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SYNOPSIS , JOYCE DARING is made homeless b.v ' he separation of her parents. She works as a telephone operator at a hotel. Her mother disappears and her father, peniimt, starches for her. Through CARTBH DELAND, Joyce is Introduced to society and malice a friend of FRANKY S ARRET and an enemy ot CATHIINE SHERWIN, who is Jealous of land's interest. Doland tries to take 'Joyce on a luvuriant tour of the world and she refuses angrily. HENRY DEA CON. who Is in love with Joyce, tries 10 untangle his father's business, and t Has little time to rive her. She is befriended by MRS. EVANGELINE MALT By. a wealthy widow, for whom she hd done a great service, and their relations become those of mother and child. Joyce is called to the Malt by home, where Mr*. Maltby lies dying, and is asked to make a promise to her old friend. With her is JUDGE ROBERT PERKINS. Mrs. Maltby s attorney. CHAPTER XXXIX The Will Joyce looked from the dying woman who was now smiling faintly at her to Judge Perkins. He was looking at her with grave encouragement. "You will make no mistake in giving your promise.” he said kindly. Joyce pressed Mrs. Maltby's hand. “Whatever I can promise that will jnake you happier.” ahe said, “I will promise.’’ “Then accept without question the news that my old friend. Robert Perklna, will give you when I am gone,” came the feeble request. Joyce leaned forward and kissed Mrs. Maltby’s forehead. “I promise, gladly,” she said. Mrs. Maltby shut her eves. She lay for some time, holding Joy hand In hers, saying nothing. Then her mind began to wander again. She spoke the names of her dead husband, of her son with whom she had buried so many hopes. Presently the doctor arrived. He shook hia head and motioned Joyce and the Judge from the room. Half an hour later he came to them In the sitting room, where they were waiting for news. “She died peacefully a few momenta ago,” he said. Joyce hid her face in her arms and began to cry. . Judge Perkins came over and patted her shoulder. He said nothing. His own face was twisted with grief. He had liked and admired this woman of steel purpose and sorrowful life for many year*. He, as well as Joyce, had lest a friend. The doctor left, them alone. It was nearly midnight. Finally, the judge ■poke. "It has been a hard evening for you, my dear," he said. "They have prepared a room for you for tonight. Suppose you go and get some rest. We can talk of Mrs. Maltby’s, Evangeline's last request to you, In the morning. Joyce went without question to the room made ready for her. It was huge, filled with heavy oldfaahioned furniture, bare of human suggestions. She drank the hot milk the maid brought her gratefully, then undressed and crept into the high old walnut ’/ur poster. Before she slept tried to realise that her morning hours of reading and talk with this woman who had come so strangely Into her life were over. They had come very close to each other, those last months. As nearly as It was possible, Mrs. Maltby had taken the place of her mother. Now this friend was taken from her, and she longed again for the quiet ordinary life of her old home. The sun waked her in the morning. Faint hints of spring showed in the swelling buds of the trees outside the window. A maid tapped softly and came in with a tray of toast and coffee, which ahe placed on a small table by Joyce’s bed. On the tray lay a morning paper. Joyce glanced at it as she sipped her coffee. A headline on the front page attracted her. WELL KNOWN PHILANTHROPIST DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Left Lara* Fortune—Will to Be Announced Later i 11 City Charities Expected to Benefit There followed a brief account of Mre. Maltby’a life, in which mention waa made several times of her large gifts to charities. Joyce dressed and went down to the drawing room. Judge Perkins was warming his hands before a small fire. He turned to wish her good morning. ’’Did you rest well, my dear?” he aalced kindly. “Very well," Joyce answered. "Did you?" The Judge nodded. "Suppose we go into the library for a conference.

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There are some things I want to talk over with you.” Something in his toae increased Joy’s color and made her heart beat faster. She was about to learn the meaning of Mrs. Maltby’s last reI quest to her. In the library the judge went to ] the safe and took out several legal documents. "This,” lie said, seating himself opposite Joyce, "this is the last wilt and testament of my old friend Evengeline Maltby. A portion of it deeply concerns you. I am going to tell you about it now in confidence. In order to avoid a certain amount of publicity which would be distasteful to you as well as to our departed friend I am going to withhold announcement of the terms of the will from the papers for several weeks. But I wish you to know that I thoroughly approve of each item of the will us it stands and intend to carry out all its instructions faithfully. 1 am the sole executor.”

He unfolded the papers and began to read excerpts from the will. He passed lightly over bequests to old servants, personal gifts to a few friends, and listing of securities and assets. Then he began to read in a loud firm voice: “And I also do devise, bequeath, and give the sum of five hundred thousand dollars to the children's ward of Mercy hospital to establish a fund known as the Forrester Memorial Fund in the memory of my late son, Forrester Moore Maltby.” "That is the exact amount of Forrester's own inheritance, you will note,” the judfe paused to tell Joyce. Joyce nodded, feeling that Mrs. Maltby had done a very just and splendid thing witli this mooted heritage of Forrester's and Gladys’. "My house, together with its grounds, and all furnishings, I do devise, bequeath and give for the purpose of establishing a home for orphaned children. Toward its maintenance I set aside the sum of one million dollars to be administered by a board as follows: Judge Robert Pedkins, Miss Joyce Daring, Mrs. A. I. Deacon, and three other persons of their choosing. This board will be self perpetuating and will serve without compensation. It is my wish that the said home for orphaned children be one in which

every effort toward beauty and comfort, as well as toward proper physical care for the inmates, be made.” The judge paused to look at Joyce. Her eyes were shining. "Oh, I think that’s splendid,” she cried. “We talked about it once, how sad it was that orphans’ homes should be so ugly—so—” "Utilitarian?” Judge Perkins suggested. "Yes. And we talked about how there should be lots of sunshine and a big yard and a pony and sand piles, and, oh, dozens of things for these children,” Joyce went on, carried away by a vision of an earthly paradise for homeless children. "You can lay all these suggestions before the board later on,” said the judge, feeling that in spite of her youth Joyce would be a wise choice for the board of such an institution. "And now,” he continued, speaking more gravely than before, "and now, we come to the matter that most concerns you personally." And he began to read again: "Lastly, I do devise, give and bequeath to one Joyce Daring, who has befriended my last days, the sum of two hundred and fifty tohousand dollars to be hers outright and unconditionally upon the day this instrument is probated.” Joyce sank back into her chair. "Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars”’ she said. "Why, that Is, that is—” "A quarter of a million dollars,’’ Judge Perkins finished for her. "But,” Joyce began.

“You must make no objections,” said the judge. “You will notice that you are the only person to benefit by this fortune of Mrs. Maltby’s. Everything else goes to charity. I believe that the giving of this money to you brought her more pleasure than anything else she has ever done. lam sure that she died more peacefully because of your promise. ’ Joyce sat silent, overcome by the attempt to realize what this tremendous change might mean in her life. Judge Perkins was speaking again. “I think It is wise for us to say nothing of this entire will, beyond a general announcement that various charities will receive moneys,

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until I have an opportunity to pay off outstanding debts, arrange for the gifts to the servants and friends and put the estate in order.” "I will do whatever you think best,” Joyce said. "In the meantime,” the judge continued, "if you wish an advance of any portion of your inheritance, I can arrange that for you quietly. 1 suggest that you plan to continue your present scheme of living for a few weeks. Then when I am ready to probate the will and make its contents public, you will be ready for whatever change In living you may wish to make.” "I want to find my mother,” said Joyce. Judge Perkins nodded. "In a few days,” he said, "it might be well for you to come to my office. I can have a representative from one of the best detective agencies in the city present and you can turn the entire matter over to him confidentially. I will advance a sum sufficient to begin the search and you can assist it as you see fit.” "I think that is best,” Joyce agreed. Suddenly she stretched out her hands to the older man. “Oh, Judge Perkins, you muse help me. I can't even understand how much money that is. I want to use it as Mrs. Maltby would like me to use it. And you must keep me from making foolish mistakes with it.” Judge Perkins looked at her approvingly. "That is the proper spirit, lam sure,” he said. “Don’t fiy anything about It to anyone,” Joyce begged. "Let me have time to realize it first. I want to go back to work and do just what I’ve always done until I can make some kind of plans.” “Then it will be a secret for the present between us two,” the judge agreed. •They shook hands solemnly. Joyce inquired about the funeral and learned it would take place the following afternoon. “Suppose you attend with me and ask your friend, Henry Deacon, to come with us,” he suggested. A little later Joyce was driving through the early March sunshine to her apartment. A letter postmarked England was in her box. “From Franky,” Joyce thought. Then she tried to realize

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