Show I I I I I I I THE SANDMAN sANDMAN STORIES STORIES THE OLD FARM Arras and Marco arco were brothers brothers living livins liv- liv ing ins in a tiny hut on the ver very edgor edge edg of or the desert When their father die died they decided to work the farm to to- to ge gether We R will live here and till the soil Oll 5 said Arras Arms and at the enc eec of he lie yea divide our our earnings But Dut Arras would nut not sl spend end muc much time at labor The rhe sun un was hot an anit lna it was hard carrying water for th the he plants so he soon grew weary of ot h s hs bargain in spite of or the fact that Marco Marc did his part faithfully 1 i do not carto care car to sta stay here an any longe longe- baid i Arras at the tho end of or the year ear I hear that about miles from here men are arc finding diamonds m in their ground bround I think tink I will go there and try my luck I I will vill sell you ou this farm fann that is rny ry part for lor a low price So Marco bought in his brothers share Arras set out for the land and settled down to look for lor dia dma monds But Dut Marco remained and ana la labored labored la- la bored faithfully On day an aged traveler stopped I fi drink of water wafer s II his r r a t stran stone lying In the gravel pa pan pai 1 taking It up h. h i h-i examIned examined exam exam- ined med it with nt lest I would like to buy this said the traveler to Marco It is ill a curiosity How lIow much would you take for the land landon on which you live I 1 would like to get et It fl Now ow Marco was a shrewd lad He lie sa saw w at once that the man had 1 discovered diy- I ered erld something valuable so he determined determined deter deter- eter- eter mined not to part with his property till he knew what it contained The traveler would not take a re re- re I 1 will give ghe you 1 pieces of gold bold down at once for this land sail sai time tile man Marco now felt sure that tha hi land contained something exceedingly valuable valti- valti able and knew it must be th the stones stoie valLI-I valLI The traveler continued to look carefully cart care fully tUlly at those in tho the gravel path I No No replied Piled Marco There Ther is nothing noth noth- ing Ipg that would induce me to s soil sl my home so it is useless for tor you to tall tu further So the traveler rode away But hardly had an hour elapsed buforo he was back pack again I 1 will be obliged to tell you the lIme I I facts he said to Marco l Foi 11 I fear If I leave now I will never gt set an another another another an- an I other chance to secure what 1 I I Iam Iam Iam am a diamond merchant and 1 I L te that th you ou have here in your our yard soil In which are a lot of the rarest gems If It you ou agree I will go partners with you ou secure the stones cut polish and sell them and divide equally what we make malte I J will go before the magistrate now and sign a paper which will us both oth in an honest equal partner partner- ship I Marco concluded that this was a good g offer otter So he went before an officer olt- olt and signed the agreement The merchant was one of the best known and richest men in the kingdom his word was as good as his bond The merchant acted fairly In a short tIme men were at work the stones wez wei cut and sold so that Marco had great reat wealth Tho The mines employed employed employed em em- several hundred men and no noone noone noone one would have recognized reco l In this busy spot the old farm of a year before One evening a ragged man applied at Marcs Marcos door for or food Marco himself him him- self Invited the stranger into his ha handsome homeno home Do no you w n me meT 1 asked he the mar nar It Is Arr Arras s your brother I failed at atall atall all I undertook and wandered from Crom one country to another se diamonds I remained at home and found the gems gems gems' gemson on my own land replied Marco He lIe showed Arras the mines the thriving village and hl his hi own wealth But I am your our brother still he continued kindly placing his arms af affectionate af- af about the ragged mans maim shoulders Stay with me I shall di divide divide dl- dl vide vido all T I have with you It often happens that when we wp wander far tar to tt seek seel a a. l treasure we return to find we have left It at home Copyright 1921 b by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- VB e paper Syndicate New ew York City MEAT U AI A chowder made with milk and a mixture of ot vegetables such as peas carrots potatoes and makes an I excellent occasional substitute for tor a meat dinner j i rr |