Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-24
THE VALUABLE MANDOLIN

Grandpa Gleason, his grandson
 Frank, and wife, lived together three
 uninterrupted happy years. The house
 in which they lived with its furnish ings' was wedding gift from grand
 pa, and of antique style.
 MT. Frank Gleason received a good
 salary and their property had been
 much improved with their spare
 money. Throughout the house mod
 ern improvements were made, and new
 furnishings added, but the colonial
 style was not displaced. Everything
 They planned to indulge in many so-
 cial pleasures in the future and to
 deposit a small sum of money each
 year in the bank to provide for the
 rainy days which come to everyone
 sooner or later.
 Grandpa Gleason renewed his
 youth, but in the midst of their happi-
 ness he was stricken with paralysis
 and only lived three days after seizure.
 He was unconscious the greater part of the time, but towards the last he attempted to speak but could not ut ter @ word distinctly. He looked be- seechingly at his grandchildren, and after much effort, raised his weak and trembling hand and pointed towards the mantle over whieh hung a large anu Dy us sue d IlQS Olu SJlD- son mandolin.
 The grandchildren. who loved him
 dearly, replied to that look. "Yes, Grandpa, yes.'' without understanding
 what his gesture meant but he thought that they did, so passed away with a smile on his face.
 Grandpa Gleason was laid away aft CT relatives. neighbors and friends had paid their last respect to him whose life they could not reproach. MT. and Mrs. Gleason were his di-
 rect heirs and became the possessors
 will, papers nor the deed on the property, which he kept for them, were to be found
 They felt very lonely without him, especially during the evenings. His
 room was kept as he left it, though ments
 It was probobly the report that Grandpa Gleason left no business pa-
 pers, which prompted MT Buckman, an interruptions man, whose father very many years before held a mort gage on grandpa's property, to
 present it for repayment several ! months after his death.
 Mir. Buckman threatened to fore close at the end of the year because 1 the grandchildren and their lawyer re- fused to acknowledge the bill. They
 
 shown them the receipt of the mort gage and placed it with the deed when he took it to put away. For some | unexplained reason the papers were not recorded so MT. and Mrs. Glea- sons statements could not be proved The year ended and MT. Buckman | placed on attachment on the property and everything, except the necessaries which the law allowed them, to be sold at public auction in a weeks time During the last few months their 1 untiring efforts had failed to discov- CT any secret nook, cupboard or draw CT in grandpa's desk or over or near | the mantle or anywhere else. The picture had been unframed the man. | tie had been taken down and examin- | ed, and the mandolin had been | thoroughly inspected. then laid gent | ly away (because grandpa cherished l 1t for his daughters sake and since | her death 1t had hung in his room)
 while experienced experts, who ham, mered and knocked up and down on 1 the walls, failed to discover any hol- low place
 The day before the auction was house again In the evening they tried l to be cheerful and hopeful as they sat | in their cozy living room
 MT. Gleason suddenly exclaimed: ''1t | is no use to search for we can't find l-anything, and our knowledge of the papers does no good, for we cannot present them. It was queer whim of grandpa's to want to keep the deed | and receipt of this mortgage. We truly know that if he could have spoken, all would have been well with