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  Values Elin Jackson August 2025 Chapter One: Scott was fuming, as he stared into an empty box that he had hidden in the wardrobe. There had been over two hundred dollars in the tin; he had saved it for a special purpose. A purpose that he was definitely not ready to share with his family.  Shaking his head he tried to remember who knew… Johnny had barged in his room and saw the box… Scott stormed down the stairs ready to confront his brother about the missing money. Murdoch and Johnny were in the great room discussing the repairs needed for the bridge in the North pasture when they heard Scott stomping down the stairs. An angered Scott approached them waving an empty box. “What in the world…” Murdoch reached for Scott’s arm. The angry man dodged his father’s grip and faced his confused younger brother. “This,” he held out the box and waved it in front of Johnny. “I had over two hundred dollars in this tin and now it is missing.”  Scott leaned toward his brother, “C...