Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-02

bother, and so nurse made arrange
ments with a diet kitchen near by so
that l am provided for. How soon
may I go to work?' she asked anx-
iously.
He frowned.
you should not go for a year. But
you may go the LIST Of April if you
continue to make good progress"
"The 1st Of April, and today is only
the 18th of February" she gasped.
Have you any people?" he asked.
"No one in the world"
"Tuke care of yourself and don't let
yourself be bothered" he said as he
went away.
The next day when Dr.. Allen came
he dropped some new magazines on
the table.
Tell me about this" evaded the
physician, going to the mantelpiece
and examining the Washington pitch
er with the trained eye Of q collector.
Linnie told him the history Of the
pitcher-of the lie she had told and
how Uncle Gregory had punished her
DV GlSluleTlllnS neF.
"Poor little girl!' muttercd the man
under his breath.
"And the most. absurd thing of all is
that my birthday is the 22d of Febru-
ary!!" She smiled wistfully.
"Washington's birthday"
Eyes. Is the pitcher valuable, Or.
Allen?' she asked.
"To a cOllectOr-yeS.'
"Will YOU accept it, DR.. Allcn:" she
asked eagerly. you have been so kind
to me-lnore than money can repay
and 1 would be so happy to know
had given you pleasure"
He looked at her c%uriously.
BE happy, then" he said abruptly.
You have given me pleasure in more
ways than one"
"And You will take the ~pitcher?'
asked Linnie joyfully.
Some day" he said. "Take care of
it for me, Miss Harris.'
One day DR.. Allen brought some
books about the study of old china and
furniture. Linnie was enchanted at
entering the now field Of interest, and
she was delighted to discover many
old friends among the antiques pictur-
ed in the volumes.
In Uncle Gregory's parlor cupboard
was Il tea set Of gold luster-there were
some Spode cups, a Leeds bowl, some
Royal Worcester vases and treasures
Of furniture.
"Jove. How I would have enjoyed
seeing those things!!" cried the doctor
n day.
If you went down to Pendleton l
am sure the caretaker would allow you
to go over the house." said Linnie.
One crisp February day DR.. Allen
took her advice and, escaping from his
many patients, he motored down to
the Long Island village.
He found the Brown place in charge
of q distant cousin of the deceased.
She was q dried up little woman with
a thin, piping voice and a vivacity of
manner that might have been accred-
tied to Intense excitement at havin.
been remembered in her kinsman's will.
And the queerest thing of all is this,
DA' -AsiIiA, SilS l." lllClCu dS they tlG
fruit cake and slipped dandelion wine
in the warm sitting room, "the queer
est thing is that Cousin Grcgory's es-
tate has proved to be so small! Just
enough to pay the legacies and they
only amounted to $4,000. Yet he was
said to be worth $4,000 at least
Where is the rest of the money!" She
perked her head on Il side and nodded
my~steriously, "NVhcre is it?'
Perhaps he spent it all; perhaps he
never had as much as people thought
"And the house and furniture-nC
provision is made for that-not one
single thing except an old mendeG
pitcher which he left to Molly Harris
daughter. 1 wrapped it and sent il
to Linnie myself"
at is possible Mr.. Brown left an
other will, Mrs. Lane"
eff he did faint in the house, she
said shrewdly. "It,s been searched
from attic to cellar"
"How about the family lawyer"
Mrs. Lane shook her head.
Dumb as q stone," she asserted
stoutly. won't say a word. Says b.
patient. Patient-humph, I never die
admire patience on a monument
Goose on a monument, say T."
The next day when he called upo1
Linnie Harris he found her feverisl
and excited.
"What is the matter?" he asked
bluntly.
Linnie flushed and turned away he,
head. She could not confide her pow
erty to DR.. Allen. nor would she con
fess that Mrs. Drake had made an
other scene over the delinquent room
rent.
1T is nothing much" she assured