Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

People thought there might be some
money hidden in the house, as Daniel
had been called 1iser. The village
lawyer closed the house and adver-
tised in the papers for relatives Of one
Daniel Rodeil.
Weeks heightened into months, and
nothing was heard from any kith or
kin. Then John Black, the lawyer.
sent advertisements to the New York
papers, and one day there came a let
ter from young woman who said
her mother was a niece of Daniel
Rodell.
Mr.. Black replied and asked her to
come to Barstead and In few days
young lady alighted from a train
at the little station.
She was stylishly CARRIED, and had
way with her," so Jed, the village
hackman, said. He obeyed at once
when she requested him to drive to
Mr.. Blacks office. She had brought
papers with her to prove her kim
ship.
Well" said Mr.. Black, 81 suppose
the house is yours, unless other heirs
are heard from. l have heard him
say he had a sister out west and a
nephew somewhere"
They went and looked the house
over. Miss Strong was well pleased
with it and the dear old furniture, as
she called it; the fireplace, too, de-
lighted her.
But" she said, 81 can't live here.
am journalist in New York, and
can't leave now. I shall have to wait
until my summer vacation"
One cold wintry day an old lady,
rather poorly clad, called on Nh
Rodell's sister. She had come from
the vest and spent nearly all her
money, thinking she would like to end
her days in her grandfather's house.
for such it was before Daniel inherit
ed it.
So John Black telegraphed Miss
Strong. Lady claiming to be- Ro-
delPs sister come to live in house.
What shall I do?"
The answer came IF proven. let
her by all means
FRANCES STRONG"
Mr. Black was in a quandary How
could anyone live without money?
Other heirs might spring up. He did
bank He wrote to Miss Strong, and
asked her what he should do. Miss
strong send him check for $50, say
ing: "She is my great-aunt. | can't
let her starve."
So the old lady took possession. She
had only one trunk. She looked like
Dresden china shepherdess-
He had happy thought An old
lady lived in the village who was
threatened with the poor farm"
Now, thought Black, she can go
and live with Mrs. Jones and work a
little for her room and board.
Mrs. Jones consented, and the old
woman, whose name was Tabitha
Snow, agreed to go If she could furnish
her room with her own furniture.
Frances had to be consulted again.
"She telegraphed: Yes, If clean"
All was satisfactory and Mrs. Jones
and Tabitha. with the help of Jed, who
was a man-of-all work as well as
Northumberland out pleasant room
at the back of the house.
The room had been used by Mr.
Rodell as sort of storeroom; as they
were moving small chest of drawers,
such as spools of silk or cotton are
kept In in shops, Mrs. Jones knocked
drawer out: such rafting and jang-
ling noise 1t made when It felll It
was full OF dimes, loosely thrown in;
scrap of paper had fallen with them.
She picked it up and read: These
dimes belong to the finder!
DANIEL RODELL."
Being generous. she thought she
would divide with Jed and Tabitha.
There were 900 dimes. Mrs. Jones kept
hundred and gave Tabitha and Jed
so apiece.
When Tabitha was settled, the two
had happy afternoons together. Now
and then Mrs. Jones had a CHEEKY let
ter from Frances, who was glad to
have found an aunt. She sent them
papers and magazines, SO the winter
passed pleasantly. Then one day quite
early In the spring Frances ran up to
spend a weekend with her aunt.
All day long Sunday she poked
around trying to find will which Mr..
Black was sure had been made years
before. At last in an old desk in her
uncle's room she found it. She sent
for Mr.. Black. He came hurrying In
Just at dusk When the lamps were
lighted he read the preliminary SEN
fences, and than got down to business.
1.-THE house live in l give and be-
aueath to my niece. Frances Strong,
and my nephew. John Rodell. who is
somewhere In the west. The money II
the bank to my sister. Elizabeth Jones.
now in Montana. Around the house in
various places (having not much faith
in banks) I have put sums of money
with slips of paper telling for whom
each sum is intended.