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LOVE or MONEY?

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1933.

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"Why, his own money!"

ouo by the fire. The man's

narrowed. "Almost anything. Townsend "You

you bullave that was a very rich man. Few people Towny was keeping young Barry's gucaned exactly how rich. He own money from him?" is tons could have signed over half of his fneredulous.

fortune or all of it to Barry. But Neither observell that he had an for Barry's own money, which relapsed into the friendly diminu-will be his when he is 30, your tive by which John Townsend was husband had no more power over known among his closest friends. that than I have at this moment. But its use meant one thing. Mr. In fact, precisely the same power. I cannot allow Barry, by law, to "The truth of the matter is, Garretson was on the defensive,

touch it. He has his allowance. my husband agreed that if i

faltered. "Something He has always had bls allowance would forget the divorce arrange-

office, you know. Barry used to by Barry."

come there to get money. I knew

Mona was go stunned that she The lawyer nodded. He was everybody knew that he came could not speak for a moment. thinking he had never seen anyone north to arrange for money to use "But John-John agreed! What look so pitiably young, so tragic in buying mining machinery." did he man to do when he said to you what the right thing might mine," Mr Garretson expostulat-Barry ?"

"For a worked-out old diamond he would do the right thing by and desperate. "Did he explain be?".

"That is what 1 would like to "The right thing?" Mona stared Moua shook her head. "Not Impress upon you, John Town- at the man who, hands clasped be-worked-out at all. The Empress send agreed, on your behalf, to hind him, was pacing the floor, came from that mine."

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Mona

CHAPTER XXXI

He had contributed to a dozen Three days later Mont faced different charities, sponsored a . Mr. Gurretson in the Townsend dozen movements for the good of /ment he would do the right thing like that. It wan talked of at the nnd that is that?"

Ibrary, that room she loved mankind. But, with all his gener. deeply. The 2127, pouring inalty, he had ignored the rights of through the stained glass wind- own, toached the slender, binck-hia nephew.

Mona knew that he had meant Karbed figure. Mona's bands, restless and nervous, clutched aered to do so to please her but

to set all that straight. He had of she half-suspected this grudging The funeral for John Barnard assent was a cloak to hide gentle- Townsend was over. Rich and ness he did not like to show. poor alike had crowded into the Now it was too latel church to pay their last respects. "It seems horrible to talk about Elizabeth was there with her hus-money now," Mona said to the band and the eldest of the child- lawyer, "but you must believe me,

Garrotson. My Mr. Faxon, Mr. Garretson. Mr. Mr. Amesbury and Mr. Lawton meant to leave that money to from the office. Mona's family: Barry. He told me so. It was his In a side pew were the servants, own suggestion. We were both to looking grief'stricken. Jahn Town- think things over" send had been a govil man, a good She flushed a trifle, then went

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pausing now and then to straight- "The Empresa?" Mr. Garretson make Barry Townsend partial heir a woll-groomed gazed at her without understand-to his own fortune. This was, of on the rug with

course, not Barry's own at all. foot.

He was going to bettle $10,000,000 "Yes, the right thing." husband

on Burry because he thought It "Why, I don't know. Sign papers, I suppose, so that Barry

would please you. But this was can have his money,"

Mr. Garretson looked at her strangely. "What money, Mona7"

That huge diamond. John hought it for me."

his own money-not Barry's. Rather more than right by Barry, don't you think?"

Mona's anxious face cleared

At this Mr. Garretson laughed abruptly. "I remember," he nodd- ed. "But let me tell you about Barry's money, as you term it. Under the terms of his father's will Barry's money, what there happily. "Then everything is all was of it, was placed in trust, right?" she asked.

Townsend drew the will. Or He can touch it only when he is 30. Until that time it remains rather I drew it." with his uncle. Or with UB.

"He expected me to agree?"

When Barry Townsend came to Mons exclaimed. the office he was merely asking for

"He expected nothing of you ex-

an advance on what we considered cept that you should be happy. new will drawn

a fair allowance, particularly. in He ordered a view of the fact that he was acting simply to please you. If you pre- against his uncle's wishes and his ferred to be poorer by $10,000,000 own father's wishes by continuing after his death he was agreeable." his residence in South America."!

There was a pause,

"But Barry's father worked the mine- "

Monn spread her hands and Inughed. "I who have never had $10 before that I could spend with- out feeling guilly! What $10,000,000 more or less? Then Barry has his money!"

"Un-

Are

"Granted. But that was differ- ent. He amused himself with the

Mr. Garretson Acowled. mine ns, well, ict us Bay, an avocation. He had other more fortunately, no. Barry does not profitable interests. He would have the money. Townsend did have been very much opposed to not sign the will."

"But-" Monu started. "He Barry's sinking all his fortune in that mine as he seems bent upon wanted it that way!"

The lawyer's voice was drynesя doing."

Mona considered. "Won't you itself. "The courts prefer signa- His tone explain to me then just what Johntures in such casen," could have done to help Barry ?" became mild again, "My child,

For answer the lawyer motioned matters are as they were. Eliza Mona to a chair and Bank into the (Continued on Page 10.)

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