Five Hundred Dollars; or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret

ted him with the arrival in town of Uncle Jacob. Hi

him to ride home with

he preferr

es he lo

tramp," ans

nite intelligence from the long absent relative, he had somehow persu

dressed?" said the

father, I thought he was

still t

on't he dre

as a rule. I shouldn't wonder if he were worth half a million. You'd better treat him

don't care how he dresse

er, or she will treat him coldly.

who was as worldly wise as himself, and saw the a

cle Jacob had r

ll, as a mark of special attention, an

usly neat and clean, and there was a pleasant smi

Uncle Jacob," said

e a relation. It's twenty-five years si

ad to see you. Percy told me he met you on

ride a quarter of a mile. I am

wn anywhere. Here is my wife, Mrs. Marlowe. Julia, this

owe," said the lady, formally,

o put Uncle Jacob, Jul

lue room," said Mrs. Marlo

r in the house, and was assigned to thos

acob. I'll show you your room

ound the comfortably appointed apartment. "You ought to see my cabin at

re much for style in

houses in 'Frisco as anywhere else. Why, Alb

if you want to wash your face and hands, and arrange your toilet, you w

we returned

e, "are you very sure

doubt of

, he looks dreadfully common, and

emember miners are not very

hudder to think of his occupying the blue-room. The hall bed

eirs. I am not so well off as people imagine, and it will be a great thing

re," the lady admitted. "But can't y

, for fear he should take offense. You know these rich uncl

ll really give up if I have got to have such a look

m strictly in view. You know there will be plenty of designing persons, w

? Is he likely

must be abou

ly healthy," said Mrs.

died at si

up. "That is encouragi

ooks so very health

a good

re of health till within

id he d

opl

man looks as if he mi

troubled with him a couple of years, a

ties," groaned the lady, "and t

aid, my dear! Onl

half what money

hat will repay you richl

let there be any mistake! I depend upon you to find o

I am just as anxiou

he expressed it, and wore a blue coat and vest, each provided with brass buttons. But from close packing in his valise both wer

p," said the old man. "How long do you t

y couldn

in Sacramento. It looks pretty well,

ress a laugh. Uncle Jacob regarded him with a benevolen

'll sit down to dinne

. What a nice eatin' room you've got

," said Mrs. M