Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-13
Uncle Peters
Tin Box
By HAROLD sINcLAIRv
W 1871 Western Nessy41-

Dawson!" "''1 4lrt
The owner Of Hillside f.
the words vengefuIIy. His 8, sa
elenched, his face distorta1 ~ ~
youth, prosperity and the nos,. aai
OF broad, fruitful acres seemed ,'ss''-
no force to subdue his angry m3o@ -'''
If | may make a suepast,a.,
served his insinuating conn !"
Lawyer Dole, Il don't think IA ~
my life miserable over a trisa wr -a
What more do you want har 10y
you've got, Tom Lacey? The "a
heir of old Peter Babsop msr-,.s
the handsOmeSt girl in the dis-.,..
BAH shouted the other I, -st.r
What is she or the money = "
against the only girl | ever oval,
tell you, Dole, was robbed Of T.a'
Iailas. When that handsome wifs =
mine, as you call her, gets in her "a,
trums, and 1 realize whar I've l,s.
about sets me wild. Here Dauso, H.
settled down right under nav ro.a
fairly Haunting his success in Wilma,
Leila"
i reckon it was the only pIaca i.
had to settle down in, Lacey Tba ~
liked him best, and naturally marTss
him. They're poor as church mf.ss
I'm drive the Dawsons out of +.
neighb0rhood = muttered Lacey dar.Ig
For young man with fairly goT.
ing prospects in life, Tom Lacey Va,
in an unthankful and dangerous mad
He had nursed his one grievance i'm
it began to tinge everything he IN
with somber and tragic gloom. h
and Mark were cousins. They bss
both courted pretty Leila Dallas Gen
tainly the little lady had given Tom
no cause to suppose she favored bin
When she married the man Of br
choice, however, Tom felt bre.I
wronged. He refused to even nO1s
the happy pair.
Ola Peter left Tom the big home
farm and some comfortable invest.
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 apps.
tree past all bearing and dead at tie
top.
Tom Lacey had uttered no idle pass
ing threat to Lawyer Dole It vas
early spring when he made it. lie
had men in his employ mean and ua'
scrupulous as himself They Be
came willing tools in his schemes d
low revenge. Its result was made
very patent to brave, patient Marx aud
his loving helpmate, Leila, at harvest
time. r
1t was evening tide, and husband
and wife sat on bench under the oa
apple tree.
Its pretty bad, Mark l must eol
fess," she was saying, The who'll
work Of season gone! Don't fret
about it, dear. We wifi begin all once
again"
Early in the spring at seeding time
some one had tempered with the we'll
titled fields. Some one had put
mustard seed and that gf tagy weed I
and had choked out the wheat eats
buckWheat and rye.
The whole lot isn't good eao-s- s
for bedding, said Mark. I've s@
chance to chop wood in the forest nl-
the winter. That win keep The you
from he door till sprIusrime alf
how"
Yes, dear, said Leila soo-l.lsl
"and | can help out with SOME sesl'
Speaking Of choppiug 1t might a@ y
bad idea to get the ola apple .i5s 90
OF the way.
Il suppose it will topic over so-'
stormy night and hit tile house i "
don't" replied Mark.
Mark tried not 10 think hard Of a7.
Uncle Peter. Still he had reason
expect better share in t-e ssl-
than he had received. More iaaa n
that relative had shown han -
tin box filled with q Ere1, ls-s
-, h,,,l-,a-as with his aR-
name scratched upon the box.
"The snow is 100 deep 10 "'.A
the woods today, said Mars T. -
one bleak wintry moruil-
IN tackle the old apple tree
.Yes the fuel supply is e.
low" answered Leila. fLL@''
was crash.
Leila rushed to the ao91
Mark came tearing in.a e.
"Oh. Leila !" he gasped.
box-the tin box. My nans
on the cover. Exactly tha pug
peter showed me 50 maa5
= - svsnensa and wonder Leila 81
as the box was placed g y,
Inside was a letter telling y
H. and-banknotes banaAa,s
notes .4 @
Trncle Peter had seIec,s4 20.
h.aing place for The ll.''5 r.. g5-!
had put by in read! cts-. +.-- 81
nernew. Tie inei'ss- 5T.ss
tlea an questions as 20 .sA
ship. ,-.stbs5 L.