Show TOMMY TUCKERS TUCKER'S FIND Tomm Tommy Tucker stood with a a. crowd of other children on tho the dusty station platform There There- were a dozen do-cn boys all nil In blue uniforms and the same number of girls in blue dresses with white sailor hats For the elt city or orphan orphan orphan or- or phan asylum was going to the countr country country coun coun- tr try on a trip Tommy was not a handsome lad Tommy was thin and wiry wiry- lIe HC had big e eyes cs with a n pleading look but his keen face had a v very ry Int intelligent ex expression cx- cx far beyond his years yearn For Tommy was fond of reading and studying about all nil he lie saw e especially In regard rog-arci to rocks and other things found in the country Afler After a ride of or three hours Tommy and several other boys reached a station sta sta- sta tion lion at which they aU alighted and were met h by a farmer with a big wagon drawn by mules Then came a n. long drive up hills and down clown into valleys past fields of or waving grain and through deep cool woods that seemed like a fairy falo dr dream am At the farm Tommy was delighted But he soon grew accustomed to th the life UCe an and began becan to wander about In the fields seeking strange rocks And had quite quilo a bag hag of oC them of oC all colors antI and kinds collected Tommy Tomm Is going to build himself a ahouse ahouse house hous the other boys boyd laughingly laughing said ald But Tommy TommO kept at his work The farmer Carmer whose name was vas Edwards Edwards Ed Ed- wards grew v rew interested arid would help the lad So the they got to be he great creat friends Mr Edwards told Tommy about his troubles how he was afraid that he hc would soon have e to give gl up his place for Cor a debt Tho The farm Carm is a good one in spots Mr Edwards said to tho the boy one day clay dayas as they wandered about the fields looking for tor interesting rocks But I most moat of ur the land is no good for crops and hard to work It seems to bo be nothing nothing- but stone stone The next day Tommy went fishing and arid was caught In a big storm When he saw the tho dark clouds gathering ho horan horan horan ran for home but hut before he reached tho the house the rain broke over oyer him In torrents So the tho boy ran Into what looked like a natural cave In a n. stony hill Here he sat for some time watching the rain pour over the cliff above him The Tho cave ca was largo large and full of ot dr dry bits of woodI wood I r guess I 1 will build a fire and get dry said Tommy Tomm to himself So he piled th the sticks up and lighted them then making a bed of ot leaves bo ho la lay down Being tired he lie foil rell asleep and by the time he awoke the iho storm was waa over and tho the moon shining brightly So he ho set out for tor home horn e. e The Tho next morning he and Mr Edwards Edwards Ed Ed- i wards went to explore the tho cave Tom had found ThE They walked about It and I admired tho size and dryness But as the they were vere coming out Tommy picked up from the ground where the fire Cire had burned a bit of oC rock It rock it wa was burned not black but into a a. soft sort beautiful white Oh Ohl Mr Edwards look at this exclaimed Tommy See SeG how this thin stone stono had hila changed by the tho fire firC I 1 think It Is limestone from Its looks I r guess you are arc right Tom re replied replied replied re- re plied Mr r Edwards eagerly and if It you OU are this stone stono Is very ery valuable I 1 should think so returned Tom Torn my You ou have a n. fortune right hereon here hereon on your our farm tann a a. fortune better than big crops So the farmer went off to town at once and brought out a man who un un- un such euch matters Within a a. week Mr r. r Edwards EdwardJ had sold a part of his nis stone for a big sum aum and the rest was placed In charge of ot a a. large larse com corn pany which V wa was to work the stone burn bum it and sell tho the limestone In tho market Tommy said Mr Ir Edwards dwards one night just Juat before the boys boj were to leave cave for the tho city yOU a bright lad You tou fourt my fortune you ou sta stay with me look art after tho r the business and be my ray son Of Ot course Tomm Tommy ac accepted ePt d. d and that Is tho th reason that Tommy Tucker never r came caine to back town hn hut rc aj stayed to lo work In the tho rich find he hA had hat made And a n very happy Tommy H It was that lived In the big blE house on the farm tann and called Mr Ir Edwards by the tho name of or father Copyright Ins 1315 b by the tho McClure McClura New Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate New York City Tomorrows Tomorrow's story stor- stor story Mabel t and tho the f Monkey pr |