The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-07


n as ihohgh 70 especially concerned
40 IiclqFen losSed as u he expeotedsI
ngf,s noSs6 reply.
! 7SHe's srblecgcd 10 seil--the fellow
I war tgildn' 70 In the sto' when YOU
was Mar yistiddV" he continued
presently u Kin git IL fer 1900
cash. It's with easy.a time aud half
that; easy"
Mrs Stcrritt continued hgr knitting
In silence, never once looking up.
The Indications she knew. were
ominous
I've rot say, $1,000 Of that My
credit Is good, but not good enough
Martha"
Wesley looked closely At her face.
She fumblcd a bit az her knitting
n cast be burned out again. !
must try ,umcthing else must fail
! must put that lot In 20 name
lie explained the scheme In detail.
She listened without comment until
he had finished Then she folded up
the knitting aud said quietly;
That's stealth won't"
Wcslcy's face crimsoned lie was
equally amazed and angry. She ~.
tonishcd him further before he could
find words for his wrath by asking
stcrnly;
"Is what they say about them fires
o your'n n fact, Wesley
lie answered with an oath. His
face was pale now aud his fists were
clenched lie controlled hi msclf with
an effort aud then said slowly:
IN you won't, she Will I'll put the
lot In Dory Turner's name, an you
Glad enough she'd DO. Now, Miss
Righteous, will the lot be- In yo'
name or hcr'n2"
lie saw her flush AZ the mention Of
Dora Turner's name Her head aud
shoulders dropped for an instant a.
though she had been da1,d by blow
lie had thought IL useless to say a.
much as be had intended TO say. No
confident was h. that she would sub
nit lie asked trlumphantly;
"No name or Dory Turner's
milne. shc answered
Shg obcycd implicitly after that
signing papers a. hc directed Tho
fraud was contaminated. Outraged
creditors attacked the title, but IN.
successfully The deed was good.
Wesley storrltt owned property In his
wifc's namc. worth more than $50
900 lie calculated that all things
considered, he had done we'll In bust.
ness. lie hat only 10 sell the lot
after while and begin again, proba.
bly, In Nashville or Louisville, with d
cash capital which II would have
taken years 10 acquire In legitimate
business. Meanwhile the house was
filled with boardcrs, the property
was paying good interest lie could
afford TO walt, 10 look about lcisurcly
for n purchaser aud for an oppor.
tunity TO locate elsewhere. lie went
home with his wife from the court
house on the day OF the Anal decision.
us II all ovcr?' she asked
.All over ho said, The property
is,nine. It's paid Tor. too"
lie laughed ut hl, own wit. and
laughed az her puzzled, curious cN'
| preston.
IAN over" she repeated thought.
fully.
MAY ask" he grlnncd. as the
new idea occurred 10 him, "whnt You
propose 10 do with go propcrty?"
YES she said quietly, n pcrposo
to keep H. Wesley"
You're comm ont" he said, In
mock encouragement, noting the apt.
ness with which she matched his
grim humor, AN what, may ask,
do YOU propose to do with mc?"
"Nou must git out Wesley"
when"
To-day Yes, III keep the place
I'll pay back what you stole an keep
the place"
Then the suspicion, aud instantly
tho certainty, got into Wesley stcr-
rltts head that the woman was In
earnest that she was crazy and
would do exactly what shs said Cold
Precipitation came out In beads upon
his face. lie pleaded as no never
pleaded before. Mrs. Stcrritt was la.
cxorablc. and answered simply.
You must go, Wesley"
"Alnt my credit good for board
MARTHA
"Mobbc with Dnry Turner
There was no answer for that. lie
looked to see that the window cur.
tains shut OIL the view from tho out.
side, and then got upon his knees
MARTHA" he whlned, martha -"
Wesley" she said deeisivcly. you
must go now 40 right away"
That was ten or twelve years ago.
Mrs. Stcrritt still keeps the boarding
house She has paid on what Wesley
stole, every cent Of II, with interest,
Al long intervals there reappears Ia
Atlanta a homeless sot the meeScsi
OF men, who goes thers aud asks fol
Mrs. Stcrrltt She gives him mea
In tho kitchen, aud says when he ha,
finished H.
You must 90 now, Wesley"