The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

"0hl what has happened2' she pal
plated but her uncle, though wincing
with pain and white as u sheet, tried
to smile.
"Just a broken leg, DEAR" he said,
81 fell through the old bridge. It's
lucky this young man was near, for l
couldn't stir and was nigh to the point
of fainting."
"We must get him into the house and
I will run for a doctor, If you will tell
me where to find one" spoke the young
man. His tones were clear, they had
a ring of genuine sincerity and some
what treasured Allie.
1t was hours later before Uncle
Seth, advised by the doctor that weary
months Of idleness were before him
and that he would never walk without
Il crutch again, had time to thank this
stalwart young fellow who had per-
formed prodigious though silent and
undirected helpfulness during the dis
order attending the accident. Intui-
lively, while the doctor was setting the
injured leg, the young man seemed to
guess out neglected work. He fed the
horse. MIXED the COW, attended to the
chickens, weeded the long ows of
plants and then came into the kitchen
and offered to help Allie prepare the
evening meal-all of which she dilated
on to her uncle.
"Oh, Uncle, he is so thoughtful, so
helpful-a regular miracle man. He
looks at a task and it is done"
MY mind is nightly relieved" her
uncle told her the next morning. This
young man we kept all night seems
just looking for a quiet home. He's
bargained to stay with us until the fall
crop is in"
I'm glad" said Allie, frankly. 81
like his ways very much. Where does
he come from, UnCle?'
Jail"
"Oh, Uncler I" gasped Allie in a
shocked way. 0
Its truth, child" declared Uncle
Seth, gravely. His name is Glen Fair
child. He bore the brunt of a thieving
| political crowd in the city, whose tool
he was, and is just a week out OF pris-
on. He didn't sulk there, he says. he
took his medicine and did the tasks
expected of him and studied nights.
Besides he's acquired a wonderful
smattering of Internationally, medi-
cine, science. He's truthful and square
as a die and he's learned his lesson in
politics, Just as l did in gold mines"
eff Mr.. Fairchild had been in jail
all Of his life 1 would trust him and
like him." Allie told her uncle a month
later. "Oh, he is so intelligent! He
has got things working on a system
that makes my head dizzy, and so
kind and entertaining and true, Uncle.
Oh! true blue all the way through"
Glen Fairchild fingered at the pleas
n little home long after the crop was
in and had been delivered and paid for
at a splendid profit. He had got in
terested in old Seth's story of his mine
investment.
"See here" he said one day, "give
me a power of attorney and let me
go out to Arizona and see if there isn't
some saving clause in the muddle."
"Oh, Uncle!' cried Allie, six weeks
later. coming into his room, a tluttering
telegrdn IN uer manu-, hedu! Ituu
No, I'm so excited I'll read it to you"
and she did, as follows:
"Wire quick. District gone copper
crazy. Your claim rich with it. Am
offered fifty thousand. viii you work
it or sell it,"
"Sell," went the vivid response over
the wire an hour later.
1.-THE miracle man, indeed" said
Allie, and her eyes were fixed w~istfully
I upon the landscape, as she realized
how greatly she had missed Glen Fair
l child during his absence.
, "ThaIk you, but 1 don't go junket
, ing around much with my lame Leg
: Uncle Seth politely bat pOintedly OBJ
: served to one of the oldtime relative!
who had heard of his new accession O
: fortune and had invited him to a fam
{ lily dinner. Besides, Allie and 1 ar
e~ngrossed just now yer some weddin
Il preparations down at our house. Tha
will make a new relative, Glen Fail
child, and of course we feel like givin
him special attention just now"