San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-05

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missing"
Mrs. White flew into a rage, and
Mrs. Smith holly asked whether
Mrs. Jones thought that she or
any of the little Smiths had stolen
it. That was the signal for the
storm to break loose. Mrs. Jones
complained that the Whites and
the Smiths were always wilfully
misunderstanding her and at
tributing false motives to her
words and actions. The fight was
carried on in this line for a
time, all three families making
vigorous search for the missing
bill all the while. Soon the storm
was at its height. Mrs. White in
simulated that guests were always
ungrateful towards their hosts.
Mrs. Smith feeling the trust, ma
liciously suggested that perhaps
Mrs. Whites lazy boys could throw
some light on the disappearance of
that money. Then she paid her
respects to Mrs. Jones, saying that
the Joneses were as false as any
body could possibly be, and that
she would not remain in the house
another minute. Mrs. Jones vowed
| that Mrs. Smith and Mrs. White
were nothing but gossiping crea-
lures and had been all the time
talking about her. AT that
Mrs. Jones tearfully bur-
led her face in her hands
and retired to her room, slamming
the door behind her. Mrs. White
ran into the kitchen and cried
most intensely, while Mrs. Smith
threw herself upon her bed and
gave rest to her lacerated feelings
by copious tears and heart render
ing sobs.
Even the little ones in the yard
appeared to have been affected by
the beligerent attitude of their re-
spective mothers, for Mrs. Jones'
second oldest threw a handful of
dirt into the face of little Miss
Smith, who retorted by hitting the (
aforesaid Mr.. Jones in the head
with a stone. Little Miss White
broke up all the mud pies that the
Misses Joneses and Misses Smiths |
had made, and every body ran in |
to the house bawling tale
Of woe into the ears of their |
already sorely grieved mothers.
Then followed packing of trunks |
as the Mrs. Gladys White home
stead had never before seen. At |
noon Mrs. White't family ate din
ner alone; half an hour later Mrs.
SIN tn, still sObbing, went to the
safe and fed her little ones, taking |
a very small bite herself. Mrs. |
Jones then followed the example |
of Mrs. Smith in feeding the little |
Joneses. Late in the afternoon
each of the two injured visitors,
still signing and sObbing and WHIP |
ing their respective red eyes and |
red noses, came from their rooms,
carrying alone, as if out of
their senses, their heavy trunks.
the two farm wagons drove up and |
then came the farewell. TWAS sad |
indeed.
Mrs. Gladys White, still vigor-
ously wiping her red nose, first bid |
the sobbing Mrs. Smith goodbye.
They shook hands and stitfiy lean
ing toward each other, like two |
slanting towers of Pisa, gave each |
other faint and formal kiss. The |
operation was repeated between
Mrs. White and Mrs. Priscilla |
Smith, also between Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Lucinda Jones There
upon each of the visiting families
got into a wagon to drive and were
about to drive off.
eff we find that money, Mrs.
Jones, Pll send it to you by mall"
said Mrs. White.
"You are very kind, Mrs.
White" replied Mrs. Jones in
half ashamed voice, "but ! found |
the money. After reading the let
ter l had put the bill back in the
envelope. l was under the impress
sion that L had put it in the
purse.'
Did you everw eXclaime d Mrs.
Smith, 81 had half notion at one
time to look into the envelope"
eyes and said to myself, won.
der if she didn't leave the money |
in the envelope" added Mrs.
White.
Even Mrs. Whites oldest daugh-
ter thought ali the time that the |
money was in the envelope. So did |
several others.
"Then, why in the - didn't you !
all say so ?" quarried the gruff son |
of Mrs. Gladys White, as he took |
hold of the lines to Drive off.