Show The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT MINNIE AND THE MISER Old Mr Mason was known by allIn all allIn allin In the village as a miser ser His house I was was shabby his yard rard yard weedy and his clothing shabby Yet ho was kind in manner and even liked In a a. way I though all aU thought him too stingy to to give himself enough t to eat Mr Mason worl worked ed about at everything everything everything every every- thing he could find He lived alone till UIl at last his sight began to fall fail so he went to the orphan asylum and adopted a little girl to help hl him The child chUd was Minnie Brown but no one eyer ever heard her real rear name as asher asher asher her mother had been killed in a a. wreck shortly after landing in America and the child chUd taken to an asylum was given the name of Minnie l Brown In Ina a locket around her neck was waa a pIcture picture pic pie ture of a girls girl's Irl's face with the inscription inscription inscription tion To Greta from Father in Ger Ger- man At first Minnie l was a bit afraid of the old man But his kindness won her heart Yet she heard beard him on aI all I sides called the toe miser There Is 18 no use In asking for tor money she said I r know he Is a miser for tor all in the village say so One night a light tight was shining in the theold theold theold old mans man's room Minnie peeped in inand inand and saw him kneeling b before f fore re a large box cox with strong Iron hinges Mr Mason Mason Mason Ma Ma- son was busy busy taking small but very heavy bags out of the box and setting them In a row on the floor On each ach was marked plainly plainy y 1000 I 1000 Gold Oh exclaimed the girl as she saw twenty of these bags all on the floor Twenty ty thousand dollars In gold Minnie remembered that she had comfortable clothing clothing- and a nice room But she felt ashamed that her foster foster- father should go about looking so ragged when he lIe had plenty of money What was the use of saving up a lot lotof lotof of money which h was never never used That night she ane was awakened by a acry acry acry cry from the theold old mans man's room He had fallen and broken his lamp which had rolled Into a a corner though still burn- burn ing Minnie grabbed the lamp ran to the and threw It out Into the weedy yard But as she shedid did so so some of the burning oil dropped on her dress In r moment she was In flames The old man seemed now to regain his senses Seizing a h heavy blanket he wrapped It tightly aro around nd her and andIn andIn andin in In Ina a few tew moments she was all aU right except pt for a burn on her breast What Is this child t he asked as ashe ashe ashe he he lifted the locket from around her neck heck V It is a pl picture ture of m mother said i Minnie She opened the locket Is this the portrait of your mother r really Minnie exclaimed the theold old man excitedly V Yes I r do not remember much about b ut her replied the child only we we were on a a. train going somewhere when h n the wreck happened That is my daughter Greta Greta he stammered I t gave her this this' locket when I left the old country I expected expected ex- ex her here eight ye years rs ago So you ou are her child You at ar are my grandau granddaughter grand granddaughter daughter au and your name snail be Greta V Then opening the chest he took up the tle twenty bags of gold and stood th them in h a row ow on his table He opened one and poured out the shining coins into his lap V Everyone has called me miser ir in the village he exclaimed as as' as ashe he hugged the child to his hIs' heart But granddaughter grand grand- daughter they did not know me I have worked and waited for you and your mother r. r I 1 worked and saved and denied myself h hoping some some someday day that you a and aid d she would come T I wrote ai and l asked all over the land But But nothing could I learn except pt that you two had had I landed and left New ew York r I r am now going to get a nice house and you shall shan shanI have every c comfort Old Miser 1 Mai Mason Ma Ma- i I son as they call can me will wiIl show them themI I t that at he Is not a ml miser at t all and that he the can live in the nicest style with I his little e granddaughter Greta |