The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-31

wicked extravagance. It was q wicked thing that
the brutal undertake.; the olo.tsd and csiioas
churchwardens, should thus conspre to Cypress
the bereaved. Daniel Gribber was wruns to the
heart.
little practical Sympathy r;hssr Ia, S M.s not
because it came cheaper than keeping servant
Still. it is hard If mans wife cannot share his af
fcttons; and Gribber realized 1t sadly now, whe4
the rapacty of his felfOw-men grieved his soul.
But light was coming-light in the depths OF
cogitatons there came an idea Hash OF inspira-
ton. Like all great ideas. it seemed % simple
that he marveled it had mot como sooner. Why
Her fare corpse would be thirty-three shill-
clear saving of one pound ten and threepence to
begin with. Even allowing three shillings Tor .
cab to the station, the saving would be one pound
Thorpe Dedham parish, and down would come
the burial fees. And again. those ,.yenins h.Ipies
ly. And the carpenter at Thorpe Dedham could
do a very nice CONN to set on against his bill for
groceries, or have his credit stopped forthwith.
Nothing troubled Gribber but his unaccount-
able slowness in perceiving this brillient way out
Should be iost. lest it might DO found wholly I'M
possible to move the old lady. Sc he sent or .
it tin in the morning. This was the letter:
My Dear Aunt: It srieved me much to see you
your wanting to Thorpe Dedham once more.
Dear aunt leave it all to mo and VIII come to-
morrow first train. and have doubt the change
will restore you to health rs 1t leaves pres
emit The best cab in London il not too good for
to me when you are Consumed. So NO more q IL
leave me at present hoping to zee you arst rata
Your anectort nephew.
This letter. read to her by the landlady. At Arse
Porcher; much SO that although she began By
protesting 1t would be instant death IL she moved.
when Gribber arrived he was astonished-oveAs
a little disconcerted-to ind her sitting mp in 8
mammylike roll of shawls and blankets. Wherein
she had been epdued, under her own Imperative
orders. by the landlady.
The cab may not have been the best In London.
to the tram n was enected with no worse incident
than Gribber's natural dispute with the cabman.
for the tine oa sy and sns
alarmingly the train reached its destination.
the day was snr ne and mile or sxosof ;oitins 9
far reused her that she presently 9ssed fsintiy:i
Yes" Gribber answered. little sarprissda
that's the Blue Lion. right enough
An do they still ave Bingham's Old Stingo
Why. We. blieve So"
Old Stingo if die in this ere cart for It.
Now, that within fortnight OF two yeare
healthiest old laies in Thorpe Dedham 10 Aunt
Porcher, who is still staying with her nephew.
diet that did it, the absence Of the London doctor.
the return to her native surroundings. q Bing.
oa or or "se
concern himself For the solid problem which
now confronts him is: what ON earth !: he T. do.
The will is still in his favor. with the old pro-
viso; but he calculates that his aunt's visit has
cost him very nearly the value OF the legacy
already. Yet IL he turns her out that legacy VII
go at once. of course. and tho speculation viii
stand dead loss.
On the other hand Aunt Porcher might live for
twenty years. eating him out of house and home
as she is doing now. The problem - one requir.
ing thought. and certainly Gribber gives Il plenty
1t is no marvel that he 10 losing all faith q
human nature Even the Wandsworh hndhdy
returned those six stamps.