The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-06

Reuben. while her mother sat II more wrapped IN
thoughts of another world than in those of this The
children iel, ins,ino,vey the generosity in the
phere OF their unces personality: their parents had
Tough, long and too unsuocessfully to have any
spring left. AT last Dave spoke. and his voice was
plaintive: :" l, amt but what I'd do anything in Gods
world TO give the boy wha, he's hankerng after but.
Reuben. I haven't go, the necessary money for it
where's the of stirring him just to disappoint
No answered him: the moment had not come
quite yet tell all that Reuben had in his heart tell;
he wanted show his brother in figures how much he
possessed. and how he had the right well the
capacity to help in family matters 49,,
Mrs. Reed pushed back her chair. saying: I'VE
might just well go into the sitting there's fire
hers and wan. Lucy should keep warm Her cough:
spoke but its only the leave after attack Of
grip it's nothing serious" Her voice almost seemed
Il know what's going to that cough" said Reu-
ben. He laid his hand his nieces shoulder a. he
and let soad %
There's no.hiIs but complete change Of AR can cure
we'll cry for the IS that. I've the doctor
about it, but mean to keep them from knowing till it
"t's going to be helped. and that before you and
week older: and don't you forget it,. said Reuben
alphabetically Then he pushed her across the entry
before she could do than wide, grateful
Dave standing in the sitting room at the book
and taken the old family Bible that Reuben
bered we'll the bright spot Sunday evenings had
S hmm he could
speak Dave beekoned to him to draw and laid his
Reuben. / hate to 60 hack to unpIesssnsne..e, in
this hour Of reunion and happy feelings. but must
tn mention ssan it's full Of shame and S,s1ns..
for my own blindnes. for me to want to-
not say 'e es%s ,e : ,s R Ss %
ing and tin be easier to talk out in the sunlight"
to- 90 @
for me to put on an hour R more EvSs since YOU LETT
Bible. ready for you when you should come back. My
wife tell of than night I've laid awake
tossing and turning thinking that maybe you "a. in
you should take it, the same unjusty wrenched from
you twenty year: ago.
Of that had changed =. hi. life; if he had been
moderately successful farmer perhaps. and he would
never have known that Grace in the world waiting
He a,os. eafessed the bank gratitude was in his
heart as he pondered on his lot
~ guess III keep it and show it to Grace some day;
Dave If you'd let me hold on to this I'd never abeea
Il didn't know that Reuben" said hi. brother sol.
s dSF ef Ss' wa, .,d full ..
should have done. So turned to my fists. and your
going has taken the sweet out of every Joy I've
had. and added bitterness to all my sorrows"
Now, Dave look here; and you. too Lucy-yos.
shake .hs. made quick H. rare smile brighten up her
faded face called echo the pretty school
whether they attend their old uncle not Reub
probably thinks he knows all big sight better than
o her c ou %
Reuben Reuben" gasped the mother. shaken out
of her apathy !.
money. and my wifes not poor SO there's plenty to do
what want to with. And there are four things I
First. little Lucy from here quick
she cam and you can settle between you Who: ser:
lot all care to Second. Reub is to enter coli
ege in the fall; I'll talk about details with him
Dave WINGED How did you find out there was one ?
he asked in his old harsh voice.
let his wife pss: 50
',ls but s Reuben ben went on wl'hou, noticing HIM
the e1snbers hs ended don" try my hand
"You can't do thing with it," said Dave. leaning
forward; I've heard my father tell more than fifty
de aeI l os% nc ' III 70 "> " ."' no" .'' u"
well. I'm not going to be baked by other folks
got the plans for getting all the cranberres we could
sell Of that bit Of land. and I'm going to try IT.
ss1sd a. ms % s tor To Do
byg9ne days Then Reuben's face lighted up
not done snd da KIN he .d love to he,,
make No joking. came here with about as bad feel
ings in my heart as man can have ! meant to wiring
that fifty dollars out of you. Dave with twenty years
second all this time I've toed and n,oied to make
of my money till met my Grace she first gave me .
gmner that possession wasn't everything but that
the power TO enjoy more Still. / held to my
idea of revenge like dog does to a bone till
ally came right here and talked with little Lucy out IN
the barn. Then the though, struck that. perhaps
there mad been design underlying past that you
Dave. were carrying out project couldn't Tn
derstand when you took this bill from me I'd worked
and shaved to get didn't forgive you. even then;
only excused you. But since you've shown me how
you'd kept this fifty doIla,s-and thought of all the
times would have helped you like thunder to use it
and began from hearing young Reub here talk
how one age always thinks the next pretty near fools
why somehow, my idea of revenge has melted away
and all want is help along the way Should hsy<
done FIVE years ago"