The Holt County sentinel., 1921-08-05
UNCLE'S ESTATE
BY VIVIAN eUReANk.
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When Willie Mcintosh pushed the
button at 20 Forest street he felt Of
his tie once more, drew In his under
lip, and then let Il roll back with
something like Q smack, clicked his
heels together. and. when the door
nnally opened. Willie was at his best.
II have something Of interest,""
mo. thank you" answered the come.
Iy looking woman In q crisp. high.
pitched voice. Tue door would have
gone to with Q bang only willie's
loot was there.
My dear madam"
Don't you dear madam me"
1T will take Just q few moments to
explain"
And I haven't any few moments to
spare listening to you explain why I
should Use the kind OF soap you got
there. or the shoe .blacking. the
brushes. holders. extracts, furniture
polish nr anything that you got In that
rIsty.lOokins yalise.
I've bit u lot OF times. hut I told
Aggip Just the other day. when some
scamp sold me some useless rggles~
stun tia ! wouldn't feed Ia the hens.
that | was done. Aud that amt the
first time I've been stung. either. One
~ those smooth, oily gents came To the
door not long ago with one ~ them
| ,acnumS. Fool that I wns, lets him
| In. well, he did clean the parlor rug.
and me n.telling him all the tim. that
| ] didn't want the pesky thing What's
mofe ] was foolish enough 10 get him
' the glass of water he asked me for 40
, nice like. and Aggie and me has been
looking for things ever since"
III you will but listen"
"Tll do no such thing! II hadn't
listened 10 the phony photographer
that came here and took the only pie.
ture OF Jim. my first husband. APRON.
ising he'd bring back such n swell pie
ture, the copy OF the one I gave him,
only In colors, and big gold frame
I'd stlll have the 81 paid on account
II ain't that ! want to he hard nn you
my man. hut just won't buy anything
don't want"
But don't want to sell you any.
thing"
"iIumph-that's what they oil say
/ That's the very words the woman said
when she left the trial bottle of wash.
ing fluid. and glory he! II wnrnt q
week before she was back looking fni
the 10 cents she said I owed her for
the stun. I've been the laughing stock
of this family long enough"
Willie Mcintosh moppcd his brow
and said something under his breath
that wasn't one bit like White. Once
mo~ he tried TO get IN word edge
wise. -,-, ,.xi.I-
Sarah Matilda waite wiiherspoon. :
You're clever. young man. Your,
clever! The whole name. too. The,
tell me that's great trick you fellow,
Eot--getting our names from the neigh
bors. I can't say that I ever though
] owned q real pretty name. yet I Dc
say that Il has rather q certain dignity
to II, for all that! Great heavens, .
woman my nge standing here banter
ing words with q peddler Ought e
know better. You Just trot along.
amt gonna buy u coppsr's worth OF
any smooth looking man with valise
That's ns true as--as true as I'll never
come into copper OF Hiram Maddi
sons money-though by rights I oughI
to-and. I may yet :"
"I-wait minute-thnts IT.
shouted Willie"
ut Ia, Il II, So you're another one
OF those fellows that got wind Of m'
likely to come into Uncle Hiram,
money, ehI Now, what kind ~ stock,
would you suggest that buyl That's
II get it--just II ! get IT,"
YES" gulped While. that's"
"Yes. nothing" went on Sarah With
erspoon. placing plump hand ovel
each generous hip. "He amt dead yet
I've waited so long now. that I Jus
know that II will 20 to foreign mis-
sions." ....
"No-no-listen. Sarah-"
"Doa't you call me Sarah Just VIII,
do YOU think you aref'
While. nigh exhausted. took on hli
hat. put down his valIse. slowly fun
bled In his vest pocket and drew out ,
little white card.
"My card"
civilian Macintosh" read Sarah
aloud, mot Uncle Hiram's lawyer2"
"The same, at your service"
"My land! Why didn't you say sof
Pardon me, but why didn't you Civ,
me a chance2 Your uncle has passeS
away"
"You don't say! How sudden! Poor
dear uncle-and--and--er- yo,
happen to know anything about-th,
moneyr'
THE late Hiram Madison wen
through his money. As you are tn,
only living relative, I've come to yo,
In regard TO settlement Of some OF tn,
late Hiram Maddison's bills, etc."
Here Willie coughed and took hi
time. Well he knew that there woult