Show money cl 0 buria B peter be a 5 by b peter 33 kyna THE STORY hiram Dutter butterworth worth miser decides to ao leav leaen his hl fortune to a nephew elmer clarke of whom lie has received favorable reports t butterworth Cutter Dutter worth tells hla his lawyer absolom ble Peake of having swindled pd d a man out of 0 forty years before and arranges arra for payment with interest butterworth dies suddenly the town torn of Illa relton in eluding elmers sweetheart nellie cethcart learns of his hl inheritance herit arice before Elm eimar erdoes do CHAPTER III 5 elmer reached the smoke fifteen minutes late into heretofore sam sa in haskins had never failed to mark hla his assistants rarely committed crime of nt tardiness on Oll such occasions mr III aias kins was wont to cough loudly and look at elmer then he would look ut at the clack cough again and look back at elmer this morning however lie ho varied his custom by crying joyously well hows tricks with the old soldier this morning sleep well last night must have or you he be fifteen minutes late yell well reckon you earn it ft elmer if anybody does 11 and he dealt elmer a hearty and affectionate blow between the shoulder blades elmer sighed ile he wished that sam fl askins had not done that ile he had bad planned to say well sam take a good long satisfying look because its tile last in your repertoire im giving you two weeks notice sant sam im going into this bustness business for myself if you will mildly kindly step aside sam ill phone for the ambulance im sorry mr air haskins that im late lie he mumbled confusedly 1 I started in time but ut all the people in I 1 town that never come to tile the smoke had to stop me and talk a minute anything any new not a thing air haskine bild blithely from F rom under the cigar counter elmer produced a bundle of clean cheesecloth one by one lie he took boxes of cigars from the shelves dusted them carefully and replaced them pausing front from time to time to greet a custo customer mer find serve him film presently looking up from ills his task he saw nellie cat cathcart heart standing on the edge of tile the sidewalk in front of the S smoke moke looking in at him film in a manner that brought a warm comfortable glow to Us Ms heart tie ile came out of the smoke and greeted tier her with a cheery hello nellie old dear how are you this morning you tou look wonderful nellie neill e cathcart was a goldell golden blond a real blond if you know what is meant by that and she had very dark eyebrows and wide ul lark dark blue eyes beneath a wide beautiful white brow overlooking a sweetly wistful patrician face her fine even teeth where were exposed as she carelessly favored elmer with a million dollar smile well almer elm er she queried quer led well nellie Kell te he echoed youre keeping something from me rimer F I 1 in r if I 1 am nellie I 1 dont know what it Is do you well ive heard elmer that uncle hiram butterworth has left you a million dollars interesting it if true nellie the stories that are circulated in this town and gain credence are unbelievable however llowen r nellie I 1 have got some news for you and you can believe this that human icicle ansel moody stopped me oo on the street half nn an hour ago and told me hed accept my application for five thou thousand and give ve mean me an open credit for twenty five hundred more im going up at noon to close my lease leinse on n 11 Wasser old butcher shop nellie came closer to elmer eliner and took each lapel in her little brown hands elmer SImer I she warned beware the lie greeks when they come brin bringing ing gifts do not accept that loan and do not treat for that lease today please I 1 why 1 I dont think you ought to today Is not the day for you to discuss anything with anybody even with me have you been going in for astrology Nelt lel no but the little birds tell me ine I 1 things 1 I had al impression that la in allar altos that was the prerogative of old hens he replied very well nellie ill not do anything then without consulting my ma manager finger 1 1 she drenched him with tier her smile and continued on to her work she was wag paying teller taller for the Illar eltos commercial trust savings bank and otte of old aksels dummy dl recto reca vR nellie also was the trust officer of the bank and a notary public like elmer clarke she was an orphan she wits wag twenty two years old and ana while already in site she was regarded at as an old maid more or less in the sere and yellow leaf she was was still tile the recipient of much att attention antion from the most presentable of the Pilar eltos swains and was reputed to have declined to marry each of them elmair clarke tho th lost last of a stricken field was holding his own with nellie however two years yeara had passed since first he had sat with her on the he veranda of the tha tully house hobe where nellie made her homo home with old mr and mrs birs tully before elmer could escape inside the smoke Sli oppe he felt a hand plucking at his sleeve the messenger had arrived with the telegram from absolom elmer signed for it read it tucked it in his pocket and returned to the smoke sam haskins waited for him to shy say something waited ave minutes to in fact an and then said no bad news nes I 1 hope elmer elmer shook his head and went on wiping dust oil off the stock presently sam haskins essayed another sortie elmer eimer they tell me youve fallen heir 1 I have elmer answered without enthusiasm sam swatted him film smartly between the shoulder blades again well wily why dont you say something elmer nothing to say sam the whole town bows pows knows it already you tou low e S 0 asri r 00 its a rotten trick to play on me elmer expect old lady bray to live with that news bottled up inside her hei could you reckon shed bust if she tried it elmer sum sam leaved heaved a heavy sigh 1 I suppose e this means its up to tie roe to git myse myself 1 f some nw now help he added now that san sam had opened the ticklish subject water rimer was quick to take advantage of the opening yes sam I 1 dont suppose either of us can afford the luxury of a dol lar ann working for forty dollars a week however sam I 1 was going to leave you anyhow I 1 in n fact f ac t I 1 it t was my intention to slip you tile the bad news tonight this telegram t made the slightest bit of difference because the news tt it contains Is as great it a surprise to me as it war wa to old lady lacy bray I 1 was going to quit you to go into business for myself in what line sams tone was wag freighted with anxiety same line as tills this what after for me five years an le arnin tile the business from me you figure on start ln opposition n sam haskins lost ills his temper completely ely its a rotten trick to play on me elmer 11 im sorry you think so bo at any rate your protest does nut not mova nio v a me so yoa ou have my resignation t to 0 t take ake effect immediately I 1 work a split second for a man who thinks im capable of dirty tricks ticks and who has as little appreciation ot of loyalty and ability as you possess and elmer tossed the cheesecloth under the counter took his salary to date from the cosh register made out a receipt for it ft and walked butof out of the smoke Sli Si oppe loppe you goin to let lei me down without notice sum sam cried incredulously 1 1 I l until you talked that way hereafter sam get gel along th the e best wily you know how 11 lie walked away down main alain street 0 only aly to be stopped by a concerted rush ot men congregated across the street they pumped hla his nand slapped his back bach and showered him with congratulations ions elmer escaped from them and continued on down to the allar eltos commercial trust savings bank AtNel at nellies lles window he paused long enough to hand her th telegram from McP ealce and continued on to ansel hoodes office the banker rose expeditiously and shook hands with him well imer elmer did you bring the search of the title or jow conr 0 street ity with youl you he inquired with mock inter interest esl TO DB CONTINUED |