Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-18

every we'll; 60 on your hunt for old
pots aud kettles and don't come back
here any more"
Edith tried to patch up a peace be-
tween the two, but failed. The father
could not endure to see his foudest
hope wrecked. and the son recognized
instinctively his life work and pro-
posed to follow it. There was but one
person in the family who was pleased.
and that was Mrs. Robson. In this
disagreement she saw her daughter )
benefit, and she was right. AS soon
as Louis had left America his father
made will leaving all his possessions
10 his stepdaughter.
While Louis Robson was away dig
ging in the earth, as his father put It
wearing out his eyesight translating
inscriptions on bricks three or four
thousand years old, reading cures for
toothache, corn salves and solutions
for the Itch" his father fell Ill and
soon became convinced that lie had not
long to live Calling Edith to him, he
told her what she already knew-that
she was his heir.
T won't have II. papa" she said.
"Your fortune belongs to Louis and
not to me Mt all except such amount as
you choose to leave me for gift"
Tie old man was greatly pleased at
this ingenious and unselfiSh statement,
especially since he knew Of his wife's
desire that he should cut of his son in
favor of her daughter.
Louis" continued Edith. has showr
more common sense than you, papa.
He hasn't business hair In his head.
and you could never make one grow
there. He'll make reputation in the
profession he has chosen that we shall
all be proud of. See If he doesn't"
a reputation for digging up dead
persons who should be suffered to re-
main In their graves. However. III
think over what you say, and maybe
III make Il will leaving the bulk Of the
estate to Louis, providing for you lib
orally ut the same time. But If you
really wish me to do so you'd better
not mention 1t to your mother. One
reason that influences me Is that II |
leave 1t all to you she will manage II
for you. and II Louis should need any
If 1t he won't get it-not from her."
After awhile Mr.. Robson's condition
was such that Edith wrote Louis that
II he wished to see his father alive he
had better come home Louis returned
the day Of his fathers death. In an in
tervicw between the two Robson nd
mitted that he had been wrong in the
matter Of his sons career. and Louis
expressed regret that he had not at
least tried to fulfill his fathers desire
The night after this interview and
Mr. Eobson's death Louis Jwas suffer |
ing Il rcmGrscful feeling. natural under |
the circumstances. but not warranted
by the facts. Not being able to sleep.
he cot ont OF bed and. throwing OH Il
1ressing gown. started to go downstairs
to the dining room for some refresh |
mcnt that he hoped would induce slum- |
ber As he left his room he saw a |
fash of light ut the other end Gf the hall |
Thinking that burglars were in the |
house. he went cautiously toward IT,
BY continuous flashes lie was guided
to n room his father had used for I'm |
office. Through the crack made by the /
door being partly open he saw his step
mother with IN electric lamp huntin?
through papers in tin box she had
taken from Il closet. She found one
that she appropriated. but EVIDENT.
was not satisfied. Hearing slight
sound that Louis made involuEtarily.
she gave up the search. and. seeing |
that she was about to come out OF the |
room, Louis retreated.
Believing that his stepmother's |
search had some connection with his |
fathers disposition OF his property. |
Louis thought long while over the
matter. In the room Mrs. Robson had |
visited was Il desk. His father had |
long ago showed him drawer opened
by secret spring and told him that |
he kept there any paper Of impor-
tance he feared might he lost or
stolen. Louis determined to open this |
drawer and zee II 1t contained any
thing Of moment AS he approached
the room he perceived light In 1t. |
Drawing near, he looked I'm and saw
his stepsister. Edith. hunting through
the tin hOx. Not finding what she |
wanted. she went to the desk. pressed
q spring. opened drawer and took |
out document. She was about to |
come out when she started at seeing |
Louis.
what does this mean. EdieT he
asked.
"Whnt meany' she said. her bosom
heaving.
"An hour ago ! was coming down
stairs to get biscuit and ! saw your
mother ransacking that box. She took
from 1t paper
Zone like this?"
Eyes. And now see you takin"
another from my fathers desk. +.
plain"
"The paper mother took from til"
chsucer's Face In Stone.
In a geological branch of the British |
museum the visitor Is shown won
derful specimen Of natural imitation in
a small ribbon Jasper" This stone
the muterial of which is not unlike
that of other banded agates, has upon
its surface perfect miniature portrait
of the poet Chaucer. Every detail Is
stnrtlingly correct There are the
white face. the pouting lips. the broad. |
low forehead and even the whites OF
the slightly upturned eyes. The at
tendants say that It IL utterly impos
sible to convince even some OF the ed
ucated visitors that It Is not an arti
fetal production.
PUTTING II Mildly.