The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-05-09

In II and suspended It from his watch
chain.
The Blair Plat left to his cousin was
valuable property. Just before the
death OF Mr.. Blair a deposit OF a rare
and valuable clay used In stereotyp.
ing and for electrical purposes had
been discovered II was known as
| ozocerite. found elsewhere only in
Austria and Utah. II things turned
out as they promised. Hugh would
some day become n wealthy man.
Adjoining the plat was twenty
acre patch of sterile land which had
been left to Ronald by his mother.
II was OF 30 little value that he made
no attempt to have II cultivated, but
secured position as an accountant
In near city.
There reached him tho first week
the disquleting intelligence that Hugh
was hanEing around the Mason homo
good deal. Then he received let.
ter from Ruth. 1t read: "Be patient
for year | am going away and you
must not write to me" There was
no further word. and Ronald felt that
everything he valued was fading
away from him
His business went well The penny
seemed to bring him good luck. In
street melee the bullets severely
wounded two innocent bystanders.
but one striking the penny glinted of
and left him unscathed, Then the
penny was observed by loyal old
Scotchman, leading to friendship
and large amount OF business.
IL was just n year later when Ron
aid paid visit to his home town.
He learned that the wonderful ozoc.
erite vein had run out Hugh had
pretty nearly dissipated all his ready
money. He boasted. however. that he
was engaged to Ruth and Ronald be-
lieved this after her incxplicable 81,
lence
In later years he never forgot
sad and moody ramble ending at the
barren twenty-acre lot. In going
over II he stumbled, his watch chain
caught on bush. and the penny
snapped loose and disappeared down
great open crack in the ground.
Ronald had 10 thought OF losing
token which he sincerely treasured.
He saw man digging on an adjoin.
ing farm. went over to him and bar
gained for careful excavation in
quest of the lost memento
II took some delicacy OF treatment
to manipulate the dry, crumbling dirt.
At a depth OF four feet. the bottom
OF the crack. the penny was pro
duced
"Hello!" suddenly exclaimed the
workman az he scraped off his spade
Say. II this should be tho real
vein,"
The what?" questioned Ronald
vaguely.
THE vein OF ozocerite Look here
that's tho real stun" and he took up
handful of the scrapings from the
spade.
II was "the real stuff" that was
proven within the ensuing two days
All the town was on fire over the
rare good luck the old penny had
brought to Ronald. for the real ozoc
''itN ''iH hdu DttH tapped
Ronald was standing on the land
that promised so much in the yellow
dusk OF the fading day few evenings
later, when familiar figure came up
over the rise in the landscape
His heart stood still as she ap.
preached Then n bitter thought
came into his mind-Ruth had heard
of his good fortune.
The year is over" she said bright.
ly as she approached him. Did they
never tell you? II was Hugh Telford
who laid his fortune at my feet. and
my foolish father encouraged his suit.
Finally 1t was agreed that | should
take year to decide. away from both
of you, As II year or thousand
could make me forget-you!"
And she lifted the old penny from
the hand of her lover. the lucky
penny of old Jepthah Blair. and
kissed II.
Copyright. 1918. by w q. Chapman)
Standardlxlno the LONGITUDE.