The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-09

tits curious about the deed to her
house." he said to his nephew. "You're
absolutely sure 1t wasn't among her pa
pers1''
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
~. "I've been over to the courthouse
to see. 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. II don't think I'd
bother him about 1t; 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
erandfather's estate. I've just been
with him, and think 1t would only
confuse him for you to speak to him
about 1t again. notice he seems dis.
tressed IL anybody tries to get his at
tention-he's long way off. some
where, and he likes to stay that way.
I think-I 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. VI won't
bother him any more than can help:
but I'll have the deed made out ready
fol- his signature"
II wouldn't bother him at all. I
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."
I'm bother him rs 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 II he had made
sudden discovery, or else remember.
ed that he had forgotten something.
George looked Mt 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.
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 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
rothing-nothing ut ali-so in a little
while Wen all he back in the sun to.
gether. I wish"
He moved his hand uncertainty as II
reaching for something, and George
jumped up. "Did you want anything
grandfather?'
"What?"
"Would you like glass Of water?'
"No-no. No: don't want anything
The reaching hand dropped back up
on the arm Of his chair. and he re-
lapsed into silence: but a few min
ures later he finished the sentence h
had begun:
II wish-somebody could tell met"
The next day he had slight cold
but he seemed annoyed when his sol
suggested calling the doctor. and Am
6ersOn let him have his own way 81
far, in fact, that after he had got NJ
and dressed, the following morning
he was all alone when he went ava,
to find out what he hadn't been abl,
to think Out-all those things he ha,
wished somebody would tell him.
Old Sam. shuffling in with the break
fast tray. found the Major in his &c
custoIned easy-chair by the fireplace
and yet even the old darkey cOult
see instantly that the Major was no
there.
! CHAPTER Xxx.