The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-29


the only active member Of the firm"
Mr. Boone is still aliye?r
+Yes the dear old gentleman has
come north from his home In Florida
10 bury. his dead friend Now you will
! understand a great deal better what
am going 10 tell you next. MIR. Boone
is Uncle Henry's executor, and it was
in accordance with the latter's in5true-
tons that all relat. res were called to-
gether the day before the funeral
| That vas how came to meet my
unclss Ebenezer Hiram and James
I and Aunt Mary and her husband, this
| morning in the dining room above the
| booksstore. :
The young man sat up with quick.
ened interest
But your Uncle Henry didn't die
rich, did hep
assN No, not as the world counts men
rich nowadays. But he had little TO
divide. When we were all assembled
/ Mr.. Boone read the will There are
1 legacies OF thousand dollars To eacL
Of my ancles, to Aunt Mary and to
me US his other sisters child
And what do these requests
amount to-"
.That Is what Uncle Ebenezes
asked. Eut Mr.. Boone replied that
nothing would be known until the Is.
4 tate was realized. Uncle Hiram
4 laughed at his share-a thousand doll
1 lars: he said. wasn't worth the trouble
lat his coming out Ut the house on such
II / rainy day. Then they all fell to dis
Eeussing the reason OF the condition at
tached 10 the legacies.
Again the listener rrickel up his
ears.
What was that"
4, eThat no one should attend the
| funeral the legacy iii each case was
10 be forfeited ii the beneficiary fol
lowed the body to the grave
/ by Joye. don't wonderl 1t was
II subtle little stroke Your uncle
ii Wished no iTsnkery Of mourning before
1.-THE world
But my legacy is exactly in tbs
same terms said the girl gIancing VI
|, lit her lover. And Uncle Henry anC
| were always the best Of friends"
We'll, he treated you pretty shah
, Billy in the end, ranking you merel.
!, with people who had used him so Ill.
You must not speak like that" wa
!, the firm rejoinder Such though
!. would be only worthy Of those Others
!, who went down their dead brother
! stairs grumbling and disputing abou
! the meaning Of the will. It was
I shameful. pitiful display. sha
!, never forget II never neyerl2 III
!, 1T will mean lot to us, Netti'
I. dear he went on. You needn't &
4 back to the schuolhouse, Why can
VIZ marry now rigat away
i This Is ~ .4-.-4 u e-a4.. Oh s.Iel
], thing. she said eJlaly Gay : ~
!, hours ago gazed I'm my dead uncle
face. when the others had gone. Fc
!, many Q long day there will be sadnes
!, In my heart. Now leave me Normal
This evening wish to be alone
on the following evening he four
\ himself again IN her rooms. she ha
! been out ali day, but it could not
!. long now before sac would be hom
Z, 80 the landIady. who knew the rel
= ton In which the young people stoO
! had meantime made him cornfortabl
Il turning on the electric light and I
i plenisnlng the stove. Heavy rain. y
!. remitting during several day. "
(. still plashing dlsmaIly outside.
" At last he heard the outer door OPP
~ and he came to d halt A minute lat
" she entered the room AS he clos
the door behind her he caught
A glimpse of the dripping cloak, unibr
n Ia and rubbers that had been sure
~ tiered 10 the landlady In the ha
Is But ,disincumbered from her PIANO.
~ Of waterproonng. the girl was dry a
N worm. rosy with the cold and exerci
= she gakse him her shand, but eyad
ais efforti 70 take her into his arr
and sealed herself by the table.
ny Where have you BEEN he ask
'a' Where would you Think she |
ir swered
ea He gazeda at her black gown,
ne black hat Watched her drawing
W black Kid gloves from her fingers.
You don't mean TO tell me that
Ell vent to the funeral?'' His voice
brated with the restraint he was
posing upon himself
- Yes, | have been to poor I'm
~ Henfy's funeral With grave $
possession she unpinned her hat
| laid 1t BY her side on the table
He, took a step toward and lool
down at her. "
What kbolishnessl what utter K
lshness." he exclaimed, bite
When didn't find you at home'I
IL gan to fear II. So you have sacriti
w common sense to sentiment. You b
q deliberately thrown away that lega'
n Her face paicd She beckoned
re- To chair at little distance.
.Yes.I threw away that legacy
down, Norman. When you left me
night weighed every question
~ yolved was to allow the uncle
HAD always been kind to me and
mother to % to his grave unwept
unhonofed--no one OF kin to him
ing sign OF regret? Would YOU
naked ria to do that, Norman, for