The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-15

tion, and WAS almost disappointed at find
ing none. However, all's we'll that ends
we'll, and ho successfully accomplished his
purpose, for Polly's mother, truo to her
word, nadc speedy exit from tho house
At first Jack and his wife missed tho old
lady greatly, for she had always been
much in evidence. In fact, 80 lonely and
solemn did the house now seem without
her that Jack sometimes almost wished sho
hadn't gone. and as for Polly, she had
many good cry all to herself over the af-
fair as her husband, however, now
made point of spending less timo at his
club and moro at homo In her society, sho
could not help becoming reconcilcd to her
loss SO, as tho lonely feeling gradually
wore off, and tho young couple got used to
tho new order of things, jack Hadlcy mt
length congratulated himself on having
done tho right thing at last.
Some three months later, when jack
was returning from business one tlay, he
was met by his wife, whose swollen eyes
told of something amiss.
81 have sad news to tell" she said
bursting into tears "MOthcr has been
taken suddenly i'll and is dead. NV DOOR
mothcr!''
Jack ut onco set about assuaging his
wifc's grief. Whom she had sufficiently re-
covered, sho impaired another bit of news
by far moro important from his point of
view.
"They tell mo she has died rich. Worth
5000, in faot."
"Thrce thousand poundsl' echoed Jack,
in anazcmcnt. "Woll, I'm blcsscdl Who'd
have thought itp Why, didn't know she
had 8, 900 pencc!"
Nor l." added Polly.
"Three thousand pounds!" repeated
Jack thoughtfully. "And you're tho only
child, sarcn't you, Polly? You know" he
went on, after pause, II don't much like
that drawing room carpet of ours; do YOU!
It's u folded pattern, ond not nice one
We want n now ono badly and q bettcr
These curtains, too, orc not at oil up to
the mark, to my way of thinking. And
there's the dining room suit. I'm suro IL
begins to look quito shabby. Don't you
think so? And, oh, Polly rs was passing
Strtetor's, the other day, saw u lovely lit
tic diamond brooch, which / should Ger
tainly have bought you had becn able to
afford 1t. It's only Is guineas, and would
suit you admirably. Now, don't you fret
about your mother, dear. It's what we
must all expectation wc're old, you
know. And take care that oil tho funeral
arrangements aro donc deccntly and in or
der. would never bavo 1t rest on my
head that tho dear Old crnaturo wasn't
comfortably carried to the grave Three
thousand poundsl And Polly's the only
childv'
Tho last sentence was not intended for
his wife's ears but she heard it, and it
made her smilo despite her grief
When the funeral was over, Jack Hadlcy
found himself ono of o very small company
most conspicuous object in which was u
fn6 M to1,l xr-i+h
open documents spread out before him
This, said tho man of low, coming at
once to business aud holding up ono of the
papers, "iS the last will and testament of
tho deceased Sarah Juliana Haslop wild
ow. 1t bears date, April B, 1SS1"-
"a week before she left u.s." murmurcd
Jack, under his breath.
land runs as follows continued the
lawyer. " II hereby give md bcqucath to
my son-in-law, John Hadlcy, and my
daughter Marianne, his wife, the sum of
$4,000 sterling now standing to my credit
mt the Bank of England, with power to
use and employ the same for their mutual
bcnc1t.''
1.-The dear old soulr exclaimed Jack,
only restrained by an innate sense of pro-
pricty from shying his hat to the ceiling.
and this" said tho representative of
red tape, taking up document No. , lis a
codicil, executed exactly ii days later
=" \ week after she left us, gaspcd Jack
sit IS not Of great length, and runs as
follows: L hereby cancel and revoke all
my former wills whatsoever and whcreso-
ever made and substitute therefor this the
final expression of my intentions. To my
daughter, Marianne Hadlcy 1 give and
bcqucath the sum of go sterling, 10 cna-
bic her to buy suitable mourning to wear
ut my dcccase; to my son-in-law John
lIadley her husband, in consideration OF
his kindness TO mo in turning me out of
his house ut timo when had thoughts
Of leaving on my own account, l make II
present of Is. in current coin of the realm
and the whole Of the residue of my proper
ty. howsocvcr acquired I bcqueath to the
governors of Guys hospital, in London, to
form n fund To be applied to the special
caro- and troatmcnt of afflicted mothcrs-in-
law"
"Tho spiteful old cat'' growled jack,
between his teeth. "Mny she''- He
checked himself, and taking up his hat
sorrowfully, walked homcwartl, o ''sldder
and wiser man"
Years have passed since then, and Jack
HALEY, among other things, has developed
an invctcratc and irrcmcdiablc taciturnity,
but if any one wishes to draw" him clroc-
tually for the noncc, 1t Is only necessary to
mention the subject of mothors-in-law in
general and his own in particular.
don Tit Bits
He Complied.
They are telling n story Mt the expense