The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-23

untold riches.
One afternoon in October Dlckey was
out on one Of the hills included To the
estate more than a mile from the lodge
In which be lived. Suddenly he heard
a shot. and a pheasant fell not hun
dred feet from him. In another mo-
ment a man with gun aud game bag
advanced from an opening in the trees
and was about to pick up the bird
when he was arrested By "Hi therel'
Looking up, he saw Dickey The
sun shone full In his face. His hat
was thrown back, permitting the red
autumn rays to fall full on the boys
face, which expressed dlsapprobation.
The man paused and, resting the butt
OF his gun on the ground, regarded
Dickey curiously.
We'll, what is IT."
LET that pheasant alone. 1t doesn't
belong to you. 1t is the property Of
Mr.. Keith, who owns this place.
What right has Mr.. Keith to 1t more
than n"
HE bought it with money"
How did he get the money!"
"Made It."
Honestly? Are You sure he didn't
rob the people freeze out lot OF stock
holders in some OF his numerous
schemes and appropriate the properties
to himselfY
Il don't know anything about that
know that's not your pheasant It's
his. and you let it alone
"Mayn't as well have it as to per-
nit 1t to rot where it is?s
"No. 1t won't rot. I'll take care OF
it."
"what'll you do with it--take it home
for support"
"No. I'll take 1t to my father. He's
the keeper. He'll turn it in to Mr..
Keith"
"How win I know that it reaches
Mr.. Keith?'
''You have my word for II"
"How do know your father won't
keep it for himseIf?H
Because it's his business to see that
all game here Is turned I'M
"That seems to you a good reason,
but because a man is employed to sec
that his employer gets his own be
doesn't always do 1t. However, you
look and tAlk like an honest boy. If
you'll give me your word of honor TO
take the pheasant yourself to Mr.. Keith
wen say no more about i"
Course / wlllD
The man shouldered bis gun and
walked away. leaving the pheasant
where 1t lay. Diclsey advanced, picked
up the pheasant and, carrying 1t by the
legs, started OF in different direction
from that taken by the poacher. When
he reached home supper was ready,
but as soon as 1T was over he took up
the pheasant and started for the resi-
dence Of its owner. At the door he
handed it to the butler, giving him an
account of its killing. and was about to
turn away when the butler told him to
come in. Dickey, still carrying the
pheasant, entered the spacious hall lost
in wonder and was shown into a IL |
brary with more books on the shelves
than he had ever dreamed of. There /
he waited wondering why be was de-
tanned, till presently he heard a foot /
step in the hall. and man entered the
room. Dickey was thunderstruck. He /
was the man who shot the pheasant
well. my lad" he said, Il see you /
have kept your promise. Give me the
BIRD
WE'LL kon--leastways--I said |
ia give It to Mr.. Keith
.'Tm Mr.. Keith"
still Dickey didn't deliver the prop /
erty. He stood looking at the man I
with & puzzled expression. Finally he
said:
'iYon said you wouldn't trust my ia
fher to deliver the bird How am to
believe you're Mr.. Keith2"
The man smiled. MY boy he said, I
~ am III need OF men every day-hun-
dreda Of them who have the attri-
ILt4EEf< INIT az N0Att~t<A IL t-4ttt AtGS
BODY q yours. won't ask you to be-
llave That I'm Mr.. Keith. but am. /
ZANE here last night for brief rest.
rake the pheasant back to your moth
81 and tell her to cook it for your din
n6z tomorrow. And tell your father
Snf u see him
alckey looked from the man to the
zsssanf and from the pheasant to the
Then be said:
onld you mind giving me bit OF
Ing to show my father about it2v
bt az all. and. sitting at a desk,
~ scratched word that he had given
Era hoz fhe bird ana signed bis name
nI1key Nan sent u school By his IA
zbes employer and afierwafd given
81 engineering course n college. Be
FORE be bad graduated place was
zsSay fot him Ia Ar. Kelth's service.
znd he was rapidly advanced. He Is
soN thirty .foar years old. aud ramor
IN. II that he VIII succeed 70 the man
cement e hIs bsnefactoEs rasf en-
s. .llses. EDWARD s. sPTNNEY.
sEisizh Wolves