The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

two SEQ bills. and he went on in n
shnky, feeble hand TO explain that the
reason he was carrying II was because
he couldn't trust the banks; and then
another girl. who tod uhcn; an ali.
Hator-xkin poke book containing II
latchkey and time PASS over he Gin.
cinnati. Jackson d MHckinac r0a.;
When l showed thAtt Uncle Mac nf:-r-
ward he said that road Was = regular
joke. because it didn't run to any ofihr
places mentioned IN its name. aud he
just shouted over the pass. because
lit had expired September 10, 1877. But
it wasn't funny to the. thought the q
girl must be in . sad way to be hang.
ing on to an expired pass over a road
like that for three whole years. Be-
sides. she mentioned in postscript
that there was fve-dollar bill in her
purse. w.
II got awfuily worked up over those
letters. Then. suddenly, l had n bril-
liant idea. just made up my mind 10
wait a week and then. II no one cln med
that $50. to send for all those forlorn
people and pay hem whit they had Lost
out Of what ! had found. didn't dare
tell Uncle Mac the scheme until the
week had passed and ! had really writ
ten notifying them al: to lie ut his Of
flee at ten O'Clock this morning Then
just gave him the news all in one
piece. / don't believe in breaking
things. especially when you've set your
heart on doing them. Oh. he thought
I wus crazy. OF course. and wished bed
answered my adj himself and claimed
the money. Said he could have done
1t through some one else NO would
never have suspected, and then could
have kept the money for me Unit. this
ft of sentimental foolishness had
passed off-and all that sort of talk.
But the end of II was lint he took
. chair over by the window in his Of
flee and lie, me have things all my own
way with the people ! had sent for.
; They all came, mind you. and OF all
the surpriscd-Iooking beings. f:uch
one was expecting TO find the dentica:
purse he had lost. and at first every
one looked suspicious Of everyone else.
They couldn't seem 10 grasp the situa-
ton.
II had the money. all changed into
the right amounts and lying in Tempt
ing little heaps on Uncle Macs desk.
First ! made a little speech and then
! served god and silver refreshments.
It took every cent Of the money. and
l had to put in n dollar besides. SO
there goes our gum. Georgia: hut you
wouldn't grudge il il yom'i heen there.
Such larkx! I never felt 70 mnch like
ben~tlceni fairy in my life. Oh. dear
fun! Vant!tvilIes are nuwherr--and.
say. the man who lost the pawn ticket
will never get over his grudc- against
me because l couldn't give that back.
He thinks I've :ost him fortune! i;ut
the rest were more than sweet. Girls,
I've been blessed and Rugged. and the
old man with the TWO SEQ gold pieces
sctuafly kissed my hand. Think ofthni
will you? And the woman with the
sister in the hospital was 70 happy!
And cried. Me crying-can ron see
tt7 And Uncle Mac needn't pretend
he want wiping his own eyes. either:
But when they were gone he squared
around ut me. stern a. stern, snd said,
in . disguxtsd way:
"'W~ll. Of all the girly-girly per.
formnnc~s!'
II looked straight back ~ him and
Just said: How would you have girl.
Uncle Mac. II not girly? Do you want
me manny?' And honest fact, he
didn't know single thing what to
say."-Chicago Daily Record.