Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07

iSLt6!, ne CDntln ueut "KlnCeI cOin0lnln
practice and confidential infofmstionS Sor
Euow. To be square with you, MIR
Ford. ia pint o. fact, I've got It here. Blu
tztt CONS seam to entirely glbe with the
facts Snd leaves heap o. things onsait
and orseen, perhaps it's jest ez wallsz
read it to you myself, putten' in wofe
here sud there ana explsinin' 1t gia'rally
Do you saoe?"
The master nodded, and Uncle BsI
drew from bis desk rude portfolio made
from the two covers Of q dilap.tated
atiss, snd took from between them i
ri, ce7Cfhio.tiBg psper, which through in
ur5inate application FAD acquired the
color and consistency Ct 3 slate, and e
few psges Ct copTbook paper that to the
casual glance looked like sheets OF ex-
.ceedinglY difficult music. Surveying
thsm with hlsad!ng OF chirogrEphic
pride, photographic doubt, snd the BASH
ia! consciousness OF literary amateur,
he traced each liue with A!s forefnger.
ihkad 10 the second JOINT, and slowly read
Ss!oui IS f1noWs: =
"'Mr. Ford Teacher. \
"DEAR sIR-Your5 OF the 12.EIec'd
sad contents noted" "T DIDN'T" ex
planned UncleBen psrenthe.ic.Iy receive
auy letter OF yours, but l thought might
GeLYe in that beginning from copy fer
0rsc ice. The 1est is me-" fIa yeier.
ence 10 my having munney," continued
U Gle Ben reading and pointing each
word as he read, Sand beiEg able to buy
ditch stocks an lsnc-'"
"ODe moment" said Mr. F3yd inter
upting, ~ though you were going
to leave out copy. Come 10 what you
have to gay"
"3ut hev-:his is all real now. H3ld
on ald you'll see," said Uac.e Ben. He
resumed with triumphant emphasis.
"'When il were gin'rslly allowed that
l haddent red cent, wan to explain to
you Mister Ford for the first time 4
secret. This here is how /. was done.
When l first came to II an Spring l
settled down into the old Palmetto claim,
near hesp OF Old tsilings. Known it
we're against Iools, and regular Chiny-
mans b.zless to work them, didn't let
on to enJbodd7 what did-Witsh wos to
turn over some Of the quarts what l
thought Wss likely and OEriffeIus. Doing
this, KEN upon some pay ore which
them Palmetto fellers had Cverlookt. or
more likely lad. -kaved in upon them
from TIE bank oEkroWn. WCrkin' st II
in cd times by and large, sometimes store
sunup and sometimes after shutdown,
ard sll the time keeping Up dsy's
work on the claim for chow to
the bows, enassed 8 hoDist forum in 2
years 50. 600 doiers ard still am. But it
will be eskd by The incref ju!os RsedeI
Bow did you never let out anything 10
[IiEn SprlI g, and How did yB.u get rid
Of your yesld. Mister Fo1d, t6R Abswer
is toCk it twist 8. month on hess back
over 81 L. Pert and sent 1t by express TO
4 cszk ia Sacramento, givln' The ZANE Of
DsrbigGY, witch no one 10 L: Port took
for me. The Ditch Sick and the LsnG
was all took in the same name, hers the
secret Was cnreviied to the General Eye
step q miuit,'" he interrupted himself
quickly IS the master in an accession OF
ipp6tient scepucism was about to to
break In upon him, "its!L'! all" Then
dropping his voice to a,tremGleus a1d ST.
most funeral climax, he vert on:
"'Thus We see that psahent Industry
Is Rewarded IN Spite Of MIXING Roofs snd
ReggylsshuGs, and Pfsdgud!sses ssin
Furrin Labor is played out and ieet1 like
g shkd.or conteD ueyeth not long IL Oae
Spot, AID thata Man may sppssr 10 be
q 70 Account and yet Enass that witch
is fsr aboy rubles snd Fsdith not Away.
"'H0piug for continreEance
Of your feVors remain,
"'Yours TO corsmRnd,
H'BKrJ. D'AuB.GNY.' -
The gloomy satisfaction with which
Unclo Ben regarded this resora.ion-a
satisfaction sthst sctuslly appeared TO
be equal 10 tie revelation i!self-only
cor!oboTated the masters indignant
doubts.
"CGme," he said, impulsivtly taking
the papsr from UHcle Ben's reluctant
hand, chow much OF this is colcoction
OF yours and Rups's-.nd how much is s
true story? Do you really near"
"Hold on, mr. Fo,d!" interrupted
Uncle Ben, suddenly fumbling IN the
breast POCKET OF hisred shit, ~ reckoled
on your being little hard with me, Ie-
Numbering our first talk bout these
th!rgs-so slowed I'd bring ycu some
proof " Slowly extracting q long legal
envelope from his packet, &c opened 1t,
spd drew out two or three crisp certif-
Gates OF stock, and handed them 70 the
master.
"rher's one hundred shares mace cut
TO Barjsmin DSubigny. I'd heV brought
Ycu over the deed Of the land, too; but ez
It's rather hard to read CT hand,
on account OF the law pslsyer,
I've left 1t up st the ehsnty TO
tickle at odd times by way Of prac-
tisipg. But eff you like Well go up thar,
and I'll show il to you."
Sill haunted By his belief in Uncle
Bans small du2licities, Mr.. Ford besi-
l,tated. These were certainly bona fde
Certificates Of stock made out to "Dsub.
ighs." But he had never sctuslIY accept
ed Urcle Bans statement Of his Identity
AWith that person, and now 1t WAS offered
ssJa coIroboration OF still more impro5-
s68 story he looked at U1c,e Ben's
simple face slightly deepening lie color
under his 6crutiuy-peEhsps With con-
scious guilt.
"Hsye you made anybody your conf.
dan,? Rape for instance?" he asked
significantly.
'tIa course not" replied Uac;e Ben
with slight stffslipg OF wounded pride.
"Oa'y yourself, Mt. Ford, snd the young
tsller S .aceY from tie biuk-az T.s obll.
gated t. know Il. Il fsct, was kslkilst
!1' to ask Seu 20 help ma 10 talk 10 him
abou, that yer boundary land"
mr. F3rd's sceptic;sm- was st last
staggered. AaT prz9iieal JOKE or foolish
''ccrcpl!ei:Y beswesa the aseas THE bsnk
'aE5 2 ma Ike Uacla Ban Ias ont CT the
question, aud II the story were his own
sois invention he would have scarcely
tsred to risk 80 &C ;sssi5le and uncom.
promising denisl as the sgsnt hsd it in
his power to give.
He held out his hand to Uncle Ben,
"Le. me congratulate YOU" he sSid
heartily, "and forgive me If your story
really sounded SO wonderful / couldn't