Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-08
YOU NEVER
CAN TELL.


owned to 68 years, had retired from
business and lived in small town,
where he could keep an eye on his
big Illinois farms.
'Quite right and sensible said his
Oldest niece, Mrs. Greystock, ''for
Uncle Jerry to live in small place
There would be no sense in his. go
ing to the expense of living in Chic
ago when there is just himself. 1t
would be a wicked waste of money,
because I am sure the dear old man
is far happier in quiet, sylvan sur
roundings. We really must invite
him up to visit us, Tom. 1t is only
right to show him he has other rela-
tives besides Cassie Hakem. She
hung to him for five Weeks!'
Mrs. Dennem, another niece, was
a diplomat. allie, DEAR" she said
to her daughter, who had golf en-
gagements ahead for a month, 81
think you ought to run down and
visit Uncle Jerry. You must go to-
morroW-yes, don't care if you will
be Inconvenience! He has actually
written up for automobile catalO-
CUES. There's no use in his throw
ing several thousand dollars to the
winds that way. After he has used
horses for nearly seventy years it
won't hurt him to keep on. Of
course, I'm only afraid the dear old
he tried to run an automobile You
10 down and talk him out of it. Don't
forget that he likes three Jumps Of
sugar in his coffee! Make him as
fond Of you as possible, child.
''All right" Allie dutifully agreed.
"How much is Uncle Jerry worth,
anyhow, mOther?"
I'm surprised at you'll" said her
mother severely. GAS if I thought
for moment about dear Uncle Jer-
rvs money! Cassie Hakem and Til
Greystock may, but it is just his
welfare that interests me. Tell him
about the automobile that blew up
the other day 1t would be much
money to go to Europe on"
81 suppose his grasping relatives
will get it ALL" sighed jeremiah
Sprankle's chief acquaintance in the
town where he lived, Eben Smith.
He might just as we'll as not do
some good with it now. It'd be
easy for him to make a present of
that eighty acres I've always want
ed. He'd never miss it,"
If old Sprankle only would come
down handsome!" grumbled the man
who was trying to start a cheese
factory. He says he hates cheese,
but then little bit Of money would
help me so much. What if he does
lose it,"
eff Mr.. Sprankles only knew how
smart Jennie is at the piano. mourn
ed a neighbor. He could afford to
send her abroad to study and never
miss it. What on earth will he do
with all his money, anyway"
You really ought to endow the
whole hospital, Mr.. Sprankle," urged
the two-hundredth charity agent who
had tackled the man of means this
year.
Il am so fond of Uncle Jerry" re-
marked Cassie Hakem in the bosom
of her own family. he means
so we'll and I'm sure is very kind.
But for the life of me / don't see
why, instead Of hanging to his mo-
ney so he couldn't buy us that house
and throw in an automobile! Of
course, in time | know we'll have our
share-nOt that I for the world would
have anything happen to Uncle Jer-
ryl l am sure he is good for many
to enjoy them"
Never mind" Mrs Greystock
sometimes said when financial strin-
gency prevented some desire. 'Some
day, perhaps, we can afford to do IT,
would do with his money if he didn't
leave it to his nieces. And we all
think so much Of him."
''Some day" Mrs. Dennem often
remarked, 1--WE shall build that house
we've always wanted Not that |
count on anything, but it is only
natural that most of Uncle Jerry's
money should come to u.s."
With all this solicitude over the
existence of Jeremiah Sprankle the
old gentleman managed to peg along
until one day the families of his three
nieces were thrown into the widest
excitement and CONSERVATION. Still,
Uncle Jerry had not succumbed to
years and illness and died.
He had written that he had just
married an aspiring widow with five
healthy children.
IF he wasn't such a ridiculous,
idiotic, brainless old stupid" sobbed
Mrs. Greystock, without sense enou-
gh to come in out of the rail-,
say ne u1u II Just TO spite us!-
Which opinion was Indignantly
seconded by Mrs. Dennem and Cas-
sic Hakem, not to mention the man
with the cheese factory, the charity
agents, Eben Smith and various