The Jasper news., 1921-11-24

bronsed, sturdy, gOo0-iOOKuis ,Ha,
very shy and sensitive.
There's likely boyl" said sam
son as he clapped the shoulder Of his
eldest son. Hes got a good heart in
him.
"You'll spoil him with praise"
Sarah protested and then asked as.
she turned to.the young statesman,
"Have you heard from BIN or any Of
the Kelsos2"
"Not a word. 1 often think of
them"
"There's been a letter in the candle
every night for a week or so, but we
haven't heard a word from Harry or
from them" said Sarah. II wonder
how they're getting along In these
hard times"
II told Jack to let me know II l
could do anything to help" Samson
assured them.
Late In November Mr.. Lincoln went
out on the circuit with the distln-
guished John T.. Stuart, who had
taken him into partnership. Bins
letter to him bears an Endorsement on
its envelope as follows:
'Srhis letter was forwarded from
Vandalla the week went out on the
circuit and remained unopened in our
Office until my return six weeks later.
"A. Lincoln"
The day of his return he went to
Sarah and Samson with the letter.
"I'll get horse and start for Chi
cago tomorrow morning." said Sam
son. "They have had double blow
Did you read that Harry had beef
killed."
Harry killedp Mr.. Lincoln ex>
claimed. 'You don't mean to tell mo
that Harry has been killed."
1.-The Chicago Democrat says so,
but we don't believe It," said Samson.
Here's the article. Read It and then
I'll tell you why / don't think it's so.'
Abe Lincoln read the article.
"You see 1t was dated in Tampa
November the fifth" said Samson.
Before we had read that article we
dated November the seventh. In the
letter he says he is all right and I
calculate that he ought to know as
much about It as anyone"
THANK Godl Then it's q mistake"
said Lincoln. 1--WE can't afford to lose
Harry ] feel rather poor with Jack
Kelso gone. 1t will COMFORT me to do
what 1 can for his wife and daughter.
I'll give you every dollar / can spare
to take to them"
Samson hired horses for the Jour-
ney and set out early next morning
with his son, Josiah. bound for the
new city. The boy had begged to 90
and both Samson and Sarah thought
1t would be good for him to take bet
} ter look at Illinois than his geography
afforded.
Joe and his father set out on q cold
clear morning In February. They got
to Brimstead's in time for dinner.
Henry put his hand on Samson's
pommel and said in a confident tones
"El Dorado was one of the wickedest
cities in history. 1t was like Tyre and
Babylon. 1t robbed me. Look at that
pile of stakes"
Samson saw a long cord OF stakes
along the road in the edge Of the
} meadow.
"They are the teeth of my city"
said Brlmstead in a low voice. "Pve
drawed 'em out. They amt gOin' to
bite me no more"
"They are the towers and steeples
Of FL Dorado" Samson laughed. "Have
any Of the notes been paidT
mot one and l can't get word
from my broker about the men who
drew the notes-who they are or
where they are"
'Tm going to Chicago and II you
wish I'll try to find him and see what
he says"
"That's just what l WISH" said
Brimstead. His name is Lionel Da-
r Wis. His address is ii South Water
street. l sold him all the land had
on the river shore and he gave me his
note for It,"
"If you'll let me take the note I'll
see what can be done to get the
money" Samson answered.
"Say, I'll tell ye." Brimstead went
on. TITS for FIVE thousand dollars
and / don't suppose It's worth the pa
per 1t was wrote on. You take II and
If you find it's no good you lose it just
as careful as you can, don't want
to see 1t again"
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)