The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05

stiff, and she wouldn't I backed her, and
she married a right good sort of a man from
EaSt-a shCe-drummer.
And for that the old ruffian turned you
adrift?' ,E TgFT
mo. Not exactly that took my traps
called him thief and walked off, He thinks
II think he's going to keep our property; but
I don't No more does my brother-in-law
My brother-in-law is a Yankee. Between US
we can make that old granduncle cough up.
But why don't you go to your sister
who? I? Why, they've only got thirty dol
lars week to live 1 wrote and told them
had a fine job in Chicago. They believe it
all right. When I'm fairly in the swim, and
twenty-one, then We three go for that old
relation of ours
H meantime be sits back and spends
your money!"
"Oh, that's all right. He doesn't know
what's become of me- don't you see? That's
the beauty of it-keeps him guessing. When
you're stealing and don't know how long it
will be before you're nabbed, it isn't much
fun
All this time Samuel had not told me either
the name of the town he came from or his
own surname 1t was then, in fact, that 1
got myself into the habit of calling him, to
myself, that boy Samuel I could see
plausible and honest reason for his conceal
lment. Still 1 was not thoroughly convinced
that Samuel was strictly accurate in all these
statements, which he might easily have Dor
lrOwed from popular melodrama. Now comes
the story of how 1 found the proof of his
veracty.
L had offered him little money, which he
refused and some refreshments which he
also refused, and he had said good might and
walked out of the hotel door, inviting me, if
convenient, to drop in on him next week at
the freight yard, where 1 was to enquire for
Samuel Waters-not his true name he told
me. AS l turned back to go to the elevator,
noticed a grizzly bearded man chewing the
end of an unlit cigar and watching me. Why
ne was matching me had no idea, and
therefore I tempted to find out. So 1
walked towards the stranger with a smile
which 1 designed to invite conversation. AS
it turned out, the grizzlyb beard was af-
fable as [ could desire.
know that yOungster?" he asked me.
Well, / said Il do and 1 don't"
I Same here" said the grizzly beard, chew
ing his cigar meditatively. Il used towel,
it beats ali how ungrateful youngsters are
never even recognized me-been staring at
him and you this last half hour. Didn't L
used to teach that boy to play checkers back
in Skyattee? Haven't seen his father this
eight years. since moved over to Rockford.
Oh, yes, the boy has grown a good DEAL but
knew him the moment him.
of course you know his father is dead?'
''Dead?" the gray-beard exclaimed in gen
uine horror. You don't say Myron K
Cover is dead?'
Il don't know I said 'srhis boy tells me
his name is Samuel Isrthat 7right?"
| His name is Sarhuei Cover sure as you're
born. And,I suppose now he'sctup here blow
ms in all his money! eh?''
Not much L said. And then 1 went on
uel from Samuel himself.
well, now, said this. providentially ar
rived witness to Samuels truth IF that
isn't the meanest thing I've heard yet on old
Bella Hubbard-an0 we used to call him old
Beelzebub out there, too. Yes, sir, Myron K
Cover married old Beelzebubs niece and we
used to say if it hadn't been for her goodness
the other Beelzebub would come and fy awav
with that old twin brother of his Now look
here young mamie marched me up to the
clerks desk ard turned the register about
that's my name right there. I'm a State
Senator and no family to spend it on Now
you tell me where 1 lay my hands on
poor little Sam Cover this night and I'm
your friend to the full extent of my power
and pull
Not being able to earn the Senator's graft
tude in this particular way l did what I
could by directing him to enquire for Samuel
Waters at the freight yards. Then | gave
him my card with a New York address and
asked him to give it to Standardization 7 now,
know he did.
! That ends the story proper. But there is
a sequel.
! Samuel called me in New York a year
after | had met him in Chicago
/ I'm working hard at the drawing now"
| he said. I've got all the Senator's bank ac-
! count at my back, Sc Lean afford to study
art Ihats my serious occupation. NV
amusement is to scare the granduncle He
doesn't know where | am. l get letters
mailed to him from all parts of the world.
One ought to have left Sydney, Australia.
day before yesterday. When I'm twenty-one
then sister, and my drummer brother-in-law.
and the Senator and begin legal proceedings
to make the granduncle give an account of
the property
And after that, what Go you expect to do ?"
| asked.
Well, there the Senator and 1 differ 1
look forward to paying him back; he saws
mes going to make me his principal heir He
hasn't got a chick or child of his own
but In any case you stick to the drawing?"