The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-02


l can afford to lose the money ant
he is welcome to it.e
The date appended was twenty
years previous, and Vincent wa.
only eighteen, while his sister was
two years youngers the loan hac
been made previoussto their births
Mrs. Graham's only daughter had
married and gone with her husband
to India. Ten years had elapsed
before children had been given to
her arms, and SO at the time thu
memoranda bore date there wa.
every prospect that the race woulo
die out with Mrs. Tracy,
"If grandmother had know thai
she was to have us to leave hel
money to, she would have beer
more careful of is Don't yor
think so, Gertie?'
81 don't know" answered Ger
trude, thoughtfully. "Ata any rate
am glad she did as she did. I'm
sure she has treasures laid up in the
right place."
Vincent's ''yes" was an absent
minded one. He was in brown
study about something. Then hi
said:
ISIS, your are very handy at com.
posing. Now just put your wits
to work, and write an article relat
ing to this-a sort of blind one
you know. Say that b. V. H., or his
heirs if living, will hear some.
thing to their advantage by commu.
nicating with Y. T., No; with the
heirs of b. B"
"You mistake, Vincent. itwould
be to our advantage
Don't interrupt" said Vincent
loftily. II look at it from the
higher plain. Isn't it purer pleas
ure to pay just debt than to feel
that perhaps one has defrauded an
orphan?"
"But if one knows nothing about
lit? If the person grandma loaned
it is dead, would his children feel
glad to hear of such large debt
You know that it was twenty years
ago that this happened"
Vincent looked slightly discom-
forted at this view af the subject.
But Gertrude, seeing that she had
the best of the argument, was mag
unanimous, and she did not follow
up her victory.
She took up pen, and after a
moments thought, wrote some
thing on a sheet of note paper.
| Vincent took it from her and
read
"If B. Y. H., or his or her heirs,
know anything of a sum of.money
loaned a long time ago to b. V. H..
without any security but his prom
Use to pay as soon as he was able to
do so), they will confer favor on the
heirs of b. g., by communicating
with them, at their convenience.
Address V. T., Box 11S1, p. o."
That's all right, Gertie. Copy
it right away, and I'll run to the
office with it."
Running won't hurry the mail,
Vincent, said Gertrudessp spithiiy.
Don't tease, Gertie. Girls are
not nice when they torment fell
low"
But "a fellow needs to be kept
down a little, or he realizes too
deeply that he is a so-called Lord
of CREATION you know, Vincent.
But you are better than most; so
I'll be your humble servant, and do
as you say"
And the girl bent and touched her
brothers forehead, with a bright
smile, which atoned for her teas
ing"
The advertisement was duly in
serted and for days and weeks the
two studied the columns of the daily
paper, hoping for an answer. But
none came, and at last in the pres
sure of newly assumed duties, all
thought of it faded gradually out of
their minds.
Vincent had found position in
a store, and Gertrude had gone
back to her school as a pupil teach
er, so as to finish the nearly COM
pleted course of study which had
been interrupted by her kind
grandmother's death. and the loss
OF fortune which had so speedily
followed it.
Time passed on, and Gertrude
was graduated at the head of her
class, carrying off high honors.
She was at once offered a position
in madam's school at good salary.
She accepted with 4 glad heart.
Now she could help Vincent to carry
out his hearts dearest wish, as her
only expenses would be for her
clothing and she could appropriate
the most of her earnings toward
paying for his tuition at the law
school.
.Wait, Gertie," said Vincent,
clearing his throat of lump which
had come into it as he had listened
to her unselfish Offer suntil | get a
start. It's your turn now, but
mine will come if industry and per-
severance can compass it; then
we'll see.D
IL have no doubt you will get me
a coach and four VIM" said Ger
trude with slight touch of her old
mischief lurking about her lips and
eyes; but she sobered down at once
and added seriously:
Love me always as we'll as you
do now, and continue to be the
same steady, good pricipled boy,
and shall be the happiest, most
contented sister in the whole
world
Spite of Vincent's twenty years
and tall stature, Gertrude still called
him a boy, and that name from her
lips sounded in his ears like music
no other title could have carried
with it.
With the lapse of two more twelve
months Vincent had attained the
first stepping-stone toward success.
He has mastered the details of his
chosen profession, had passed his
examination and his mama vvac on