Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

Ana blue eyed innocent added. Il
should just use that money for adver-
Using every day in every paper until
there wasn't cent left
Meta purSed her lips. We'll. I'm
taking Uncle Macs advice about this"
She said. He says TO study the papers
a day or two ana see if the loser adj
vertises. Then, after that, lie says TO
advertise: 'Found-Sum Of money, at
such place, at such a time Not a
word 10 give false claimant any help
in Identifying the bills, you see. But
he doesn't think III ever find the OWN
er, and, say, girls. if he shouldn't turn
up, what DO you say 10 a lake trip to-
gether or some kind of a regular spree
with this money!
u couldn't enjoy it," said the right
eouS Lillian.
Not unless you gave half TO hos
pital, amended another.
"Oh, don't know" dissented Geor-
gia. Il think my conscience would
take in trip to Macllinac"
Good for youw replied Meta, as she
rolled up her wealth and put on her
hat. We'll spend it all for gum if
we want to, Georgia, and we won't
treat them. either-see if we dor
They didn't see her again for three
weeks, and then she came flying in TO
luncheon at Lilian's with look in her
eyes as if she'd just fallen heir to
million in gold
'I've had the loveliest experience in
the world"' she announced You re-
member that money l found? Well,
waited n few days, as Uncle Mac said.
and no one advertised the loss; so put
one in myself. Told them to address
Y, the newspaper office. you know
the way they do. Next morning l
went down to get the returns. There
Were nine answers. and of all the pa
thetic things, Not one of the people
who wrote lad lost their money on the
day or at the place found mine, but
they We're just rs hopeful. for al that,
and they actually made me feel re-
Sponsible for their losses.
First there was man who had
dropped small. fat black book. with
& pawn ticket, laundry bill and two
So bills in it. And distressed over it.
You'd think he'd lost gold mine. And
he was SO sure twas his money I'd
found-poor fellow. Then Il woman
poured out whole sheetful of her
heart and drew picture of the purse
she'd lost and told me how the money
in it belonged to her sister. who was in
the hospital and who needed it dread
fully, and how I'd be blessed forever
if | only restored it, Next there was
an old man who had dropped two $40
bills. and he went on in Shaky, feeble
hand to explain that the reason he
was carrying it was because be
couldn't trust the banks; and then
another girl. who told about an alligat-
or skin pocketbOok containing latch
key and a time pass over the Cincinna-
ii, Jackson and Mackinac road. When
/ showed that TO Uncle Mae afterward
he said that road was a regular joke,
because II didn't run TO any of the
places mentioned in its name, and he
just shouted over the pass because it
had expired Sept. so, 1897. But II
wasn't funny 10 me. ! thought the girl
must be in a sad way TO be hanging on
for three whole years. Besides, she
mentioned in a postscript that there
was a 50 bill in her purse.
u got awfully worked up over these
letters. Then. suddenly, had a bril-
liant idea | just made up my mind to
wait week and then, if no one claim
ed that $50. to send for all those forlorn
people and pay them what they had
lost out of what | had found. | didn't
dare tell Uncle Mac the scheme until
the week had passed and had really
written notifying them all to be nj his
office at 10 o'clock this morning. Th"n
l just gave him the news All in one
piece don't believe in breaking
things. especially when you ve set your
heart 81 doing them.
oh hc thought ! was crazy of
course. anal wished he'd answered my
al himself and claimed the money.
Said ~ could have done it through
some one ylse So | would never have
suspected. and then could have kept
the money for me until this fit of
sentimental foolishness had passed off
and al that sort Of talk But tie end
Of it was that he took chair over %
the window in his office and let me
have things al my own way with the
people | had sent for They all came.
mind you. and of all the surprised look
ing beings. Each one was expecting
TO find the identical purse he had lost,
and at first every one looked suspicious
of every one else. They couldn't seem
to grasp the situation.
II had the money all changed into
the right amounts and lying In tempt
ing little heaps on Uncle Macs desk.
First | madc "A little speech and then
served gold and silver Refreshments.
1t took every cent of the money, and
! had to put in q dollar besides. so
there goes our gum. Georgia But you
wouldn't grudge it II you'd been there
Such larks never felt 50 much like a
beneficcnt fairy in my life. Oh. dear.
fun, Vau1eyilles are nowhere. And