The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-11

~ ue tndt AneJ might nave
found it out, too"
Shouldn't have married." he
snapped. 1--WE no sympathy with act
ors, and less still for people who en-
courage theml While you're wasting
sovereign at the theater, you might
be doubling it at homel"
II really did seem as if Mr.. Beam
ish's pet theory that money makes
money" was to be emphasized once
more for the benefit Of his friends.
That very next evening the msid-who
had never had a chance TO test the
theory herself-tapped, with card
bearing name that made Mr.. Beam
ish stare.
Such a gentlemanl-witha cab, sir.
and silk hat and snowy beardl" she
ventured. Il said you were in the IL
brary, Mr.. Beamish, sir"
Its Mr.. Shandt This way, sir; this
way" cried Mr.. Beamish, excitedly.
Really. an unexpected pleasure! The
lawyer whose name I've heard so often,
but whom I've never scent Really"
Say solicitor, my dear sir" Mr..
%eA0A-1 DOE[A . AAAAAE EDAAAEa a. II A4L
had his own value for effusiveness.
''No; you have not troubled us much
with your claim on the estate. Still.
I'm glad to be able TO tell you that
there seems at last a chance of settle
ment with the opposing side In that
case"
Il knew it, sir! knew it would
L.
Everything comes TO him who waits
Why. remember poor old Uncle Hor-
ace saying TO me. when took my lit
tie girl down to see him"
-Ah, yes. yesi Great pity your Uncle
Horace left his affairs so Involved 1
presume. Of course. am speaking to
Horace Pettigrew Beamish. born at
He fiicked over a bundle of yellow
documents
Born at Fayerkham in 1s4s2 hold
the parish certificate, in case. Pore
warned is forearmed. Oh. it's me, sir.
undoubtedly, was named after uncle.
and named my girl after his fsvorite
sixteT-Bexsie. You see
Il do fully simply wished 10 verify
AAE NaAAbls N1llAll : DlL
too much store on the results. Mr.
Beamish- TIE property has lain under
a heartbreaking mortgage. as you
know; and the ultimate realization
may not split up into more than 20
note One moment. thought BESSIE.
All. possibly you did smart thing in
naming your child so. and taking her
down. as you say. Bessie, Bessie Let
me see!"
Really" Mr. Beamixh rubbed his
hands Yes; fancied 1 might be de-
stroying two fsathered bipeds with
one missile as yOu legal gentry put
it. Ha. hal How-er-what-"
@Ah, Just sol Erratic TO the last
your uncle. sir. Those mining shares:
here we are. They are worth now.
with accumulated dividends. something
like E4.e0O; and the will has been
found in an old jaekboot- Half Of
them are willed to Bessie Ada, dauxh-
ter Of Horace Pettigrew. and the re-
mainder to the servant who nurEed him
before it wss known he was likely to
die-ss he says. 1 must congratulate
You. after all. sir"
The servsnti The-the scheming
husSy, You don't" He sat very still.
staring hard at nothing. Possibly he
was trying to think out some axiom
TO fit the maddening occasion. why,
half 10 my Bessie. 1t can't bel- He
got up. That girl. sir-that girl has
run away with goOd-for-nothing ae-
tor fellow Have I no power"
I'VE can't alter the mans viii. sir.
There it is in black and white. II you
viii give me your daughters address,
I'll write 10 her Tomorrow
And. as man in dream. Mr.. Beam
ish wrote it down. shook hands Imply,
and sat down TO wipe his forehead.
''GraciouS." be whispered. Bessie
that fellow-s2.OOOl And here +
He'll write tomorrow! Then I'll write
tonight
The inspiration Of lifetime, Ten
minutes later he was tearing out to
post letter addressed to Gordon Low
ell. Esq. 1t contained 6 10 note, and
these few hurried words:
Dear Boy: 1 trust you did not in
tend TO take me at my haxty word.
Allow me to break through my prin-
eiples for once. Any time will do. I
hope I'm Just. Live and let live is
one of my notices you did not stay
TO hear"
1t was posted Then he went back,
TO wipe his forehead again and TO
dream. dream dream.
II was a curious coincidence that he
went on dreaming for Just a month,
and that the two letters should arrive
by the same post AT last! One.
stamped "Shand & Pzseoe. Solicitors
TO ssy that all was settled: and one
from Lowell, to say that he had got the
s2.OOO. and was bringing it round in
a bag for safety.
Naturally. he opened the former first.
s'Dssr Strive know rothirx OF the cir
.umStsncs<. and cannot understand 10 What
your letter refers Your uncle. Horace
Rssmt<h. died irtsxtats. For lack Of funds
apparently. the claim was abandoned sopns
years aSo. We do rot advise you TO re-
open IL Yours ohsdisntly.
a sHAND.-
With nsmeless pang, that twitched
his fingers, he opened the second en-
velope: