The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-09


seen. Really
Mr.. Shand bowed frife coldly. as
| if he had his own value for cffusive-
ness. No you have not troubled us
much with your claim on the estate
Still. I'm glad 10 be able To tell you
that there seems ut last Il chance of
settlement with the opposing side. In
| that case-"
Il knew it. Sir | knew it would
come home TO Them sooner or later.
| Everything comes To him who waits.
Why l remember poor old Uncle IIor,
ace saying TO me. when took my little
| girl down to see him
All yes. yes. Great pity your Uncle
| Horace left his affairs SO involved! |
presume of course. | am speaking to
Horace PcttiGrcw Bcamish, born
att
| He tlickcred over bundle of yellow
documents.
Born at Clarevillc in 1SiS. 1 hold
the parish certificate, in ease. Fore
warned is. forearmcd. o, it's me. sir.
undoubtedly. l was named after my
uncle: and | named my girl after his
| favoritc sister-Bessic. You see
Il do fully. l simply wished TO
verify the various claimants.
wouldn't put too much store on the
results. Mr. Beamish. The property
| has lain under Il cart-brcaking mort
gage. as you know; and the ultimate
realization may not split up into more
than 500 bill. One moment, though.
| Il
thing in naming your child so. and
taking her down. as you say. Bessie.
Ecssic! Let me sce!'
Really Mr.. Bcamish rubbed his
hands. Yes, l fancicd | might he de-
stroying two fcathered bipeds with one
missile as you legal gentry put it. Iia,
| ha. UOw-er-what--''
All just 50. Erratic TO the last
your uncle. sir. Those mining shares:
here we are. They are worth now,
with accumulated dividends something
| like 100000. and the will has been
found in an old boot. Half of them
have been willcd to Bessie Ada. daugh-
ter of Horace Pcttigrew. and the re-
naindcr to the servant who nursed
him before it was known he was likely
TO dic-as he says. ! must congratu-
late you. after all, sir
The servant. Thc-thc scheminc
hussy. You don't He sat still.
staring hard Ht nothing. Possibly lie
was trying to think out some axiom
to fit the maddcning occasion. "Why.
half To my Bessie. 1t can't be" He
got up. That girl. sir-that girl has
run away with q good for nothing
actor fellow. Have no power
I'VE can't alter the mans will sir.
There it is in black and white. If you
will give me your daughters address
III write to her Tomorrow"
And. as a man in n dream. Mr.. Beam
iSh wrote it down. shook hands Imply.
and sat down to wipe his forehead.
"Gracous!" he whispered. bessie
| that fcllow-S10.OOO, And here l.
He'll write tomorrow. Then I'll write
tonight"
The inspiration of a lifetime! Ten
minutes later he was tearing out to
mail letter addressed to Gordon
Lowell Esq. 1t contained a $50 note
and those few hurried words:
Dear Boy: I trust you did not in
tend to take me mt my hasty word.
Allow me to break through my prin-
ciples for once. Any time will 90. |
hope I'm just. Live and let live is
one of my notices you did not stay to
hear
TO wipe his forehead again and to
dream dream dream.
II was Il curious coincidence that he
went on dreaming for just a month.
and that the two letters should arrive
by the same mail. At last. One.
stamped Shand 4 PascOc. Attorneys
10 say that all was settled, and one
from Lowell to say that he had got the
| $4,000, and was bringing it around IN
Il bag for safety.
| Naturally he opened the former first.
Dear Sir: We know nothing of the
circumstances. and cannot understand
| to what your letter refers. Your uncle,
Horace Bcamish. died intcstatc. For
lack of funds. apparently. the claim
was abandoned some years ago. We
do not advise you 20 reopen it. Yours
obcdicntly. "a. SH HAND.
With n namelesS pang. that twitchcd
his fingers, he opened the second en-
vclOpc.
Dear Mr.. Bcamish: I return. with
deepest thanks. the $50 you so kindly
sent me- Perhaps in the future you
may not have so poor an opinion of my
| powers of acting. Yours apOlogeti-
cally, GORDON LONELL.'
st. Louis Star.
Partly For Ornament,