Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-02-13
| DEAL And IDEAL
Esy RUDOLPH THEss!NGHAM.. !
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Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper Union

Clancy NNycth had Il deal in mind and
process. Joseph Trull an ideal. The for
mor was popularity designated as Il
keen. practical business man, the lat
ter as 4 visionary and dreamer. Na-
turc had formed both With strong in
dividual intellectually.
Clancy Wyeth was floor broker for
Il big firm on the grain exchange. It's
Offices were a rare glitter of gilt and
plate glass. Joseph Trull had 4 desk
ana narrow office in an obsolete huSi-
ness block, where he did translation
work for the foreign departments of
local banks.
81 have pretty idea in mind" he
told friend one day. "You know our
old family homestead, fifteen miles
from the city of Fcndale, is mine. 1t
has not been occupied for two years.
They have built up some ralatial
homes near to it, and have been wait
ing, expecting to get good offer for
1t. Well, the house is old, but it can
be made habitable. There are fifteen
bearing cherry trees il the orchard.
I'm going to have crowd of these lit
tie ones out for q week, soon as the
cherries are ripe"
excellent! grand!" commented his
friend.
81 shall pick out fifteen of the most
deserving children" continued Trull,
"and apportion to each tree. 1t will
be their tree to dream over, to long
for, weeks before the visit. l will keep
the fifteen for week, hire a cook and
a nurse One week end the mother OF
each little one will come out and pick
one tree, and will see that the cher
ries are delivered by wagon at the
city home"
Just this plan Jasper Trull put into
operation. The mothers who came out
with the little ones, were provided
with ladders and baskets, and went
home happy and content. There was
one little tot, the youngest of the
group, q girl not yet three years of
age. She and the others were allowed
to roam freely about the place.
81 cannot find little Dora," the
nurse informed Trull one afternoon
near dusk, and he started off in search
of her. Nearing high hedge that
separated the grounds from those of
a fine mansion occupied by family
named Crosby, he caught the echo of
voices, and paused. He noticed a hole
in the hedge, and peerins over its top
his eye took in lovely picture.
Upon the grass was seated beauti-
full young woman, whom he doubted
not was Miss Eunice Colby. She had
little Dcra in her lap, and had woven
garland of flowers for her. The
prattling tot was beaming with de-
light.
"Please excuse me-" spoke Joseph,
"but the nurse is anxious about this
wandering little charge of hers, and
promised to find her"
"Oh, you are Mr. Trull," spoke the
young lady, arising and kissing little
Dora and then handing her through the
hedge. 81 have heard so much of
your noble work. Will you not allow
this sweet little mite to come over
again tomorrow? The rest of the
family are away, and she is rare COM
pany"
Joseph promised. The nurse herself
the next morning took Dora to the
hedge and consented that she should
remain all day in Miss Colhy's charge,
as the latter wished.
Now, by strange freak of fate,
Clancy Wyeth visited the Colby home
that day. He had only casual ac-
quaintance with Miss Colby, but he
had her in view as Il prospective heir
css, and hoped to make an impression.
For his "dcal" looked fine.
"Thc little brat!" he fairly hissed,