News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-23
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BY KATE EDMoNDS
10. 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)

about that mysterious conference
was to take place at the one law ofiic,
of the little town. 1t seemed tina
Lee Driver and his wife, Sarah, Pro
fessor Drexel and old Doc Brown ha(
been notified to be present at q Ger
tain hour on certain morning, "tt
receive information of great impor
tance and value to them
cts a legacy" declared one active
gossip. "They have probably beer
discovered as heirs to some vast es
tate in England"
cts trouble, I'll guarantee that,
said Sarah, for she was always look
Ding for it.
But all these wild guesses were set
at naught when the quartet were
seated in the lawyers office. A pleas
ant-faced young man of about twenty
four confronted them, smiling and
cheerful.
"Well, folks" he said, 81 suppose
you don't know me-"
All hands stared at the speaker,
then at one another and shook their
heads silently.
81 am Harry Bolton
"Whatw shouted the professor, his
solemn face noy beaming, "little Hen
ny, who learned his A, b, C's from
me?'
Hank" cried Doc Brown. "Why,
taught you how to crate"
'You, Henry" exclaimed Joe. ~
am truly glad to see YOU" and he
looked it.
Sarah regarded the returned native
aeenly. 1t was to grasp her hand that
the stranger passed the others by. A
softened look came into her eyes, and
she stepped forward and kissed him.
give travelled four thousand miles
FOR that welcome" said Henry.
"When 1 came to Bridgeton an
abandoned orphan twenty years ago."
related the young man, "you, Mrs.
Driver, and your husband took me in.
Bless you! Never had a boy better
parents. When / started out. from
Bridgeton four years ago to seek my
own fortune, l made a solemn vow.
1t was that / would never forget my
old friends if I met with success"
That's you, Henry" smiled Lee
Driver. "Well?"
81 am a millionaire" announced
Henry, and they all gasped.
Henry! Henry." cried the delighted
old savant quaveringly. "Is this some
fairy story?"
''Not a bit of it," declared Henry.
''You, Doc" he went on "have always
wanted to boss something. Well, you
shall be superintendent of my big
ranch, and you shall demonstrate your
ability as an organizer and manager"
''It's the chance of my lifetime!"
gasped the old political campaigner.
GAS to YOU" continued Henry, turn
ing a fond glance upon Sarah" nothing
Is too good for you. l hear you have
been in household rut so long that |
YOU pine for change-you need to try |
some one else'S cooking. And Lee, |
allowed only on Saturday nights to |
smoke indoors, shall have a den of |
his own stocked with the best cigars |
in the market"
The new life Of the four astonished |
legatees who had tired of the hum
drum of "Home, Sweet Home" might
deserve lengthy exploitation. Briefly,
all that Henry Bolton promised he
carried out.
'"Too many books and life too short
~ read them ALL" the professor
mourned one day. 81 never knew there
was so much knowledge in the world.
Henry, l want to go back to my mod
est old favorites at Bridgeton and die
And Doc had soured on power. He
missed his old cronies, who had list
ened to his fiowTy orations. The I'M
cultured cowboys only laughed at him.
Henry discovered Lee behind a tree
putting at his dear old briarwood and
sick with ennui. And Mrs. Driver
she said to Henry:
why, there isn't a morsel of food
cooked here the way cook it. l just
long for the old kitchen range and
real home comforts.
Result: They all pinned for "Home,
Sweet Home" and returned there with
gladstone hearts-all except one.
This was Serena Blair, a niece of
the Drivers. She had been adopted by
Sarah, and the latter had insisted on
her with them. Henry had
played with Serena when she was a
child. Very rapidly he had renewed
the old companionship. When the
Drivers went back to Bridgeton Sc
rena, liking the climate, remained be-
hind, finding employment in a store
in the nearest town.
Now came a rude change in fortune
for Henry. The ranch mansion burned
down one night, uninsured. A ques-
ton of title dispossessed Henry from
the land ownership. Then he went
down with the fever.
When he came out of a long deliri-
um the young ranchman found Serena
a faithful nurse at his side. AS he
he realized how much he