Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

Harry started for the casks, taking not only
Masons oldest boy, but the two younger ones
also. Grandpa had made some excuses wheH
Squire Fuller asked him to go out to look az
his new stock, in order that HI. might be where
he could see without being seen when Harry
should pass. He sat by one window, and
grandma by another, but they only exchanged
glances as the unconscious youngster passed.
whipping old Fan most vigorously Nor was
he holding the reins himself Those he had
consigned to one of his companions
Il was little afraid it would be so, grand-
pa said quietly, on the way home. But somer
how l wasn't prepared for quite 30 much. I've
great mind to test John, too"
Grandpa and grandma reached home by the
same east road they had taken earlier In the
day.
eyes; I'll try John, too" he said, as they
drove into the yard. "A man of my years
can't tell much about these boys
Il don't think you'll catch him." grandma
returned. I've feeling that Johns honest.
through and through"
Nevertheless, grandpa determined to satisfy
himself, although grandma declined to accom-
pany him next time.
"For you see," she said, 81 shouldn't like
to be there to witness it, in case I'm not right
about it."
But she was right, as the dear old lady was
very apt to be. Grandpa not only watched
John as he passed Squire Fuller's, but he ac-
cepted an invitation from the same gentleman
to drive to the village with him, and thus
drove some distance behind the unsuspecting
John, even asking the Squire to drive mod
erately that he might see how much of team
ster the lad was.
"He's true all down to the core" he de.
clared to grandma, that evening. $50 that's
where I'll will my share. You see, couldn't
bear to think they were going to fall into un.
kind hands"-by. which he meant his faithful
dumb servants. "Of course, you may will just
where you please"-meaning grandma's share
of the property
III -
said-"the money and the farm. You see I've
noticed that John is always tender over old
| Tabby, too, though he owned he didn't like
cats All these little things tell great deal.
But, my dear, things are so uncertain in this
world; wouldn't it be well to make .proyiso,
in case you. were to outlive John? Such things
do sometimes happen, you know"
That's true" answered grandpa, thought
fully "There's Morton-he doesn't care for
books, so the library would all be lost upon
him; but he's er-hearted chap"
Before the time came for the nephews to
pay their next annual visit dear grandma en-
| tered into her other inheritance, and grandpa,
who had often declared he could never live
without her, was not long in following.
| When the will was read, announcing John
as heir to all the property, or In the event of
his dying before he came of age, naming Mer-
ton as the next sole heir, under the signature
of these two, who had so faithfully proved
ther.own merciful natures, were written these
words:
"The righteous man regardeth the life of his
beast. In consigning to another the poor dumb
creatures that have served us so faithfully we
have considered the tender care John has
never failed to bestow upon them"
No one was more surprised than John when
he heard himself named as heir to this greatly
to-be-desired farm. He entered quietly into
the possession of it. although he nov, spends
But when he shall have completed his 'edu-
cational course" he will settle down among
the precious books the better loved because
of the kind heart that once enjoyed them so
thoroughly.