The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-04-08
Uncle Peters
Tin Box
By HAROLD sINcLAIRE
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Dawson ]"
The owner OF Hillside farm spoke
the words vengefuliy. His hist was
.oleAched, his face distorted, and
youth, prosperity and the possession
u broad, fruitful acres seemed 10 have
No force TO subdue his angry mood.
III may make u suggestion" OBJ
served his insinuating companion,
Lawyer Dole, II don't think I'd make
ing life miserable over trife. Why,
what more do you want than what
you've got, Tom Lacey? The favored
heir of old Peter Babson married to
the handsomest girl in The district"
-Bahi' shouted the other ragefully.
What is she or the money to me
against the only girl / ever loyed2 l
tel you, Dole. was robbed of Leila
Dallas. When that handsome wife Of
mime, as you call her, gets in her tan
trunss, and realize what I've lost, II
about sets me wild. Here Dawson has
settied down right under my nose,
fairly Haunting his success in winning
Leila
Il reckon Ii was the only place he
had to settle down in, Lacey. The girl
liked him best. and naturally married
him. They're poor as church mice.
'.I'll drive the Dawsons out of the
neighborhood, :" muttered Lacey darkly.
For young man with fairly grow
ing prospects In life. Tom Lacey was
In abar I,f s,l
He had nursed his one grievance till
Il began to tinge everything he did
with somber and tragic gloom. He
and Mark were cousins. They had
both courted pretty Leila Dallas. Ger
tainiy the little lady had given Tom
no cause 10 suppose she favored him.
When she married the man Of her
choice, however, Tom felt bitterly
wronged. He refused TO even notice
the happy pair
AZ Old Peter left Tom the big home
farm and some comfortable invest
menfs. To the surprise of everybody,
al that Mark was awarded was the
River lot" with all thereon" the will
read. IAN thereon" was little indeed
Ia broken-down cottage, few farm
implements, and q great gnarled apple
tree past all bearing and dead at the
top.
Tom Lacey had uttered no idle pass
ing threat to Lawyer Dole. 1t was
early spring when he made it. He
had men in his employ mean and un-
scrupulous as himself. They be-
tame willing tools in his schemes Of
low. revenge. Its result was made
very patent to brave, patient Mark and
his loving helpmate, Leila, at harvest
time. 1
II was evening tide, and husband
apple tree.
Its pretty bad, Mark. l must con-
Tess" she was saying. ''rhe whole
work Of a season gone, Don't fret
about il, dear. We VIII begin all once
again
Early in the spring al seeding time
some one had tampered with the we'll
tiled fields. Some one had put III
mustard seed and that OLA ragly weed, :
and had choked out the wheat oats,
buckwheat and rye.
The whole lor isn't good enough
for bedding. said Mark I've got
chance 10 chop wood in the forest half
the winter. That win keep the wolf
from the door till springtime, any
how
A. ar-s 4ssufA all
land ] can help out with some sewing.
Speaking OF chopping. 1t might not be
bad idea to get the old apple tree out
of the way.
a I suppose it will toppe over some
stormy night and hit the house II we
don't" replied Mark.
Mark tried not TO think hard of dead.
: Uncle Peter. Still, he had reason to
expect better share in the estate
than he had received. More than once
thar relative had shown him a small
tin box filed with great heap Of
stored-up banknores. with his own
name scratched upon the box.
-The snow is too deep to work in
the woods today" said Mark to Leila
one bleak wintry morning. Il believe
III tackle the old apple tree"
Eyes, the fuel supply is somewhat
low answered Leila. Finally there
was crash.
Leila rushed to the door just as
alark came tearing into the room.
.'Oh, Leila !" he gasped. See! The
brx--the tin box. My name scratched
ON the cover. Exactly the one Uncle
Reter showed me SO many times! !"
In suspense and wonder Leila stared
ms the boz was placed on the table.
Inside was a letter telling all about
It, nd--banknotes banknotes bank
notes
Uncle Peter had selected queer
hiding place for the little fortune he
had put by in ready cash for-hls young
nernew. The inclosed letter set
tied all questions as to legal owner
ship.
-Why, we are rich r. breathed Leila,
marvelingly.
Il always was rich with such
treasure as you; and now" said Mark
fenfnrly. with the money to give you
luxury as well as comfort, ! wouldn't
trade with multi-millionaire."
Mistaken Identity.
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