Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-01-06

sagged little. The reaction will soon
come"
At the end of the week, Mrs. Curtiss
sent for Aurelia MADAME has sent
my DRESS" she said. "Can have the
money to-day?"
Madame must wait. Mud Land
dropped a couple Of points yesterday.
The bears got control. You mustn't
! sell now" ia
81 would rather pay madame prompt
ly. This is her first dress" d,
"She canwait. Mud land is sure tc
rise. It'll touch twenty within. two
weeks" '.Sn
A month passed, during which Mrs.
Curtiss suffered an anxiety she had
never before experienced. Point by
point, Mud Land fell to five For a
week it held at that fgife. Then, in
one day, it rose to seven.
hlts on the way to twenty now"
said, Aureli@ ut is a arampant. mar
ket. The bulls are in it. Haven't you
anything to spare2 Isn't your gas
dividend dye? What. you haven't
cashed the chccka Put your bonnet on
directly. You must buy some more
shares. Hurry! dare say it has
touched eleven by this time. Never
mind how YOU looky' :
Mud Land was still at seven, they
found. Mrs. Curtiss ordered seven
shares at,that figure. gIIt
d "'Scil it at twenty" said Aurelia, 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 not. sleep. She
lost all appetite, .,.f
During this exciting month, madame
sent in her bill three times. Mrs. Cur
tiss took Aurelia's advice and said
nothing. Upon the third presentation,
she went to madame and explained
matters.
Madame was cold 'In thirty
days." she said. 81 can wait no longer.
Then my lawyer will collect"
Mrs Curtiss hurried to Aurelia. "She
threatens to sue" she said, breatbless-
ly. "What shall do?'
Nothing
''Nothing?" ...
"a mere, threat" explained Auselia
"She hopes to frightcn you"
81 wouldn't have it come to Johns
knowledge for the worldl"
leave it to me. Mud Land will re.
vive in day or so'
If Mud Land showed no sign Of re-
viving, Mrs. Curtiss' spirits arose at
once. "a month is q long time" she
said. at will rise, surely, as you say"
Certainly" with decision. "You
will double your money"
Mrs Curtiss few to Aurelia a. the
expiration of month. "Read!" she
stammered, thrusting letter into her
hand. +N..a
Aurelia frowned as she read it.
"Monstrous impertinence" she ex.
claimed, flinging the lawyers letter
upon the floor. "Premeditated insultv
"What shall do?" sobbed Mrs.
Curtiss. "Oh, what shall do?''
You must sell your stock. see nc
other way, unless you go to your hus'
band and"
"Never" interrupted the unhappy
woman. Cant you-can't you lend il
to me, Aurelia?"
'If / only could!" sighed Aurelia.
''But, my dear child, every penny
posse SIS is in copper. Iexpect to realize
a very handsome profit Now if madame
can be induced to wait"
mol said Mrs. Curtiss, "she must
be paid. | never had letter of that
nature sent to me, and never will again
She must be paid at once"
"Then your stock must be sold. II
is pity. But you are the one to de.
eide" ,
Sell itwrepeated Mrs. Curtiss.
you must give the order," said
Aurelia Il will go with you, ol
course r.
Aurelia was enjoying the luxury of G
late breakfast the next morning, wher
Mrs. Curtiss was announced.4.
,rShow her into my, den.", ordered
Aureha. sNA.t .H >.|
She found her friend pacing the floor
Her face and manner betokened great
agitation.
What does this mean?" she ex
claimed, Here is a check for only one
hundred dollars!''
''It is correct, no doubt" replied
Aurelia. 81 ~
Correct Why, i paid that broker
over two hundred and fifty!"
Mud Land has dropped, you mus
remember" SIS 1F
"You,said it would be worth twenty
You said would : double-my-
money" sobbed Mrs Curtiss.
ESQ you would. So it will"
"'When?" spiritedly. Your money Il
in "copper" sss s.,.l.
"You have managed badly" saiC
Aurelia, coldly. You should not hav,
ordered that dress. You did not need it.
"Tll never buy stocks AGAIN. ex
claimed Mrs. Curtiss. "Mud Land ma,
/, go up. or. stay. down-Til never pu
money into itl Never!r
StYousdid not.sneed the; dress,,'' re
peatea Ahrelia, serenely. Mud Lanc
will rise to twenty, Yof might, hav'
made q good thing of it, Is :. g
$ Mr. curtiss sat in his library tha
evening; Everything, around him CAV,
assnse of satisfaction; everything .tolC
him OF the loving supervision Of hi
4 wife. The fire burned brightly in tn,
CRATE the latest magazine, ready-cut
lay upon his reading table,. the dol
slumbered at his feet. He.was in
mood, therefore, to listen sympathet
ically to his wife, when she falteringll
/ began the recital O. her humiliatin,
experience.
, so you consulted Aurelia?" he said
smiling into the 'troubled face. Poo
= Aurelial She must lose far more thai