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Show j&n01dM7n's jj New Year's I 3 1 YV'll By MARION R 1 J Will REAGAN j OOD morning, nephew; shut vJ the door when you come in. Can't stand drafts like I used to. Getting Get-ting along, you know, Oh, yes, I nm. Ninety-six's a good age. Can't last much longer, I suppose. Sit down, nephew ; put those bundles over yonder. yon-der. Hate to see people fussln' with tilings. Beglnnin' to feel a little wary this New Year's. Want to make a new will. You're a lawyer; you can tend to drawln' It up wordin' and all that. I'll tell you what's to go In It. "1 want my entire property real and personal to go to Miss Eivlra Mandar. Ah, I knew I'd startle you with that name. That's the girl your son's engaged to, isn't It? Well, that's not the reason I'm leavin' her my money, never fear. "Ever hear your mother speak of the Campbells John J. Campbell? Everybody thought It was wonderful the way I got Into his business nnd rose from a clerk to head of the store. Forced old Campbell out. He died In the penitentiary three years Inter. Never knew the whole story about that, did you? Well, help me ny on my pillow and give me a fresh glass of walcr and I'll tei! you 'bout It. "1 was running after Campbell's daughter crazy after her, nnd he wouldn't let licr marry ine. Said I was poor and worthless and come o' the wrong kind of folks. Never forgot for-got It. Determined to crush old Campbell Camp-bell If It look my life. When the Wnlllns case came up against Mm I had my chance. It was the leiters I produced that convicted him. You've probably heard nil about that? Well well those letters were false forged! No, I'm all right, give me that water, (hat s all. Those letters j I wrote myself And tbr oke of It was that I he 'people made a .vro of me for tracking down the guilty. The board of directors made me president of the firm The Campbells got poorer nnd poorer. ' Everything was paid out for ihe trial. It's been botherln' me uH these years about thorn. Nobody to this day, hut you and me. knows about the loners. Elvira Mandar Is the granddaughter of old .1. J. Campbell Camp-bell only one of the whole lot that amounts to anything. I want her to have everything I've got. And. nephew, in case she nevds money for her wed-j wed-j din', find out some good excuse for It, I and send her this check. Where's I thai check 1 had a minute ago? Ilpre, I send her this $5.000 that'll keep her I In fluffy things till I pass on. Clve ' me thai water again now and take j this pillow away from my back. Don't ! look at tne as If I was the devil's ; arch-crln.lnnl. Shut that door good I when jou go out. C.ood by and happy i New Year to you." 1021 Wtra Newutap-r t'nl JB.) |