The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-09-06

dollars Surely liberal gift for-for
their boy Their boy.
He bent forward suddenly and dip
ped his pen In the Ink. 1t was strange
how dim the lines ON the check seem.
cd. He wrote the date. -Four and
twenty years ago. Why, the room
seemed full of her, Was she leaning
over his shoulder again? He slowly
made the figure Il" and the two eli
pliers, Their boy! Was that the touch
of her soft, cool hands ON his? Was
was she guiding his pen? The lines
were dim indeed rs he slowly wrote.
Then he paused and stared down Mt
his work and carefully added his sig
nature.
He dropped back In his chair and
brushed his hand across his eyes and
for n moment was very still. When he
looked up again at the portrait, he
smiled. Then he hriskly tore out the
check, pushed back the book, shut
down the desk and, SELLING his hat,
was Off
Ten minutes later he confronted the
serious faced teller Of the Sixth Ma
tional and thrust the check Mt him
across his plate glass shelf.
Certify that. please" he said In his
crisp way.
The teller picked up the slip of pa
per In his preoccupied manner and
glanced at It. Then his face suddenly
beamed.
"Why, that's hner he cried and Ger
titled II In hurry
0bed said nothing.
1t was n quiet little home wedding.
Only the relatives We're present, but
there was such lot of them on the
Truman side. IL was nice wedding
IL II was quiet The house was beau
titled with flowers and vines and rib
bons under the supervision of the sis
ter who was In the school of art, and
everybody looked quite happy, lnclud
ing the younger Trumans. who were
bearing up brnvcly.
Arthur took his father with him to
the house and then left him In the hall
In charge of nm usher.
| Obcd to the usher, n place set aside
| for the gifts TO thc--the happy pair.
| Am ] right
You are" said the smiling usher,
."fhis way" And he led him up stairs
TO the little room where the modest
gifts were displayed. Fortunately for
obed there was nobody In the apart
n In nj nsl h.,
usher's back was turned he slipped the
check from his pocket and laid II un-
der the edge of II plaque on the table.
Then he softly stole down stairs.
After the ceremony he came slowly
forward, following the others who had
offered their congratulations, and took
his sons hand and pressed II warmly.
Then he turned to his new daughter,
surprised ut look that passed be.
tween the hnppy pair and wondering
what 1t meant.
Father jarrett" said Alma rs she
| raised her face and the old mnn aui'e
\ Without forrtrougnt stopped and kiss
| ed her; "Father Jarrett, you know
that nobody can refuse n brides re
quest. And Arthur and | want you TO
| promise to come and live with us just
rs soon ms we are settled In our fiat"
mo, no!' said the astonlshcd Obcd.
Il should be I'm your way"
"Thnt's no answer" said Alma. Say
ut least that you Will come and try It,"
The old man hcsltated She certain
~ was II dear girl.
II Will promise to try It," he smll-
inglY said, and somehow his heart felt
lighter than II had for many years.
"And to think" he muttered to him
self as he stepped back, that she In
vited me without knowing n blessed
thing about that check"
A few moments later his son called
TO him.
Father" he said, "come up with us
and look Mt the presents. It's good
time, Everybody Is busy talking, and
Alma wants you to see how nice and
kind her friends hive been"
SO they went up TO the little room,
and there Alma began her rapid his
tory OF the gifts and their donors.
Suddenly they were interrupted by
cry from Arthur. lie had discovered
the check
"Whats this" he stammercd. PAY
TO the order Of Arthur Jarrett $4,000?
Why, father"
Somehow the boys note Of profound
surprise Jared little on the fathers
heart.
ooh, oh! Now we can have home
OF our own" cried the delighted girl,
who was looking over Arthur's shout
der But you know, Father Jarrett,
that you would have been Just ns wei
come at the flat"
"Ycs, yes, | know" he answered.
Then he added little brokcnly. ~
want To be perfectly honest about this
money. One hundred dollars Is from
me and the rest from Arthur's moth
or"
They looked ut him wondcrIngly, and
he turned suddenly away.
When he looked around, he said with
his grim old smile: "Sllp II In your
pocket, my boy. The money Will be
there when you get back"
But after Alma and Arthur had
started on their two weeks wedding
Journey and the old man was walking
back to his lonely rooms he suddenly
Strengthened UP and said to himself
half aloud:
ut Will only be two weeks" Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.