The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-06-22
A Scheme That
Failed
tcopyright. 1917. western Newspaper Union. }
By ELlNOR MARSH

copyright. 1911. western Newspaper unionl
Ben and Jim Coverdnle were twin
brothers and though Of an old and very
respectable family, were poor.
An uncle In South America died and
left them II coffee plantation. The be-
quest wns made with the provision
that they live on the property and
develop It. II was not worth much.
but might be made valuable.
| Ben was disposed to try business
scheme mt home and forfeited his share
of the inheritance by remaining where
he was. Jim took up the property In
South America.
Ben lived with n widowed sister.
who soon after died. leaving her broth
er little four-yenr-old girl.
At the age of fifteen the girl. Adele
Weatherby, became her unclc's house
keeper. There was sincere affection
between uncle and niece. the relation
between them being more like that be.
tween father and daughter.
When Adele was seventeen years old
her uncle paid some attention to Miss
Mildred Conynghnm, young lady OF
the fashionable set.
When Mr.. Coverdnle wns about hftS
years old he fell Ill. Miss Conynghhm
visited him frequently md sent deli
cocIes. He was devotedly nurscd by
Adele for months, when unfortunately
she also fell Ill. 1t was then that Miss
Conynghnm betook herself, bng and
baggage to the Coverdnle home to
cnre for the invnlids, not waiting for
m invitation or even their permission
Both Invnlids were Ill long while
md Miss Conyngham was unremlttine
| in her attentions to them.
Meanwhile Jim Coverdnle In South
America had prospcred.
The only knowledge Of Jim Cover
dalc's growing wealth that ever
reached his native town came In this
wise: A man who had been to South
AmcrJcn met Miss Conynghnm and she
asked him II he had ever seen or
heard anything of Jim Coverdale liv'
ing In Brazil?
"Ycs." was the reply. Il have been
on his plantations"
Ellis plnntntlons"
ayes, suppose he has n dozen OF
them. Jim Coverdale Is an enormously
rich man."
At this point Of the story several
Important matters connected with II
occurred very near together. jim
CovcrtlaIc sold out his property in Bra
I'll and left for his former home In the
United States. Before his departure
he made n will leaving NIL he possessed
to his brother. This will he sent. by
different steamer from the one on
which he sailed, to his brothers lawyer.
John Williams. with instructions 10
say nothing about 1t. The snip on
which Jim Coverdnle sailed was iost
In storm and all on board went down
with her.
Rem Coyerdale died n month after
the arrival OF the will. but he never
knew of his Inheritance. Then came
news of the shIpwreck md Jim Cow
erdalc's name In the list OF passengers.
When Ben Coverdale's will was
opcncd 1t was found that his small
property wns left to Adele.
When Miss Conyngham heard OF the
death of Jim Coverdnle she felt GER
tain he had left his property to his
brother Ben. Hearing OF Jim Cover
",,e 'n"'n, M 60 Adele TINT she
WIN a,' y, n-,,co,v for,une.
""s '''e ,.,,.
Theh chne Miss t"ns ..,J
statement that zen .o ~, Nv III
hcr that IN cooic', :" "ns WI. "'
left her thiro Vi MS ''i..
The fact was MISS Sohs"sl',"
knowing that jim Co'ern"'e WIS I''"'
that ne was oe"u UNI H. a.,... ..,od
left MS properly 10 NE o,o -, no.
to induce bch So'efu"'S w. " 49,. nor.
Fniling IN thht she us.u "' 49,,