Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
BY JENNIE E. SARGENT

UP u nne pitch of right
eous Indignation, but if old Henry o,,
den' three days in his grave co,,i1
have heard the comments which e.,
lowed the reading of his will bo ,.o,,I.,
probably have chuckled just as he had
done in bygone days when his noi~,,
pors had discussed his domestic or
business affairs.
Ihe VIII was marvel of simnI;o,+,.
and Judge Barrow declared +I,o4
court on earth would set if osfda
eitleieSS the women who loved
Lucy Leyuen for her gentle disposition
ana kindly heart openly grieved. Tbo
men who had admired John U-u
IoushOy S brave struggle against bo,,.r
ouuS SWore at the deceased roundIy
Tor stubborn meddler with r,te
Even Miss Polly Fowler. who had
taught them both at the lttIe rod
schoolhouse. had been heard to rerorl
III tone not wholly devoid of feor ~
ner own 'brashness" that. while she
uluht wish anybody bad luck sbo
Shoulunt shed tears if she heard Hen.
" Leyden had met his ''come.unnonoo,
in the next world.
But the fact remained that tho doo1
man had bequeathed his stool, :, tIo
Decatur and Leydenville road 70 ~
nephew Ben Morris; his stock in the |
Leydenville bank to a distant homo |
1or cripples (Henry Leyden had beon
aullcted from birth with clubfoo+
anu AFTER few scattered beouests to
uIStaut relatives, t. Lucy he had left
OILY the Old homesl ad and all nor
sonaI property found thereon at tbo
time Of his death
us at least assured Lucy and bor
mother the same refuge that had hoo,
open 10 them ten years before. whom
george Leyden went the way of nrod-
lgaI sons, leaving the two women +o
lEe mercies of his crotcbetv brt
wealthy brother But the income I'm
had supported the homestead died viii
IlS owner and the question of now if
was 10 be kept up agitated all Levdon-
vile. 10y "eii-
Lucy and John Wnloughby had been
engaged for four years, but the cirl's {
uncle mad stood firmly against the mar. t
rage. John had mother and two S
eisterS dependent upon him. He couId r
not add TO this burden, and the sbrewd V
oanAer proposed to adopt no nephew. t
lnIaw. however worthy the young man u
might be. 'ii''iI =
Inc TWO young people did not at d
tempt 10 veil their disappointment. but Il
tuey had more serious matters on G.
Aahd. The handsome house. tucked
IN the rapidly growing business sec. t7
tioh OF the town, yielded not cent of Il
income. Mrs. Leyden was ono Of tbo II
Jiinsilg' dependent sort of women. and I
Lucy knew that she must face tho di
problem alone. kl
John suggested that they sell the di
place and, taking small cottage live bl
Oh the income Of a safe. conservative 81
investment of the balance. But Iucv al
protested against the sacrilege. Sba JC
anew that 1t was her uncle's wish that 10
sue should continue to occupy the old Oh
house. 80 OiN vi
Lucy thought they might take room
ers and boarders, but John pictured
'ue pert young clerks from the freight
VI, oIuces or the dapper youths from the ne ne
hoSloh stOor' waited upon by his u
Lucy and the plan died a violent =
ueath. 1t was Mrs. Leyden-limn cIO
pllegmatic Mrs. Leyden-who finally Jul
solved the problem. no
lou amt thought of the library VI
Lucy. You remember how your Uncle on'
iehry always talked about it. He had -. -.
Deeh years collecting those old books M
LOIS OF them go as far back as the oee
revolution, and some Of the oldest % %9u'
were printed in England before there W W
was any America. Don't you remem-
'ef now he used to walk up and down -'Ca 90
uis room and shake his head at the 9.
'ooAs' saying, Emmy, there's thou -
ands In this room, thOusandsp I ..
NOW he paid ridiculous prices for tbo
one OF them. Maybe there's others -
5 daify about old books as he was" ,.'r,
Iohhs face frightened, and he took 1,iat
oth Of Lucy's hands in his. Ia Ia
mats 1t. Lucy. Wen have a buyer 49,.
Oine up from the city and look them hod M
nd Won 80 ,''''y De Iortune III tnem' Bits
lusty old things"
Lucy did not answer at once. There Go
aS strong strain of sentiment in mall
81 nature, and she loved especially and
us old library where her uncle had tbo
Navort,.',9 80 u"y . med
SeVertheless that night she indted No II
'etlcr to a noted collector in Boston rove
W TWO days later received a note stat. ,,o.o
= mat Mr.. Henry Leyden's library 81,
as famous enough to warrant his no.
'Inuihg \, a representative to Leyden- coon
NE His buyer would arrive the fol- Gors
wing morning. norS no
And that IS Illoy
uyy was sitting up" with Mrs. Hen siol,,
ver. Jotr - og' "no nau typholc insti
ueh another neighbor would take up
e task.
Id Ino-. -e ure pen rang something juris
ram, 80 - was her nome ana she trict