Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-05-30

~ tall building where she worked.
,ihey walked home together, and
CArlie, of course, spoke of the miss
r. deed
they amused themselves with dis
cEssing what they would do with the
reward, supposing they should find
the important document, and were
talking in this ridiculous strain when
they reached Madges home.
Tea is ready" said Mrs. Bevan
greeting Charlie kindly, land I've
opened a jar of my homemade straw
bl>Iy-jelly just for your benefit"
fNhile Mrs. Bevan poured out the
teL |, he removed the cover Of the jelly
jag. Suddenly he turned pale, his low
er Naw dropped, and he sat gazing fix
eay at the ielly-jar like one spell
bound.
4Are you ill, Charlie?" cried Madge
sirlnging to her feet.
t'You haven't come upon one 0
tfbse nasty black beetles?" ejaculate'
Mrs. Bevan, suspending the teapot i
mal-air.
"No, no" gaspel Charlie, after
time. "It's nothing. l shall be a
right directly. It's -it's-the hy
Thousand dollarsp
He seized the part Of parchment thu
had covered the jelly-iar, and bendin
over it, began to decipher the write
characters upon it.
"Witness this, my hand-Andre
ShaFp-witnessr" he muttered; an
tk2a raised his head and turned
=. .ss2, who was bending over b
&, "rve found it, dearr ne cried.
\ sWhat?"
4 part Of the missing deed; and
40 if we can trace the rest he cried,
ex.tedy, "our fortunes made"
Mercy on us" gasped Madge, be-
sining to cry in her bewilderment.
Did you ever" calculated Mrs.
Bean, and in her excitement she
dTpped the teapot to the loor, smash
ih;it into bits. "Madge," she finally
nnaged to say, the rest of the jars
;re in the cellar, on the swinging
aslf."
Charlie dashed down the cellar stairs,
ami there, on a shelf in the middle of
rle cellar, were two-dozen jelly-jars,
laeking one each with a piece of parch-
nent tied over it for cover
Take them up staIrsr' he ordered
p Mrs. Beyan and Madges who had
fdlowed him.
And he gathered up as many of the
Jars as he cauld carry.
When they were placed on the table
be removed the covers.
1t was an anxious moment, and his
hand trembled as he fitted the bits to-
gether
At last the thing took definite
shape. Not line was wanting. A
Jew Of the and whereases" and "pro-
Floed alsos' were triae sticky, and
lsw OF the words had lost letter or
'Vo but the main points were all
I'aeFs and Charlie Wilson fairly danced
with glee.
Where didyou get it?" he asked,
uTning to Mrs. Bevan.
I had no idea the paper was of any
,'lae' answered that good lady, "and
selected it from number that
lound in the attic, because it was
parchment They were there when
We moved into the house, and | ex-
pec' 'Aey were left by Mr.. Arnold, the
out" -i ii0 l'o'eo
Arnold" began Charlie
"les-Mr. Archibald Arnold r.
owns this house and land, but the
property Up, is managed by an agent"
That explains it." said the voung
man Mr. Archibald Arnold is the
plaintiff in the suit
!, We'll I'm glad it's found, altbouoh
!. iar. a,y we're e.. excellent covers for jelly
'Ds - Slt down and eat your supper.
for his hat. i''i'e' reaching
HI. ne s put the precious jar covers into
no,.is, po,ket' and proceeded, with all
possible posi- speed, to the office %t'1 Of H"i ali
Hutchinson.
c,Il,. lne -rn had not yet gone home ana
befo.a a@,ile ;. lad the disjointed document
oao 'nem on the big Office table.
their ' .+ug glance convinced them that
'nsil oat 5 student had secured 9r' the lona ona'
s~'.s ~ oeed, and the good news w.. iOh ta3
New ap3Sa To.. to their client. who lived 'i IN
day. and tS. ne came on the next
Al 'aa its sll sney told him the story.
tAou,ana an close lose he drew a cheque for five
and Msd,.. sdu 'ne following week Charlie
y N. Aaage were married. '"iiie
MI. Arnold won his suit, and on.