The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-05-04

New York A distant bell told him
that service was about to take place
in the church. and be strolled forth In
that direction. Children were strag-
Cling INTO the guild room for Sunday
school. Sanford saw a woman emerge
from the Treusdail farmhouse and 90
toward the church She entered 1t,
and Sanford followed her In, taking
back seat. The woman went up on to
dais and conducted the school,
Something about her convinced San
ford that she was the girl who had
made him an Easter loan. There was
enough of the child left in her to de-
note this, and there was uninistakable
evidence In her manner.
Sanford remained In his seat while
the school was in session, and when a
collector came to him for his Easter
offering he folded 500 bill In a bit
Of paper, on which he wrote In pencil,
principal and interest of an Easter
offering that should have been made
ten years ago"
The contributions were handed TO
Mary Treusdail, but what became Of
them Sanford did not know. He left
the place with the children and stroll
ed about near by till he saw Mary
emerge. She was moving in the di-
rection of her home on the hill when
he joined her.
Pardon me-" he said; Il am a stran-
ger here. Perhaps you can give me
some information that need"
She turned her eyes upon him. II
he had had any doubt Of her identity
1t was dispeled. There was the same
kindly. honest look III them he had
seen as boy and which had con
tributed TO change him from ragged
boy TO prosperous man.
"That farm" he continued, pointing
| to the hilltop-"why is 1t not prosper
Gus? Is there anything the matter
with the .soilT'
Nothing. My father, who formerly
owned it, had a succession Of bad
years on account Of the weather. He
left the property to me encountered.
and it has since been all could do to
pay the interest on the mortgage"
81 am an investor In farm mort
cages" said Sanford. "What interest
do you pay?'
six per cent"
Indeed, i find II difficult to loan at
8. How much is the mortgagef"
Five thousand dollars, but there is
also an accumulation of interest, which
brings the total up to something like
sixty-six hundred"
BY this time they had reached the
farm, and Sanford paused
/ "Since you are stranger here" said
Mary, II should be pleased to have
you dine with U.S."
Sanford accepted the invitation. The
family consisted Of an aunt OF Mary
and younger sister, In whom the
guest saw duplicate Of the girl who
had befriended the ragged boy. After
dinner he made an inspection Of the
farm, or pretended to inspect 1t, and
when he returned to the house asked
Mary If she could give him the amount
Of the principal and interest due OF
the mortgage. She did SO. and he said
to her:
81 will consider it a favor If you viii
allow me to add this to my othel
loans"
Mary was puzzled. She was no
aware that the loan was especially de
sirable as an investment However
since the stranger asked as a favo
what would be an advantage to he
she assented. AS soon as. she has
done so Sanford whipped out a poke
checkbook and wrote her a check TO
the amount, telling her that the paper
In the case could be executed the mex
day.
Sanford did not seem inclined t
hurry away, and the afternoon wa
well spent before he made move t
depart. Then Mary said that, being
stranger in a strange land, he ha
better take tea with them, and this In
vitation, too, was accepted. Durin
the evening he and Mary were sittin
together before little blaze on til
hearth. for the nights were still COO
when she suddenly said to him:
did you put that hundred dollar bi
in the Easter offering at Sunday schoc
this morningY
II did"
'SWhat did you mean by what 70
wrote on the wrapper?''
Ten years ago today a little CIR
the daughter of a prosperous farmer
met ragged boy on the road, too
him to Sunday school and afterwar
lleaned him the amount she was +
have given for an Easter offering. 70
are that farmers daughter, and an
that ragged boy
Mary,s eyes were fixed on him 70
some time without speaking. She wa
trying TO recall the incident. Present
| ~ she said:
1T is coming back to me-"
That Easter Sunday" he contin
ued, "a revolution took place In me
and you were the cause Of the change
I needed heartening, and you gave II
The heartening brought courage, tn
courage resolution to take hold o
the world and win. am not yer,
rich man. but have a-plenty to return
your loan with interest The rest-thi
most yalrled mart Of what Won did TO