Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-13
Uncle Peters
Tin Box
By HAROLD SlNcLAIRv ,
W. 1921. Western \ 49, -

III get even with hint 49,.
twenty years I'll have it out with % ,aAa
Dawson !" "i'a Nan
Inc owner of Hillside farm s,..
tne words vengefuIly. His fst 'p.ls
cl"nehed, his face di>tor,a - "a'
youth, prosperity and the nos l' 4d
OF broad fruitful acres seemed =
no force to subdue his angry n,1.a 4's
If l may make a su.ras,Ioar
served his inSinuatiBg con- w.
Lawyer Dole, Il don't thing IA a -a
my life miserable over a trjsa T T-p''
what more do you want tbs. , ~'h
you've got, Tom Lacey? The f.ro 49,,
heir of old Peter BabSop ro.r-' NV
the handsomest girl in the dISr.,.
= shouted the other r.,.t,n
What is she or the monar -
against the only girl ever iovo5,
tell you, Dole, was robbed Of 1.o
Eallas. When that handsome n,,t -'-s
mine, as you call her gets in t.rn,
trums, and 1 realize what lie Ios, +.
about sets me wild. Here dawson 5.'
settled down right under nv no,a
fairly Haunting his success in wioni,,
Leila" ''l'
Il reckon it was the only nlsc, 4.
had to settle down in, Lacey Tbs ~
liked him best, and naturally ns.r,1
MIN. They're poor as church ni,.s
IN drive the Dawsons out ot fl.
neighborhood - muttered Lacey da,!lv
For a young man with fairy g-or
ing prospects in life, Tom Lacey v,,
III an unthankful and dangerous mad
He had nursed his one grievance fin
1t began to tinge everything he da
with somber and tragic gloom. 4.
and Mark were cousins. They had
both courted pretty Leila Dallas Cer.
tainly the little lady had given Tom
no cause to suppose she favored him
When she married the man of her
choice, however Tom felt bltte-IV
wronged. He refused to even nots
the happy pair.
Old Peter left Tom the biz home
farm and some comfortable inyes.
ments. To the surprise Of everybody
all that Mark was awarded was The
River lot" with all thereon" the viii
read. 'All thereon" was little Indeed
"a brOken-dOwn cottage, few farm
implements, and a great gnared apple
tree past all bearing ana dead at the
top.
Tom Lacey had uttered no idle pass Il
ing threat to Lawyer Dole. Il vas
early spring when he made it. lie
had men in his employ mean and ur |
scrupulous as himself They Be
came willing tools in his schemes d
low revenge. Its result was made
very patent TO brave, patient Mark aud
his loving helpmate, Leila, at harvest
time.
1t was evening tide and husband
and wife sat ON i bench under the Old
apple tree.
Its pretty bad, Mark. l must con
fess," she was saying, The whole
work of a season gone Don't fret
about it, dear. We Will begin all once
again"
Early in the sprins at seeding tns
some one had tempered with the Well
titled fields. .Some one had pl,
mustard seed and that Ut tagly weed
and had choked out the wheat oats
buckWheat and rye.
The whole lot isn't good elo-sa
for bedding" said Marx. I've got
chance to chop wood IN the fores, aal
the winter. That viii keep 'at 70l
from the door till sprust.me aF
how"
Yes, dear" said Leila soo,A'as}
"and l can help out win SOME sewing
Speaking of chopping. Ii might q"
a bad idea to get the old app.e Tree 70
Of the way"
Il suppose it viii toppie over s'-'
stormy night and hiJ the house i "
don't" replied Marx ...
Mark tried not Jo thips hare '' 4'''
Uncle Peter. Still, he Aad reason
expect a better share III I4t e'1
than he had received. More than 'l,'
that relative had shown nm - :
tin box filled with -rea. Ds'f =
stored-up banknote>. with MS W.
name scratched upon the box.
~The snow is 100 deep 10 "'A
the woods today" SAID Mara g ~.
one bleak wintry moru.u-
Ill tackle the cid apple Tree. ,.
"Yes. the fuel supply is s@i-s .,.g
low" answered Leila. tlAa-'
was crash. ..s.
Mark came tearing inso .He '','- y.
"Oh. Leila - he gasped. see
bcx-the tin box. My name s-.''
on the cover. Exactly the o.T -,
Peter showed me so man! .-'. -
In suspense and wonder Lel.1 III
as the box was placed 't IN ,ss.
Inside was letter telling q" -
it and-banknotes. banS1''s'
notes 8aa
Uncle Peter had seieciel -. . ! =
hiding place for the ii.''e ', y. ras +
had t nut by in ready cash io' DE- -.
nernew. The inciose4 veg
~, IN o,,astions AS 10 iesa4