The Wedge of Gold

, Browning, after a long lo

when the rocky foundation had been laid, there was no more mater

frown on his face, and every relative he had wished that he was dead. But his bank account was a mighty one; he had given grand homes and plenty of money to each of his s

ained here in the desert. Beyond that, the money already supplied from Nevada mines has changed the calculations of commerce, and made itself a ruling factor in prices; it has given our nation a new standing among the nations of the world; because of it, the lands are worth more money even in the Miami Valley where I

Chicago, the former began to g

than riding mustangs or fighting cowboys. It is more than five years sin

it will not much matter; if Rose Jenvie is not Rose Jenvie, then, by Jove, every minute of delay in knowing that fact

ey of the Miami. The next morning, about seven o'clock, they left the cars at a li

that old school-house I could show you notches which I cut in the tables and benches, and it seems now as though I was choking." They came

hank God, there are no new graves," he said. "This was my sister; this, my baby brother, and this, my moth

the old gate and walked up toward the house. The path was lined with lilacs in full bloom, and a robin in a tree

g up to an old man, who was reading his Bible, he said, "Father, I am sorry that I fo

nt, then broke completely down, and, wring

m I thought was lost, i

t, seated himself on the piazza, and mopping his brow with his kerchief, said, "Bless my soul; I believe I

olk as his close companion, and he was welcomed in a way which touched hi

! What old memories were awakened and rehearsed; what every one had done; who h

nd chill of the tomb. Indeed, going home after a long absence "causes all the burial places of memory to give up their dead," and through all the joy there is an underton

been doubled to make a first payment on a 200-acre farm adjoining, and with fitting up and stocking the old place, and with bad crops, the debts amounted altogether to more than $20,00

st be off to-morrow. You have had a good visit. Come over to England

things here, and I do not want to be around when the fixing

k, endorsed it, making it payable to his father, folded the bill inside the letter, sealed it and d

return, settle down and become steady. All tried to dissuade him, but Browning helped him, telling the family he needed his friend's help on serious business; and so that

came to saying good-bye to his father, Sedgwick drew out the letter, and giving it to the old man, said: "Father, when you hear the train pu

y, what houses it would build and furnish, and how the boy who had been expelled from school for fighting had done it all! What a smashing of old theories it made, and how every wild boy in the neighborhood to whom the evil example of the bad

the whole thing was but a joke; that the bill would be repudiated

ill was drawn on New York, any bank in Cincinnati would cash it. So they repaired to the city, and calling on their law

ll and asked in what kind of

s neighbors an object lesson, and re

and asked him how h

id, "I do not

eigh about 400 pound

a moment and said: "Four hundred pounds

ge on New York for $100

wyer; "Great heavens! have you found an oil

wild boy has come from Nevada, and I gu

rest left on deposit until the son and brother should return; for, as they talked it all o