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114 keep it intact and wait to see what that Tad Sobber does?"

"I should invest it, if I were you. I really can't see how Sobber has any claim."

"Would you be willing to invest it for me? A large part of it really belongs to Dora, you know. I am not much of a business woman, and I would be glad if you would help me in the matter."

"Certainly I will help you to invest, if you wish it," answered Anderson Rover.

"Can I send the money to you?"

"Yes. But wait till I send you word. I want to look over the various offerings in securities first"

At that moment came a call from the parlor. The young folks wanted the old folks to come in and join in the singing, and they complied. As they left the piazza a form that had been hiding behind some bushes nearby slunk away. The form was that of Tad Sobber.

"Thought I'd hear something if I came here," muttered that individual to himself. "Going to turn the fortune over to old Rover to invest, eh? Not much! not if I can get my hands on it!"

And then Tad Sobber disappeared down the road in the darkness.