Telegram-herald., 1890-04-01

GSf >s&st BErt seat fV1 ~ A31r- -
Taaxs one more spps@l - AIS honesty.
Thsrs s-s = long, rather saor1y lnse-~
vie~ "A the aiszzatl~d herarys where
only the hsge painting sEd two chairs
haa been left B<rt ns1 left The room
under sozoe presease u Questioning BIS
sister. 4Es M P2xoa vas Pseplng
ssoas II Pau Pry way that Jessie bad
too heC brother S1s habita@l With Alu,
whsn ae uads discovery. Tasre Sss
an zgly space In recess. where Ton
Thorpe's stationary desk had stood for
ten long years against the wall Scraps
Of paper and sSrtngs torn envelopes. all
shs tors Of packing, we're scattered
about, but sedged into the sop Of the
mop board Was A envelope. alnost con-
eealed, that Mr. Psxon Was sure con-
tained An inclosure- wsrily be crept up
~ IL, seized it and found II q sealed en-
selope directed:
- To JESSIE. fsy setrs T81s opezsd cay
4fter my dsatA
lie crammef tt hastily into his
pockss. and " hen Bert returned took
his departure. Something tuportans
mist DO In that paper rhst lad evident
iy slipped OUT OF the desk when IL was
moved and e+caped observation. But
the disclosure was startling oae. With
out any soruples of honor or honesty,
Mr., Paxon broke the seal and read:
~pEAs JEszrs: II AAs been long known g
yol dear. thai my life wss . procarioss one.
snd you wtil nos be surprised that / have rasde
. lttsls provtxtoe for you AID tho children.
Poor Prsd lefs ns ten thoasand dollars In
Unhsed states ooads. and. an vtlnnx 70 trus. II
a. any baak ] have hidden IL away II the low
or rsghthand corner Of tho picture he
gave me- Ths interest viii run on untl you
take the envelope from its aiding plaoo. as no
oa4 else VII ever uAovo the pieshxc. Forgive
me for koening this one soefe,frora you Tos."
No ono elsei Why. they might tear
it down any moment A cold sweat
broke ocs all ove< sAs rsoeal's body. All
his boarded wealth, tho result Of schem-
tns. cheating. saving, was as nothing
compared WITH this newly disco veted
treasure. Nobody else must fnd those
bondsi
But when be returned to the house
he found every thing In hurried con-
fusion. and Bsrt issuing hurried orders
IL can't talk TO yoa now" he said. as
Mr.. Psxon came up II am obliged 70
leave on the 7:so p. m. train from B,
and IL is nearly two o'clock now. There
"a still . wAson-load to GO. and the chill
dren and Jessie are ge.ting dressed for
the carriage at three o'clock"
'But must speak to you"
"And that confounded picture has TO
be packed, tool" cried Bert, bustling
into the house. Here, some OF you fell
lows, bring step-ladder!"
mol no." cried Mr.. Pa1on. II
came over TO see II l couldn't buy that
picture"
"Buy it'll" Bert cried. "You might as
we'll ask Jessie to sell you one of her
boys! Why. her dear brother-in-law
painted itr
'But IT looks so well where It is, and
will be so awkward 70 mover' cried Mr..
Paxon, watching with horror Bert's
preparations to tear the painting from
the wall. II will give you good price"
"How much? But I am sure Jessie
will mover part with IT."
Five hundred dollars"
"Bah"
"a thousandI"
"a thousand dollars for such a work
OF art as thatl Why, man alive, If Jes-
sic ever could part with it it ought TO
bring five times that sum"
Five times that sum- Five thousand
ollars," cried Mr.. Paxon.
Certain ly!" said Bert, cooIly. But
w do not wish TO sell it at all Come,
hurry upl Take out the top nails very
csefully, there"
'I'll give you five thousand for itr'
crhd Mr.. Paxon, desperately, rapidly
calulating the ten years interest on
thebonds.
''3ut we leave here in half an hour.
You don't carry five thousand dollars
roun in your pocket, do you?"
"NO, but carry my check-book. I'll
give Tou check"
Won't do! lean not stop to cash ii. !"
"rl run over to the bank with it my
self"
"Wdl, you haven't much time. You
get tn, money, and I'll speak TO Jessie
while pu are gone. I'm not sure she
will tae it,
OF dsted Mr. Psxon, and Bert bur
ried thelast boxes on tho wagon and
sent IL d Just as the carriage drove UP.
Jessie All the boys were already seated
when NJ Paxon carne round Tho cor
ner, actually Carrying the money in his
hands.
Very cSefully Eors counted it, tho
crisp notelfor Ave hundred dollars each,
that rcpreented the exact sum that
Tom had p6d the rascally landlord for
the house is widow was leaving.
'Correct,fho said, presently. There
is no need Ois receipt. You can see tho
picture thragh the window Good
bye The csriage whirled OF, and Mr.
Pazon enterd the empty house. The
workmen hsdgone with the wagon, but
when he pulId the corner Of the canvas.
he found il alsady loosened from the
frame. A lsrc, yellow envelope, with
three inmensered seals. was behind it.
and with treulinv fingers ho tore it
open. A long ap Of paper was the only
inolosUre, and alf-fsinting. the disap-
pointed schemenesd:
This makes rr account square. -
Anna Shields. i'm. Y Ledger
A self -Extiuuishinz Candle.
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