y went downtown and put their
plan in operation at once.

Within the next few days several important events occurred.

The body was taken from the morgue and was buried from Mr. Dalton's
house, Lizzie and Mason being the chief mourners.

The Bradys had found out who Mr. Dalton's lawyer was.

Having called on him and explained their suspicions of Mason, they
asked him if he had seen Mr. Dalton's will.

He told them that Mason had given it to him that morning, with a
request that it be read at the house that afternoon.

It was then sealed up and according to Mason's story, had been in Mr.
Dalton's safe a long time, in the Broad street office.

"We must hear the contents of that will," said Old King Brady. "As Mason
is an unscrupulous man, we fear he may have tampered with it."

"You might disguise yourselves and go with me," suggested the lawyer.
"I could tell Mason you were called on as witnesses."

"Very well. What time are you going there?"

"I'll leave here at four o'clock."

"We shall be on hand to go with you."

With this understanding they separated.

The Bradys went home and disguised themselves.

Both were expert at such work, and quickly made such a wonderful change
in their outward appearance that they could safely defy recognition.

Harry was made up as a stylish young woman, and Old King Brady, in a
black wig and beard, looked like a minister.

The lawyer did not know them when they returned to his office, and
laughed heartily when he found out who they were.

"I never saw such skillful disguising done before," he exclaimed,
admiringly, "and I can assure you that Mason will not know who you
are."

They proceeded to Mr. Dalton's house and were introduced to Lizzie and
the broker's nephew as two witnesses to the reading of the will.

Neither Mason nor the girl knew the detectives.

When all were seated and the lawyer had made a few remarks about his
business, he opened the seals on the will and read it aloud.

By this paper the old broker left a fortune amounting to half a
million, most of which was invested in stocks, bonds and mortgages.

But it was a peculiar will.

After speaking of the high regard in which he held Ronald Mason, the
broker went on to say that he earnestly desired his daughter to marry
the young man. If she did so she was to receive half the fortune. If
she failed to do so, every cent was to go to Mason.

The brokerage business was left to him to do with it as he