The Greenville times., 1907-12-01

And 50 | brought this printed form
for you 10 fill in he continued. 4 had
to come through Washington on my
way down. AND | knew they had GER
tain form that had TO be filed in be-
fore you could get the money"
Wasn't the one Judge Brown and
all Of us-fxed all right?" awed by the
thought that anything attested by the
minister and Mrs. Judge Brown could
possibly have flaw III it.
He leaned back in his chair with the
glow of satisfaction that creeps over
man when he IS well fed. comfortable
and has u pleasing woman asking his
opinion
Yours was all right in q way" he
said beniguly. but they have regular
forms with questions to be answered.
| was allowed to look at the one You
sent, for / had teleggaphed the author
tiles to let me know if they found out
anything rs to his Whereabouts. There's
$50 due"
Her blue eyes opened In astonish-
ment. ''But it only cost me sixty
You can pat in charge for nurs-
ing" and the jovial eyes Of forty-two
beamed into the gentle eyes of forty.
III does my heart good to think he had
you TO make it easier for him"
"But / didn't charge anything for 1t.
The moneys yours" she objected.
There's where you are wrong" tri-
umphant that he carried an over
vhelming stock of knoa'1edge 1T
doesn't belong, to me. for fhe left no
widow and no child under sixteen. SO
nobody will draw that money except
you You paid all his last expenses.
It belongs to you. all right, little wo-
man."
The cozy freside had given him a
taste of what home life might be. and
Miss Mary. who had never been called
little woman" before. turned rosily
red and finally agreed to fill out the
application for reimbursement accord
ing to directions
He registered at the small hotel as
Jacob Rhine. Jr.. and declared his in
tention of staying until he could have
stone put TO his fathers grave.
When the stone was in its place Miss
Mary walked with him TO the cemetery
one afternoon.
Her own lot in corner of the GENE
terry. was surrounded by an old fash
ioned arbor vitae hedge that glistened
In the February sun.
1T was good of you to put him here
with your mother and father" he said,
pushing back with his cane the leaves
from the border of vioets.
There was plenty of room" Her
deeds of kindness were simply the nat
8 i
humanity.
Yes: there is room for two more"
He eyed the remaining space fgura-
lively. lie was the only relative l
had
Miss Mary removed the dead leaves
that had drffted on the adjoining grave.
And slle was the only relative !
had left. Everything has seemed lone
ly since"
He helped her with the leaves me-
chanically But you have a home
that's sDmething. | often wish when
I'f,a eff s,T1@sEips that | had a home to
return to-that there would be some
waiting for me-
You poor man. she said. utterlI
unconscious Of his meaning
WOulN IKE 20 Ccb4e mere some
times. so be wouldn't seem left here
among stf1pgers,' he said huskiiy
sT'Il look, after his grave just exact
ly as do after mothers and fathers. .
she said hastily.
do you think you could look after
me some too:" He caught her hand
as she reached ont to remove the
/ leaves from the violet border
She looked at him blankly then I'M
derstood. Her eyes opened wide like a
child's-
He kept hold of her hand. and her
eyes finally dropped before his.
What on earth viii Mrs. Judge
Brown say?' she gasped weakly.