Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-27


cumstances. The large sum of money
he had left her precluded the idea of
! poverty, even had it presented itself to
! her, and SO she was powerless TO divine
any motive for Philips deseriion.
Mr Crawford, Philips uncle, rose -
| she came in, snd said grutuy:
Hope see you well, ma'am- I've
conc to say few words to you which
hope you'll take in sensible way
though woman with grain of COM
mon sense in her head is out Of the
| question.
| 1--WE got paper hero signed with q
| very good imitation of my name, but
nevertheless, il isn't mine. 1t is that
of my scapesrace nephew, who, not
| yourself, has also made off with my
money. want your hell 10 bring him
to his just punishment"
Helen's pallor had given place to q
color rivaiing the red upon the reddes'
| rose.
.'l1o has not left me unproviied for.
| MIR. Crawford! 1t is unjust to say SO.
! lie took care to see that | should have
! plenty. But what | want is Philip him
! seltl What matters money without
him 20 share il with me!'
How much did my nephew leave
with you?"
J Helen named the amount.
That's just tho sum my nephew
robbed me of, ma'am. SO It was all
left with yoU?'
"Robbed you OF" exclaimed Helen
with gasp. ''Robbedp
"Yes, ma'am, robbed Didn't /
say he had signed my name to this doc
ument?" and the old man held tho
cneck out so that Helen could see it.
"Oh, my poor Philip! did he need
money! Why, always thought he
had plenty and to spare.
mo doubt ma'am. Rich mems
daughters can't be expected to know
much about the difficulties of getting
money. lsuppose they think it lies in
the street waiting for some one to como
along and pick it up"
But Helen was too much absorbed In
her discovery 10 heed the satire in the
old mans speech. She went on OK
citedly:
"If he had told me that he hadn't
plenty Of money, do You think would
have bought this and bought that. and
run bills ard--in short. SIR" with .
sudden dignity that contrasted patbet-
ica!ly with the distress pictured on her
agitnted face. II am 10 blame IL Philip
has done this. Punish me-not him.
What money have left will at once
return to you, and ! viii ask my father
for check for what have used in my
ignorance OF - Of Philips circum-
stances"
And without giving Mr.. Crawford
time to answer her, Helen gliIed from
I the room 10 return again with the
money.
: Don't think, sir. that / had any
heart 10 spend anything since Philip
= went, except 20 pay The household bills
. and the servants. Here is what there
is left"
Mr. Crawford hcmmsl and hawed to
do away with an ohtrusvo huskiness
which would Interfere with his vocal
, organs. Then no said
Poor Phil, it IS Il pity he wasn't man
Q enough TO make clean breast of il to
YOU, tor-eIcuse the com parison, but it
is a good ouo-you axe trump. Rich
= mans daughter or not, you are not
' spoiled. To ioll the truth, came here
. to-day rs MUCK 20 sec what stun WAS
I in you as 10 AZ cuse Phil.
= Il KIN sa,i'iial--;ui.v Satisfied with
= you, Eu. l Am ash mad of nIysolf. !
ought o have Eeipcd Pail, for. he's my
r nam ,,akt. Bat / WAS 40 all fired mad
G at III" BOY for his fne-Gent' snan ways.
d that | thought to turn the cold Shout
der 10 him, and .et nIa 81 frr ior them.
e | have boon an Old foo. and | consider
Q myself responsible Tor the boys Going
. to tho bad, Bnt wen put cur heads
together and try to make it all right.
No ono but ourselves has any knowl.
: edge Of that piece (anl I'm bound &c
II say il ) Ito only Onc) Of Pail ) raseality
Here Co"s."
. As M. Crawford said th;a, he drew
: forta a m,,cA from his pocket and
hgnei il 10 set hyc in turn 20 The check
d Then he turued 10 Helen.
u "From tbs liuse forth. consider me
your unc,e and your oboAient servant
u Now sit down ani write an advertise
% TO Pill. S,,y th.;
T. p. G. Unco ]. C. knows all anc
J. for-iv, ali. Come home. H. G."
n Helen oacved. To say the truth, sh,
Was So much relieved 10 find that mon
- ey trou bles had been the cause of Phil
q ip's strange action that she for the mo.
Q mert almost forgot that he might fail
L 10 see the advertisement MIR. Crawford
thus dictated to her So her heart felt
3 quite light as she peGciled off several
4 copies to give him for insertion in tbs
various papers.
Vt And If hope deferred" has power
5 to make the heart sick, Helen hac
NJ plenty of opportunity to test it.
= Months passed Loiore trace of Pail
y ip was found.
e The message came 10 Mr.. Crawford
10 thst stranger, wno had been found il
y the street in 4 demcnled condition
% some months previous, hSd been hrough
1t 10 Home" which had been inSti;uiec
for such pitiebie css SEES; shat his sense,
d had III last returned, and that he wish
u ed 10 have an interview with him.
,. The letter ended by saying that tn,
bodily health OF the patient continued
l. disGoursgins. and that ne probably haC
$ not tong To i've.
o Without communicative the contents
, of tais letter to baicn, NJ Crawford q
once set out for the distant city f,oa
q which il had been ssut.