Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-09
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Afsr listening 70 Lsia's recital Of ell be /
kpsv .bsut the coin, soi his meeting With /
The stss ~ Old man BY the roSsside, sad his
u,cuCsr interest Ia the c.,in. Prof. passed il |
tsck uaB. .s1eia Hest lsimm. ] believe /
YOU viii one asy sxehsnxs Ibis coin for
large sam u money. an ssrs 700 viii
L<ia &eD. 10 his rom and thosait good |
DEAF shout all tbs, bal happened. 30 con- |
fused Vas be wi'h thinking toss he spfsns
abruptly from his eiaw All vent ont Of the
house for walk he stared in the 1sssc-
sies II ii,~ fourcoraers. As be reared the
spox = /. ~ he fret met the strange Old mao,
he va surprised b%yoni any account to see
the ssn,s old, srss haired man sitting on the
ssne ssss,e ~ before, vjtb bossd head and
apparently is deep thought Leia's decision
vss Instantly taken. He stepped forward
Ard ~ aching ont has hand said. my good
n.sn ~ meet sgzis.r The Old mass
eoussepAnes at once changed ''Hz. 30 you
r.men,b-r me, DO your lis veil for
you ny .on, but no. about thag ODD
pocket pieee--s;o yon keep H yety' Indeed
DO or a. yoa sbaii ses," snd Leia seated
himself apon The Grousd that the old msn''
ieet, II the ssass tine placing the coin IN h's
open had.
IN, I'D mar = eyes t~i"kIsd. he nnAhs
ssid Wirst il ne most peculiar thlng ABOUT
this. To YOU my sonf' 1T is ali strange
Lrs II i. much thicker than any other gold
ttsce ever h.i" Al this the old maa
,,s,..d his thumb hard against the edge Of
the coin and /, opened. Within IL, was
niece II shits paper IN circular form and
lust a,t.a to the size Of the coin. The old
man ,ain,eI 80 e ord ssii-'rsxd 1t Tor
,our.elf@ And I.eIs read tt have not
Tine 10 <rip DOT all that Immediately fol oS-
,d Bat Leila lsarped the . eret spring, put
back the coin into his pocket and after 1T
tie further r1~ve,sstion s2reed t~ meet MS
vaysids liz nd ct the fourcorners next morn
10Y We will 60 home together. said Leila
"Eui What Siii my mother say. when sue
Iss,p, he sscret Of my pocket place" liz
AT one. vent back :, tell Prof the good
news. tIe had found out " hat he bad long
ed To know for years Ths old man was the
last Of Lila Hs.ts family, To him had
been trusted the secret. The sum Of money
offered to Lela's grandfather for the brave
act b. fore mentioned. being refused, WAS
placed in trn.t for the descendent who right
fuliy own.d and presented To the place
Of trust a coin which should be the exact
duplicate Of one deposited With the sun OF
money.
To 20 over all that followed the journey
iosvodutiae II his dear old friend, who vas 10
live 18th him alxsys and sho had lurked
about hun ever since they fret met BY the
rosdsid., the claiming OF the money, noT
With interest many thousand dollars, the rest
of his college course, his call to the ministry
his travels abroad ~ith his old friend who
knew every inch OF travel in the Old world
his popularity as a minister and finally his
cali TO the very church where he boy Vas
one Of its poor. his kin 'ly recognition OF his
old friends Sbo hal so many tines male bi-
heart ache by hurting At him the nickname
'Quirk'-all this If presented in detail would
MI pages euongh for very large book
but W. will leave him in the m DIST OF his
popularity, In his beautiful home surrounded
by every comfort that wealth can purchase,
With his very aged. white haired fr"nid. and
his sluost idoliked mother,
Leila Hest QUINN stood high upon the
walls Of ZION. aud from his door the poor
never vent empty away