The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-02-22


Among them were the title deeds to the
Liverpool ground. Whether she had
mistaken her husband as to the precise
spot, or whether the falling ruins had
completely blocked up the entrance, /
don't know. But do know that neither
plate nor papers were ever found, and
that they are here now. Probably under
our feet"
Probably under our feetl" muttered
Len, with long breath.
''You know the story of the Heaths
after that better than do. How they
have gone down, down, for lack of
money, until the old stock. has ended
| in
"a blacksmith's shop"
In two young men, one Of whom
has strength enough to bring back all
the fortune Of his race" eyeing him
shrewdly.
''Yesr standing up. His hollow cheeks
burned; "You do not deceive yourself in
Leonard Heath"
81 hope not. propose that you under
take this search as quietly as may be.
would not trust even your brother with
the secret.
Certainly shall not trust Joe. There
would be no surprise in that case I'll
disappear out of their sight They shall
think me dead-Winny and all. Some
day I'll come back and bring the keys of
fairy land. I'll shower gold on them
''There's no doubt of it," taking snuff
"Your first aim must be the title deeds
! Remember"
''The ground is some of the most valu-
able in Liverpool, you say2"
''No, but it has great value. 1t is close
| ly built over with dwelling houses, owned
! generally by their occupants. That class
of people will be more readily ousted than
large corporations would have been"
'But'-Leonard stood up, shocked and
startled-''if l succeed, Ludlow, these
people will be homeless"
"Hundreds of them. The more the
better for you. That's their business.
! What right had the cursed beggars OF
their grandfathers to squat on your
groundp
"That's true-that's true"
"You are homeless. If you can afford
to give away your property to them it's
a sort of generosity can't appreciate
81 don't mean to give it away. And yet
these men probably paid hard money
or labor for that ground, and thought
they bought it honestly, while l never
heard of it till last week. 1t looks like
wholesale robbery" He spoke with d
sort of g1sty vehemence which evapo-
rated with the words. The Englishman's
cool sneer cowed him. He ended with a
/ hoA 10 s,,1r ,1,C
81 don't understand such genteel SEN
timents. I'm business man, am. You
throw the venture up, then9'
"By no means. 1t was only passing
idea Of mine. We owe you too much for
discovering the facts to throw them up
now. By the way, we will reward you
handsomely, Mr.. Ludlow. You may de
pend ON Joe and me-"
''Tll take one-third as my price when
the claim is established" dryly.
you'll take-one thirdi'' his jaw fall
ing,
eyes. The finding of the deeds is but
a beginning. My work begins then. You
blacksmith boys could as easily set the
machinery Of English law in motion as
you could work steam engine by the
breath Of your mouth"
II suppose that's true"-stroking his
thin whislrers vaguely.
you'll find how true when you try to
work without me. You'll make the ven
ture, thenF'-picking up his lantern.
Eyes; will be here tomorrow night
Leonard got up, looking around him into
the damp shadows. 81 will not leave
this house until have dragged my luck
out of it. Other men kneel and pray to
Fortune, but / mean to take her by the
throat; hey, Ludlow
"By the throat, eh? To be sure--the
throat. Well I'm for some punch now:
win you conner MOI Tomorrow night,
then, we'll oust the Internal beggars. The
throat, ehg-with an approving nod and
chuckle.
''Just call them of, uncle, will your
Ben stumped on his wooden leg across
the kitchen for his spectacles and slip
of paper, then back again, turn about,
right face, into position behind the clean
skinned, roly-poly little girl who, with
herhands rolled up in her gingham apron,
was tip-toeing and clucking about before
the little plaster busts on the dresser, like
a fussy hen over her first nestful of white
eggs.
"Four Virgin Marys; ditto dogs with
basket; one Fellora; two Bacchuses; two
Doubtfuls. What's that, Winifred?"
Spoiled in the baking; they go in as
Doubtfuls. Seppy gets rid OF them as
Jupiters or George Washingtons, accord
!. ing as customers run. How had we
B better set them out, uncle? leonardo
. come in at that door"--snuffiing the
, can1les anxiously.
'rd advise a semy-circle, 80 as to give
e him the full view at wunst."
r 81 wish yol'd help"
''Kin II I'll be very keerful, Winny'
c quite in a glow of pleasure, pulling
himself up on his sound leg and rolling
l. up his sleeves before he began work
!. Their Pantheon quite filled the lower
it shelf Of the dresser, the dishes being
u piled on top to make way for the gods
aud heroes. A tallow candle was sci
n at either end to complete the effect
e Winny drew back, put her hands be
n hind her and her head deliberately OF
d one side. Suddenly she grew red as
, coal;
t. "You see that Don't deny it, Uncl
Q Ben. knew made the oven too hot
t That's scorch."
, Ben looked closely at the plaster ant
8 then at her, rubbing the wisp of gra.
d hair on his bald crown. Then he brok
o into laugh:
"All the better; that gives them loo
, Of age, that scorch does"
!" "Well, l did not think of that
4 thoughtfully,
"Well, did. never seen finer work
70 Of art than that entire row Of Virgi
Ia Marys. Take my judgment for it, II
5. older than you, Winifred,"
1t Il think they are we'll done"-with
of complaoent nod. Dear, dearl o'cloc
IA and Leonard not herel The mullins wi