Show Beths Beth's Garden By CLARISSA MACKIE O OF T F COURSE the old Mordaunt place had a garden Beth eth remembered re reo coming there years ago ngo with her ber mother before beCore Uncle Jaffrey JaIT Jaff rey died The flowers were so marvelous marvelous mar mar- v lous and the gardens so that they appeared almost unnatural unnatural ural to the young oung girl and her mother moth er cr erho who ho lived In a II small cottage nearby When Uncle Jaffrey died Beth and her mother found that his beautiful property had been left to them but there was not money enough to keep it going Every year Mrs divided the tiny Income income In come corne so that there was just enough to live on carefully and nothing was ever left leet for the garden People People Peo Peo- pIe whispered that there must have been m more re money for Uncle Jaffrey was very rich and grew quite miserly miserly miser miser- ly In the Ule last year of his life Ufe and they declared that somewhere about the old place he had I hidden either one large sum or many smaller ones One day a good looking man came to the door Mrs Mor Mordaunt aunt met him and greeted him pleasantly pleas pleas- anU antly Mr Ir Smith who said he was your lawyer suggested that I come and see you about clearing up your garden garden garden gar gar- den and lawns In return for my mj board he said to her frankly I had bad pneumonia In the late winter and I re really need light outdoor work to keep me outside regular outside regular e-regular regular farm work Is too vigorous Just now now now-I I am stud studying ing medicine at Blank university uni ci sity and I cannot afford to spend money for a vacation Then his pleasant voice olce grew wistful as he scanned the delightful old neglected garden It would be he a wonderful opportunity for tor me he added but you may have other plans Mrs Mordaunt l did not hesitate If Mr Smith sent you here you yon are certainly welcome welcome welcome-my my daughter daugh ter and I were just discussing the needs of the garden Then she Introduced Introduced introduced In In- Bruce Wayne ne to Beth Mother said Beth one August morning ever everything thing Is so beautiful do do come out and witness the cleaning out of the large fountain Bruce Is going to do that next nest Bruce whipped off ocr his old hat and grinned affectionately at nt the woman who had been so kind to him for several months He had brought a deep wicker chair from the front veranda eranda and soon Mrs Mordaunt l was comfortably settled and watching those two young peo pee people people pie who worked together so harmo harmo- She was wondering whether er h her r daughter Beth cared at all for the embr embryo o doctor whose heart was In his fine eyes whenever he glanced at nt the lovely ely girl There Ther was no doubt that Bruce Wayne had lost his heart henrt to her gentle Beth and n sJ sighted sighed hed n a n little as the ther worked so happily together because she was thinking about the lack Inck of ot money and the years they would have hae to wait walt Bruce hud hind a large hammer and was pr prying oft off the fitted boards of the tent tent like protection Hurrah he shouted when the last section had been removed and the rusty stained proportions of the fountain were revealed Are Arc you going to paint the fountain foun tam tain Bruce asked Beths Beth's mother It should be painted dont don't you think Mrs Mordaunt l And then bending over oyer the deep basin he lifted lifted lift lift- ed out a dr dry and rust rusty steel box Why what the dickens do you suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose this can be he queried Burled treasure He set It at Mrs MIS Mordaunt's feet Oh Bruce smash It open begged Beth Perhaps there is where poor Uncle Mordaunt hid hll his money I 1 IA iA A few blows of at the stout hammer opened the rusty box Inside of ot that was a huge rubber pocket which held the missing wealth of Uncle Mordaunt They hey sent Bruce for Mr Smith and during his absence nb ab ab- ab sence Beth confessed to her mother moth moth- er that she site and Bruce loved each other and that he had asked her to marry him And I want to mother moth moth- er darling sobbed the girl even If It we are quite poor at nt first I You understand dont don't you jou ou Mrs Mordaunt nodded happily and then the thc two men appeared and Mr Smith Checked held hel d Tin up th the thA contents nt u n of ot the old box The missing securities securities se se- he said You see there was vas about a n hundred thousand miss miss- Ing and ng and here it Is 1 I Bruce Wayne Wn nc looked very glum After the lawyer had left Beths Beth's mother said Mid to him Well Bruce Druce arent aren't you happy over oyer our good luck link Oh yes Mrs Irs Mor Mordaunt of Mordaunt-of ot of course ourse Only you Only you ou see see see- well Im I'm so poor poor and and Beths Beth's a rich girl girt now But Bruce said sail Mrs Mordaunt Mordaunt Mordaunt Mor Mor- daunt smiling understandingly understanding the moneys money's really part yours yours- yours you j on ou found it it And she site went off to the house Bruce turned to Beth Deth Dont you see dear she said sahl If It you ou hadn't come Into m my garthen garden garden gar gar- den then we the mi might ht never nc have lm found that money So It Is part yours yours its It ours And Ami so when hen Bruce left her gardell garden garden gar gar- den dell Beth eth had promised to wait walt for him to finish his iris training and he had hind promised to start out his professional pro pro- and married carer career In the theold theold theold old Mordaunt home I 0 b by Newspaper Syndicate S I |