The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-02-08


mothers furniture, and had no ide!
she would will it away. You won'
want to move all this stuff to Creyton
Suppose l give hundred dollars fUl
the lot as it stands"
\ Without warning, Nell would have
accepted atonce, but as it was, she
was surprised to see Gerard Cooper''
face grow black as she said;
'".Mr. Leigh said he would see about
that for nae. You can tell him you
wantllhe furniture"
An Expression more forcible than
polite escaped Mr. Cooper as he strobe
out ofthe room, slamming The door
after him, Y
But threeday ys later, Ella beganlte
understand the situation. In her
Qlist copllsry hona, occupied BY Es,
domestic duties, she had taken little
interest in the follies offashion, see
ing nothing of them and scarcely
needing what she read. The value
of old furniture was unknown 10 her,
and the fact that her inheritance
was a choice and rare one was some
thing that had not occurred to her.
But Mr.. Leigh was well aware of
the fact, and having a cordial liking
for Ella, had resolved to make the
legacy rs valuable as possible, under.
standing that the furniture itself
would be of but little value to her.
A carefully worded advertisement in
the leading papers Of the cities near
est to Magnolia, circular letter to
some of the prominent dealers, were
as high wall in the little plan Ger.
ard Cooper had made TO buy his
grandmother's furniture for q trifle.
A sale was announced, and Mr.. Leigh
sent an agent to put the cottage in
proper order.
Such Of the clothing as you can
use pick up" he told Ella, "and send
the trunks to the depot, but let all
the old fashioned stuff go for COS.
tumes."
Magnolia had never such a sight
as the cottage on the day of the sale,
Every train brought crowds of fash
ionably attired ladies and gentle
men, professional and amateur COL
lectors, till the house and garden
were packed, and the road in front
crowded, when the auctioneer step
ped upon a table on the porch and
i.opened 5ae'sffo. ~
Ella and Mr.. Leigh were at an op-
en- window, looking through closed
blinds at the scene. Gerard Cooper,
with face darkened by frowns, stood
leaning on the fence, ready to make
bids for what he had calculated to
possess much mere easily.
1t seemed TO Ella that she must be
in dream as the bidding grew more
animated. Could tie old claw.leggcd
table actually be worth fifty dollars?
Was the man who gave two hundred
dollars for the carved black oak side
board a maniac? Had she actually
heard bid Of one hundred dollars
made for the high-post bedstead that
nearly filled the cottage bedroom?
Mr.. Leigh chuckled and rubbed
his hands; Gerard Cooper fumed and
fretted; and Elias eyes grew large
and bright as great possibility
now shaped itself to a certainty.
The partnership!
Already she could count upon her
fingers more than double the sum re-
quired, She could go back to Grey.
ton and give Harry the five hundred
dollars twice told. 1t was too good
10 be true. She must be dreamingl
She told Mr.. Leigh about the part.
ncrship, as they watched the crowd
stream away in the direction of the
railway station, and received his
hearty approval and congratulation.
81 will see what it realized" he
said. 81 stipulated for ready mon.
ey sale. You can get away this af-
ternoon if you wish"
And Ella did get away, carrying
with her twelve hundred dollars, the
result of Mr.. Leigh's advertising.
Gall expenses are paid, and this is
your legacy" the kind hearted old
gentleman said to Ella. "Mr. Ger.
urd Cooper has two tables, three
chairs, and a cabinet, that cost him
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