The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-07-16

tain form that had 20 he flled IN be
fore you could get the money"
Wasn't the one Judge Brown and
all of us-fxed all rightI" awed by the
thought that anything attested by the
minister and Mrs. Judge Brown could
possibly have flaw in It,
He leaned back In his chair with the
glow of satisfaction that creeps over
man when he is well fed, comfortable
and has pleasing woman asking his
opinion.
yours was all right in a way" he
said benignly, bat they have regular
forms with questions to be answered
| was allowed to look at the one you
sent, for had telegraphed the author
tiles to let me know II they found out
nnythlng rs to his whereabouts. There's
$50 due"
Her blue eyes opened in astonish-
ment. But 1t only cost me sixty"
You can put In charge for nurs-
Ing" and the joyial eyes of forty-two
beamed into the gentle eyes Of forty.
ut does my heart good TO think he had
you 10 make It easier for him"
"But I didn't charge anything fer II.
The moneys yours" she objected.
There's where you are wrong" tri-
umphant that he carried an over
whelning stock Of knowledge. "It
doesn't belong to me, for he left no
widow and no child under sixteen, so
nobody will draw that money except
you. You paid all his last expenses.
II belongs 10 you. all right, little wo-
man"
The cozy fireside had given him a
taste of whnt home life might be. and
Miss Mary, who had never been called
"little woman" before, turned rosily
red and finally agreed TO Oil out the
application for reimbursement accord
ing to directions.
He registered ut the small hotel as
Jacob Rhine. Jr.. and declared his In
tention of staying until he could have
a 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 let in II corner Of the GENE
terry, was surrounded by an old fash.
loned arbor vitae hedge that glistened
In the February sun.
at 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 yiOlets.
"rhere was plenty Of room" Her
deeds OF kindness were simply the nat.
ural expression of her feelings toward
humanity.
"Yes: there Is room for two more"
lie eyed the remaining space fgura-
lively. "IIe was the only relative !
had"
Miss Mary removed the dead leaves
hat had drifted on the adjoining grave.
"And she was the only relative !
had left. Everything has seemed lone
| ly since"
He helped her with the leaves me.
chanically. "But you have home
that's something. I Otter vlsh when
I'm off on trips that had a home to
return to-that there would be some
| one-waitlng for me-"
"You poor manr' she said. utterly
unconscious OF his meaning.
~ would like to come here some
times, so he wouldn't seem left here
among strangers" ne said huskily.
"I'll look after nis grave just exact
ly as | do after mothers and fathers" "
she said hastily.
do you think you could look after
me some tooi" lie caught her hand
as she reached out to remove the
leaves from the violet border,
She looked at him blankly then un'
dsrstood. Her eyes opened wide like O
child's.
Tie kept hold of her hand, and her
eyes finally dropped before his.
"What on Garth will Mrs. Judge
Brown sayY' she gasped weakly.