The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-03-10

| rave U Got 10 Dle on emo, Like
Murderer"
were pNcitedly discussing the amazing
utnr events had taken. He took no
part in their conversation, hut stood a
little apart, plunged deep in his own
inward struggle.
At last he turned and called his
wife In the kitchen door. Bring Beu-
lah." he said.
The two women Joined him. At
first Harris stood with face ayerted,
but In moment he spoke In a clear,
| quiet voice.
81 haven't played the game fair with
| you two" he said. "and want to say
so now Perhaps II would he truer
to say that ] played the wrong game.
Twenty-Five years have proved IT was
| the wrong game Now, without a
| penny. ! can start just where | start
| ed - years ago. The only difference
! is that ! am an old man instead of
I young one. I'm going TO take an
other homestead and start again, at
the right game, II Mary will start
with me-"
She put her hand in his. and her
eyes were bright again with the fire
Of youth. "You know there is only
one answer, John" she whispered.
Harris called Travers over from the
group Of men.
There's one thing more" he con
tlnued "When I started had only
a wife 10 keep. and don't intend to
take any bigger responsibility now.
Allan will he having n homestead of
his own Jim Travers. l am speaking
to you, owe you an apology for
some things and an explanation for
some things, hut I'm going 10 square
the debt with the only gift have
left"
The light breeze tossed the hair OF
Beulah's uncovered head and the
light Of love and health glowed in her
face and thrilled through the fine
symmetry of her figure.
Take her, jim" he said.
"She is a Goodly gift" said the
young man reNerently.
"You think so now" said her father
you know nothing about II. In TWEEN
ty-five years you will know just how
great a gift she is--or she will not be
worthy of her mother"
Harris and his wife were gazing
with unseeing eyes into the mountains
when Arthurs handed them letter
ut came in the mail which the boys
brought out this morning" he said
"and ! forgot all about il until this
minute"
II was from Bradshaw. Harris
opened II indifIerently. hut the first
few lines aroused his interest. and he
read II eagerly To the end
MY dear Harris" II ran. ION re-
ceipt Of your telegram | Immediately
opened negotiations through my con
nections looking To the sale of your
farm with It's crop and equipment.
complete as a going concern. ! sue
ceeded in getting an offer Of the S4O,-
GOO you set on II. and had all the pa
pers drawn up, when discovered that
among us we had made a serious omis-
sion. You will remember that, a good
many years ago, when you were TAX
Ing on some fresh obligations. you
transferred the homestead into your
wife's name. / assured the purchaser
that there would be no difficulty about
getting title from your wife. but as all
the buildings are on the homestead
quarter he would agree 10 nothing bet
ter than paying $4,000 for the rest
of your land, leaving the homestead
quarter, with the buildings stock and
implements out of the transaction. As
his price seemed fair one for the
balance OF the property. and as ! as
sumed your need of the money was
urgent, closed a deal on that basis,
cashed the agreement and RENTED
the proceeds TO you at once by wire.
trust my actions In the matter meet
with your approval
"lours sincerely,
GEORGE BRADSHAW"
Harris placed the letter in the
hands OF his wife. She tried 10 read
II. but a great happiness enveloped
her as flood and the typewriter
characters seemed TO swim before her.
What does Il mean. John2" she asked,
noting his restrained excitement. |
What does Il mean?"
1T means that the homestead quar-
ter was not sold-after all-that II is
still yours. with the buildings, and ma
chinery. and stock. and this years |
crop Just ready for cutting"
She raised her eyes 10 his. "Still |
ours. John, you mean. Still ours"
In the rapid succession of events
everyone seemed TO have forgotten, or
disregarded. Gardiner. But at this |