CH 109
"Jack and auntie Tracey are here" they turn to the door and saw them walk in
"Watch you step" Sam said
"Thanks for the warning" they walk over to them
"Wow so these are some of the things you guys found?"
"Yeah and we know who the owner is?"
"Who?" Tracey asked
"Grandma parents"
"What?" Tracey was shock then Phillip showed her a family photo
"Oh my god after all these years"
"Yeah, well we might as well get all of these wrap up and take them home and get them clean up"
"I'll go and start bringing the boxes and papers in," Jack said, then he walked back outside while Tracey looked at what was on the table.
When Jack return they started wrapping thing up and putting them into the boxes. Once they were all full and everythingpacked up, Jack and Sam made the boxes lift up from the ground and moved to the doorway while Phillip and Tracey followed behind them.
When they got outside they put the boxes in both of the cars then Phillip locked the door before they left. They drove back to the ranch and took the boxes inside.
The maid told them that Mark, Ann and grace were over at the stables. So they managed to get everythinginside, then Phillip and Jack went back to the old warehouse to get the china cabinet and to pick up the jewellery box before heading back home. While they were away. Sam and Tracey got started on cleaning each of the items. When Sam heard their voices.
"Auntie, grandma, Mark and Ann are back"
"Ok, will you be ok?"
"Yeah I will be"
"Ok" then she walked out of the room after she stood up and walked out of the room.
Sam carries one cleaning every thing till it is clean. By that time Jack and Phillip returned so she went out to see them without letting the others know that she was there. When she walks out into the workshops where her uncle goes out to do things, she walks in to see them taking an old blanket off the cabinet.
"Well it looks like we going to be busy cleaning this up," Sam said
"It will take time," Phillip said
"Well might as well get started then"
Sam brought a bucket of warm water and plenty of clothes over with her. First she got an electric mini vac. She plugged it in and started vacuuming up and emptying the little box out while Jack cleaned the windows on the cabinet and Philip went to look for some sort of Polish for it. They work on cleaning the cabinet for the next hour. When it was cleaned up, they all were happy with what they had done.
"We better head in side for dinner" Phillip said after looking at his watch
"Good idea," Sam said as she put the blanket over the cabinet before they left to walk back to the house.
They went and washed up before joining the others for dinner. The next day Jack and Sam went back to the old warehouse. They moved everything that was from upstairs to downstairs and they even took one of the old dollar notes into a shop in town to get its value on it.
"How much do you think it's worth?"
"My best guest would be ten thousand dollars but to a collect it might got for twenty thousand dollar in this condition"
"Really wow"
"I could make some phone calls to see if anyone is interested"
"Ah we will think about it, thanks anyway"
"Ok" then they walk out of the shop in shock
"Twenty thousand just for this ten dollar note?" Sam said as they walk back to the car
"I know it's shocking" they got in and drove back to the ranch.
When they got there, they spoke to Phillip and told him the value just for that one bill.
"Wow, that means they're over one point five million dollars worth, well it up to mum"
"We know" they join the others and talk and have fun for the rest of the day.
The next day was Christmas day and all the family showed up for it. When everyone was in the family room Tracey and Phillip were standing in front of the tree.
"Before we all open our Christmas presents, I want you kids to sign these papers" he passes them a pen and a file to them.
"What is it dad?"
"Open it up" they open it up and read what it says.
They were shock to see it the ownership papers on the house that is across the road from them
"Dad, wow, thank you"
"Well sign then"
Both couples sign the papers then pass them and the pens back. He put them on the coffee table. Then he passes them a small present; they open it up to find house and garage keys.
"Thanks dad"
"Your welcome son" they all got up and gave their parents a hug then returned back to their seats.
"Now mum we have got a very special present for you"
"I hope it's not a house?"
"No mum, the warehouse that I got from Jeff, Sam and I found the thing is it, one is this" he picked up a wrap present and passed it to her.
Sam was sitting on Jack's lap with their arms around each other. Everyonewatches as Grace unwraps the present. She saw what it was she was shock
"Oh my, where did you get this?"
"The warehouse where you grew up mum, everything was there, we manage to selvage some of the things, after all it been over fifty-four years"
"What else was saved?" Phillip picks up two more presents and passes them to her. She unwrap the small one
"I remember this it was mums jewellery box" then she opens it to see all the jewellery in there
"Oh my" she pulled out each of the items and the rest of the family look at them
"Thank you Phillip"
"There is more"
She put everything back and put it on the table then she unwrapped the larger one that was the two photo albums. She opens them up and smiles when she sees the photos. Then she closes them again and looked up with tears in her eyes
"Thank you"
"There is more, come I'll show you"
They all stood up and follow Phillip down to the spear bedroom, he open the door and Grace walk in first and gasp when she saw the china cabinet and all the chinaware on top of the bed and draws
"Incredible, simple incredible"
"Dad what's going on?"
" These are your great Grandparents family elms, that was lost a long time ago"
"Wow" Grace looked around at every thing then she turned and walked over and gave Phillip a hug
"Thank you son"
"Your welcome mum" when she pulled back
"What about the sewing machines?"
"Still there"
"What are you going to do with them?"
"Donate them to the museum since they are still in good condition"
"Good idea and the building?"
"Sam though of having it done up and turn it into a homeless shelter and give it to the Salvation Army"
"That is a good idea, that what mum and dad use to do"
"We know" Grace look around one last time before she look at Phillip
"Thank you" she gave him a hug.
"Mum there more" she steps back and look at him
"What do you mean?"
"I think you better sit down"
"Ok let's go back into the living room" they all walk back in the living room closing the bedroom door behind them.
Once they were all in the living room and sitting down. Phillip was the last one to walk in the room since he walked down to the office to get the bankbook and the old money. When he walks back into the family room, he passes her the tin with the money in it.
"What is here?"
"Here let me" he steppedforward and lifted the lid off then stepped back. She looks in the tin and her eyes widen in shock
"Oh my, how much is in here?"
"One thousand, six hundred and eighty dollars"
"That is a lot of money, well back then it was, it worthless now" she put the lid back on it
"Mum it not, Sam and Jack took one of those notes into town to find out it value, they took a ten dollar note in to have it value waited, mum it worth twenty thousands dollars to a collector" Grace was shock
"Twenty thousand dollars?"
"Yes, from what I've worked out it you sell them to a collector it is worth over two million dollars" Grace put her hand over her mouth in shock.
"Oh my, that is a lot of money"
"I know and there is something else, this" he pass her the bank book she open it up and look at him
"I called the bank manager, he checked it out, the account is still open and from yesterday date there is over five million dollars tax free sitting in the account, but since it was under yourmother's name. He said that you will need to go to court to claim that money and to prove that you are Alice Jones daughter"
"How am I going to do that?"
"Your birth certificate mum it will have your parents name on it and lucky you were born in Dallas so there won't be a problem getting a copy of your birth certificate"
"Well then sounds like we got things to do"
"Yes we have, so in the meantime let's open up the rest of our Christmas presents" He walk over an pick one up and pass it to her
"What more surprises"
"Mum" he looked at her then he went back and helped Tracey give out the rest of the presents. When grace open up the present she smile, shaking her head
"Just what I needed, thank Philip"
"It was Sam idea"
"Through so" she gave Sam a wink.
When Jack unwrap his present from Sam, he was a ice hockey shirt with his name on it, he reward her with a kiss
"Thanks Sam"
"There more, open it up" so he open it right up and saw tickets fall off the shirt, Sam grab them before they fall down on the fall and pass them to him
"Sam how did you get these?"
"Easy I brought them"
"What are they?" Tracey asked
"It the tickets to the Minnesota game which these are hard to get"
"Tickets for what?"
"Ice hockey, there a game on in minneapolis in February from what I heard the tickets were sold out with in two days, I was away on a mission at that time that came on sale"
"Sam how did you get them?" mark asked
"Oh a call an old friend of Jack who from silver creek, I asked him for a favour and his wife went into the city and got the tickets for me after I send the money to them and sent them to me"
"Sam you sneak you"
"Thanks and you got the best seats also" Jack eyes lit up
"No way, you're joking" she showed him the tickets
"You did" he reward her with a kiss
"Thank you Sam"
"Your welcome Jack" Then Sam open her present and was shock to see what it was
"Wow, thank you Jack"
"What did he get you Sam?" Grace asked Sam pulled out seven silk long nightshirts and robes to match
"Wow is that silk?" Tracey asked
"Yes it is" Jack said
"Thanks Jack, I love them" she gave him a kiss and a smile.
They talk and open up their other presents from the rest of the family. Couple of hours later they all were sitting down for lunch talking, laughing, and having a wonderful lunch. After lunch and every thing were clean up, they all relaxedoutside for the rest of the afternoon.
The next day Phillip and Tracey took Grace to see the old warehouse for the first time in over fifty-five years. She looked around for over an hour before they walked out the doors and he put a new lock on the door before they left to go back home.
Over the next few days, every one relaxes, doing their own thing. The families help each other out with the moving into their new homes. Even Jack, Sam, Mark and Ann help out while Phillip, Tracey and Grace look after the grandkids.
On the twenty ninth, it was Sam birthday so they all spent the day at the pools that was in Dallas, there was number of different slides and other fun water games. They even took a picnic with them. Even Grace went swimming after she boughtherself a swimsuit.
They all enjoyed themselves having a fun day out, then they went to a family restaurant for dinner with the rest of the family, then they all returned back to the ranch since it was a long day for them all.
