The Ordway new era., 1919-12-26

house." he said to mis- nephew. you're
absolutely sure 1t wasn't among her pa
pers?"
Mother didn't have any papers"
George told him. None Mt all. All
to deposit ths checks grandfather gave
her. and then write her own checks
against them.@
"The deed to the house was never
recorded" Anderson said thoughtful
ly. 1--WE been over TO the courthouse
To see. think 1t would be just MS
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 1t: the house is mine,
and you and l understand that 1t 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
erandfather's estate. I've just been
with him. and think II would only
confuse him for you to speak to him
about II again. I notice he seems dis
tressed II anybody tries to get his at
| tention-he's long way on. some
where. and he likes TO stay that way.
l think-I think mother wouldn't want
us to bother him about 1t; 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 1 can help;
but III have the deed made out ready
foi his signature"
Hpft no ,, oil
don't see"
You might see" said his uncle un-
easily. The estate is just about as
/ Involved and mixed up MS an estate
can wei get. to the best Of my knowl-
edge, You ought 70 have that deed"
mo, don't bother him"
an bother him rs little as possible.
I'll walt 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
Z his grandson sat with hini-the Major
seemed to like best TO have young
George with him, SO far as they were
able TO guess his prefercnces-and the
old gentleman made a queer gesture: !:
he slapped his knee as II he had made
n sudden discovery, or else remember
cd that he had forgotten something.
! George looked at him with an air OF
I inquiry, but said nothing. He had
/ grown to he almost MS silent as his
grandfather. However. the Major
spoke without being questioned.
! 1T 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 80 back TO the earth we came out o.
80 the earth will so back to the sun
] that It came out OF. And time means
nothinS-nothlng nj all-so in little
while We'll all be back in the sun TO-
/ Gether. wish"
He moved his hand uncertainty as II
reaching for something. and George
jumped up. Did you want anything.
grandfather
"whaty
Would you like a glass OF waterT'
"No-no. No: don't wan, anything"
l The reaching hand dropped back up
on the arm OF his chair. and he II
/ lapsed into silence: but n few min
utes later he finished the sentence he
had begun:
II wish-somebody could tell rae,'
The next day he had slight cold
but he seemed annoyed when his sol
suggested calling the doctor, and Am
herson let him have his own way -
far, in fact. that after he had got NJ
and dressed, the following morning
he was all alone when he went away
to find ont what he hadn't been abb,
10 think out-all those things he ha.
wished Somebody would tell him.
Old Sam. shutting in with the break
fast tray, found the Major in his &c
custoRed easy-chair by the nreplac'
and yet even the old darSey couiJ
see instantly that the Major was 10
there