Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-12-08

ingly; FIJI make you q woman Of
business yet
sell the stock at twenty said
AureliaL Not a fraction below
Mrs Curtiss signed this order. A
mine Of wealth seemed suddenly open
ing before her. She thought of the
surprise Of her husband when she told
him of her successful venture
A week passed Mrs Curtiss waited
in axitated suspense She consulted
Aurelia daily.
When will IL be twenty7- she asked
from day to day. trying surelia's scant
patience sorely.
II cannot tell The market has
sagEed a little The reaction viii soOC
come.
At the end Of the week. Mrs Curtiss
sent for AureIiA- Madame has sent
money today
Madame must wait Mud Land
dropped a couple of points yesterday
The bears got control You mustn't
sell now.
II would rather paw madame prompt
u. This i her first dresS
she can wait Mud Land - sure tn
rise tn touch twenty within two
wcek&
A month passed during which Mrs
Curtiss suffered an anxiety h had
never before experienced Point BY
point. Mud Land fell to Eve For a
week it held az hat figure Then, in
one day. it rose to YER
Its on the way to twenty row
said Aurelia. 1t IL a rampant mar
ket The bulls are in H. Haven't vou
anything to spare7 Isr't your =2s
dividend due What. roo haven't
cashei the check Put your bu1net %
directly. You must buy some more
shares Hurry, dar. say IL has
touehej eleven By this time Never
mind how you look
Med Land was Sill al seven. they
found Mrs CartiSs ordered seven
shares >. tsz. sgs=e
sell il At twenty. said Arrrlia- IN
. loud commanding voice
Now up, now down. Mud Land
drove Mrs Curtiss to the verge OF hys-
terics more than once- She grew thin
and pale She could net sleep She
lost all appetite
Drring this exciting -onth- madame
sent IN her bill three tines Mr.. Cur
tiSs took Aurelias advice and said
nothing. Upon the third presentation.
she went to madame and explained
matters
Madame was cold In thirty
dayS. she sash 4 can wait no lor--E.
Thea EFT lawyer VIII collect
Mrs CurtaSs hurricd 20 Aureli1 She
threatens 70 sue. she said. GREATNESS
II What shall ! To-
Nothing
Nothisgy
n mere threat explained AErelia
she hopes 10 frixhten YOU
/ wouldn't have it come TO johns
kuowIedze for the world
Leave It 10 me Mud Land will re-
vive in a day or ~
II Mud Land showed no sign of re
vI-iz= Ms Cu-tiss' spirits rOS n
once ~ noath l. a long time she
said 1t viii rise. surely as you say-,
Certainly with GecISiou- ~YOs
viii double your money
Mrs Curtiss few to Aurelia ut The
expiration Of u month Read" shs
ssamnered. thruSting a letter into hei
hand
Aurelia frowned as she read il
"Mo1strous impertinence. she ex
claimed iInging the lawyers lettel
upon the floor. .Premeditzted INSULT
What shall I dor sobbed Mrs
CurtiSs "oh, what shall l dor
You must sell your stock see n,
other way. unless you 20 to your hus
band and"
Never. interrupted the unhapp,
woman Cant ~you-ean't you lend j
to me. Aurelia%-
IF I only couIdr' sighed AurrIia
But. my dear child every penny
possess is in copper Iexpect to realiz
avery handsome profit Now If madam
can be induced to wait
Mo- said Mrs. Curtiss. .'she mus
be paid 1 never had a letter of tha
!, nature sent to me, and never will again
She must be paid At once
Then your stock must be sold l
Is Z pity But ycu are the poe TO de
eide
Sell it, repeated Mrs CurtisS
You must give the order sal
, Aurelia- Il will 90 with you- q
course
Aurelia wasenjoyilg the luxury OF
. late breakfast the next morning, vhe
Mrs Curtiss was announced
SHOW her into my den ordsre
AureIia-
, She found her friend pacing the Zoo
Her face and name betokened grea
agitation
What does this meang- she e,
claimed Here Is a check for only ou
hundred doIlirsr-
ut is correct. no doubt reptile
Aurelia
Correct. Why. / paid that broks
over two hundred and ffty.
Mind Land has dropped, you mu,
remember
You said it wOEld be worth invent,
You said-I-would- double-my
money" sobbed Mrs Curtiss-
y ; you would 30 il will
When spiritedly- Your money
in copper"
You have managed bsdly.- "a
Aurelia- eoldly- You should not Ia
II ordered that dress You did not need il
IN never bug stocks again e
\. claimed Mrs Curtis& Mud Land nj
A go up or stay down-Iu never d
"A money into il, Neverr-
You did not need the dress. r
peated AureIi2. serenely- Mud La,
n will rise to twenty. You might Ia
made n good thing of it