The Will Page 22 a treasure hunt for 25k in gold

°°] envision Counsellor Cuser’s conference
room, and [ see you Ron, Tom and Dorothy,
attempting to appear bereaved as though you had
suffered a great loss. In truth, ’'m sure your
thoughts are occupied with plans for spending the

| money you're expecting as a result of my death.

Ron, my son, I must accept some of the
responsibility for your failures. I tried my best with
you, but sometimes a man’s greatest efforts are not

enough. You shunned my guidance and all the
opportunities I gave you to lead a productive,
respectable life. Instead you chose the easy way out

and frittered away your advantages in a lazy, shal-
low life — caring for no one but yourself. It deeply
saddens me that Iam ashamed of my only son.

--

 

Dorothy, I don’t think I ever really knew you.
It seemed you were always out and about fussing
up for your extravagant social affairs. I imagine
you have already spent more money on caviar and 1
pate’de foie gras than most people will spend on
food in a lifetime.

Thomas, you always had grandiose ideas, and
usually pursued them at the expense of others.
Wherever you placed your hand, someone got
hurt. Perhaps your fate would have been different if
you had followed my advice rather than coming to
me only when you required financial assistance.

I will get to the point. Good things should
come only to those who have duly earned them.
True selflessness 1s the measure of worthiness, and
it grieves me to know that none of you has mea- |
sured. I cannot in good conscience reward you for
that now.
 

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As of June 30, 1979, my net estate was
$1,683,000. I bequeath one million dollars to The
Jon Kern Foundation for the Handicapped,
| $458,000 to the Ross Foundation for Educational
and Charitable Funds, and $200,000 to The Hard-
ing Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. /
have hidden the remaining $25,000 in the form of
gold Krugerrands as a challenge for my family and

the public to discover.
Within these pages lie the clues that will lead
| you to the treasure. It will be a challenge to your
thought processes, ingenuity, and perseverance.
Through hard work, perception and interpretation,
you will be able to retrieve my golden endowment.
I also leave to each member of my family an
additional clue to give you an advantage over the
public. If you succeed in finding the treasure, you
will be worthy of true admiration for your efforts.”

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 For those who are WORTHY
For those that take CARE
For those that think TWICE
And those that BEWARE
All that glitters is GOLD
And not out of REACH
To you who are WORTHY...
To you I BEQUEATH
signed Orson collins
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 Dorothys clue.

Dorothy, my dear, if you had known that it would
never do to work alone, you’d call on Tom and
you'd call on Ron and whisper the message of this |
poem. |
Things are seldom as they appear,
A magician’s wand is at work here.
I see Green and you may too...
but Tom and Ron say, “No, that’s Blue.”
One sees Art,
Another sees Trash.
Keep that in mind as these pages pass...

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Toms    clue