The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

His face became very white. Grand
mother was standing by his side.
ssNever mind she exclaimed;
ssgrandson will go back and look for it
and L dare say he will find it, too.
ssFour thousand dollars don't lay long
on any road, however unfrequented, and
the one we travelled tonight has always
some one passing over it. No, the money
won't be found. All me-" and the old
man Law back in his chair like one i'll. :"
For an instant my heart reproached
me, and / was almost ready to confess
my trick, for my grandfather looked the
picture of despair.
4 "Ill 90 and saddle horse and ride
back. suppose you must have lost it
when the horse was being freed from
the harness. lis only three miles back
and the moon is now up. 1t won't take
me long to ride it. =
ISL think I'll go with you" said the
old man.
ssDon't think il" Ireplied. Trust
me, grandfather; if can't mend clock
or turn somersault, you will acknowl-
edge was always good hunter. I'll
bet you anything you dare that TIL re-
cover every dollar of your money"
"Do you think 500" he asked, grasp
irg me by the hand. "You must not
mind what said to you, my boy, about
being good for nothing. You are my
grandson and my heir, too. All I have
will be yours some day.
s:There's one thing you won't agree to
let me have" replied.
He waved his hand.
81 know what you are going to say"
ne answered. g Well, your grandmother
has been talking to me on that subject.
Go along boy, bring me back the four
thousand dollars and I'll allow you to
marry Sallie Miller.
I made spring for the door and was
hurrying to the stable when the old gen
tleman followed me.
Remember my conditions: The four
thousand dollars i lost. Find that fo1
me and you can marry Sallie Miller and
I'll provide for you. But if you fail to
bring me the money I say nay, now, and
| perhaps for good while to come.
flew along that road as fast as good
horse flesh could carry me; but I fell
like q guilty wretch as [ knelt down by
| the stone and passed my hand under.
meath it. A CLEAN Of happiness crossed
my heart as / held the package in my
grasp.
r My first impulse was to hurry home as
| fast as I had come thither. But reflect
ing that my speedy return might throw
a suspicion upon the affair, I allowed the
horse to walk nearly the whole distance
Grandmother met me OF the door. She
said that grandfather had been counting
the minutes since [ left. He was still il
the sitting room.
held up the package and grandmothel
kissed me.
"You are good boy" she said, "ano
I'll see that your grandfather does the
right thing by Sallie Miller"
"Here you are, sir, shouted, com
ing into the old MAJ S presence and plac
ing the package in his hands.
''Thank heaven! y he devoutly ex
claimed. 81 had given it up, my boy
Did you have much Of search? Wher'
did you discover it?'
4 "Just where / said you lost it. Oh
the spot where we broke the shaft"
4 Grandfather examined the package
and found it all right. Then he hugget
me and pulled my ear, saying:
CHOW, you scamp, you can marry Sal
lie Miller. Bring her home here, TO
she no doubt requires good deal of in
struction in housekeeping and you
grandmother will make her fit to keel
your house from running to waste.
80 x
Reader, these things happened many
year ago. ALI the landmarks about tn
farm have long passed away; but Their
is still large, fiat stone by the roadside
as one rides out from tho town of Ran
dolph, and I never gaze upon it withou
recollecting how intimately my destin,
and that old rock are connected.