The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-27

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plquant elevation Of her pref
ty brows 81 began to think he was
somehow gifted with Immortality"
Dead at last" said 1. "And what do
you think. jenny He has left US II
hundred dollars"
"a hundred dollarsw echoed my wife,
claspng her hands together "Oh!
/ Charles-a hundred dollarsw
Now all this may sound like a two
pence halfpenny sort Of affair to some
Of my readers, as | am very well aware,
! But as am only a clerk on salary of
nine hundred a year-a hundred dollars
drifting as It were. out of the sky,
seemed very neat sum to me.
Jenny and | were both young people,
Just beginning the world, with no par
ticular riches, except one apple-cheeked
baby. Jenny did her own work, made
my shirts and cut and fitted her own
/ dresses. | walked TO and from bust
ness every day to save the twenty cents
! omnibus fares We did our best to make
/ both ends meet-and n tight pull we
found IT,
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hundred-dOllar bill represented consld-
cradle more to us than its mere face
value. Old Uncle Moses Manson was
MORALLY offended when HE niece. Jen-
ny Clifford. chose to marry me instead
Of a wizenad, bespectacled, old contem-
porary OF his own. lie had never spoken
to her since. and we naturally enter
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testamentary recollections on his part.
And the hundred-dollar bill. therefore,
possessed the charm Of nm agreeable
surprise into the bargain.
Charles" said Jenny. under her
breath, what shall we do with lt?"
THAT IL the very question" said l.
"Do you know, Jenny"
hesltated little here.
"Nes| Sue responded lnterrogative-
ly.
Every fellow in the bank, except me.
has n gold watch. I've been ashamed
Of this old silver concern more than
once. And Seymour has very nice
second hand one for sale that he will
let me have for ninety dollars if"
And turn the hundred dollars into a
mere useless ornamentw cried Jenny.
with a strong accent OF disapprobation
In her voice. Charley, that isn't bit
like you"
WELL then, what do you suggestY
Il should so like to give a social party
with It," said Jennie, coaxingly "Only
think how often we've been invited out
since we We're married, and never have
had chance to return any Of the hos
FATALITIES OF our friends The must
clans, the supper. and all, would come
within the hundred dollars"
"And you are absurd enough to wish
to eat, and drink. and dance up a sum
like that" cried. ''No, no. Jennette. It
Is entirely out Of the question"
"A new velvet suit for the baby?"
suggested Jenny, pouting little at the
emphasis OF my words.
How would 1t correspond with the
rest Of our surroundings - asked. not
without an accent OF bitterness. you
had a great deal better suggest a new
winter suit and overcoat for me. You
never seem TO observe how shabby l
am getting"
Nobody notices a gentleman's
Dress" said Jenny. Il can make your
pvercoat look very nice with fresh bind
Ing and new buttons-but how l should
Ike a sealskin jackety'
Jenny" said l. somewhat dlsgusted.
u had no idea you could be so selfish. ="
Jenny colored and tossed her head.
, selfish. indeedr. cried she. Il would
/ Ike TO know whether you have yet sug-
8 gested anything which was not for
( your own special benefit and use?"
We were both silent. l don't suppose
either one OF us had felt so vindictlve
before, since our marriage. Clearly,
the hundred-dollar bill had worked no
I great benefit as yet.
{ I'm tell you what, Jenny" said I;
& -let compromise. Let's buy a new sit
ting-room and stairs carpet. saw a
beautiful pattern at Moody's yesterday
. -pearlgray, with q vine OF scarlet
i, moss all over It,"
Il don't care very much for new car.
pets as long as we live on a second
door" said Jenny. "And you don't
: seem to remember, Charles, that /
0 haven't had a silk dress since we were
married. Black silk is suitable for all