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"Hukum hai!" he ot to go When I recall those rubies and emeralds and

pearlsWell, it's not cupidity for irls

Besides; there's the call, the adventure I've siosince she died"

A few days later he stood again before the desk in the living-room He

was dressed for travel He sat down and penned a note Froe envelope heavily sealed

This he balanced in his hand for a hed, and swore

softly He would abdicate, but at a snug profit Why not?He

was an old fool Into a still larger envelope he put the sealed

envelope and his own note, then wrote upon it He was blotting it as

his daughters entered

"Come here, my pretty cubs" He held out the envelope "I want you,

Kit, to open this on Deceht Girls like

ht it wouldn't be

mysterious Indeed, I shall probably have you both on the arms of my

chair when you open it"

"Is it about the inning to reason out things," he

jested

Winnie laughed, and so did Kathlyn, but she did so because occultly she