Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09

sun Is west of the roof tree. Well stop
at the mlller's on our way home and
get -"
Danny threw his arms about his grand
mothers neck, tears streaming from his
own eyes as he interrupted her: ''Oh.
granny the flock has been driven
away by the same mountain robbers. l
hated to tell you-oh. hated to bring
the bad news to your ears when l saw
how much you were already troubled"
At this woeful news Granny Groo be-
came very feeble, dropping into her arm
chair and giving herself up to terrible
weeping. "Oh, what shall become of US?
l am an old woman and have worked so
hard and honestly. And my little lad has
been bent under burdens of labor too
young-too young. Why should the wicked
men come and rob an old, old woman and
d little lad?"
do you remember. Granny, that we
are to open the locket If any great trou-
bic falls upon us-a trouble we cannot
live through without aid? Well, we've
lost everything today except the house
over our heads and the fields, which Will
not be ready for planting till spring. The
winter is before us, and we must needs
starve unless we find succor from some
source. Shall we get the locket and open
it?"
"But you are only ten and four years
of age" said Granny. "Six years must
pass before we can In conscience open the
locket. l have always declared to myself
that nothing short of dreadful sickness
to you should force me to open 1t. Ana
suppose we should now open 1t and use
the treasure-whatever 1t may be-and
then the robbers should come again! All,
we'd be done for, lad. Even the locket
with its hidden treasure would be gone
And you would never come into your
great Inheritance on your twentieth birth
day. No. no, lad; let us not be tempted.
And Granny's eyes dlmmed with unshed
tears. for she was beginning to be her
self again and was forcing back the tears
which she had let fall so easily awhile
before. mo; we must work some way
and recover from our loss" Danny kissed
her withered cheek tenderly, but MUIR
INJURED in her ear: Dear Granny, we
cannot regain what we have lost. We
have not mouthful to eat and no way or
providing for food. Our next years seed
has been stolen. Our sheep and COW are
now furnishing meat and milk to the
mountain robbers. We must fall Ill OF
hunger. Then we must die and the treas
ure fall into the hands of strangers"
"Danny's sensible words had weight
with the old woman. She arose and went
to her bed, which she removed from the
corner Then. with the aid of deal
knife, she lifted the edge of hagstone
and drew forth the pewter mug. Danny
cautiously closed and bolted the door
and drew the window-shutter tight to
prevent any casual passerby from seeing
them In the cot. Old Granny Groo united
the locket, and touching a spring, 1t flew
open. A small piece of paper was lying
inside 1t. Unfolding this. Danny read the
following:
my son Danny is the thirteenth genen-
tion of my blood. A kingdom and for
tune await him in land many leagues
from here. But this he cannot have till
he is In his twentieth year. Should want
or sickness come to him before that time
he will find buried under the big rock
near the spring pot of gold that will
keep him and his aged grandmother till
he comes into his kingdom. This locket
and chain will be the link which will con-
meet him to the peculiar chain Of circum-
stances which will bring him into his own
inheritance. At the bottom of this paper
will be found directions to guide him to