The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-04-08

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norton method 81 selection. The
one way 20 open tie vault val BY
means Of three keys. These three
keys, ran the aill would be found IN
the center Of three cuSes which
would be found outside the vault
To each Of his brothers he be-
qncathed ono Of the cubes 10 each,
q diamond drill. Iso his invention.
The first ono Of them 10 bore
through the cube 20 the center and
70 extract a key could open the
vault and become possessed Of lie
contents absolutely and forever. No
outside assistance was 10 be ein-
ploycd.
The work must be done at the
vault.
Tho three brothers journeyed up
town in the same elevated train, but
in different cars. They reached the
house within a minute OF two Of
each other. At the foot Of the cellar
steps they found the vault and the
cubes.
Without a word they set TO work
and removed their coats. They
bored and bored md bored, finding
much sad truth in the assertion Of
Lawyer Van Tine ancnt the inn
p%cnetrability Of the metal they were
trying 10 pierce.
The next day they came; and the
next, and many nexts. At the end
Of two weeks they found themselves
about half an inch further than
when they started. From the first
and without explanation they adopt
ed a system by which two Of them
were always to be found at the vault.
Such was the measure Of their fra
ternal trust.
One night while Henry was at
work his drill broke. He looked up
in trepidation, to discover whether
Joseph, who was working at his side,
had noted the mishap. Apparently
Joseph was obliyious Of all save the
taFk before him.
SO Henry a there idle until
Johns arrival in the early morning
relieved him. Then he left, going at
once to a celebrated diamond setter
to replace his drill.
NO use, said the mechanic after
be had examined the broken drill. Il
cannot replace it. This is one Of the
drills made by Richard Wingate, an
/ eocentric old chap who died recently.
You can search the world over With
out finding its mate. My firm Of
fered him q small fortune for his
formulas. He refused TO divulge.
THAT night Hcmry's fertile brain
conceived a scheme TO circumvent
the mischapoc that had robbed him
: Of ell prospect Of sharing in the es-
tate. Il was a desperate chance, but
an only one. The next morning two
pencilcd notes were handed 30 John
and Joseph.
80 whom il may concern, was
what they read. "oWhy should we
three quarrel? After al, we r
blood kindred and If our late brother
was a fool there is no reason why we
should endeavor TO emulate his inn
beciliu. The interest Of each Of us
has become the interest OF an.
"While | am, Of course, unwilling
to be the first 20 break silence and
submit to possible rebuff, / am will
ing that We three should become
friends. II you will speak 10 me l
shall propose 8 plan which will con-
duce to the best interests Of all Of
u.s..
Joseph took the note and tore it
Up; john did the same But fortune
favored Henry, for that night Johns
drill broke. And two DAYS later Jo-
scph's broke. OF course. an three
were now ~insufcrably anxious to
bring about a reconciliation.
"Aly plan Is this, said Henry. at
has struck mc as being the height Of
folly for AS to have thrcc cubes when
hy joining hands ue can accomplish
The same result by boring one. Then,
too, If 1t be satisfactory all around,
we can employ outside help. let as
open the yault-as brothers; let rs,
as brothers, divide its contents into
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