The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

was natural ezDaEh, tLasgshRe, sAas EAs re-
turn af ny syisla Ezsa sAilsasaaa with a
fortune hrsagzs up tie sasssat OF the
mortgage.
"I shouldn't Be sazsgisaa If he lifted it
1t lass for me, saas AS father Tat even
ing. tive sst9a sste4 Asn ana he's never
given nae \ decided GEsUsg. He must be
sretty wsll AIRED Rew and I helped him
shea Aa vsaA say.D
And thls ehAAlan Scared co be shared BY
Ay fastAsE aaa the bays. Ny uaeie,s ar
f!eAl was licked ugaa as q saTt Of a
BONANZA e. the family, Il Was therefore
with greas exrtscsneat that we heard the
naTYs THAI 5sse Edwards was ersv5ag ID
strAagafa frosa tAs station and that they
were eoaatez to Squire sAnsaeaTs. This
nsaesze Uas bEoGzht BY tho srnsl boy on
the shaggy whats FeaSsyho eAseisA tho let
terra from tho stsssa to our peSteaaoe and
wha AAd eiaaaA as tAiA BIT ef gossip when
the uaIi tEn4n ocSna Ia Ana had outztsipDed
Gaka E4iTa-4a' tam, whiah was certainly
noro aoted far strength than speed.
Father and tia eoys had hired neigh
Dor 20 60 ca with the haying, and had
dressed tseiaselres IN their best, mother
had on her gray satin win pink ribbon
in her cap and we girls had maids our
selves just too fine fer anything. At last
the team appeared; black horses and
square, oilslI3n covered coach. 4 TIL man,
tawny and bearded, leapod from the seat
AID cane up the veranda steps, WHARF all
the family were ranged 20 meet him. He
shook hands With father, kissed mother
and then turned to us girls.
Floss was the beauty Of the family and
was first presented fo- kiss, than Peggy
and last OF all rayzslf, though was older
than Peggy. But WIS plain and quiet.
Three f2a gals" said ny uncle Kit,
and yer boys seem kind Of hearty, too,
but L must Be- hard work toiiing and
sweating On this rocky soil wish you
was ell IN Cal3orny." Then he paused.
4 have friend, Noah Bcoadhead, in the
carriage. I would Like to introduce you to
him, Brother VIII, and If you can give
him . bita and sup and accommodate
him and me with beds for one night-weu,
I'll be grsteiUl'--
Certainly, oerssialy,' cried my mother
AK him IN and introduce him"
= gentleman dressed IN spick and span
new clothes, clean shaver and really nice
looking was led up by Uncle Kit, and in
troduced ali around Is his friend, Noah
Broadheod.
I thought had seen his face before, as
there was something very familiar in the
expression OF bis eyes-but could not re-
member where, At the time it occurred TO
me that it might have been IN meeting or
at Harristown.
However we made very merry party.
had been 50 often teased and quizzed about
my "softness" that it was quite relief
when the mortgage, Uncle Kit and dinner
took up all thought and conversation But
after dinner 1 had a somewhat trying or
deal to go through.
The fact Of it was Uncle IAt made q
speech Z see, Brother VIII" he said,
that, after all. you are much better of
than / au2- Sensation, as they say IN the
lewspapers.} You've a fine farm and a
fine family
And fine mortgese, - said my father
under his breat5, but Uncle Kit didn {
hear him.
As for me- went On Uncle Kit, I'm
not 40 rich IS I would ike to be. am not
even so rich Is you are" There was a
braaJhleSs pause here,
4 an bound TO say that fit hadn't been
for ! member Of this family l should never
have learned how rich you are. -
Ny father started, flushed and grew al
most angry; he thought he was being
quizZed.
Hold on till I've finished, Will, d." went
onm yuncle. Yesterday morning thought
l was twice As rich Is you are, and II Is
through a member Of your family, I repeat,
that I learned vlY mistake"
Who could it be taGs had told Unole Kit
that we were rina2 Every one looked at
the other. Ny fA14er evt4eatfy was much
perturbed. ar. Eesh Broadhsad's face
wore kind Of amused smile; whether he
was secretly laughing CT my uncle or at
nv fatker, or was am asa3 at being taken
50 suddealy into family conEdzaces did
not know
"a member Of this family yesterday ad-
rnitted a tramp into this house" went on
the speaker.
1T must have been that Sally" whis-
pered pretty Floss and Peggy, and all eyes
Immediately were liked on me.
The lamp VS. ted and rested. and be
fore goi1- away . stocking believe it
was q stocking. NoGb-7FGs produced and
certain dimes, c 4areers and fifty cent pieces
counted ont and gwen 10 this worthless
vazabond."
Mother looked reprOachfully at me.
dare not look az father; the two boys seem
ed PUZZLED Had my foolish generosity to
the tramp conveyed the notion Is my uncle
that we were too well off to need ms assist
snce? The idea seemed absurd, impessi-
Die,
That tramp" went Gu my uncle, was
an old mate Of u7ine. and Uut for this money
would not have met me at Harristowu AMI
offered me the chance ot making big tort
une out Of ysur farm"
You're welcome to do that, Kit, said my
father, dirty, II only you Il give me halt
of l.
THAT tramp" continued Uncle Kit,
showed me the finest specimen OF uarga-
nese that I had ever seer-and I understand
from him that he found it n your pasture.
Brother. you wrote to me asking me 70 lift
your mortgage. caa { Go that, but you ve
got a daughter in your house who i good
enough % make the heaviest mortgage in
the world Lighter than feather II tell
you what l wall do. l VIII take shares
enough in your mangsnese mine TO lift all
the mort SnEes in the vfh1se.'
Ny father hooked stuPeted for a mo-
nent, nay mot hest. reCaS him and 5lushed
for sheer Joy. Even the boys seemed tC
wal1er Up 60 tie good news, and was IoT
q moment eyed with Admiration by all
So I didn't get very nCca ceased after al
about entertaining that tramp Mr.. Noah
Brsadhead VITO professed to be chemist,
examined the Manganese deposit down IN
our pasture that very dsy and pronounced
IL one Of the richest II our part Of thu
world
We still live on the old f2rra, but we
hear no more Of mortgages, and II was only
Yesterday that Floss said 10 nae, oh, sal