The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-01-12

l-fN0 w LIZ OAA u8c5 DtL IWo We DOt1
a-drawfn' on u for Tom, and this Is
all there % LETT" ~
When she went out with her draft
! found myself boiling with indigna-
ton at this worthless scamp who was
sucking the hfeblood out OF his old
father and mothes-epen his sweet
heart
There WIS visit from the sweet-
heart after this TO ask for draft Of
$1a50 which convinced me that Tom
had accepted the last amount she had
sent him Then one day the old farm
er came IN pale and trembling, evident
" Just out of sickbed. with the check
OF mortgage company for $1,000 He
asked for draft In exchange for 1t
payable 30 this vampire Of q Son We
bankers make It a rule 30 mind our
own business but / had reached q
point where could no longer refrain
from warning this poor old man
80 you have mortgaged your farm
to send money to your son?- said
Yes; Toms in powerful need of
money. The mine he thought was go
In to turn out 30 fine petered out. He
says It closed up as he went down In
stead Of openin'."
"And you lost all tho money You sent
him for the Developments A.
yes, we lost 1t, (" replied the old man,
with a tremulous voice.
-Aren't you afraid yoTn lose this
too?r
II dunno Toms got another mine.
He says he's sure o. this" &
"Of course it's no business OF mine,
but don't like to see You, an old man,
mortgaging your farm to send money
to son who should be giving you
money instead of you giving 1t 10 him.
Suppose you can't pay the interest on
the mortgage when 1t is due You Will
lose your farm"
The old man stood w1ptng his face
with a bandanna handkerchief, the pic
ture of misery.
Il know what yer mean" he said,
but ma she won't keep back any
thing the boy wants. She never did.
always told her she'd spoil him"
| SIN afraid she has spoiled him You
should know that your son Is not wast-
ing your money at gambling or some
thing like that and telling you that he's
on the verge Of making fortune In a
mine before risking any more money
on him"
That's what tell ma"
At this moment the draft wus laid
before me, but instead of handing 1t
to him / said:
Hadn't you better think this overT
He stood, hts eyes fixed ON vacancy,
slowly swaying or tottering. and /
knew there was great contest going
on In his mind His love for his boy
conquered
I'm 'bliged 10 You, Mr.. Cashier, and
mebbe you're right, but allus believ-
ed in my Tom. and can't 90 back on
him now"
| l handed him the draft, and he scuf-
fed slowly out Of the bank
| The old man must have borrowed all
he could on his farm, considering the
transaction as q. sale, for he failed to
pay the first interest that fen due on
the mortgage. / knew this because I
saw In newspaper legal notice OF
foreclosure proceedings on his farm.
We'll" sighed, laying down the
paper, +the old man has given his
home 10 his reprobate son. BE has
nothing more to give shall not suf-
fer again at seeing him come into the
bank to do what can't prevent his
doing"
On the street the same day met
the young girl who was sure was
Toms sweetheart stopped her and
asked:
rs Farmer Williams turned out OF
house and homer
Not yet, sir
"But he will be?-
II suppose so.r
| "Has his son sent him anything TO
help him?'
mo, sir. He wrote to say that he
| was awful sorry TO see tne Idrm CO.
but he could not help 1t"
HIN. Do you think son who will
treat his father and mother like that
would treat wife any better?"
| Tears came into her eyes l was
ashamed at giving her this useless
pain. l walked on
| About month after this strapping
young fellow with fine, manly face
came into the bank and said he wished
to open an account. / assented, and
he made deposit Of $49,506
"Will you please leave your sigma
ture in this book?" ! said. He took
up a pen and wrote:
Thomas Williams"
you Tom WilliamsT exclaimed
| Eyes. What do you know about meT
"Son OF Farmer Williams?'
| yes"
"Sold your miner
Yes; I've sold mine In Colorado,
or two-thirds of it. This money I'm
leaving with you is the first cash pay
ment There are two others of $780,
600 each"
"Has your fathers farm gone to the
mortgageeT