Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-19
he Legacy
dcopyrisht. 1913. western Newspapers ualo..
b MARION HEATH

~ MARION HEATH
lcopyrisht. 1918. western Newspaper ua,o,.1
'.Here we are. Jerry. There's your
patrimony.'' z5
6 .'All Of it," jised Jerry Throop. the
essence of sarcasm in tone and eye.
''Why, yes. You see, naturally faith
er thought Of me first. was the home
bird and stuck to him. Our sisters,
too. You'd got to be a sort of stranger,
to us. see?''
II do, with boys eyes !" rallied Jerry,
a trife bitterly now. "You get the
big farm, Mel and Aggle the town prop
erty, and I get-that ~
Gloomily, almost angrily, the speaker
made sway of his hand towarl his
legacy. It was bleak, barren Ave
acres, void of tree, flower or grass. n
its center was fairly pretentious
brick structure, Jerry's father had.
built it for a company manufacturing
stoves and furnaces. The corporation
had failed and the structure had been
deserted and abandoned ever stnoe.a
"Who wants it-wholl buy ite" NIT
tered Jerry. 'Look here, Tom. ySu.xs
got money. I'll sell it to you, cheap."',s
Hardly" returned his brother, With
q cynical grin. sszs ~. zss.ss.;.=.s
''Well, !" sighed Jerry, It'll trv cut MP
estate for bunking place for 4 speA
and see what turns up 5 :s So 9.
c. g.s.- - r.siE. - ~
Affairs were Ut their Lowest ~ W.
Jerry just. then. He had always
been wanderer, and clear up to, nanr
hood he would show up at h1le fae.
a brief spell, receiving q vague wei
come, sometimes out Of fundS .adlne7
times overwhelmed with money and
profligate Of the same. ~ ~
For over a year Jerry had, setNsl,
down. He had gone at praettcsd work,
and he had an object in view, new. "a
lovely young girl, Elsa Dover, had
conle into his life. She and her n0ther
exercised marvelously upalfaag In
fuence over Jerry. He was m bat
engaged to Elsa when the news ef the
prospective inheritance reached him.
He gave up his position and came home
to look after his interests. -
All that the Dovers had in the world
was the old family home and a mort.
gage on it was due. The amount was
two thousand dollars. Mrs. Dover saw
no way of meeting it, but when Jerry
had the prospect of receiving enough
from his fathers estate to provide for
the payment, his heart grew g1ad.
And now, Jerry felt cheated. He
knew enough of the history ana cir
cumstances surrounding the isolated
factory building to comprehend that 1t
was as much out Of place as an ice
house In the polar regions. However,
he resolved that there should be some
way found to realize on his singular
legacy. He purchased cot, some
covers, little oil stove, some kitchen
utensils and what food he required.
daytimes visiting towns further away,
seeking to find some one who could
utilize the old factory. He did not
meet with any success.
He never forgot one day, he never
forgot one man whom sudden shower
drove to seek shelter in the old build.
ing. ... --z..;.
Jerry was soon aware that the rain
soaked refugee was John Harvey
Custis, shining light in the financial
armament of stock promotion. They
grew companionable, and the expi61ter
Of Industrial development fairly bris-
tied with enthusiasm as he saw III the
old abandoned structure the nucleus Of
a vast undertaking.
"rll give you twenty thousand dol
lars for the building" he declared,
"and pay you five thousand dollars
down for an option to buy it for the
bulk. amount within year." which
proposition fairly took Jerry's Breath
away.
s'But what in the world are Yop 60
ing to do with it," questioned Jerry.
"Do with it! List it as hundred
thousand dollar asset. Gould Il be re-
built for fifty thousand? No. I am
about to promote a new nautsr car.
We need manufacturing site. Here It
is. Don't you see that with de abfRty
to schedule a big factory ready to
hand, can. show an initial substantial.
ity that will make prospective h1ves-
tors grab up the stock shares IKE hot
cakes7 Say, It's bargain, and IA put
the option, five thousand, In yOur hand
within forty-e1ght hours and give you
ten thousand preferred STOCK at q
bonus" :.
Jerry seemed to be walking, n gold
colored clouds when, two 49, eer.
the money and contract In b<pnrfet,
he visited the Dover home. AlBsRF19d
he seen these sterling friends OtAsppy!
looking, never had these good, 1i1
friends made him 50 welcon1e IT,
was exuberant as he told his ao1S I'D
produced the money to ree -
Dover Of that dreadful mortgage n1la
ace. 0ag see
!. 'You true man and splendst fllnnd r.
almost sobbed the widow. = nsel Not
tako v0ur MONEY! for REX No kaa