically. Her for tune vanished or at least the part of it with which she had planned her father and mother to make happy in their declining years. A moment of silence and then Peggy looked up, anxious for fur-| ther detai “When did you discover this, Mr. Chase?” “When I was to the probate court. t at the beginning. wealthy man. furnishing this place. was built, securities. lock box in his vault in the Guar- antee Trust company in New York BOOKS Salt Water Taffy, Ford, $2.50. Another Day, Farnol, $2.50. Trail Eaters, Willough- by, $2.00. 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So that you| /ill understand, perhaps I better s I told you when I saw you, in New York, your uncle was a very | When he retired he | placed a small fortune in bullding ' After | he turned all other ate holdings into negotiable These he put into a; NATALIE # SUMNER, LINCOLN, I was not only present bul an cial of the bank, the vice-preside: , was present a on, please.” then, and we have rities, at more than $1,000,000. | “Thursday, in the presence of an ahsence on such an errand,” he,m qw registrar of Wills'|explained patiently, “and that it| the vice-president of 'would not invalidate your claim to |Debl official from tr office, the bank, I opened the safe de- iposit box and found not one s curity—not so much as a dime. | Peggy eyed Chase in despair. “But,” she exclaimed, | other bank.” “His will, Miss Prescott, {that in that box would be found all his earthly possessions,” broke in Chase, “and the will, remember, was {drawn up two months before his death.” “But then, some one must have {broken into the box—gained access lto it in some way—by trickery— forgery,” as Chase shock his head. “Utterly impossible,” he declared, !with disheartening firmness. “A {thief could as well break into the Rock of Gibraltar as get into a safe jdeposit box in the vaults of: that icompany. Besides,” he paused and took an envelope from his pocket; (from it he withdrew a slip of pa- per. “This paper was lying in Pres- cott’s box—all that it contained. Read it, Miss Prescott.” “The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” | She repeated ite quotation in a |hushed voice. i “Oh, Mr. Chase, what does it imean?” she asked. “Was Uncle—?" “| “Mad? I presume so.” He looked at her pityingly. “I was most reluc- tant to teil you this—" “Oh, but it was all right to do s0,” quickly. “I—" she swallowed hard. “It's hard to comprehend.” “Surely; to have a fortune slip away,” he sighed. “It’s devilish tough, Miss Prescott.” . Peggy closed her eyes; Chase must not, should not see the blind- ing tears. Oh, the man did not know how dreadful it was; her plans for her father—her invalid mother—and Jim. Chase's voice came to her from far off—what was /that he was saying? Camely, des- perately, she pulled herself to- gether. “There's i | no telling what uncle did with the securities,” your he Basketbal HAINES HIGH and INSURE SAFELY AND |churches; you know he went dippy H ion religion after his wife’s death questioned Peggy; her! fortune was estimated |herits Yew Lodge.” a list of the| “Uncle imust have put the securities in an- states JUNEAU HIGH | vs. H. S. QYM—SUNDAY—3:00 P. Admission—Students 10c; Adults 35¢ LET’S GO ance of dependable service, with no re- grets now~ or later Allen Shattuck, Inc. INSURANCE—EVERY KIND | “I wasn’t aware of it. Poor Uncle Herbert.” in Pinkerton detec-| ‘in New York then.” 1 seventeenth of June,” she exclaim- ed. “If I do, Jamieson Sinclair in- | - | Chase regarded her dubiously. * {believe any court would excuse your | She drew a long, long twins,’ {us apart THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 1929. he said, extending a “and I know your br v doubt about you ling Chase clo: ad difficulty Chasc y to feel hi 11 felt the pri p. had.” h's gi “T'lL say she ern last night.” Chase smiled wryly. fal Y ¥iivis ol weily s Half across the room, she stopped | Do | “T'd have be r had I stayed .. oo, up the slip of paper M. Bavard 5 there i . ke | N =%y % r 7 tead of trying to makele, .y her uncle's safe deposit Blomeren L i as it was I stopped |} o Duncan 70 8% <1 ;! £ z ’ : ((3: nrmW ‘n;d _'Lheni Dropping down on a chair in MIs. Bavard B S OTT 8, ay, 5o ffont of his desk, she again read ,Mrs, Duncan o W R . with dazed, bewildered eyes the| the inheritance under the will,|pa ‘Soon’s 1 put which, if your uncle was mad, would |in the , I'll take you be set aside, anyway.” {wul\. me.” Peggy stared at him. “And who| “But would inherit then?” | “Your uncle’s next of kin—" \ “That's father,” interrupted Peg- |ey; she hesitated. “You are sure the property would not go to Commander Sinclair if the will was set aside or broken?”; “Quite sure; Sinclair is Prescott’s wife's relative, and she predeceased her husband.” 1 Chase rose with some abruptness. | “However, before I send for you on Monday—and I'll phone the ex- act hour of the meeting that after- noon in time for you to reach the trust company—I will consult an eminent lawyer, E. H. Blair, re- garding your uncle's will and ask 'xr‘ your absence for such a cause will jeopardize your inheritance. Now | T must go.” e 1 “Can't you wait for supper? Julin.‘ my maid, will be back shortly.” | “Your maid is out?” i Chase put the question with a quick, nervous twist of his head. He | drew a step nearer, a queer gleam in his eyes. “Miss Prescott, I—" Bang, went the knocker on the tront door—a second time its im- nerative summons echoed through the house before Peggy recovered sufficiently from her surprise to answer it. Obadiah Evans faced her on the threshold. “Howdy,” he exclaimed heartily. “I've brought the milk and cream; sorry it didn't get here this morn- ing but Jim and I were both away and Deborah forgot to remind ¢ mon. Let me carry the pails to the kitchen; they're heavy.” And he stepped into the room. Peggy closed the front door and followed him toward the dining -oom. | “Wait, Mr. Evans,” she exclaimed. | Have you met Mr. Philander| Thase?” | Deliberately soth pails to one hand before ng the other man. T heard Mr. Prescott talk about | Obadiah tran M. gives you assur- WITH CONFIDENCE ! after {Obadiah, qu I must return to bad going of last nij; ' brol ‘Besides, ner left word B n that case,” Last Minute Lol Suggestions! Manicure Roll-up Perfume Atomizers 0 Perfume Sets Bath Salts Bath Powder Powder Compacts Photograph Albums Writing Paper Writing Cases Cigarette Holders Fountain Pens Poker Sets Shaving Sets Ivory Sets Fancy Clocks Cigars and Cigarettes in Xmas Packages T rubbed his hands together, 't answered Chase. “We plan'this time tende ¥ a consultation with the bank offi- gers whic cials on Monday—T'd like you to be lof Obad Obadiah (%% “Oh, but I can’t leave here for chuckled. “We missed meeting at {hrcat felt dry and parched. “Go,2°r® than an hour, until after the Phelps Obadiah clicked r Mohawk pass | hase turned to | as Obadiah disappeared into! the pantry; “Ill go with Mr.| huge Evans. T'll get in touch with you other; iwithoul fail. Don't worry,” he held | 3 being 'her hand in a firm ¢ % TEAM IS W”\’NE[“ sely. above all, keep your own cou: AD Al telling| The advice was given in MRS' BAVA {above a whisper and Obadiah faileq | The Doug ) against Ketc 1 t on reentering the room. dy, now, Mr. Evans, nd up his hat Chase accom- ed the farmer out of the front Elks bowling t e night, includ essure SN pa watched them go, giving hanical reply to Obadiah’s then closed the door. high single score of 22 total of 549. Th % Total 754 upon it M ‘:CC d giveth and the Lord Ketchikan o Blessed be the name Lavenick i o i C. Sabin Stone| = qiddenly her head fell forward Petrich ] | Mrs. Manning 160 lon the desk and her overcharged | Miss Taylor feclings found vent in a burst of ;Si‘bl;; !tears—her inheritance was but a ‘Hnndicap 10 0 | of cards. | d Be " Copyright, D. Appleton & Co) | Totals ST | — e A musty book throws a new Biiions: light on the identity of Jamie- son Sinclair in the next instail- ment. 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