The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-26
By BOOTH HARRINGTON

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Its curious about the deed to her
house," he said to his nephew. you're
absolutely sure it wasn't among her pa
pers"
Mother didn't have any papers,"
George told him. "None at all. All
she ever had to do with business was
to deposit the checks grandfather gave
her, and then write her own. checks
against them"
1.-THE deed to the house was never
recorded" Anderson said thoughtful
ly. 'I've been over to the courthouse
to see. I think it would be just as
well to get him to execute one now in
your favor. I'll speak to him about,
it."
George sighed. 81 don't think I'd
bother him about it; the house is mine,
and you and / understand that it is.
That's enough for me, and there isn't
likely to be much trouble between you
and me when we come to settling poor
grandfather's estate. I've just been
with him, and I think it would only
confuse him for you to speak to him
about it again. I notice he seems dis
tressed if anybody tries to get his at
tention-he's long way off, some
where, and he likes to stay that way.
I Think think mother wouldn't want
us to bother him about it; I'm sure
she'd tell us to let him alone. He
looks so white and queer"
ANDERSON shook his head. 81 won't
bother him any more than can help;
but I'll have the deed made out ready
fol- his signature"
81 wouldn't bother him at all. ]
don't see"
"You might see," said his uncle I'M
easily. "The estate is just about as
involved and mixed up as an estate
can well get, to the best of my knowl-
edge. You ought to have that deed"
mo, don't bother him."
'Tll bother him as little as possible.
I'll wait till some day when he seems
to brighten up little"
But ANDERSON waited too long. The
Major had already taken eleven months
since his daughters death to think
important things out. One evening
his grandson sat with him-the Major
seemed to like best to have young
George with him, so far as they were
able to guess his preferences-and the
old gentleman made queer gesture;
he slapped his knee as If he had made
a sudden discovery, or else remember
ed that he had forgotten something.
George looked at him with an air of
inquiry, but said nothing. He had
grown to be almost as silent as his
grandfather. However, the Major
spoke without being questioned.
ut must be in the sum-" he said.
''There wasn't anything here but
the sun in the first place, and the
earth came out of the sun, and we
came out of the earth. So, whatever
we are, we must have been in the sun.
We go back to the earth we came out of
so the earth will go back to the sun
that 1t came out Of. And time means
nothing at also in little
while we'll all be back in the sun to-
gether. / wish"
He moved his hand uncertainty as If
reaching for something, and George
jumped up. did you want anything,
grandfather
"What?"
"Would you like glass of water?"
Mono. No; I don't want anything"
The reaching hand dropped back up
on the arm of his chair, and he re-
lapsed into silence; but few min
ures later he finished the sentence he
had begun:
81 somebody could tell mel"
The next day he had slight cold,
but he seemed annoyed when his son
suggested calling the doctor, and Am.
berson let him have his own way so
far, in fact, that after he had got up
and dressed, the following morning,
he was all alone when he went away
to find out what he hadn't been able
to think out-aA those things he had
wished somebody" would tell him.
Old Sam, shuffling in with the break
fast tray, found the Major in his ac-
customed easy-chair by the fireplace
and yet even the old darkey could
see instantly that the Major was not
there.