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     ;If he kept ´ these ´ it must be ´ all right� ─�she faltered to herself。 ;I 

will call Aunt Mary。; 

     The two women�察�seeing dimly through their tears at times�察�went over 

the contents of the private safe。          There were letters that told of the past 

´ of the happy days of love and courtship�察�and of the early  married life。 

Viola put them sacredly aside�察�and delved more deeply into the strong box。 

     ;It was like Horace to keep something away from every one else�察─�said 

his   sister。  ;He   did   love   a   secret。  But   we   don't   seem   to   be   getting   at 

anything�察�Viola�察�that will tell us where there is any more money�察�and that's 

what we need now�察�more than anything else。                At least you do�察�if LeGrand 

Blossom is right�察�and you intend to keep on living in the style you're used 

to。; 

     ;I don't have to do that�察�Aunt Mary。            Being poor would not frighten 

me。; 

     ;I   didn't   think   it   would。 Fortunately   I   have   enough   for   both   of   us�察�

though I won't spend anything on a big yacht nor a car that looks like a 

Fourth of July procession�察�however much I love the Star Spangled Banner。 

     ;Oh�察�no�察�we mustn't dream of keeping the big car nor the yacht�察─�said 

Viola。    ;They are to be sold as soon as possible。              I only hope they will 

bring a good price。       But here are more papers�察�Aunt Mary。              We must see 

what they are。      Poor father had so many business interests。              It's going to 

be a dreadful matter to straighten them all out。; 

     ;Well�察�LeGrand Blossom and Captain Poland will help us。; 

     ;Captain Poland�拭─�questioned Viola。 

     ;Yes。     Why     not�拭   �He    is  a  fine   business    man�察  �and   he   has   large 



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interests of his own。       Have you any objection�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�I don't know。        Of course not� ─�she added quickly�察�as she caught 

sight of a rather odd look on her aunt's face。             ;If we have to ´ I mean if 

you find it necessary�察�you can ask his advice�察�I suppose。; 

     ;Wouldn't you�拭─�

     ;Why�察�yes�察�I believe I would ´ just as a matter of business。; 

     Viola's voice was calm and cool�察�but it might have been because her 

attention was focused on a bundle of papers she was taking from the safe。 

And a casual perusal of these showed that they had a bearing on subjects 

that might explain certain things。 

     ;Look�察�Aunt Mary� ─�the girl exclaimed。             ;Father seems to have kept a 

diary。    It tells ´ it tells about that trouble he had with Harry ´ Rather�察�it 

wasn't with Harry at all。       It was Harry's uncle。        It's that same old trouble 

father   so   often   referred   to。  He   always   declared   he   was   cheated   in   a 

certain business deal�察�but I always imagined it was because he didn't make 

as   much   money   as   he   thought   he   ought   to。  Father   was   like   that。  But 

see´this puts a different face on it。; 

     Together   they   looked   over   the   papers�察  �and   among   them´among   the 

memoranda�察  �copies   of   contracts   and   other   documents   ´   was   a   diary�察  �or 

perhaps it might be called a business man's journal。               Both Viola and her 

aunt were familiar enough with business to understand the import of what 

they read。 

     It was to the effect that Mr。 Amos Bartlett�察�Harry's paternal uncle�察�had 

been associated with Mr。 Carwell in several transactions involving some 

big   business   deals。    Mr。   Bartlett   had   been   smart   enough�察  �by   forming   a 

irectorate within a directorate and by means of a dummy company�察�to get a 

large sum to his credit�察�while Mr。 Carwell was left to face a large deficit。 

     ;And Harry Bartlett acted as agent for his uncle in the transactions� ─�

exclaimed Miss Carwell as she looked over the papers。 

     ;But    I  don't   believe   he   knew    anything    wrong     was   being    done� ─�

declared Viola。      ;I'm positive he didn't。       Harry isn't that kind of a man。; 

     ;These papers don't say so。; 

     ;Naturally you wouldn't expect father to say a good word for one he 

considered his business rival�察�not to say enemy。             I don't believe Harry had 



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anything more to do with it than he had with ´ with poor father's death。; 

     Miss   Carwell   said   nothing。   She   was   busy   looking   over   some   other 

papers   which   the   opening   of   the   private   safe   had   revealed。    And   then�察�

while her aunt was engaged with these�察�Viola found a little bundle that had 

on it her name。 

     For a moment she debated with herself whether or not to open it。                   The 

handwriting   was   that   of   her   father�察  �and   it   seemed   as   though   something 

stayed her。      But she broke the string at last and there tumbled into her lap 

some photographs of herself�察�taken at different ages�察�a number of them ´ in 

fact�察�most of them ´ amateur attempts�察�some snapped by her mother and 

some by her father�察�as Viola knew from seeing them。                  She     ecalled some 

very well ´ especially one taken on the back of a little Shetland pony。                  On 

the reverse of this picture Mr。 Carwell had written�此 �My dear little girl� ─�

     Viola burst into tears�察�and her aunt�察�seeing the cause�察�felt the strings of 

her heart being tugged。 

     ;Well�察  �one   thing   seems   to   be   proved�察─  �said   the   older   woman�察  �when 

they were again going over the papers�察�sorting out some to be shown to the 

lawyer who was advising them on the conduct of the estate�察 �and that is 

that your father didn't think very much of Harry Bartlett。; 

     ;That   was   his   fault   ´   I   mean   father's�察─  �retorted   Viola。 ;He   had   no 

reason for it�察�even with what this paper says。             I don't believe Harry would 

do such a thing。; 

     ;Do you   suppose   the   quarrel   could   have been   about this�拭─  �and   Miss 

Carwell held out the journal。 

     ;I   don't   know    what    to  think�察─  �said   Viola。    ;But     here   is  another 

memorandum。          We must see what this is。; 

     Together they bent over the remaining documents the safe had given 

up ´ secrets of the dead。 

     As they read a strange look came over Viola's face。 

     Miss Carwell�察�perusing a document�察�recited�此�

          ;Memo。   of   certain   matters   between   Captain   Poland   and   myself。 

And      while I think of it let me state that but for his timely and generous 

financial aid I would have been ruined by that scoundrel                    Bartlett。 

Captain Poland saved me。           And should the stock of the   concern           ever    be 



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on a paying basis I intend to repay him not only          all  he  advanced    me   but 

any profit I may secure shall be divided         with    him   in  gratitude。     That 

there will be a profit I very much   doubt�察  �though   this   does   not   lessen   my 

gratitude to Captain Poland         for his aid。; 

    There was a little gasp from Viola as she heard this。 

     ;Captain Poland saved father from possible ruin�察─�she murmured�察 �and 

I ´ I treated him so�    �Oh�     �oh� ─�



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                            CHAPTER XV 



                                   POOR FISHING 

       ;Have a drink�察�Colonel�拭─�

     ;Eh�拭─�

     ;I said ´ Here�察�boy�     �A Scotch high and a mint julep。; 

     Colonel Ashley�察�roused from his reverie as he sat in his club�察�gazing 

out on the busy�察�fashionable�察�hurrying�察�jostling�察�worried�察�happy�察�sad�察�and 

otherwise throngs that  swept   past   the   big   Fifth   avenue   windows�察  �shifted 

himself in the comfortable leather chair�察�and looked at his cigar。              It had 

gone out�察�and he decided that it was not worth relighting。 

     ;Cigars�察�too� ─�ordered Bruce Garrigan。 

     ;Oh�察�were you speaking to me�拭─�and the colonel seemed wholly awake 

now。 

     ;Not only to you�察�but in your interests�察─�went on Garrigan�察�with a smile。 

;Hope I didn't disturb your nap�察�but ´ ; 

     ;Oh�察�no�察─�the colonel hastened to assure his companion with his usual 

affability。   ;I had finished sleeping。; 

     ;So I inferred。    Do you know how many hours�察�minutes and seconds 

the average human being has passed in sleep when he reacnes tne age of 

forty´five years�拭─�and Garrigan smiled quizzically。 

     ;No�察�sir�察─�answered Colonel Ashley�察 �I do not。; 

     ;Neither   do   I�察─  �confessed   Mr。   Garrigan   as   he   sank   down   in   a   chair 

beside   the   colonel   and   accepted   the   glass   from   a   tray   which   the   much´ 

buttoned club attendant held out to him。          ;I don't know�察�and I don't much 

care。; 

    Then�察  �when   cigars   were   glowing   and   the   smoke   arose   in   graceful 

clouds�察�an aroma as of incense shrouding the two as they gazed out on the 

afternoon throngs�察�Garrigan remarked�此�

     ;I   didn't   know   you   were   here。 In   fact�察  �I   didn't   know   you   were   a 

member of this club。; 

     ;You wouldn't know it if my attendance here were needed to prove it�察─�

said the colonel with a smile。         ;I don't get here very often�察�but I had to 



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run up on some business�察�and I found this the most convenient stopping 

place。; 

     ;Are you going back to Lakeside�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes� ─    �There was prompt decision in the answer。 

     ;Then     you   haven't    finished   that  unfortunate     affair�拭  �You     haven't 

found out what caused the death of Mr。 Carwell�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�I know what killed him。; 

     ;But not who�拭┌А�

     ;Not yet。; 

     ;Do you hold to the suicide theory�拭─�

     ;I don't hold to anything�察�my dear Mr。 Garrigan�察─�answered the colonel�察�

who was in a sufficiently mellow mood to be amused by the rather vapid 

talk of his host ´ for such he had constituted himself on the ordering of the 

drinks and cigars。       ;That is I haven't such a hold on any theory that I can't 

let go and take a new one if occasion warrants it。; 

     ;I see。    And so you came up to get away from the rather gruesome 

atmosphere down there�拭─�

     ;Not exactly。      I came up on business ´ I have a business in New York 

you know�察�in spite of the fact that I am here�察─�and the colonel smiled as he 

looked   about   the   r

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