Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-15
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A Pawrled
Watch
Ii Was at the Bottom of
a Plot
BY ESTHER VAEDEVEER
copy right. 1910 By American Press
Association
BY ESTHER vANDEyEER
Copy wright. 1910 by American Press
Association
"GOOdby. Harold.
"Goodby. Alice.

"Goodby. Harold
"Goodby. Alice"
These. and these alone. were the
parting words between Harold Roth.
we'll aud Alice Swain. for their hearts
were too fun 10 say more. They were
90 have been married within few
months. but IOthwcll had dpvelopcd
pulmonary trouble. and IL was decided
that be- should gu west and live an
outdoor life The prospect before
them was gloomy lym IL Harold
recovered his health ihc giving up of
prospects b" was leaving might keep
MIN ia poverty and rrc,~Siruir their
continued separation he turned away
and set ont Tor The railway station
Alice watched him i.u Dee reached a
bend Ice the road when O.. turned and
Threw her "a Kiss She aul II. and
hc PASSED uut 90 sir' sad as they
wcrc. they would hl,r been far more
60 had thCy known what would hap
pen before they should meet again.
That same day two years hence
foLad Rothwcll financial manager for
Henry Palmer. Uuehcr. thuuch but
Just appointed Geo ;br position Roth.
we'll had long been % >ncrp hur,lrr for
Palmer. aud tuc uuf uf door life hnd
completely cured b.m or EiS ull.ng.
A. soon uS DO was considered safe ror
him Go lead more confined life Palm.
er. who had taken great fancy 10
him and who urtd,d clerk. pu, him
- charge ct th, HuWu-iul mrt of his
ranching Thru Rockwell wrote To
Alice Swain chat within another year
he hoped Go return Tor beer and bring
her back with hiu
The ranch was NOT "a large one. aud
tho owner aui DIS clerk were The only
TWO persons engaged upon Ia except a
few herdcrs. ~ hu were always away
In care 81 the Hooks. The men bc.
came very warm friends and were al
most constantly together. one day
Palmer said to Dol, clerk.
You know. Harold. that am
bachelor and see uu one In the world
20 leave what belongs to me. I'm
going 90 make viii h,gucathiug this
ranch and the stock ou Il 60 YOU"
Rothwol smiled Considering that
you are hut ten years older than I and
FAR stronger / think would better
leave my possessions. 10 I had ANY. to
you"
"Furih'rmore Palmer continued
wi;Gnu. noticing the comment "thcre
are tv" $1,000 bonds. which viii also
be you-s These buud.. together with
souir old family triusrts. have ulac.
~i in hidiu-. aul uw going Geo show
yor where thcy rra hidden Th,y.
too. win 60 fu you coo my death"
he lcd ttc UHH Geo TIE aiiir ald
Inm % reHg-~ formed .y corner in
'hn roof between tvl lafus took "A tin
box opeueI 10 uui showed I,uthwen
TIE bonds aud fhr fr.utcts referred 60
The latter consisted - gold watch
bearing the initials ~ T. and some
articles ~ iev,Iry
"Nou are very Kind said Rothweu
''to make ms yuur hrfr hut as have
said. . d.nf tL.uk There o. the sllsht.
est oh1uea ~ my ever receiving my .u-
hertauee"
There IS better ellu.e than you
thiuk said tho other
NuthwcII locked at tuu iuuulrln-iv.
t1f reori'rd ro further confidence
faimH replaced as Duz aul fho two
mru returned ta fIa h.Wer story Then
Palmer opened safe kept on tha
PREMISE foak out vU showed
Ro'hwell ihat De- uas m bis favor. put
70 hack and closed fbc safe door
Why" asked HuthwoU. don't you
krop tho hoods aud tHo other things
Dob thc safe--
have "a special reason fsr nuf
keeping che bonds there So ta IRE
watch and Jewels J.s.nf much
matter where fhat arr kept Some
daF you may learn the reason So
l'-g as ave con TRUST sou u.t to
disturb the box iu fha eu.f HrI
after uy death ut.f DO confirms mHr
be ~ some benefit oft,r thrr far their
Intrinsic value
In whom
THAT uHI .rr..r It f.r fH.
This wts NOT rart If.f .rr hif
Rockwell was obliged .a %. atsf.t
v.tH o.
Do 500. t1f f.r wees. #r.r OBJ.
f'1t Ea.hNeH fHtns H In .aur
fsrd fHr ffr .r @ Hrfs f.
f'a town aru. F.7H. rI.. .-tr. fs
deposit IHr money De- iHrf I. u.r
.r0fa7 rr rfurff ..r was
fl r.f r H.u
from ra.I hsI. f. rI uI
robbed Hu Returning rn.H.
De- found Palmer . f.a living