The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
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HEKkS 'MOKlEL Dry

of wild flowers to tourists. who passed
through the town or engaging in any
other such little scheme for becoming
millonaires, Mark was simply mot in
it,"
What do you want us to do with
the money. ell. Mark? Ping.pong set,
broncho canoe? out with it. What
game are you up to-"
Well" began Mark. rather reluc-
family. and casting a side glance at his
chums. ITS just that l want to get
a tombstone"
"a WHAT" shouted the boys. Feel
bad, do you, Mark? Feel likes if you
was goin' to die? Has Kittie gone
back on you again this week."
quit foolu'-will yer?" exclaimed
Mark, angriiy. no. is uothln' of the
Kind, You know MORTAL Day. Dec'ra-
tlon Day IS comm along fast: and poor
| old Daddy Western won't see another:
faint likely. and every year he's been
hopin he could see stone raised over
his boy. who died a soldier. or soon
after the war was over from gettin'
/ wounded In one Of the battles; Bull
Run. think they called It. There lie
comes now, out from the graveyard
with his old tomotO can Watering not:
been in, tryin' to fix up the grave n
bit cut grass. ana water that scraggy
plant he had sent on from York State
last week from the old place he used
to live in-'rosemary.' think he called
1.-THE plant. mean"
| Tho bpVs watched tb., s,.II, 4
figure. totterinG along with his cane
till it disappeared In the distance
What was his SOM" asked the boy
from the East, "a geueral?"
"No," said Mark.
"ColOnel?"
mo"
captain. ehF"
"No, No"' answered Mark. pettlshly
NOV you've got the whole lot In.
most haven't you? He Daddy West.
ern's son, was-wos-a high private.
that's what he was" and Mark wluked
to his Western chums
High private muttered the boy
from the East not half satisfied. yet
thinking there must be some great
honor In that title. because Mark spoke
it so impressivcly ana also that there
were lots OF things he didn't know
yet: state OF mind he had seldom
been in at the East. when he used ia
scorn the wild and woody West"
How did Daddy happen to get out
here?" said he, at last.
why yOu see. after the war. his
son was 50 sick from his beln' in
prison, that be and his father took
n wage to California, and there
Billy died, Daddy stayed in Frisco
a while. an then fell in with party
goln' to Arizona. prOspcctln' He came
along: struck ii rich in the mines. went
back to Frisco. an brought on Billy's
body, cause he was goin' to stay In
Arizona. and build a fine house. an
mauws-oh, what do you call II? q
marble house for rich people who die
an don't get buried;"
"Mausolcum." hinted the boy from
the East. delighted 10 show that he did
know something.
"Yes. that's It," said Mark. briefly
well. poor old Daddys mine petered
out, went to nothin', and he never got
his house. nor the 'mauserleeyum
neither. He's pottered around and
done odd carpenterin' Jobs ever since
so my father says"
Say" said the boy from the East
''lf you couldn't get the tombstone II
time. I mean. couldn't raise the money
to buy the thing In time, why, saw
something to-day that. | bet could b,
bought cheap. and do for kind o.
mark for the grave"
"But | don't want anything that cal
be bought cheap for Daddy's som
grave" cried Mark angrlly. Hes n,
pauper. Is Daddy. IL he Is old an'
! hasn't any money"
Roland hung his head and looked 81
mortified that Mark generously said
II didn't mean to hurt your feelin's