The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-02-08
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ma arried ''Nu''-' -..'i n'fi " 49,
Some two weeks later Eayard was
Hotified by thet press company that
there mas A'.Packasel there fG-, lin
J with $ld due on it,'nhipIH.d frosn, [ nj.
.eaEo. hayard knew at cAce that it WAS
some of Aunt Lucy's valuable silver
sent en- TO- him, Jimmy. would lend
hlin the money TO pay for it.,
The BILL wis paid. and the big pack.
Ing case was ordered semitic virSinia's
house and Jimmy duly invited around
to participate in the unpseRing. Ham.
mer and chisels wsrs put to Nse, aaid
all three OF them entered into the gay
spirit of the party. Piles Of hacking
were pulled from the boy, and finally IA
heavy silt frame game to view Goats
were taken on, and the combined
strength Of Jimmy and Bayard was
put to the test. Finally the picture
was taken out. 1t proved to be life
sized portrait of Bayard as a child
well, /" III be hanged" declared
Bayard as he mopped his brow. M .la.s
Here's q letter" announced, Jimmy
as be pulled long white envelope
from the corner OF the frame. vir
ginia opened 1t and read aloud: 5sl4
Your au4t, Miss Leighton, left her
entire estate to charities. She. Wills
and hequeaths to You this portrait Of
yourself. The portion OF the will re-
lating TO You reads as follows: \ leave
no money to my dear nephew, Bayard
leighton. because t do not wish TO
shatteriihis ideal method Of life. He
Is earning q pood salaz1 and has good
health" As alisnGht token Of my az
lection and asia remembrance 4; leave
him the GILBERT, portrait OF himself
which now hangs in my library.
isn't It n dnrltng. cried Virginia -as
She danred abott the huge portrait.
d "But yoti emit 80 to hcusck eeping
wlth nothing but an Old oil painting"
den,rredF Basard. faa Vi to1 il2.s2z
to me,,' broke in Jimmy,
that there's plenty Of wood right hars
to build the house. apd 1t wont take
iong to cover the, walls. There's, the
oil painting to begin with, Then, wa
can lI2ve That letter framed. I'm sure
Bayard never wants to part win, that.
Then IN sivt you a large Photograph
Uf myself, and'-T'7 40 ~ &99sf 81
21WHat's nn this nonsense about 70
ing to hoasekeertner' p interrupted MIR.
TinccS, Virgtnia's father, a. eseams
llte the room. .lttlvhena these 1ouna
people get married spd,I wish they'd
hurry up about itm7=7they must come
and live, with me. Virginia can ehapgs
her name whenever she wants to, but
not her residence. And as for this
legacy business, I'd rather have q man
for my son-in-law who can hght hit
own Way than ops WHO was mS4s bi
a1Mnheritance." WITH NJ
@sfr. Tracey ptetsd his Wy seros(
the room over the pine boards, chiselS
and excelsior racking. He took hie
daughter in one arm as he extended
his freeshand to Bayard. f.
:'Do You mean itr, sang ont Ba5ar4
gleefu1ly. .--'
Mean it?" echoed Mr.. Tracey. ''well
i bet l do, and to prove It TIL take
Jimmy Bookwalter into the dining
room and keep him there until you two
settle on date for the wedding"
The words dining room" seemed ID
awaken Jimmy from bis stupor. Hf
had mental picture, of sideboard
plentifully stocked with revivinx lius
uors. He announced that he was ready
for the proof of Mr.. Tracey's assertion,
and together they went out OF the
room, leaving the lovers alone. .,. II
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