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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931. ~ VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON promised Bunker he would leave him one hundred thousand dollars In his will. This promise he reit erated from time to time, but when It came to making his will he be trayed Bunker. Cut him off with ten thousand dollars—and If I had not fought him all over the office he would have let Bunker down with five thousand. Poor Bunker Is heart broken, of course." Peake paused and looked at Elmer mean Ingly. "And you are about to propose that I make up the deficit, eh?” El- Wir suggested. "Exactly.” MONEY TO BURN BY PETER B.KYNE Co. rìjlt 1V li. K u M W. N-U- SE.R.VICE. “I kn-kn-know. Provided 1 marry you shortly after you return.” “That's the program. How about It, sweetheart?" “Well. If you’ll come bnck I’ll marry you, Elmer. You'll never have to ask me again. All you’ll have to do will be to—n-n-nnme the day.” “I’ll wire you the date before 1 start west. Word of honor now, Nellie, that nothing—understand, nothing—can Induce you to change your mind?" “Word of honor, Elmer. And will you give me your word of honor that you'll come right back to me when the estate Is settled?“ “I do—and I hope my teeth may drop out If I do not." “And you’ll not permit anything —anything in all the world—to make you break your promise?" “I'd rather be a hungry tramp, without a place to lay my head, than break the least of my prom ises to you." She kissed him half a dozen times and thrust him gently out of the door, which she closed upon him and then ran upstairs to her room to have a real cry. Thus did they part. CHAPTER XIII ABSOWM M PEAKE'S sec M R. retary came Into his office and handed him the card of Mr. Elmer Butterworth Clarke. Employer and employee gazed at each other hu morously. “Oh. what a fall was there, my countrymen !" murmured McPeake. ••r It's ’ much ...................... too bad.” Ills secretary declared. “Such a nice-looking young man, too.” “Does he bear a family resem blnnce to that terrible old uncle of his?” “About as much as a hunting watch resembles a grandfather's clock. Shall I show him in?” “I suppose so. Let’s have It over with.” A moment later Elmer was ush ered In. McPeake greeted him cor dlally and after a few minutes spent In polite amenities Elmer ventured to Inquire In what condition the es tate might be. “In very excellent shape Indeeu. .Ur. Clarke. All the minor bills of the estate have been paid, with the exception of the current month ly charges; the appraisers have completed their task, their report has been filed and about all that remains to be done Is to pay the federal and state taxes, the cost of probate, my fee as executor and attorney for the estate, the few spe cific bequests contained In your uncle's will and that old mortgage.” “I supposed you had paid the mortgage to avoid Interest charges,” Elmer remarked. “Not yet. There Isn't sufficient money In the estate to pay it.” "Strange! I gathered from your first advices to nie that there was quite a sum on hand In cash, and also a couple of hundred thousand dollars’ worth of marketable se curities. I also understood that tills mortgage wns for a sum of for ty thousand dollars." "That Is the principal sum. Per haps I'd better start at the begin ning and tel) you the story as your uncle told it to me the day he made his will.” "Perhaps that would be better," Elmer suggested. McPeake thereupon permitted the blow to fall. For about ten seconds Elmer stared at him un- wlnkingly—then a slow, amused smile lighted up his face. “So forty thousand dollars, at eight per cent, compounded semi-annually for forty-two years, amounts to all that, eh? Suffering mudcats! I should have known there was a catch In this will somewhere!” And he laughed gently. “I'm sorry, Mr. Clarke, hut there's no way out for us. The record speaks for Itself, your uncle's will gives us no alternative, and the next of kin to Benedict Cnthcron has been discovered and has proved her case." McPeake looked his visitor over humorously. “I could furnish you with her name and address,” he suggested. “Then yon might hunt her up. court her. marry her and get the money back into the family.” "Thanks. Not Interested. There's a girl back In Pllarcltos. Calif., who claims all of my sentimental atten tion. I hope to tell you I wouldn't lose her for a sum equal to the na tional debt.” “Bully for you. Mr. Clarke! And by the way. I must say I have never seen a man take such a loss with a smile before. I’ll say you're Square Deal Service Station I 1 game.'* “Can’t lose what I never had. Mr. McPeake. By the way, was the record of this old mortgage among my uncle’s papers?" “Oh, yes! Your uncle never de stroyed anything.” “Well. If I had found It. I would have suspected that the mortgage had not been paid, otherwise there would have been a copy of the re lease among bls papers. So I would have run the record down and paid It myself. Uncle Hirnm worried - n necessarily.” “You would have paid It yourself —with Interest compounded?" “Certainly. A note Is a note, just as a bet is a bet." “But I—well, Mr. Clarke, I was going to suggest to you that we might get together with the pres ent holder of that mortgage and ef fect a settlement. The deficiency judgment Is outlawed, and If we made a poor mouth and told her that a large portion of the estate consisted of real estate not readily salable, we might get her to abate the compounded Interest. Or we might induce her to accept a lot of dead real estate at Inflated values—fix It with the appraisers of the estate to reappraise the property." Elmer raised his hand protesting- ly “You're proposing something dirty, mister," lie said evenly. “Get this, my friend: All the dirt rights of the Butterworth tribe stood in the name of my late uncle, and I’m not going to Join with him or any body to take advantage of a wom an. A contract's a contract, and if I lost every dollar of the million dollars I thought I had. that's my funeral and I refuse to attend It!” McPeake was embarrnssed. “Well, don’t think any the less of me for suggesting It,” he pleaded. “Some day you will think more of me for suggesting It." He smiled smugly, after the fashion of one whose head Is quite filled with val uable secrets. “I suppose It's a lawyer’s duty to protect his client’s Interests, and I suppose, too. It Is natural that folks should disagree as to what constitutes sporty treatment." El mer replied, grudgingly, "so I’ll for get your suggestion. Just don’t make another one like It.” “Fair enough. I'll make one the very reverse of It. Mr. Clarke, for more than a quarter of a century your uncle had a very confidential employee—a sort of chief clerk, manager and man Friday—one Bunker. Bunker Is one of those mousy little men who are whipped tn the battle of life the day they come into it. A retiring, timid, faithful, obedient, hard-working, brainy, efficient rabbit of a man. His Job with your uncle was the first Job he ever had—and he Is still on the estate pay roll, helping me close up odds and ends of busi ness matters. Very early In life he made a mis take. He married—and had chil dren—gave hostages to fortune, as It were. So his Job was bread and butter and he never had the cour age to quit and seek another. I think It must have occurred to your uncle, from time to time, that the Impossible might happen, and he would lose Bunker's services, so he Order of Eastern Star Shell Products Dependable Mechanics Shop Work Guaranteed join Mrs. Dunlap’s son, Floyd, at O. S. a Cyril Fleming from Portland spent Wednesday in Natal on business. Miss Bertha Halding is at home from school with her folks here. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McMullin and daughters, Evelyn and Stella, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dave McMullin. Willis Weatherbee from Port land is visiting old friends at Natal this week. Elmer Lindberg is gradually recovering from a recent acci dent, but is still under doctor's care at Vernonia. Treharne Mrs. J. H. Wilson, Mrs. C. W. Bennett and Helen and Mrs. Ben Bennett and children at tended the Rose Festival Friday. Jeanetta and Clifford Lines of Roseburg are spending the sum mer with their mother, Mrs. A. C. Staley. Mr. and Mrs. M. Dooley and children are spending the sum mer at Mist. H. M. Smith has been unable Natal (Continued Next Golden West — Roasted in the west for Western People. American Meets Legion. 2nd and 4th each Tuesdays month, 8. p. m. Dan Nelson, Ad jutant; P. Hughes, Commander. 11». We guarantee to satisfy you when we ac cept your order for printing. Waldorf TOILET PAPER QUAKER OATS A hot breakfast tastes good any time. Large Package ...... AitFV Van Camps — an economical meal for home or picnic. 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Mitchell has moved his fur niture from camp to Depot Bay where he intends to make his home. Mrs. Joe Neurer and son have motored to Portland to attend the Rose Festival. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson have returned from a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Moore have moved to Vancouver, Wash- ington. Mrs. M. O’Donnell and chil- dren spent the past two weeks with her mother, Mrs. Rushlow, at Hillsboro. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. 1 Meeske of Salem spent several days at Treharne last week. Mrs. L. E. Smith and chil- dren are visiting with her par- ents at Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lind say and N. S. Lindsay of Toledo, Oregon, visited at Jack Lindsay’s over the weekend. Misses Eva and Florence San tee and Bevan Igou, of Van couver, Washington, spent Sun- day at the Ben Bennett home. I I CAME I SAW I BOUGHT AS’Ü^WJißb Meets third Thursday of each No. 243, I.O.O.F., meets every second and fourth Thursday« in month at the I.O.O.F. hall. Mrs. Laura Ssraer, President. I. O. O. F. hall, Vernonia. Visit ors always welcome. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Grace, Sunell, Noble Grand. HARDING LODGE 11« Helen Fogel, Secretary Meets every Monday night in the W.O.W. hall. Visiting broth Pythian Sisters ers welcome. Vernonia Temple 61 meet» H. Mayfield, C. C. every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in H. Culbertson, K.R.S. W.O.W. hall. Isabel Culbertson, M. E. C. Clara Kerns, M. or R. A C. 1. O. O. F. Venoiii U. S. Royal Cord Tires The Carl Leighman family moved to Portland last week. Mr. Leighman has worked in Keasey five years as car inspec tor. Norman Pettijohn spent Satur- doy at his home. He is working at Detroit, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Menden- hall spent a few days in Port- land last week. Elzo Pettijohn returned from a two weeks vacation in Port- land with his sister, Mrs. R. W. Cummins. Joe Lindsley was home over the weekend from Gales creek. He will return for loganberry picking. “W<’ll <•>■»:« that b. il.e when Wf come to it. and first we will as certain whether or not we have a bridge to cross I am a young man. but 1 have made this discov ery The I'. .niters of this world re ceive from Hie world exactly wliat they merit. Nobody hut a fool— and a particularly dumb sort of fool —could work for my Uncle Hiram for more than a quarter of a cen tury and not know that he was In human. that he would lie and take brutal advantage of people. I dare say Hunker was so weak he would Mr». Jake Neurer do the dirty little deeds his mas ter ordered him to do. Is that not so?" “Well, I'm afraid that. In a cer The county road grader was tain sense, you are right, Mr. working on the road between Mist Clarke." "You bet I’m right. I do not have and Pittsburg last week. E. Cook from Birkenfeld was to see Bunker to know the sort of man he is. I have little pity a Natal business caller last week and little love for such men, and on Thursday. It Is a question In my mind wheth Noble Dunlap sold a young er. by fulfilling my uncle's Insin cere, unmeant promise. I would he Guernsey sire recently. doing Bunker a real kindness. The Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bush and money would probably turn his Julia Whittig were visitors on head.” business in Vernonia Saturday. “Well, I'll let Bunker argue his Robert Dickerson spent Sunday own case," McPeake decided. “Now then, our principal debtor Is Insist at Vernonia with his grand par ent on having the cash, and the ents. Mrs. Larson from Clatskanie only way the cash can be secured Is to sell off the real estate belong was a business caller at Natal ing to the estate. The properties Friday. are covered with old buildings In a Mr. and Mrs. Jake Neurer had state of repair, but the Income visited with Mr. Neurer’s niece, from rents Is excellent." and husband, Mr. and Mrs. How- “Are the properties salable?" ard Normo, and Mr. and Mrs. "At a price—yes.” “Well, if we hang on until they Ray McKibbin. are salable at a fair price we may Ed Wallace from Mist called be years closing this estate, and In at Natal on business Thursday. the meanwhile that mortgage will Miss Annie McMullin was a continue to draw eight per cent guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie compounded semi-annually, That's Hill in Portland over the Rose no business. Mr. McPeake. Get an Festival. order of court to sell that property | Mr. and Mrs. Pete Neurer and at public auction.” “My idea exactly, Mr. Clarke.! family from Astoria visited Mr. Your decision does credit to your and Mrs. Jake Neurer over labt common sense and business ln- weekend. stincts.” Zale Holmes from Riverview “Wlmt lmve you done with that little private banking business—or was at Natal visiting his nephew, was It a pawnbroking establish Reed Halding, Friday. Dave McMullin is raising a ment?" "I sold it at a very good figure young Jersey bull. and the probate court has approved Mrs. Noble Dunlap and her the sale.” nephew, Clarence Lindsay, mo “When the estate Is finally set tled. what do you think my share tored to Eugene Saturday to will amount to?" "Oh, I should say, offhand, a quarter of a million dollars.” “Well. I’ll always be a million aire In Pllarcltos. I’ve been duly advertised as such and while I continue to pay my hills I'll have the credit rating of a millionaire. That will help. I can go just as far on credit as I Can on cash. Just won’t go so fast, that’s all." He rose to go. “Think I’ll go on to New York and see some good shows,” he Informed McPeake. "De spite the walloping you've hnnded me. I think I can afford a month or two of Broadway. After all, a quarter of a million is better than a poke In the eye with a sharp stick. I'll hang aronnd Muscatine a few days and sign any papers you may require Vernonia Lodge No. 184 Nehalom Chapter 163, O. E. S. A. F. & A. M. meets Regular commu nication first at Masonic Temple, and third Wed Stated Communication nesdays of each First Thursday of each month, at Ma month. Special called sonic Temple. All visiting sis meetings on all other Thurs- ters and broth day nighta 7:30 p.m. Visitors ers welcome. most cordially welcome. Mrs. Leona McGraw, W. M. E. G. Anderson, W. M. Mrs. Alma Bell, Secretary. W. E. Bell, Secretary._______ Mountain Heart Rebekah Lodge No. 243 KEASEY PAGE THREE
