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Show They wnt tralht to th store. Dwvld trMlltnc a little hMn1. looking ecared. MtMit of the tounffere had returned and ere lalklnjt rxrltedljr. Sammy atood tmhlnd the counter. "The record hooks are kept here I relieve," said the woman, etopplnc la front of Sammy. "Tes'm, In the drawer here, but vou. can't aee 'era." "I know I've a ..jrht to look over the raonrds." ehe sfflrmed positively "Every-body "Every-body haa." She went behind the counter to the drawer. At the third blow uf a hatchet It opened. It was nearly full of books and papers. "Coma, Davie." she called. "you may help me an through 'am." '1 I don't believe I would. Elsie." ha demurred anxiously. "Maybe UUnt lawful.'' law-ful.'' Several of the loungers had half risen: now tltey sank bar), on then boxes aaJrt. "Iflejhwuy robbery." one of them wheeled shrilly, "Burglary and and arson." rrosked another. "8tate's prison, sura's the world. " mumbled a third, "and that's what the squlrs'll glvs 'em. But the woman paid not the least attention. at-tention. She want through the recorde rapidly, selecting tboas that ware fifteen years old or more. Finally she pushed a hook scroes to her husband. "Read that . Davie." she said, pointing with her An- Sk ge. "And I guess It msans there's soma thing more among these bundles of pa-pert." pa-pert." She took up one, slipping off the rubber rub-ber band while she ran through the papers pa-pers It contained. Than sba want through another and started on a third, tn the middle of that she found a paper that she read carefully and then drew out. "That's all I want," she said, as she came from behind the counter. "Vou can shut the drawer, boy. And now." to the loungers, "ean you tell me where Meadowbrook farm UT" "I can tall that" spoka up David quickly. "It joins right on o the town, only a qusrter of a mile away. It used to be one of the finest places around." " 'Tts now,'' aald a lounger, "except Spring farm, where the squire lives. "That t ss good." "Thank you," said the woman. "This paper I hold is the last will ami testament testa-ment of old Mr. Cole, and It gives sll his property equally to Daniel and David, excepting ex-cepting two houses, to which Ac made them deeds before he died. They're or rucord In the book there. Spring farm to Daniel and Meadow-brook tn David. Likely 1 unlei didn't quite dare to destroy the will, as that would have been a crime Come. David." "But-b-but renting folk live in Mead owbrook house." stuttered one of the dased loungers. "Well let them stay with us. until hey can find another house." --Id the woman. "When Brother-lnlsw Daniel get back tell him to call. I don't think he'll make sny trouble." He did not. At trie end of two days he came hack raging, end his rage was increased tenfold by the volunteered Information In-formation he received between the sta Hon and his store. But after he had -reviewed the entries In the records and thought things over a bit. prudence forced the rage away He went aero to Mesdowbrook farm. "I meant to let David hsve his full share Joel ss oon as 1 felt h wss capa hie i if tn.iniiaf Inr It h.. 1 nM n u :i f ed '! THE EVENING STORY I RAIDING THE LAW. iujpik-134 you 11 want me to look flr m property a little. Tlieree considerable consider-able In hounoe and lands." "I we ere perfectly capable of mtn-salnf mtn-salnf It. I think." smiled hie iletar-ln-law. "hut we'll he glad for vou to come and talk thtnfs over and advise. I'm sure we'll Ilk It here." i rv did. and lived happily ever afterward, after-ward, for David was not obliged to work any now, and for the Itrst time In her life hit, wife had plenty "to do with." (CopyrlfhL, law. by W. Warasr.) "No, you can't stay hara!" axclatmed Squirt Daniel L. Oola, pompously, after listening to a few whispered words from the tremulous, weak faced man who had sot off the up train snd cam hesitatingly hesitating-ly across to th aqulra's store. "You haven't a cent " "I didn't ay "Tour looks do," Interrupted th aqulr. shorply. "Ws've got three paupers on oui town now, and don't want any more Am I not right, gantlemen?" to th halt dox-en dox-en loungers In his stor. "CrtrlUy!" "Sur!" thy agreed promptly. "W ain't got no money to feed to pauprs." Then she said we'd better come on and look things over, and" "And I say I ought to tuke that farm away and sell It snd put the money hi my pocket." snarled the squire wrathful))' ; "but 1 won't. After all. you'te my brother, broth-er, even if you don't deserve to he. I'm going to pay your fare back to Ohio and I want you to tell thut wife of yourt that she'd belter be looking to the buttered side of her bread If she don't want to go hungry.' My my wife's right here in the dunoi now, waiting.'' stammered David. "Shu said for me to go up and speak to you first only you wouldn't listen." A long discordant shriek from the freight engine sounded at the bend below the station and the heavy train rumbled Into view. As it oame to a stop on lbs outside brack and two men swung them-selves them-selves down and crossed to the station platform the passenger whistle sounded from above. The two men walked straight to the squire and hia brother, "Can you tell us where to And Mr. Qole D- L. Oola?" one of them Inquired- The squire Inclined bis bead pompously. pompous-ly. Aa the largest land owner of the place, hs was glad to welcome strangers- Tm Mr. D. L. dole." ha said. 'Then I'm lucky, for I waa afraid I wouldn't be able to take the train back. Come along: now, IVe a warrant for your arrest. Hera 'tis." drawing out a papsr which his position aa justice of the peace made look familiar to the squire. "Hurry, now, for there's the train coming com-ing in and It stops only a minute. Oet on t'other side of him. Bill." "But I haven't done anything." protested pro-tested the squire, in sudden terror, as he waa hurried along. "I ain't hardly ever bean away from right here. I "Don't concern me a bit, all that," Interrupted In-terrupted the officer "My work is just to take you back. It's by order of tbe court. And I reckon I'd have known you all jight. even If vou hadn't confessed, for the description's pretty accurate coarse, black hair, sallow face, goatee, over six, fast and thin. That's plenty for me. We traced you straight from Ohio " "Then It's ray brother you want!" shrieked tbe squire- -Brother nothing," retorted the officer. offi-cer. "The description fits you too close. And. anyway, there's no time now. You can give your say so to the court. Into the car with you!" And protesting, kicking, threatening. In full view of the station and store loungers, loun-gers, the great man of the town waa hustled and lifted almost bodily into the car. A moment later the train moved away. Then the entire square, as It ware, drew one long amased breath and talked. With the first appearance of the officers offi-cers David had slunk into the background, and then sidled round to the station, where a plump, determined looking young woman waa waiting. Squire ain't ao all tired stingy as sons folks 1st on," whispered one. "Tou hear?" to tha tnan. "Now, what ties ts th down train due, cent le men?" "Cleveo-forty-one passes th up freicht here," came several deferential voices. Squlr Oole wss town clrk sad Justice of the peace, and postmaster, and storekeeper, store-keeper, and most of them owed him small amounts. "Ts. 11:41 Is th time," he said. "I wished the man to know we re unanimous, centlemen. Now, he'll take that train away and keep on till he sets bark to Ohio." "But I dldn't " "Only twenty-seven minutes, warned the squire. "I suppose I'll have to pay your fare, but I shall go along to the station to see vou get off " "Squire ain't so all fired stingy as some folks let on." whispered one of tha loungers to another. "But what makes him look so red and upset like, and don't tha stranger favor him In face and Agger?" Ag-ger?" Tha squire certainly did look red and "upaat. as all tha loungers could sea. even though they lacked tha hardihood to aay It aloud. He talked steadily, and whenever the stranger started to apeak brok In snd cut off a santano berore It waa finished. Still talking, he took his hat and want behind the counter, shutting shut-ting and locking a drawer tn which wr kept th county records. He had had chare f these book for twenty yeara and he never left the stor without locking lock-ing the drawer and slipping the key Into his pocket. "Now, Tm ready," he announced, "flam, say," to his boy, "you look after things." Beyond bearing of th others his pompous pom-pous voice changed to a sudden snarl. nNow. David, what d'ye mean by coming back her Ilk thlsT" he questioned an- K'ly. 'Didn't I give you a little farm In to on condition that you nver returned to dlagrac me with your shiftless ways? Don't you know this forfeits the farm?" " Taint worth over ttOO, and we've had to mortgage U for most that. And she said fy" "Who saldT "My ray wlf." dafandvaly. "eh roar, rtad m six months ago. and. of course, aaked about my folks 1 toM her you snd m wer own brothers, and that dad had owned a stor and some farms and houses snd things, and that I'd heard him say we'd shars and share alike. Then he died and you told me everything waa yours because you were buainsssltke and could take care of It. and that ho didn t leave me anything becaua 'twould slip through my nosers on account of my being be-ing sort of ort of slmPt And- and you gave on the poor hit of farm In Ohio and I went to It. Tou know I did. Dan-let, Dan-let, and I meant to stay, hut I waaa't much more than a boy than, and I waa scared of you." WI1. what do you went?" "Why,.h asked me If I'd looked Into It any or knew any more than your say so." apotogvtlcally. "snd snd I had to say no. She want through the records rapidly. That waa your .brother, Daniel, of course, ' she said. "Was he sled to see "N-no." admitted David "He was or-1 daring me back to Ohio when tbey took , Mm. 1 I feel awfully mean about that, Elsie, for 'twas me tbey were sfter, aa a witness In the hog scrape of Oreen's. Tws'n't right for me to skin out after I'd been summoned by order of the court, but with rhe mortgage closed down on us this seemed more Important, and, of course, 'twa'n't right for me to let the officers take Daniel only I didn't have money enough to come on again, snd 'twould leave you here elone. and and I felt Daniel could afford It better. And he cot 1L" "we're here now to see If he did," said the wesnan, "Come-" |