South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-21

lCoNTINlEn FROM PAGE Isl
viewed the plantation scenes ANA
days
The major inquired what the old
man was doing SO Tar from has
Uncle Nose ann q delicate he
explained. "to de- grand BapIs' COM
FenIlon d. dis clty never preached
none. out Dem Cd IeslIiu' etdel Iu d1
'ndrch, and able fur 10 pas ans own
expenses, dey sent me along
ana nov did you know we were
IN washington inquired Miss
Lydia.
'Dey's a cullud man works in dc
hotel Whar j stops. what comes
from Mobile. He told me he seen
sIers Pendletou comm outru dish
mere mouse one maWniu.'
What I come fur" continued
Uncle Nose, reaching into has
pocket" besides dc sight of home
folSs--was 10 pay Mars Peudietou
What 1 owes him.
owe me % said the major. in
surprise
assir-three hundred dollars"
tie handed The major roll OF bills
" hen 1 Ief old mars says Take
dem mule colts Nose, and. il IL be
so you gifts able, pay fur EN-. Kassir
dem was his words. De war had
done lef old mars po hisseu old
mars bein' long ago dead. de debt
desCcnds 10 Mars Pendleton. Three
hundred dollars. Uncle Nose is
plenty able 20 pay now When dat
railroad buy my Ian 4 laid off TO pay
iur dem mules. Count de money.
Mars Pendloton. OATS what 1 sold
dem mules fur. Tassir"
Tears were IN Maj. TalbOt's eyes.
he took Uncle Moses hand and land
his other upon his shoulder.
Dear. faithful. old servitor," he
said In an unsteady voice. Il don't
mind saying 10 you that Mars PEN
dieton' spent his last dollar IN the
world a week ago. We viii accept
this money, Uncle Nose since. in a
way. II IS a sort OF payment, as wei
"a token Of the loyalty and de-
Vction of the old regime. Lydia.
NY dear. take the money You are
better fitted than / 10 manage its
expenditure"
Take 1t. honey" said Uncle Nose
Hit belongs 70 you. Hits Talbot
IA money"
after Uncle Nose had gone. Miss
lydia had good cry-for joy. and
the major turned mis- face 10 a cor
Canically.
The succeeding days saw the Tai
bots restored 10 peace and ease. Miss
Lydias face lost it's worried look
The major appeared In "A new frock
coat in which no looked like a wax
azure persOnifying the memory Of
hls golden age. Another publisher
VINO read the manuscript OF the
Anecdotes and "reminiscences" that
thought. with n little retouching
and toning down OF the high lights.
lac could make a really bright ami
saleDle volume or Il. Altogether
the situation was comfortable. and
upr without the touch or hope that
s. often sweeteT than arrived bless
laEs.
one day. about a week after their
piece Of good luck, a maid brought
g. letter for Miss Lydia to her room.
The pOstmark showed that 10 was
from New York Not knowing any
one there. Miss Lydia. in a mild
fiutter OF wonder. sat down by her
table and opened the letter with her
SCISSORS. This was what she read.
Dear Miss Talbot:
thought you might be glad to
learn Of my good fortune. I have
received and accepted an offer OF
rEO hundred dollars per week By
"a %ew York stock company TO
play col Calhoun in "A Magnolia
lower
There is something else I want
I'd YOU to know. 1 guess you'd
better not - Major Talbot
was anxious tU make him some
amends for the great help he was
10 me in studying the part and
fu- the bad humOr he was in
about il. He refused to met me.
$50 I did fl anyhow. 7 could easily
spare the three hundred.
Sincerely yours.
H. Hopkins Hargraves.
F s. How did play Uncle Nose?
- Maj Talbot. passing through the
lali. saw Miss Lydias door open
and stopped.
Amy mail for us this morning.
LYDIA. dear" he asked
Hiss Lydia slid the letter beneath
I. fold OF her dress.
The Mobile Chronicle came. d"
fue said promptly Its on the
bic in your study"
Copyright. 1920