The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-09

hind me. We had resolved thss W vesld
no, give our property 10 maks wealthy
mas wealthier. but 10 make peer mes
wealthy poor men whe vsrs q the time
deserving Thi,k. ny dear withsrsll--
you will own more stock, very much more,
,hss old spcopesdyke proposed to take
for that valuable estate in the great ne
tropolis"
And 80 the oily tongusd mas talked on.
until Walter had the sams - promised
that he would be prepared 70 take the
stock on the morrow.
That very aftersoon altar Hparklor had
gone Walter witherell filed oss mort
gage deed with his owa hand. and thsa
called in justice to Acknowledge the sig
nature Of himself and wife. Jennie sign.
ed II, but it almost broke her heart 70 do
il. AID during the evening b tsok tho
deed to the man Of vhsn he vas u have
the money. aad received the 81 .000-tsn
new, crisp. 500 grssabseks. frssh from
tho U. y. treasury.
When Walter reached Nome. - bic re-
turn from the money lenders. be found >
boy At his dosr with Telegram. II VAS
from bis Mister, isiermisg him sf the sick
ness Of his mother. "Ths doctsr says dan.
gerous. Come Immediately" WAS the
closing message.
The nearest railroad station was six
miles distant, and thees was no train until
morning which would help hin on his
way. However, the business 70 be done
with Mr. SpArklsr he could leave with his
wife just as we'll The prelimiuaries had
been all arranged and oil that remained to
be done was to pay ever the msney -S2, :
0OO-and take the certificate Of stock.
"Thels will be paper to siga.-a sort
Of bond--just for ferns sake; which You
can sign just as we'll. The wiie's name is
good"
Hadn't you not better give me . power
OF attornsy?' suggested Jennie, "Mr.
Sparkler may refuse to take my name
without some such thing. Just you sit
down and write out simple statement
that you give me the entire authority to
sign for you certain paper stating what
it is, and that ysu will hold yourself bound
thereby"
Walter liked the idea, and he proceeded
forthwith to make out paper as his wife
had suggested. He gave her this together
with $1,000 in msney, and she was to do
the business with Sparkler. Two thou
saad dollars from the savings bank he had
drawn that very day, SO that the money
was all ready.
On the following morning Walter ate
an early breakfast, then harnessed the
horse which his wife was used to driving;
and having kissed his little, ones he enter.
ed the carriage, and Jennie drsvs him
over to the station, and stopped there and
saw him of. On her way home she stop.
ped at the dwelling sf dear friend
Kate Moulton--w whose husbasd was going
to take thousand dollars worth Of stock
OF the G,and Orient Petroleum, Mining
and Manufacturing Co.
Kate" said Jennie, "CMrles will sure
ly take the stockP'
"Dear Kate, want ysu TO do me fa-
vor. Listen" And she whispered the re.
quest into her ear. SO that even the wall
could not hear it. "Will you do it?"
And Kate Moulton promised that she
would do il. npsn which Jennie Withersll
went hsme qsits contented.
1t was afternoon when Mr.. Sparkler
called, bright and bastlins. ready for his
business with Walter Wtherell. He was
somewhat disappointed VIXEN he found that
the man was gone. but whss The wife had
assured him that she was fully empowered
to act for her husband, be was content
She led him into ths library. and gay'
him seat, after which she proceeded 4
business. And Plassihe 6parkler. e.
quire. found her not quite - resdy to hi'
hand as he might have found the master
OF the household.
However, she managed to got through
with the business after fashion. sad she
breathsd more freely when she had seer
the last Of the philantbropic speculstor.
On the morning Of the next day tsle
gram came from Walter, to his wife, in
forming her that his mother was failing,
and she had better join him with the chill.
dren, and on the day atter that leaving the
house in charge OF their one servant, and
the farm hands, she set forth in answer tc
her husbands call.
She arrived in season to see Walter Z
mother alive and to sit by her side when
she fell aseep. They tarried until after
the funeral, and then returned home, and
took up once more the usual cares OF farm
life.
II was on the second day after the arriv'
al home that Jennie gave TO her husband
a large legal looking envelope. within
which he found beautifully illumined
certificate Of the Grand Orient Petroleum
Mining and Manufacturing Co.. certify
ing that Walter Witherel, il consideration
Of the sum Of 81, 900, the receipt vhereo
was thereby acknowledged, was entitled
to $50 shares Of the capital stock OF thu
company.
Walter carefully refoldsd the ha 'dsons
flaming document, put it back into its en-
velsps. and put IT away in = private draw
er Of his secretary and from that tim
ceased TO talk abont;t That is, he salks'
no more with his wife. but ever and sson
when he CHANGED TO meet Charles No uitol
and Georgs Simmonds, beth Of whom hs'
bought some OF the same stock, he v.,ul'