The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-11-26

az DIDN'T rum here exactly purposin'
to hire ye." answered Uncle Terry. Il
cum TO find what's in the wind. an IL
twas likely to mount to anything to
tell all | knew an see that them as
had rights rot justice. As | told ye in
the fust ont. I'm keeper o the light ut
the end O. Southport island. an have
Dccn for thirty year.
"Cne night in March. just nineteen
year Z comm this spring. thar was
q small bark got a-foul o. White Hoss
ledge right off'n the pint and stayed
thar hard an fast. | seen her soon
as twas light. but thar vas nothin'
that could lie done but build II fire an
stand an watch the poor critters go
down. Long toward noon | spied a
bundle workin' in. an when il struck
| rlaGe fast to ii with Il boat hook
an founJ II baby inside an alive. My
wife an ! tcok care on't and have
been doing so ever since. 1t was q
gal baby. and she growed up into a
young lady. Bout ten years ago we
took OFT papers legally adoptin' her.
an SO she's o::rn. From Il paper we
founl pinned to her clothes we learned
her name WAS Etelka Peterson. an
that her mother. an we supposed her
father. went down that day right In
sight O. Is. Thar was n locket round
the chill's neck an a couple O rings in
til. Eox. an we have kept 'em an the
Papers IN I'll Ter baby clothes eve
stree. That's the hull story"
"I-ov- cid tllis child live to get
asLore:" asked Frye. keenly interest
ed.
That's the curis part" replied Uncle
Terry. she vas put in a box an
tied tween two feather bees an cum
ashore Cry' as II Guck."
Frye stroked his nose refectively.
STOPPING oyer as he did and watching
his visitor with ilawk-like eyes.
~ very well told tale. Mr.. Terry"
he said ut last. ~ very well tod tale
iat.eee. CT course you have retained
al tie articles you say were found en-
the chiid:"
Yes. we've kept EN- all. you may
be sure" replied Uncle Terry.
And why 6il you never make any
o. cal report CT this wreck and Of the
facts YOU st;te:' asked Frye.
Il dill at the time" answered Uncle
Terry. hut nothin' crrl ont. | guess
r-y report is thar in Washington now.
If ii amt lest"
And do | understand you wish to
retain me az your counsel in til s mat
ter ana lay claim to this estate. Mr..
Terry!" continued Frye.
WAL. I've told We the facts" re-
plicd Uncle Terry. IAN If tie gals got
money comm I'd like TO see her git
it. WHAT'S ioin' to be the cost o dom
the BUSINESS"
Tie matter OF expense Is hard to
state in sacli Il case as this" answered
Frye cautiously. Tile estate is Il large
one. There may be. and no doubt will
be. ether claimants. Litigation MAJ
to.,ow. and SO the cost Is an uncertain
one. | sail be glad TO act for you in
this matter and will do so If you re-
tain me-"
1t Is said that those who hesitate are
lost. and M this critical III Uncle
Terry hesitated.
lie lid not like the looks OF Frye.
He suspected him to be what he was
a shrewd. smooth. plausible villain.
Had he obeyed his first impulse he
would have picked up his hat and left
Frye to wash his hands with invisible
soap. ana laid his case before some
other lawyer. but he hesitated. Frye,
he knew, had the matter in his hands
and might make the claim that his
story was false and fight II with ali
the legal weapons Uncle Terry SO much
dreaded. In the end liz decided TO put
the matter in Frye's hands and hope
for the best.
Il shall want you to send me a de-
tailed story OF this wreck. sworn to
by yourself and wife, said Frye: also
the articles found on this child. and
l will lay your atfidavits before the at
torneys for this estate and report
prog: ess to you later on"
Wien Uncle Terry turned his face
toward home his pocket was lighter
by $500.
Il s'posed I'd git skinned" he NUT
tered to himself after lie was well on
his way home. IAN | reckon | have.
A lawyer knows a farmer ut sight. an
when lie ketches one lie takes his hayi
Hes taken mine fur sartin. an | begin
to think I'm n consumed cd fool. that
don't know 'nuff to 10 in when II rains!
low I'm roin' TO sit the wimmin to
give W them trinlets 'thout 'lowin'
I've lost my senses Is one too many
EUR mer'