Arizona republican., 1910-06-03

Reuben, while her mother wrapped m thoughts of another world than in those of this The children felt instinctivey the generosity in the phere Of their unces personality their parents had fought too long and too unsuccessfully to have any spring left. At last Dave spoke and his voice was plantive: " It ain but what I'd do anything in Gods world to give the boy what he's hankerng after but. Reuben, l haven't got the necessary money for 1t SO where's the of stirring him up just disappont hm?"
 No one answered him; the moment had not come quite yet to tell all that Reuben had his heart to tell he wanted to show hs brother in figures how much he possessed. and how he had the right well the capacity to help m family matters
 Mrs. Reed pushed back her chair, saying: "We
 might just well go into the sitting room; there ire there, and want Lucy should keep Her coughs troublesome" she added her eyes full of dread as she spoke, but it's only the leave after attack of grip; its nothing serious Her voice almost seemed to defy answer.
 know whats going to cure that cough" said Reu- ben. He laid his hand his niece's shoulder as he spoke They had let the others leave the room before them, and no one could overhear Lucys low reply:
 There's nothing but complete change of air cure 1t, Uncle Reuben, she said bravey. and might just as well cry for the moon as that I've the doctor about It, but mean to keep them from knowing ill II can't be helped any longer"
 |" It's going to be helped, and that before you and are week older, and don't you forget it, sad Reuben emphatically Then he pushed her across the entry before she could do than wide, grateful eyes upon him.
 Dave was standing in the sttlg-room at the book between the windows; he had unlocked its doOrS and taken the old family Bible that Reuben bered we'll the bright spot Sunday evenings had been to look at the engravings. and one of his agreeable associations to him Before he could speak, Dave beckoned him draw near and laid his gnarled, veined hand on the yellow leather cover.
 Reuben, l hate to go back to unpleasantnesses in make one allusion to the past then promise you mention again it's full of shame and bitterness for my own blindness for to want to-
 " Let's not say anything tonight urged Reuben comfortably; I'll come up the first thing in the ing. and it'll be easier to talk il out in the sunlight
 No, Reuben; what have to do has waited twenty to be done and that's good deal long for me to put of an hour Ever since you left I've kept that tydollar bill between the leaves of this Bible, ready for you when you should come back. My wife can tell you of than night I've laid awake tossing and turning thinking that maybe you was in cruel want, and that money idle here Now. l want should take 1t, the unjustly wrenched from you twenty years ago"
 Reuben took the bill held out by his brother, and smoothed the palm of his hand; this was the bit of paper that had changed all his life he had been allowed to it, what would he have been to-day? A moderately successful farmer perhaps and he would never have known that Grace the world waiting for hlm for hIm alone the one woman made for him He almost caressed the bank-noe gratitude was m his heart as he pondered on his lot.
 " guess I'll keep 1t and show 1t to Grace some day;
 shall tell her It marks the turnng-pOin III my life Dave II you'd let me hold this. Id never a-been the successful man l am
 "I didn't know that. Reuben" said his brother sol emnly: God IS my witness took that fifty dol lars for my own profit; but l full of pride and thought knew better than you; and was too stiff necked to try and explain matters like older brother should have done. So l 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-yOH mean he said giving his sisteF-in-aw gentle little shake that made a quick. rare smile brighten up her faded face and called back echo of the pretty school mistress. As for those two kids there don't care a whether they attend to their old uncle not Reub probably thinks he knows 1t all big sight better than l do, and Lucys already planning how many gowns mean to give her to take out to Colorado with her"
 Reuben ReubenE gaSped the mother, shaken of her apathy.
 "Now. don't interrupt I've made a good bit of money, and my wifes not poor there's plenty do what l want to with. And there four things I want to do bad and what's more, mean to do them First want little Lucy to get away from here quick she and you settle between you who's going with her herell be plenty of cash to take the whole lot ii you all care to go Second, Reub to enter col ege in the fall; I'll talk about details with him tonor Third, assume the mortgage the farm"
 Dave wnced. How did you ind out there was one ?"' he asked in his old, harsh Voice.
 " let it out Dave; it was my fault I was so fright ened seeing stranger, taltered his wife Dave growled a htie, but Reuben went on without noticing him.
 And fourth I'm darned if don't try my hand with the cranberry bog" he ended
 You can't do thing with it." said Dave, leaning forward I've heard my father tell more than fifty tunes how he set m to work II, and how It just dead loss failures, returned Reuben with increasing warmth Eve got the plans for getting all the cranberries we could sell of that bit of land, and I'm going to try it
 Dave twisted his lips sullenly; for moment the brothers gared at each other they used to do in the bygone days. Then Reuben's face lighted up.
 I've done talking yet, he said; Il love to hear my voice, and I've got confession on my side to make. No joking. I here with about as bad feel lngs m my heart a have l meant to wrinJ that fifty dollars of you Dave with twenty years interest. l wanted my revenge: had wanted 1t every second all this time I've toied and moiled to make fortune never thought of any pleasure be got out of my money till l met my Grace; she first gave me glimmer that possession wasn't everything. but that the power to enjoy Still. I held on to my idea of revenge like dog does to bone till lctu- ally right here and talked with little Lucy our m the barn. Then the thought struck that perhaps. there had been design underlying past; that you. Dave, vere carrying out some project couldn't derstand when you took this bill from me I'd worked and slaved to get didn't forgive you then l only excused you. But since you've shown how you'd kept this fifty dollars-and thought of all the times 1t would have helped you like thunder to it- and began to see from hearing young Reub here talk. how one age always thinks the next pretty near foo- why somehow, my idea of revenge has melted away and all want IS to help along the way shou@ O"vs done i've years ago