The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-19

over it, began to decipher the written

characters upon it.
'FWitness this, my hand-Andre,
Sharp-witness" he muttered; ant
then raised his head and turned t.
Madge, who was bending over his chair
with glad light in his blue eyes
"1've found it, dear u he cried.
"What?"
ga part of the missing deed; ant
now if we can trace the rest," he cried
excitedly, "our fortunes made"
"Mercy on us !" gasped Madge, be
ginning to cry, in bewilderment.
"Did you ever!" calculated Mrs
Bevan, and in her excitement she drop
ped the teapot to the floor, smashing il
into bits. "Madge," she finally man.
aged to say, "the rest of the jars are in
the cellar, on the swinging-shelf."
Charlie dashed down the cellar stairs,
and there, on shelf in the middle oi
the cellar, were two dozen jelly-jars,
lacking one, each with apiece ofparch-
ment tied over it for a cover.
s"Take them up stairs - he ordered
io lowed Mds b]Reevl ]Revan and Madge, who had fol-
And he gathered up as many of the
jars as he could carry.
When they were placed on the table
he 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 wanted. A few of the
"and whereases" and "provided alsos"
were trifed sticky, and a few of the
words had lost letter or two; but the
main points were all there, and Charlie
Wilson fairly danced with glee.
"Where did you get it?" he asked,
turning to Mrs. Bevan.
81 had no idea the paper was of any
value, answered that good lady, "and
l selected it from a number that l found
in the attic, because it was aparchment.
They were there when we moved into
the house, and l expect they were left
by Mr.. Arnold, the owner of the prop
erty, when he moved out"
"Arnold-' began Charlie.
"Yes-Mr. Archibald Arnold. He
owns this house and land, but the prop
erty is managed by an agent"
"That explains it," said the young
man. 'tMr. Archibald Arnold is the
plaintiff in the suit"
"Well, I'm glad it's found, although
they were excellent covers for jelly-jars
Sit down and eat your SUPPER
81 can't stop" cried Charlie, reach.
ing for his hat.
He put the precious jar covers into
his pocket, and proceeded, with all
possible speed, to the office of Hol
brook & Hutchinson.
The firm had not yet gone home, and
Charlie laid the disjointed document
before them on the big office table.
One glance convinced them thai
their student had secured the long los
deed, and the good news was telegraph.
ed to their client, who lived in New
York. He came on the next day, anC
~ 'oiu MN tic story.
AT the close he drew . chenne for nv
thousand dollars, payable to Charlie!
order, and the following week Charlie
and Madge were married.
Mr.. Arnold won his suit, and one day
paid visit to the old homestead where
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Bevar
still lived.
They received the rich man very
graciously, and he helped to eat some
of the strawberry jelly.
"That paper" he said, at parting
"was worth hundred times five thou
sand dollars to me-"
A few days afterward letter was re-
ceived, addressed to Mr.. Charles Will
son, inclosing a very kind note and {
deed to the old farmhouse and the
plot of ground in the center of which il
stood, "given," as the letter read, sir
token of my appreciation of the great
service you have rendered me-"
Charlie is quite distinguished law
yer now, and every year his wife sends
a jar of strawberry jelly to Mr.. Archi.
bald - iiO1u.