The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-14
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CHAPTER 04s--AASUMI4nuSVsV
novid sat doggedly. He had always
Ian doggsd and obstinate. His uncle
1900 at him curiously, AZ II studying
~ "navid," he said presently, ''you were
Nd boy at school, whore they ought
=. hava logged It out of you. You were
h"d son to your father, who ought to
90 cut you Of with shilling. You
400 A bad farmer when you got your
s.~rn II I hadn't taken your land,
str.nssr would have had 1t. Now It's
L.nt IN the family. Years ago I thought
- i've you q lesson, and II you reform
"A to give 1t back to you In my will.
~ov perceive that you are one OF those
who never reform. l have left it-slS"-
where" go
you talk"
Aorsa-Ig turned into two cottages. One
~ those cottages is empty. II you mean
IA stay In the parish, you can live In 1t
70 YOU like, rent free, Cor tlms-that 10,
vutil you get into work again or l find
a tenant. II you choose to earn money,
vou can; there are always jobs to be
dome by a handy man. If you will not
work. you must starv0. Now that 10 all
will do for you. When you are tired
o. Challacombo, you can 80 away again.
That Is my last word, nephew" He turn
cd away, and began TO busy himself
again among his papers.
"After the accident and the loss OF
those papers you were ssnssless for three
DAYS, And after that you got paralysis.
WHY. what was. all that but q judg-
ment on you for your conduct to your
own flesh and bloodT
Rubbish
David said no more. Those best &C
uuainted with him would have under
stood from the expression Of his face that
hIv mind was laboriouBly graphing with
subject not yet clear 70 him. He was
in fact, Just beginning to be aware Of q
very foxy game which he might play
with his uncle, though as yet he only
dimly saw the rules Of that game. II
was a new game, too, quite one OF hh
own invention, and one which would al
the same time greatly please and stimu
late his uncle, whom he meant to be hil
adversary. He said nothing more, but
no sat doggedly and tried to work out
the rules of that game.
Presently Mary came home from
church, and with her George Sidcots ant
Will They found David sitting witt
hls uncle, but the old man was reading
the paper, and David was silent, think
Ing slowly.
MARY" said David, you don't re
member me, l supposeP'
You are my cousin David. OF course
remember you, David. though you ar
altered a good deal" She gave him he
hand. "All the people are talking abou
your return"
Then George and William shook hand
with him cheerfully and brotherly.
"Why, David" said George. I'VE mus
rig you out a little better than this. Com
home with Will and me-"
David turned gullenly to his uncle.
"I've one more thing to say. An o
you may hear what that Is. he offer
me laborer's cottage to live in, and
Aborer's work to do, and q laborer'B waB
to pay, on my own lands-my own tina
be STOLE this old man here, sitting Strucl
by a judgment in his chair. The mex
time I come here-you may all take nc
tics and bear witness-ths question ma
not be how little I may be offered. bu
how much l shall take"
30 far had he got In his understand
Ing Of the game that was to DO played.
How much" no repeated, with
chuckle-'how much shall take"
Dear me!' said his uncle. This
WHIT When did you come DOWN. An
how 10 your writing business2 Take d.
vid away, George; l am afraid you
and him very tOdiouS-very tedious II
deed"