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CHAPTIR XI.
The Spirit ef Michael Henry and
Others.
At tht esamlnatlon of A mot Grita
shew my knowledge was Committed to
tin records and tfBwd to be i source
of danger to mt. Qrluithiw came to
lilt Village tlllt dlf. 00 BIJf wo to
tht courtroom I mw Mid walking
lowly, with boot bond ti I hid ma
him before, followed by old Kntt. Bhe
carried her itiff In her left bind while
tht forefinger of hir right hind wit
polnllni hint out. Silent 11 I hoit
ind unheeded-one would mj tht
followed hit steps.
I'obeerved Ihit old Kite nt on
front wit with hr hind to her tir
ind Ortrushsw beside bit lawyer it
big libit ind that when ibt looked it
blm her lips moved In iimnie nn
uttered whisper of her iplrlt Her
face Ulled with Jo; u one dimnlni
detill after mother cimt out In the
evidence.
The fact hereinbefore alleged, ind
others, were proved, for the tracks fit
ted the ahoee of Amos. The young
biao wai held and presently Indicted.
The lime of bit trill wm not deter
nilned. I wrote i food hind thorn days ind
the lending, merchant of tht vlllagt
engaged mt lo pott hit booka every
Bniurdayattenrentaanbour, Thence
forward ontll ChrUlmat I gave mjr
free days to that task. I eatlmated
the turn that I ahould earn tnd
planned to divide It lo equal parti ind
proudly preaent It to my lunt ind
uncle on Christmas day.
Ont Saturday while I waa at work
on the big ledger of the merchant 1
ran upon thla Item:
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I knew (hen the history of the unit
of rlnthee which I had worn since tint
rainy October night, for I remembered
that 8am Boblnton, the tailor, bad
uieamired mt at our houM and tnodt
UP tht cloth of Aunt Oeel't weaving.
1 observed, alan, that nunwroua ar
ticle loud of wood, two saris of
flour, three pain of boots, ont coat,
ten poundt of tnlt pork and four
bushels of polaloes-ell for "Michael
llcnry--hid been charged to 8llat
Wright
Bo by (he merest chance I learned
that the Invlalble "Michael nenry"waa
the almoner of the modeat statesman
and really the iplrlt of glial Wright
feeding the hungry ind clothing the
naked and warming tht (old bouat,
In the ahaence of lit owner. It wn
Uit heart of Wright Joined to (hit of
tht tchoolmiiter, which tat In tht
green cbalr.
I fear that my work suffered l ao
tnent'i Interruption, for Just then I
begnn to know tht great heart of tht
enator. Ita warmth waa In the cloth
ing thot covered my bark, Ita delicacy
In-tlit Ignorance of those who bad
hared Ita benefaction.
I count thla ont of the great event!
of my youth. Hut there waa i greater
one, although It scorned not ao at the
lime of II. A travoler on the road to
liallyheen had dropped hla pockctbook
containing i large amount of money
12,700 waa the aura, If I remember
rightly. lie waa I man who, being
Justly auiplcloua of the honka, had
withdrawn hla money. I'oitera an
nounced the loss and the offer of
large reward. The village waa pro
foundly atlrred by theiu. Searching
pnrtlea went up tht road Ktrrlng Ita
dint and roping In Ita grata and brl
era for tht great prtae which waa aup
poted to be lying there. It waa aald,
however, that the quest had been un
lucccwful. So the loat pockctbook
became a treasured myatcry of the
vlllagt and of ill the bills and val
leys toward Ballybcen a topic of old
wlvea and gabbling hnsbands it the
fireside for unnumbered yean
By ind by the fall term of school
ended. Uncle t'eubody came down to
get me the day before Christmas, J
had enjoyed my work ind my life it
the Rackets', on the whole, but I waa
glad to be going home again. My
uncle waa In high spirits ind there
wert miny pnckagei In tht alelgb.
"A merry Chrlatma to ye both an'
may the Lord love ye!" aald Mr.
Meckel la be bade ua goodby. "Every
day our thoughts will be going up the
bills to your house."
The belli rang merrily u we hnr-
Roosevelt
Highway
It Afconj-Quick mobliiation rf gun and
men for national protection.
If AftJflnj-Commen'ial and agricultural
development of seven Oregon
coast counties Clatsop, Tilla
mook Lincoln, Lane, Douglas,
Coos, Curry.
It Mans-The opening of a year-round
' paved road from British Co
lumbia to the Mexican border.
It Means-Vne opening to sportsmen of
the country's fishing and
hunting paradise. . -
, It Means -The employment of thousands
of skilled mechanics and labor
- Ing men in its construction.
It MeflfM-That Uncle "Sam will match
every dollar for construction
and will maintain the highway
forever. '
... You owe.it to your county you pwe, it to
your state, to go 'to the polls
at the special state election
June 3 and vote 310 X Yes.
For The Roosevelt Highway
Oregon's Road to Prosperity
Paid advertisement.
rled through the awimp in the flam
anow paths.
"We're goln' to move," aald my
uncle presently. "We've agreed to get
out by the middle o' May."
"IIow does that happenr I asked.
"I nettled with Orlmilisw and agreed
to go. If It hadn't 'a' been for Wright
ind Baldwin we wouldn't V got a
cent They threatened to bid igalnat
him it the salt. So be settled We're
goln' to have a new heme. We've
bought a hundred an' fifty acres from
Abe Leonard. Goln' to build a new
house In the spring. It will be nearer
the Tillage."
Be playfully Budged my rlbi with
hit elbow.
"We've had I little good luck, Bart,"
be went on. Til tell ye what It la li
yon won't eay anything about It
I promised.
"I dunno it It would matter much,"
he continued, "hot I don't want to do
ny briggln'. It ain't inybody'a busi
ness, inywiy. An old uncle over to
Vermont died three weeka ago ind
left ua thirty-eight hundred dollar
It waa old Uncle Etn Baynet o
Hlnesburg. Died without a chick or
child. Tour tunt ind me slipped down
to Potsdam an' took the etage an'
went over an got the money. It waa
more money than I ever aee before
In my life. We put It In the hank In
Potsdam to keep It out o' Orlmshaw'l
lands. I wouldn't trust that man aa
fur it you could throw a bull by the
tall."
It wn a cold, clear night, ind when
we reached home the new atove waa
ennpplng with the heat In Ita firebox
nd the pudding pulling In the pot
ind eld Shep dreaming In the chimney
corner. Aunt Deel gave me a hug at
the door. Shep barked and leaped to
my shoulders.
"Why, Bart I You're growln' like a
weedain't ye? ays yt be," my
tunt aald n she stood and looked at
me. ' "Set right down here an' warm
ye eyes 1 I've done all the choree
ayetl"
How warm and comfortable wai the
dear old room with those beloved facet
In It. I wonder If paradise Itself can
seem more pleasant to me. I have bad
the beat food tbla world can provide.
In my time, but never anything that
I ate with a keener relish than the
pudding and milk and bread and but
ter and cheese and pumpkin pie which
Aunt Deel gave ua that night
Supper over, I wiped the dlsbea for
my aunt while Uncle Peabody went
out to feed and water the horses. Then
we eat down In the genial warmth
while I told the story of my life In
"the busy town," aa they called It
What pride ind itteutlon they gave
me then I
My fine clothes and the story of how
I had come by them taxed my Inge
nuity somewhat, although not Improp
erly. I bad to be careful not to let
them know that I had been ashamed
of the homemade suit They somehow
felt, the truth about It aud a Uttle
alienee followed the story. Then Aunt
Deel drew her cbulr near me and
touched my hair very gently and
looked into my face without speaking.
"Ayes I I know," the aald presently,
In a kind of caressing tone, with a
touch of aadness In It "They ain't
used to coarse homespun stuff down
there In the village. They mude fun
o' ye didn't they, Bart T
"I don't care about that" I assured
them. '"The mlnd'a the measure of
the mnn,' " I quoted, remembering the
Unet the Senator bad repeated to me.
"That'a sound I" Uncle Peabody ex
claimed with enthusiasm.
Aunt Deel took my hand In hers and
surveyed It thoughtfully for a moment
without speaking.
'You ain't goln' to have to suffer
that way no more," she aald In a low
tone. We're goln' to be more comf ta
ble ayetv ler uncle thought we better
go West but I couldn't bear to go off
so fur an' leave mother an' father an'
sifter Susnn an' alt the folka we loved
layln' here In the ground alone I
want to lay down with 'em by an' by
an' wait for the sound o' the trum
petayes I mebbe It'll be for thou
sands o' years ayes I"
To our astonishment the clock
struck twelve.
"Hurrah I It's merry Christmas I"
said Uncle Peabody as he Jumped to
his feet and began to sing of the little
Lord Jesus.
We Joined blm while he stood beat
ing time with his right hand after the
fashion of a singing master.
"Off with yer boots, friend I" he ex
claimed when the stanza waa finished.
"We don't have to set up and watch
like the shepherds."
We drew our boots on the chair
round with hands clasped over the
knee how familiar Is the process, and
yet I haven't seen It In more than half
a century! I lighted a candle and
scampered upstairs In my stocking
feet, Uncle Peabody following close
and slapping my thigh as If my pace
were not fast enough for him. In the
midst of our skylarking the candle
tumbled to the floor and I had to go
back to the stove and relight It
Bow good It seemed to be back In
the old room under the shingles I The
hent of the stovepipe had warmed Its
hospitality.
"It's been kind o' lonesome here,"
said Uncle Peabody aa he opened the
window. "I always let the wind come
In to keep me company It gits so
warm." '
"Te can't look at yer stockln' ylt,"
said Aunt Deel when I came down
stairs about eight o'clock, having slept
through chore time. I remember It
was the delicious aroma of frying ham
and buckwheat cakes which awoke me;
and who wouldn't rise and shake off
the clonk of slumber on a bright
cold winter morning with such provo
cation? ,. j
Continued next week
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