The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
Duke Vernon's
Kind Act
b. HAZEL SMITH.
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ever, wurl h. .pok.
IT. stood Ia ~" ru"u whrr" hr and
Duh" Vernon had spout many hope.
ful happ, hour during the past year
THE, had been like broih-r~ Each
hHd 'uin- h. the city from country
hnin- To- carv" way 10 FORUM. To
one ~ them Ism. rerci,al had come
~ well ~" ri"r, ~ Youth loV. deep
tranquil. abiding t,-n In that the
faithful Vernon seemed Ia shar. HE
ioy and take M,fa little Ia his hearts
thoughts 49, n cherished sister
And nov ihl- M Opened dlsor>
d.red drawer IN ~. bureau. al over.
turned tin bon with Is strong lock
hrok.n--nud empty Two DAYS before
N had contained >hS the savings ~
two wears r"rri,al had got leave ~
ahsrnre for u daN =" escort Myra tn u
town fortN miles away where she wss
'u sl-ud week with ~ old sch"nl
friend and D." bad returned 'o md
tut. Vernon faiihl'~s
III. has taken " sii" muti.rrd Per.
riVai dnrh hrow-'' aud hi heart for
~. moment was filled with cruel hate
That uight ~" Wrut- all ~. truth
20 MVfa with hraNN heart telling
her that be- must begin al over again.
and The, must wai'
- gu--. II T. m, tate q" m.-f Win
disappointment Iu ~, frl"u,S be
wrote MIRA "\rNi iim' stall muk.
Won nv hapt"f md shut oui from
~, life ever, hl' - human love ~
rrpi for Vuu
~ Telegram sir" announced =
messenger h"N 'H,' as r.rr1al was
scaling ~ thl, letter
w. wonder Lane r"rri,ul rrnd .
hrirf m.--lr.- o. WIS drfcd ~ u
paint iu Michigan md ~ WIS signed
rub- vernon o. .tr.
"I"'.r fI,u IN ,ou word w.
'r,, uad- Or"
What word rII. vhsfr IN To-
vli"rm.ut Lane I.r,,al s"usl' vain
:, q" read rh- riddle.
H. slept little towards morning.
H. sru," du'l Hud "rrre-~.d and
l"fi"r4I Then" vHs KNOX ~ The
'oor
ac.u. I,. " ID. directed
n. r,. nd ,,.,,i,...i III. man Who
..i,,,.l I..l.,u. aud ,,.,.b.J IA. win.
J,y. aud t.ui ia. rl4,. s.raralIy in
order ~ fouud letter aud heck
I suc,- 10 "a, Zoo t'. court ius' now
I'm me-, much ~ o. scholar INT I spelled
urt YOUR rau."
VI, maine repeated rerrival
,aru.l,
Their the, are aud the man
bonded r.r.f,,i "a .l..t ~ psr.r and
% .l..l
Tho iA'te~ va. ra,ir GUY Tor sl,o
ard signed y, ~. missing Vernon
The l.it.- bore tic Initials - m.
snine sisuafur" nu1 ran
Dear Lane
n have hur., ,aI Sur funds ready
~nsh rrs.r' \ hlr fhiuc I have
taken vour m"n"' and leave Won
rh.ck ENf-c' great news
Siowl, tie truth h~rnn n" dawn on
-. startled rersiNal
Th.r. Ms an"ih.r summons ~ me
i""r 80 hls humid" roam 'h" n"'' "'"-
ming
lie ruur ne d"or . -u widely Then
10 drew hack II" open happy face.
The blur. hearty tome ~ hls friend 70
TUNED were rrpr"ach that made
him shrink from ne extended hand
II can't do n Duke" he said ~
hRV. wrnug-d Won"
"wrons.d me rang ONT ~. ,llc"rv
tome. 81 Vernon When How
n believed Won had stolen nv mon
.v"
"Td ha,. don, n n ilere had been
No other way" cried buh. Vernon
"rv. made n Y" more scraping and
saving aud creeping along Look
there"
lie drew forth and Hnunl"d before
NJ" ewes If his how nd"r"' 'ri'hh Ger
titled check
Ten thousand dollars =" were the
word, that dnz7lcd tho ewes ~ the
,stonishri rercIyai
"S.. who ~ made uut to-
"puk. Vernon srd Rupert rrrcivai:
NV hrnth.r'"
yes The n.'er De- well tho via
rover tie poor fellow YOU lost faith