The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
A HOME
BY MARY WiNiFREO FORD.

bcst.hcartcd boy In all Ncwbury town
at least the whole town would tell
you that had you asked about Tom
Ranger
Tom was an engineer on train No.
loo. All the children In Ncwbury
raced down to Ingalls, Crossing every
afternoon after school to see the No.
10 dying by and to wave To their be-
loved Mr. Tom" Tom always had q
smile FOR every one, hut today his
heart was heavy and sad. The .milc
had lief, his eyes and his lips Quir-
cred ms the train sped on Its way 10
Elis Falls. This time Tom WAS on
different mission-it was not his old
M Ia ne was running. just sitting
with the other passengers deep In
thought.
lie had just buried his best friend
his mother. II was her last request
thai he would take care of her child
hood home in Ellis Falls. Before her
death she had put II into n real c>-
tate agents hands. Why, Tom never
knew; in fact, never knew she bad
thought Of selling the little home she
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TO get that house back.
"poor little mother. She couldn't
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Al this moment inc e'ri ""s"e"
nearby
i'ehsc don't look ms uiough w"
d"h' credit my statement. "ss"''
you am NJ. Hammond, inc real IS
thi"-Well' nihii say hSeh'css' vi
Whht!
WHY. yes. III" sell ''int property
TO MISS Marietta young s'r' VINO
bad lost all her own io'ks ana Whh''n
NICE quiet pincc out III inc 'o"n-
Try. $" AFTER ! TAXED WIN your h",''-
er hcc'ueu WON" SCH !, l" one WIZ
Wo"'" 'hke s"oo cure W '"' '''.', ~
'hose were n'r 'hs' WISHES """ "'s
.lr' surrey VIII 'ake goo" '"'' vi s'"'
"'h h"'he.
"But-bnt ! must nave that nome
mothers home from ihlhhcy-h'S poE-
hood li"'ne'
81 must see her-this girl VIII"
bought my homc-icll me where | can
locate her" he begged.
"Shc has gone away for n month
hut II you will leave your address I
promise | will do my utmost to per
siIadc her to give IN your old home"
Ten minutes later Tom was travel.
ing back to the city.
Truc IN Miss IIommond's word. Tom
hcnrd within n months time:
"Dc,r Mr. Rnnror-I wouItln', ,hink
NJ linking the only home Won have ever
known away from Won. and your moth
or wns nv dearest friend. sucut
monv bnnnv hours with her. WHY, I
tool tho hons, vou will ncvcr know
lint I am GIVING II hocE 10 Won and
home vou win he hnnpy
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c,rr,oJ ram hoct IN his cbilLh,od
hn,,n ,ho air., ,hon son, tho tcv win
Tho motto A. ho w,s ohout IN III ,hc
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softI, n. clio dus,cL she u,,crcd an
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w.v Th.n hccouse shc didn't know
who, o. ,,r on ,,,,,,. IN oscono uh, hrrot