The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-12-18

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Yes. thank you" he answered. com
posedly. although the color went ont of
his face. But it left me feeling lit
tie faint. and l came for a glass of
water can get il myself; don't
wait. You will bc wanted"
You look pale. I'll get it, she al.
swered. She poured some water from
Il pitcher OH side table. He took II
and lifted the glass to his lips AS he
did so she stepped carelessly n few
PAGES toward the window. near which
he had set down his valise as she EN-.
tered. She picked the valisc up,
opened it. and looked in. He saw her,
and throwing the glass down with
crash and an oath, sprang toward her
She was too quick for him. and before
he could snatch mt the valise in the
depths of which cleaned the precious
silver she had flung it far through the
window. He could not leap after it,
There was sunken cellar door below,
with descending steps and brick
pavement which would have made the
attempt dangerous.
I'm your cousin he said. sullenly.
after pause. Don't call. You don't
want scandal Keep quiet and I'll
go But it won't he safe for you if
you call"
Iizzy was thinking fast; the threat
decided her
81 don't believe you're my cousin.
cried Il don't know who you are!
You're a strange man" 500.
He ran then. She followed. but was
only i'm time to see him spring into the
photographers buggy that stood ut the
gate and drive furiously away. She
saw that he had escaped. and went
slowly round the house for the silver.
feeling very queer and weak Then
she came to the porch with the valiSe
i'm her hand and told her story. They
were sill wondering and eXclaiming
when. hardly fifteen minutes later.
carriage came i'm sight, and behind it
and fastened to it with n rope. was
the buggy of the pilot ographer. Three
men alighted and hurried to the house.
1t was all explained very quickly.
The thief, who was not Luke, but n
young man of about his cOloring and
build, had Travelled with the real Luke
and had drawn from him sufficient in
formation concerning family treasures
and family affairs to suggest the
scheme which had so nearly succeeded.
At n junction where it was necessary
to change cars he had given Luke false
information, leading him to take the
wrong train and he carried to remote
village. Luke had. however, taken n
special excursion train which CHANGED
to run that morning. In riding up
from the station with farmer he
had encountered the thief driving the
photographers buggy. The farmer
had recognized this, and Luke had rec
ognized the stranger who had misled
him and then disappeared Suspect
ing mischief. they had stopped him,
and when his answers proved unSatis-
factory had forced him to return with
them. He Lad tried on the way to es
cape. and they had bound his wrists
securely with q scarf and now held
him bctwce" tn IN, a very crcstfallen
rascal Indeed.
to the real Luke and asked You say
you're Luke Trent, do YOU
Yes" answered the young fellow.
but you won't find me so fond of my
relatives as to carry off their silver for
a souvenir. Grau'ther Popp.'
The old man chuckled. That's all
right But I want to know your moth
er's maiden name and the ages Of all
your family and a few other things be-
fore | turn YOU loose among my spoons
ana my granddartcrs.'
Il should say one Of your grand
daughters was quite capable Of taking
care Of herself and the spoons too"
Luke answered. smiling with shy adj
mirItion at Kizzy.
THAT'S lo,' assented gran'ther.
"Ttizzy. you've done well! You keep
that silver for your own You've
earned it,
But there was something Kizzy
wanted more than silver 20 gran
Their" she burst out. Don't give me
anything if YOU want to please Inc.
Let me give something away I've got
already. My harp. oh, my harp.
Joclla likes it and she can play, but
do hate 10 so.'
How gran'ther. whose brows looked
stormy. might have answered II COu-
sin Luke, who saw the harp standing
just within the parlor. had not quickly
brought 81 out TO Joclla. will never be
known But that is what Luke did.
saying with q mlschievous look as he
did so: play. cousin. play There's
Music in the Air
So Joclla played. md played her
best The green vines waved above
her head and her soft cheeks were
| flushed with excitement as she touched
the strings Grantber looked and lis
tened
faint bad" he said, shortly. when
She had finished lie added "But if
/ Joclly's to have her Aunt Keziahs
/ harp instead o. Kizzy. it's so much the
more reason for Kizzy havin' the bowl
am pitcher Things ought to be di-
/ vidcd fur
And that is how it happened that on
Deacon Pops hundrcdth birthday,
when the guests arrived and filed the
old homestead TO overlooking with
fricdlmcss and Joy &c was Joclla who
entertained them with the "Blupbcllg