Show money mosbey to burn by peter B kyne 0 by peter 13 kyne eyne THE STORY hiram butterworth miser lie de 1 aidis to leave leae ills his fortune to a nephew elmer clarke butterworth tells his ble lawyer abe absolom ibm Mc ot of having swindled swindle d a man out of forty years before bufore ands and arranges arr anees tor for pay w with th interest Duter butterworth worth I 1 adles sud suddenly dehlY the town of pilar 4 ca aitos Inc in including ludig elmers sweet ajeet heart ie nel nellie Cathe catheart arf le learns r ns of II 11 hla 1 inheritance he rit before halmer elmer does doe lr 1 11 q colorado a 1 r i scharley crook and his partner tn r mae plan to pluck el j met CHAPTER IV continued the woman rend read it and smiled lately lie he got the million yet cirlo carlo darling dailing she reminded him why waste your little girl friends fragrance on the desert air according to tills this press story hes going to get it and when he does well take it away from him nothing could be simpler alne As the proposition unfolds itself to me your job Is to go up to Pilar eltos tomorrow you will call upon elmer clarke at his home introduce yourself as a sunday supplement m nt news writer como come to interview him so you can write a feature story for an eastern paper say the new york A american mereca n en entitled ta tied how it feels to be poor today and a Million millionaire alro tomorrow he will be nattered flattered do not confine yourself to a mere interview with him lave have a nice litt little le visit and do your stun stuff mae alae if you cant land tills this poor fish out in the grass there another woman la in the world who can suppose ties hes already married colorado charleys ebar leys white handsome teeth flashed in a gay smile so much the better for our purposes sep mac alue the most pitiful tiling thing I 1 know of Is a small town married man in the calls of a lady who threatens trouble if he divorce the wife of ills his bosom and marry her in such situations ti ons the settlement Is always larger and easier to collect the man Is usually the first to suggest a monetary balm the pair stared at each other for a minute you will be the coy sweet shy trusting little thing just breaking in as a newspaper woman and the success of this interview Is going to mean so much to you colorado charley charles went on glibly if he fie should take you to luncheon and offer you a cock cocktail tall dont take it it if lie he proffers ers a cigarette look horrified bor rifled if lie he suggests a ride in ills his new automobile mention the ol of a chil chaperon peron and for the lie lords sake dress for the part and at act it youve done it bafo before 1 re after youve won him ret get him to write to you but 11 alit ht his advances I 1 because you vou dont want him to think youre arter after ills his anoney 11 but I 1 capt cant blang around Illar eltos to pull off a a play like that carfo ill have to return here after ive interviewed him naturally Alean meanwhile while ill 11 have rented a modest furnished bungalow ll 11 here re ill bedour be your brother you and I 1 are nj orphans living alvini on a modest income lure him flown down here invite him to the bouse for dinner and the rest res will be ni us easy as hitting an elephant with a handful of of bird shot 1 I hope he wont turn out to be a tightwad carlo hevont vont boobs blobs who have learned to caress a dollar ar bill before they spent I 1 it always put pdt on the dog do with the firel firs million left them the only money that menns means anything to any anybody bridy ls Is money tolled for and accumulated dollar by dollar why money means nothing in our bar young lives alne sometimes I 1 think than we work hard enough for what we gets get the girl sighed oh but we do not get it dollar by dollar dol larl 1 he reminded her it cornea comes to us in chunks ahen hen it lt comes 11 S so lops rouble c carlo well weil this doel doe look like an easy j job b ill tackle it colorado charley rewarded her with a grateful smile a kissani kis sand and a has h u and a hundred dollars for expense money at noon elmer clarke called of at ansel i moods moodys Mo odys office well ho hows w my creola credit this bright summer day he be haza hazarded ideo nonchalantly al A l elmer an going tip ap bank in muscatine Muscat lne says their attorneys have read the wilt an there aint a china niada macii chance to bus bust t 1 it ThInk la of borrowing bor rowin a little obey elmert elmeri why V yes ii if you don dont t mind mr air moody id like IH to 0 hotd Y twenty ahou thousand daf detara for say a yenn yean it may be that long before lai distributed trib tri buted ted tj and id all ll 11 ato rs to b in mui mu call catane e aqdA trave anaba 6 k and forth cons considerably de I 1 dire daro jesi aay 1 Natu naturally raly nuu naturally rally el elmer mer 1 understand der stand the banki banker pressed a button and mr hir t rit rl entered take elmers promissory note for twenty thousand at well 1 lets sey seti now elmer jihei th thea t qs banks ai as figr high as 16 10 per cent ceni on chattel m mortgages an 9 per cent on form farm mortgages an 8 pe per r c cent eaf on call lops loans I 1 reckon we ah can let lei jou you have this ibis for eight an a half 11 quite alte satisfactory mr 11 moody it gasn wasn t rea really Is because elmer knew he wa was abo about u to be eipl exploited olied success successfully i for t the b q first tanie time but being a millionaire be concluded naf not to worry about an extra per ceni cent or two air crittenden made out the note elmer signed it and mr cruttenden credited the twenty thousand dollars to his account in the bank entered the deposit enla in a pass book and with a flourish flour lih handed elmer pass book ana and pocket check book elmer thanked mr air moody and tir mr crittenden and 0 on n his way out of the bank was captured by nellie cathcart who caf carried him off to luncheon at the palace grill well elmer said nellie when in they found themselves in the quasi privacy he got the million yet carlo darling of bf a booth how does it feel the day after are you finding your riches a burden 7 1 I am not dear but a great many people are A hundred well wishers advisers and salesmen have visited me this morning by the way Iv ive egone gone back to help sam out until we can br bank eakIn in a new man nellie beamed upon him by the way I 1 have been the recipient of numerous congratulations myself the impression appears to be fairly prevalent in Illar eltos that I 1 am a coheir with will you after a fashion elmer grinned mischievously pilar illar cleos Is a smart town he admitted where would you bareto care to live nellie in los angeles or san francisco or new york boru 1 I take it nellie replied that you and I 1 are not formally engaged to be married man led and that a discussion olour of our future residence would be premature or Is your query by way of being a proposal but nellie darling now elmer I 1 love you to death ive admitted that twice within awen ty four hours youre the only man vve ive ever loved but im not engaged r to you why not yesterday I 1 would have replied because youve never asked me today I 1 ay say that ive decided not to in mi myself self to you until youve had ample opportunity to see the world juggle that million dollars dollar awhile and see what the other girls look like if you please elmer id much prefer to marry you after youve got used to rendy ready money rather than bemie before meanwhile ill continue to love you just as devotedly as if I 1 were wearing a diamond engagement ring as big ad a headlight ond and in the interim we will not the matter of our future I 1 residence after were m married ill I 1 live wherever so you il want to live and be quite happy if I 1 you youage are happy but it if I 1 were to be g ranted granted a preference ce yes f of course he interrupted why I 1 asked the quest question lon 11 brace yourself i for ifor a shock dearest rd like to live in in this jay ay town I 1 why nellie youre not ser serious lousi really 1 1 I am really wrong with Pilard tos everything its dull quiet pro lvin cial dang TO no CONTINUED coNTi Nuan 1 1 |