The Old Good-for-Nothing
For years old Morton has been shunned by his family because he lost the fortune his wife had married him for. He had sunk it in a mine that had been partially developed and then pronounced w... Read allFor years old Morton has been shunned by his family because he lost the fortune his wife had married him for. He had sunk it in a mine that had been partially developed and then pronounced worthless by experts. The loss broke the old man's spirit and he was generally known as "Ol... Read allFor years old Morton has been shunned by his family because he lost the fortune his wife had married him for. He had sunk it in a mine that had been partially developed and then pronounced worthless by experts. The loss broke the old man's spirit and he was generally known as "Old-Good-for-Nothing." He was driven from the house, but had an ''office" in an old horse st... Read all