Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1884-07-12
EDITH'S INTUITION.

81 never knew you to have fit of
abstraction before, Dick" and Edith
Stanhope, the bride of year, sent a
quizzical glance across the tea table,
and into the handsome blue eyes of
her husband.
Dick started, as though the sweet
tones had aroused him from an evening
nap, and slight flush mantled his
broad, fair brow.
If he had been absorbed in a pleas
ing revery, no one in the world could
have blamed him. For the warm, cosy
dining-room, the tastefully arranged
table with its modest display of silver,
and the presence of the dainty, dimpled,
little lady who sat opposite were sufi-
cient to invoke waking dreams of the
most pleasant kind.
But Dick Stanhope's abstraction was
not caused by a sense Of absolute con-
tentment. His brows has been slightly
contracted, as with intense thought and
mental calculation. A puffy, white
roll lay upon. lis plate untasted; his
tea was cold the wonted jests and
anecdotes were not forthcoming. For,
usually, Dick was not prone to glum-
ness, and the haps and mishaps of the
day were invariably discussed at tea.
| Hence the rgkaark of Mrs. Stanhope
which we have quoted.
81 beg pardon, my DEAR" Dick re
turned, with an attempt at off;hand
carelessness. Then with ridiculous If
relevance:
at was showing little when | came
in-perhaps you noticed it, though"
The pretty face of Edith relaxed,
and ripple of silver mirth broke forth.
Then, as Dick only started at her in a
half bewildered, halfimpatient way,
she sobered quickly and shadow of
anxiety came into her honest brown
eyes, She looked at him searchingly,
and there was trace of uneasiness in
her tones as she asked:
81 was only thinking about Dave
Bradbury. He is the luckiest fellow
in the world, believe"
Edith's uneasiness was dispelled.
Feminine, or rather human curiosity,
took its place. We will say just here
that we consider curiosity thing of
common gender, to which the sterner
sex are as susceptible as femininity.
"WelI, what has Dave Bradbury
done. Welded some one prettier than
you did :"
ooh, mol That would be impossible,
my dear" and something of Stanhope's
old fervor cam into his face and
tones. l4
"What, pray, is this wonderful
stroke of good fortune of Mr.. Brad
bury's? 1t must be Of marvellous char
acter to have taken possession of all
your faculties. | never saw you so
glum before"
"You shall hear all about it," Dick
declared in q way that seemed to in
dictate resolution to disclose some
thing which he had intended to keep
secret.
Dave, you know,eV one of those go
ahead fellows" he wekt on, "and was
never contented withtwork at desk
and modest salary. He has kept an
eve out for better opening or u
chance to make fortune by few
brilliant strokes, as Jay Gould and a
number of those fellows have done.
And now, as reward for his watch
fitness, he has just doubled that little
bank account of his-cleared five
thousand in four days. And now he
has put in the whole ten, and is sure
of getting back twenty within another
four days. And twenty thousand is a
pretty snug nest-egg to a fellow like
Dave, for he is sure to double it over
and over-he is so shrewd and careful,
you see."
| Dick had grown enthusiastic over
his friends success. His handsome
face flushed with animation, and an
eager light came into his eyes and he
added, after a brief pause:
"Now, if we could only invest our
savings so that they would bring us a
little fortune in month or two, what
lovely society queen you would be-
come, Edith. Dick would be en7ious
of my good luck then, even if he be-
came a millionaire" s
Edith laughed without interrupting.
When her husband paused, at last, the
expression Of her exquisite face was
one of perplexity rather than sympa-
thetic antici patton.
"You haven't told me how Mr..
! Bradbury made so much money" she