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o4n Heir ¿Millions By* Frederick Reddale ^Author ef •The Other ç^tan* etc. Illustration« by Ray Walters tCupynfcuU by J. lì. E.pp.ncolt CoJ U SYNOPSIS. Andv Meleen. aged millionaire miner. Is éying an I orders a will drawn up. leaving all his prep- r(\ to the s n of a sister «'t whom he h is hear I nothing for years, and whose married name he does n«»t know M :e.-n was married ) * rs before. b\it left h.s wife- after a qu ».rrel in wh ch he struck her. He learn» I later that she and their daughter w« re d-ad Th»» < en»* ■ Stenn s. who is telling his rtancve. Eunice Trave 'ca. what be v nuld do !f he were the possess of wealth. In the law of fice of Carb y. Pas<avant Cozine, at torneys for the estate of M« leen. Roger Hews r» p- rts the result of his s- arch f <r heirs of Meleen. He c •• •• a's the fact that he has discovered that Meleen’s daughter Is living Wilfrid StennU replies to an ad vertís-ment f'r inf rmati n concerning his dead mot I • r. M irtha Meleen. and is tob’ that be is the heir to Andy Meleen’s mF’.ions He wnnts to marry Eunice at cnee, he» sb- re? ? ’elv d- mura He meets Clara Passavan*. frivol »us daughter of his a’tnrney Eunice bv’omea jealous of Wilfrid s attent -e s to Clora Ho builds a yacht and starts on a trip abroad, the Faaaavants being included in the party. Koger Her s. having discovered t! it Hu rle« Treve< ca Is the daughter of Andy Meleen. plans tn use the Information to his own advantage. He proposes to Eu- Bk?e and ’•» 1. Jaded «per two years of gniety in Europe. Wilfrid re* ms and imi: h t el*. . i’.s- on Eunice H:< at tempts to renew his former relat -»ns I with her meet with no er »uragen -nt. j Roger Hews becomes Wilfrid’s secret try Th» engagement of Clara Passavant >.nd Wilfrid s announced Hews is again rejected by Eunice, and reveals his true nature. you suppose I can find out after wnax you have told me already F’ "Perhaps you can," admitted Hews, "but you're not going to be such a ninny. You're safe In possession; If you do the right thing by me. the thing's dead and buried so far as I'm , concerned." "What Is your price?" demanded Wilfrid, apparently getting down to business Reger Hews drew a long breath and moistened his lips nervous y. It was ' a crucial moment. "Now you're talkin'." he began. ”1 i won't be too hard on you. All the same. I want a fair rake-off Suppose we say IS.OOd.OOO. Cash, mind’ You'll never miss it. and that'll about set me up for life.” "And supposing that I close with this very liberal off.-r of yours, what assurance have I that in the near fu ture you will not be at my heels again with a similar demand? I've always heard that the way of the transgres . sor who pays hush-money is hard." "I'll put all the proofs in your hands and you can destroy 'em," exclaimed Hews eagerly That five millions be- j gan to take tangible shape. "What is the nature of these so- ca’led proofs?" inquired Stennis. Roger considered a moment, then: "Mostly documents—copies of mar- 1 riage and death certificates, and atfl davits of various persons bearin' on ' the case. Of course, my story comes in an' makes the hull thing plain; but j 1 shall be mum if you come to terms." j "1 see." said Stennis, appearing to fall in with Roger's proposition. "But suppose you go a little further and outline the situation for me, Mr Hews. You need not mention names or dates unless you choose. I may as well tell you plainly I am not going Into this thing with my eyes shut. I must know how the cast- stands." "Well. I guess that's only fair. Here's the story in a nutshell: Nearly 30 years ago. when y'r uncle was a man of 45. he married a girl much younger'n himself. By all I can make 1 out she had a pretty face an' a devil . of a temper. When they'd been mar- j ried a month they quarreled, he quit . her. and enlisted. The wife thought : CHAPTER IX.—Continued. “Tou’ll get the proofs fast enough when I'm ready to give 'em out. What I want to know first is, are y’ open to make a deal?” “Explain yourself." said Wilfrid with admirable self-control. "I say y're a fraud: that y're not the true heir; that a word from me'U turn y* out neck and crop tomorrow Now. how much is it wuth to hush the hull thing and go on as y're been doing?" "You must be a little more explicit, Mr. Hews,” said Wifrid gently, upon svhom the conviction was forcing itself that he had to deal with a maniac vhotn It were best to humor. "You . cannot expect me to make any ar rangement—a deal, you call it—in the dark. I must first know what it is all about." But the next words of Roger Hews dispelled this idea. The situation was actually serious, as was perhaps best indicated by the savagely insolent manner of the man. "I’ve got evidence t’ show—legal ev idence. mind y"—that Andy Meleen left a daughter, born in lawful wed lock. although he didn't suspect It ■when he made his will. That girl's alive yet. Nobody knows it now but me, and I can perdooce her any min ute. You’ve got sense enough to see that in any court of equity this knocks you out completely. If only Andy'd 'a known it, you wouldn't a' been in It at all. These three years past you've been spending her money— money belonging to Andy Meleen's or phan daughter!" "Go on." said Wilfrid, looking Hews squarely in the eye as the latter paused to note the effect of this knock down statement. “As I was sayin', not a soul knows this but me. How I know it I b my | business. I do know it, an' I c'n prove It. The girl doesn't dream of it. neith- | er does her—her folks. Now, then, here you stand: You're fond of soft living—I can see that; you've got in with the smart set, you're engaged to be married to one of ’em. and you’re personally liable to Andy Meleen's es tate for every dollar you've spent of hlB money. That’s so. ain't it?” Wilfrid nodded assent, merely for 1 argument's sake, his eyes still glued to the face of his tormentor. “Then I ask you, as man to man: | What's it worth to you to purchase this Information?” "Meaning what is it worth to me to ¡ buy your silence?" inquired Stennis : "That's what I mean, exactly!" ejaculated Hews with cool effrontery. ' Stennis studied the man's face, with I Its assumption of easy swagger and a gleam in the eyes of deadly hatred and malice. Then he spoke in low ' and level tones: "Before we go any further, Mr. ’ Hews, let me have the satisfaction of . telling you to your face that you are an Infernal scoundrel!” "I’ve been told that before in my business,” retorted Hews, with a cal lous laugh. "It don't hurt any. The question is, Are you in on this deal? ' There's others'll pay for the stuff if you won’t." "That’s my business; there's no need for you to know—leastways not yet." "And Ijer name?” “That's another secret,” laughed Hews, with a cunning wink. "We’ll see about that," commented Wilfrid significantly. "If what you ■ay be true, I am probably her near- •st relative. Besides, you idiot, don't, “You Must Take Me Away to Europe." he'd deserted her. so. havin' to shift for herself, she left the place where she was known, went to another town 1 some miles away, dropped her married name, resoomed her maiden name, and passed herself off as a widder. In due course a daughter was born, and about the same time the news come to her that she really was a widow, Andy Meleen being reported as killed in battle. So bein', as she supposed, legally free, she married again, and died a year later, a second Infant, also a girl, dyfh’ with her. Your uncle heard of this latter event and thought it was his child that died. But this wasn't so. The Meleen girl thrived and grew up under the care of her stepfather, who never knew that his marriage to her mother was illegal, Andy bein' alive all the time.” During this interesting recital some things became clear to Stennis. "Presumably you found out all this when, as you told me. you were sent east after my uncle's death?" "Some of it—not all,” admitted Hews with cheerful candor. "Why did not you acquaint the law yers with the true state of affairs?” "Well, you see,” replied Hews, with another knowing wink, "at that time 1 only suspicloned certain things. I meant to work up the case later. If the fact turned out to be as I thought, it looked as though a good thing might be made out of it." "Meaning to turn it to account with me afterwards?" inquired Stennis. “Sure!" was the unabashed answer, now that his unsuspected plot to mar ry Eunice had Ignominiously failed. Silence ensued, both men being busy with their thoughts; Hews looked , for a quick and easy capitulation. At length Wilfrid spoke again: “How much time will you allow me to consider this proposal of yours?" he Inquired composedly. "Time? Why, how much time do y’ want? Not a day, not an hour! It's I take It or leave it, now or never!” "I rather think I'll leave It, Mr. Hews," drawled Wilfrid, a half-smile lifting one corner of his tawny mus tache. "You'll never do It!" exclaimed the astounded and mortified Hews. “Won't I?” queried Stennis. "You have made one grand mistake, Mr. Hews: You took me for as big a rogue as yourself! A fool I may be, but not that! Why, you despicable villain, do you imagine I would conspire with such a rat as you to defraud a woman, a motherless girl, and she my own flesh and blood?” The tempter stared at the tempted in blank dismay. That any one with a Bane bead on bis shoulders should re ject such a plain business proposition passed the moral comprehension of Roger Hews—a man without a con science. “Ana now rn ten yon what you may EARLY SPRING WORK. say about April 1 to 15. when it U do." said Stennis, hugely enjoying the from 11 to Hi Inches high At tills other's discomfiture. "You can go Prepare Now for Big Harvests—Don't slug«« it 1« still lush 11 nil green, BO right downtown and tell Mr l*aasa- Leave It all to Luck. w hen It I« plowed under II «III do vant what you have Just told me.” The first steps in any undertaking cay rapidly. After graeu mnnuro has "See here, Mr Stennis," began the tire generally the moat critical ones been plow«««! under tho land should as affecting later success. This Is iw< thoroughly disced to compact th«« other, cringing, anxiously. "Not another word on that subject especially true of farming operations soil of the ground layer am! to cause Mr. Hi ws." Ina sted Wilfrid decidedly busing to do with crop production Its rupltl decay. Where a c«>ver crop "But first 1 will trouble you to write To obtain maximum crops in Oregon/ is allowed to grow late In the spring the name and address of that yount it is extremely important that prvpa It becomes too mature to decay rate ration twain at once. This Is espe idly and in addition saps the soil of lady, my cousin." cially true in Oregon, owing to the moisture and .plant food that shoul«! "I'll be damned If 1 do?” retorted scantiness of the rainfall during the bo reserved for the main crop of the Hews passionately. latter part of the growing season/ "You'll certainly be damned if yo This condition prevails in every s«c season. The fifth stop In the early spring don't!" exclaim« d Wilfrid gi Iml; Uon of Oregon. While the annual work Is the a««edlng The beat stands clutching his ridlr.g whlp firmly ai rainfall In practically every part of of clover In Western Dragon are se advancing lowa.ds the row trail blln Oregon Is sufficient to produce ex cured by broadcasting the seo«l on conspirator. "1 he nr.me. you scout cellent crops, yet, «luce most of it fall sown wheat as early as It Is comes during the winter. It is ex dri I. before I «hike It out of von!" posHltile to get on the ground, say "Oh. you know h< r well < nongl tremely Inqiortant that it bo carefully not later than March IS. This early husbanded. In Eastern Oregon, of curse you!" he blurted out. "It's Ei course, where the rainfall averages seeding. If th«« soil will permit, shoul«! nice Tri vecca!" from six to twenty Inches, the need la« followed by a light harrowing to Field pens, Stennis fell back a race, h's flic- of moisture conserving methods of l>««tler cover th«« seed. the picture of blank wonder an I n- tillage and cropping hue ioug been both In Western and Eastern Oregon, tonlshment. recognised as vitally lm|H>rtant. In depend nearly altogether for success "Eunice Tr< vecca!" he gasped "?h< Western Oregon, where the rainfall fill yields u | hiii their la«lng seeded at III«« earliest poaslbl«« dat«> III-« my cousin and th«' daughter of Au lunges from thirty to sixty Inches or weather will permit, say the latter more annually, th«« value of molHturo drew M.le.n!" part of February or early March. "That's what I said!” Hews an conservation has not yet become fully When the land has boon plowed the recognized When it is remembered swered sullenly And then, with ve field pe««n may be drilled In to .« hement spite, he added: "A swre that the rainfall In Western Oregon depth of thru«« Inches at the rate of during the months of July. August two bushels |s«r aero. If |a-a hay Is ntess you've made of It in that quar ami September seldom exceeds two ter. haven't you? If you'd only play*«« Inches, less. In fact, than falls in desired, oats should lie seed«««! about your cards right, you'd huve been her many semi arid countries at this two w«««>ks after th«« | h « us huve been husband by this time and fingered th« time, it Is not difficult to understand sown. If tlehl peas are sown later than March 15 their yield Is greatly money anyhow." that maximum crops can he produced r««luc««d Mangels and other root But Stennis. If he heard them, paid only where si>eciul methods of mots crops shouhl also be seeded during no attention to the words; his brain ture conservation are followed. March, us should the thousand heade«! There Is Utile quo.« >»«. mat as far kale was busy taking in the full slgnifi Kale, when« seod<«d curly In as plant food content la concerned ounce of this amazing climax to the March, la ten to twelve Inches high no more rich or productive soils ex strange disclosures of the day, the and ready for transplanting by the truth of which he could no longer is than are t. uuu ttu -x.iout Oregon first of June Spring outs, of coura«'. It Is not plant food, but soil mois glv«> the highest yields when aa«eded doubt. However, this was no time for ture which is the limiting factor in Potahaia g»n««rally connected thinking: the main thing crop production tl.iod rotation nteth «luring March. was to let the truth be known at once lods will maintain and Increase plant give th«« la«at crops when seeded be tween April 15 and March I Corn, He went to the door and unlocked , food supply Thorough tiling«« teeth It. then turned to the crestfallen Hews ods to conserve molstura will un a I fnl fa an«l field beans find the best s««««ding timi« from May 1 to 10. questionably make umple crops jh « s with the««« words: Th>> sixth ste|« In th«« spring work "Oblige me by Immediately taking sible. Th«« attention of the Oregon farm««- refers especially to the growing of your story and your proofs to Mr. Pas- legumes, sueh as vetch, alfalfa am! savant. He will not value your Infor should I h > called particularly to th« clover. In Western Oregon. The cor effect of early Hprlng tillage upon mation quite as extravagantly as you molstura conservation When the soil rectlon of acidity for ulfulfa growing do. but he will doubtless pay you Is filled with moisture from th«« sur Is absolutely easentlul. This Is done something for your trouble. As for fac«« down, following th«« winter pre by liming the ulfulfa ground the hit Miss Trevecca—I shall hav«« the pleas cipitation, the first warm, sunshiny ter part of March Water slakeil ure of breaklug the news to her my days of spring will cause a higher lime, at the rate of 5oo to 1500 self!" loss of molstura through evaporation pounds per acre, should la« used ¡than Is likely to occur even In th«« The vetch, clover and alfalfa should I hottest, windiest days of midsummer receive a light dressing of from 4<1 CHAPTER X. ¡Wh '•« I'Olature is most readily lost to 60 pounds |s«r acre of land plaster about April I. I .a n<l plaster, of course, "I was never so sorely disappointed during the month of April, it may t»« d«H«s not corr««ct acidity, but, by In any one before." said Horatio Pas- more largely conserved at this tltm- making potash available, legitimately savant pathetically to Clara after re The winter precipitation has run the Increases the yields of leguminous counting to her the complete collapse surface soil together, forming a com crops I Ji ml plaster can la* broail pact crust on top of the ground, from of fortune that had come to Wilfrid which the molstura is very rapidly caste«! either !a«fore or after seeding Stennis. lost By breaking up this crust as or directly on the growing crop, but "Will he have nothing at all?" in early as possible in the spring, trans should preferably not b«« applied la'er quired Miss Passavant. the money, aa forming it Into a soil mulch three or than April 15. as It must Is« wash«««! usual, uppermost in her mind. four Inches In depth, moisture losses Into the soil by lit«« last spring rains. Finally, none of thes«« early spring "Under the will he could legally can be stop|a«d. In Eastern Dragon hold on to all. but If Miss Trevecca it has proved a moat profitable prac operations may I»« successful unless chose to contest she could probably tice to harrow the fall-sown ground good seed is used. The enormous break It. seeing that the instrument two ami even three times in order to losses suffered by th«« farmers of Oregon each year from th«« us«« of was executed under a total misappre break this surface crust. Where the Inferior seed Is not realize«! Heed ground Is In stubble, lioth In Eastern hension on the part of the testator. and Western Oregon. It is of the low In vitality or containing large But Stennis Insists upon relinquish greatest lm|s>rtance to get on the amounts of noxious weeds are all too ing everything—quite quixotically, as land as early as istssible with the commonly sown, but seldom does the I told him; but be is obdurate He diac harrow; this early discing can farmer atop to think how easily thia says it Is what Andrew Meleen would be done long before spring plowing continue«) ami costly waste may !»• A ri-presentiitlvc sample have wished, and declares he Is going can be started. This early cultlva prevented. tion before plowing has the advantage of the Heed to be purchased or used to earn bls own living once more." "I admire him for that," said Clara, of changing the soil crust to a mois can be secured from the seedHmnn. ture conserving mulch and. In addi and this sample placed In un en with a half-sigh. velope and mailed to th«« Seed Test "What shall you do, my dear?" In tlon. will make the spring plowing ing latlsiratory at the Oregon Agrlcul much easier and more effect!v«. Th«t quired the lawyer anxiously. stubble and other trash on the sur tural College, where It will I»« linm«* "You must take me away to Europe face of the ground Is cut up and dlately examined as to purity and ger at once, papa; it will be all over town worked Into the soli and th«« clod ruination ami reporte«! upon free of in 24 hours, and I will not permit my- making crust is broken, so that when charge. If the seed Is Inferior It Belt to be commiserated or made th« plowing Is done both clods and stub need not then tie purchased or sown recipient of polite condolences." ble will no longer be In the way It Is es[»ec|ally vital that all th«« "Perhaps that would be the best When the furrow slice Is turned a grasses, clover an«! alfalfa should be thing," assented the old worldling. perfect union between the see«! I m «<1 examined before purchasing and sow "Carboy is coming on. and I can get and the ground underneath, where ing A tnblesjMsmful sample la suffi cient. The month of March Is the him to take charge of the office for the winter moisture Is stored. Is Ideal time for the farmer to mane mad««, so that this tored moisture may awhile.” ascend into the seed bed during the arrangements for purchasing seed for Clara had her way, as usual, and All th«« foregoing costly growing season. The early Bpring th«« year. thus escaped much of the gossip discing before plowing also has the operations ami labor on th«« farm may anent the breaking off of the mar advantage of germinating the wee.I be thrown away if this step Is riage. A year later she married a seed, so the young weeds may later neglected Russian count twice her age. and New be turned under by the plow We should have some record York society knew her no more The next step in the spring work. breaking yields this year. Seasonal It was even as lawyer Passavant es[»ec|ally in Western Oregon. Is ma conditions have never ls«««n better. If had said. Wilfrid chivalrously refused nurlng the land in preparation for the Oregon farmer Is to get maxi to touch another dollar of Andrew such crops as corn, kale ami mangels mum crops, how«>v«*r, he muHt re- The farmer should not forget that Meleen's money! The Interview between him and every ton of manure applied to th.-s.« member that It will depend very crons will give a return of five or six hugely upon th«« careful observance Eunice Trevecca. though very brief, dollars at harvest time. of thes«« first Important steps In the was a touching and a trying one. The third step Is the spring plow Acting on one of those boyish Im ing itself This should he done, of early spring that will bring results. pulses which will never leave him, course, when the ground Is mellow, and actuated by an exalted Idea of and not so wet as to smear. The ‘ Ths Crop That Failed. making restitution and doing penance, spring plowing shoul«! not be as James A. I’atten, on his arrival ti> deep as the fall plowing, but In Or«« ! he rode and walked straight to Mac- New York last month, predicted short dougal street after leaving Roger gon should not be less than five or six Inches In Eastern Oregon, of harvests all over the world. "And If Hews. course. In the dry farming wheat belt we don’t prepare for these short har (TO BE CONTINUED.) it is Important to follow the spring vests," be said to a reporter, "we’ll plowing with the sub-surface packer all be as disappointed as the Evanston Have You This Habit? "One funny thing I have learned In order to make a more perfect con capitalist was. "An Evanston capitalist, going over about human nature," said the drug nectlon between the plowed ground store cashier, "Is the habit many p«-o- and the ground underneath It. The h!s farm at Des Plaines the other day. plow, of course, should be followed pie have of marking their own name In by the harrow In order to prevent stoppe«! In a field and said reproach the city directory. They do that be moisture loss, which Is rapid from fully to bls foreman: " You ought to have been mors cause the directory Is the only place newly plowed land until the harrow careful, Harris. In raking up your hay where their name ever gets Into print, mulches and protects It. and it has such a fascination for them The fourth step, especially where' fton't you see you’ve left little wisps that they can't resist calling attention late-sown crops are to be grown, Is’ lying all about?’ " Little wisps?’ the foreman stam to It. A funny old man who likes to the frequent harrowing of the plowed talk tells me that he has mad«- spe land, especially after a spring rain mered. 'Why, boss, that's the crop!’ ” This cial trips to different parts of the dty has formed a surface crust. Whlakbroom for Corn. Just to mark his name In the direc harrowing, of course, will conserve moisture, thoroughly pulverize the The shopper who knows Just what tories of the neighborhood. He puts soil, and get rid of weeds. The most a little cross in red Ink before It. 1 effective time for weed-killing Is dur she wants and Insists uisvn havtpg It asked him what good it did. He said tng thlB period. This frequent har unearths many a department store se none possibly, although he Is a teach rowing. following the spring plowing, cret. A search for a whlskhroom of er of languages and may get a few will have a marke<| effect in prepar unusually fine straw took one persist calls on account of that queer adver Ing the land for alfalfa, corn and field «•nt buyer Into the kitchen department beans These crops, of course, are of a big store, where she saw a «-nun tisement. "But his Is an exceptional case. Not not seeded until about May 1, since tor full of brooms labeled, “whisk many persons spend time and money they require warmer weather and can brooms for silking corn.” Inquiry in hunting city directories, but every not endure late frosts. Fly the time brought out th«« Information that they are seeded, however, the spring many housekeepers whoso families time they happen to see a new one rains are practically over, so these they can't help looking up their name late seeded crops must lie carried are fon<! of corn on the cob hav«« dis covered that a fine whlskhroom la the and putting some kind of a mark through the dry season on the mois boat thing known for brushing silk around ft.” **' ture already conserved. There Is no from the ears and that 4t pays to keep more common cause of failure or low a supply of extra fine brooms In the World's Largest University. yields from these crops than lack of regular- kitchen department The University of Calcutta Is said early spring tillage. to be the largest educational corpora Where cover crops, such as rye orj The Funny Way of Girls. tion In the world. It examines mor« rye an«! vetch, have been grown on Young Woman—"Did you see the than 10,000 students annually. the land to protect the soil from I way that man looked at mef It was ¿caching or washing through the win ter, the early spring la the proper positively Insulting?” Shortsighted Mankind. Big Brother—"Did ho stare at you?’ Nature holds out her hands brim time to plow this cover crop under Young Woman—“Stare! Why, no; as a green manure. To be of the ming with gifts, and we buzz about greatest benefit as a green manure It he ran bls eye over me and then In the shadow of them, wondering Is vital that the cover crop should glanced off at some one else, Just as why It Is so dark.—C. M Skinner be plowed under early In the spring,| If 1 wasn't worth a second thougbL” Get This Nobby Eister Suit * •■«.If fl lewis •••» «>l«-tl4i»*a whf ike ihe«n I« mv lh»'t einte f *<*m v «- h I oil 4«. ®^P<) ■' Benton's Withdrawal. After th« death of John C Calhoun a friend «ahi to .Souuior Binton "I •lippe»«, colon«!, you won't pursue Cal ho«m beyond the grave?" To which ba replied: "No. air, when God Al mighty lays his hand upon u man, air, I take mln« off. air ” I I ‘NOONE IS STRONGER THAN HIS STOMACH.” HOSTKTTKIt. WHEN YOU ARE SICKLY nnd run down nnd sub jected to Bitells of Stoma« h trouble and Bdiousness you cannot take a better medicine than tloMetter’s Stom ach Bitters. 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