The Falls City tribune., 1910-05-06
BY RUTH WILSON.

our uncle, FREDERICK freeman
died about a month ago, as | notified
you. He left his entire fortune tC
your dead half-sister's child. But
as | have the only papers showing ii.
[ can get the fortune for you; but
only ON condition that | nm well
l enough paid for my services now,
(here he lowered his tcne),
knew that your uncle disliked you
and he left you out, but the girl, Mary
Lyon, knows nothing whatsoever oil
this and she will never need to know
that she is an heiress."
Thus plans went on for several
hours; her the lawyer left. AS he
went out of the gate, Jim Trayers
went in.
! Jim was much astonished to see
the lawyer but he said nothing TO
Mary about it. The summer went
quickly by and there was still no
change on the sleepy little farm,
jim had made many trips to the
nearest city, Philadelphia, but as he
always had a good reason for going,
nothing was thought of his journeys.
One day when Mary was at work in
the kitchen, her aunt came to tell
her that there was a strange man
with Jim Travers' in the parlor, and
that they wanted to see her Mary,
at once.
I'D like to know what they want
you for" said Lille, giving her hair
a little pat, here and there.
"Well, so should l." said Mrs.
Freeman. at don't always look
good to see a girl called for by
strange men!"
Il don't know I'm sure what they
want, Aunt Maggie" replied Mary,
but if you'll listen, you'll soon find
out With this parting shot, she left
the room and went into the parlor.
Jim introduced her to a large, kind
looking man, who, he said had some
thing to tell her.
Then Mr.. Warren. the stranger,
told her that he was a lawyer and
had become very interested in her
case, as jim he'd told him of her. In
going through some old records, he
had found an old will of her uncle's,
Frederick Freeman.
He had become more interested and
had begun to trace the new will. He
found it to be in the hands of Thorn
as Morrison. He had then found that
Morrison was in league with Free
man, and was keeping Mary's right
full fortune from her. She could hardly
believe her ears. That she could
now learn to play the violin, was the
first thought.
She was awakened from her rev
erie by the lawyer telling her
that Lawyer Morrison and her
Uncle John had committed a
crime and that they could be i'm
prisoned for It.
ooh, no, Mr.. Warren she cried,
81 could nevre have a man, who has
kept me since | was a little girl, put
in jail. There must he some mis-
take"
But when she was assured that
there was no mistake, she once more
made e~ntreaty for her uncle. At
last the lawyer told her hat since
she so desired it, nothing would be
done with her uncle.
A very happy girl went about her
work that day. She was to leave in
two weeks for some boarding cshool
or college. Accordingly she set about
planning her clothes and her work.
At the end of the two weeks time
Jim took her to the station in his
fine new buggy. She left a Very I'M
happy family at the farm. John
Freeman had told his wife and daugh-
ter of the whole affair and Of Mary's
generosity toward him.
Time flew very swiftly for Mary
in her new surroundings. She learne
QUICKLY anu Tie ltdIittlo titOul dS'd
her constantly.
She remained in college for four
years, making only short visits to
the farm. She and her violin be
came noted. She purchased a grand
Cremona violin, which she loved with
all her soul. People flocked to hear
her play and her name was mention
ed with praise.
One night in a large concert hall
of the college, she was to appear on
the program. When her number was
called and she walked to the front
of the stage she looked about the
audience and her eye fell on Jim.
She motioned for the accompanist to
quit playing and putting her violin in
place, she played one Of the simple,
beautiful little melodies she had play
ed for him years ago.