The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-02

| his eyes were streaming now, and his
| handkerchief in play, as he rock al
| himself and roared with helples:
| laughter over Il new trouvaille.
The Magic Skirt.H Hanger" You
bought that patent for eight hundred
OF the inventor. DO you-do you hang
| your skirts on It? The Patent Gull.
lotine Mousetrap.' you bought that in.
vrntion, too. Five hundred for &
patent mousetrap--. Here are more
| mincs-all wildcat The Bermuda
Platinum Syndicate The North
Kerry Gold Prospecting Company.
The Great Sahara Electric Railway
Company Great Scott! An electric
railway on the desert. The Carpathinr
Coal Mines, Limited, the Bosnia oil
Pumping Association I'm ut the bot
tom Of the boz. and" hepnusad over q
rapid mental you've in
vested--and lost-exactly S95 .0OJ. some
odd dollars over the rotteneSt specula
tions that ever were boompl by a
bucket-shop. You've had the best ad.
yisers-but yOu might have had the
worst-and the whole thing is wonder.
fully puzzlng"
There was new tone Of seriousness
in his voice his eyes were brighter.
AMI the fold between his eyebrows
had been pressed out by some in.
visible fairy ir0ner. The Smllenness.
the mOodiueSs. til. depression were
gone.
please give me a cigarette" His
wife took one from til" casa he held
10 her. and as h gave Der a light her
| little finger stole put ana tim.dly rested
on the tip OF his. Yes. IS you say,
have had tia best advisers '
And you've managed 70 muddle
away all your money without getting
anything out Of It,"
Your pardon" S,r blew n ring OF
prrfumed smoke. and watched it spiral
upward. growing paler. The money
did bring me something FIRST of all.
II brought abOut-our quarrel. If yOu
remember"
Il do not forget but these worth.
t'NS Investments"
"Th"y will not prove worthless in
the end. They are sUin% 10 bring mo
in a hundred times the value ok.
changed for them" The hand holding
th" cigarette shook a late. the ropes
- p"ar,S Swayed.
"la'y viii make ma -rich-as you
lave said; a wealthy woman. in the
way IN which q womga would be
wealthy. = O'G,ernil"As. Reefs
'A.rSuip CeG ral Omn.hpSses.' Jump.
Ing Ca :, Magic Skir,- -!Iangers.' and
III. other thing, are genuine invest.
ments. | assure yOa. would buy
them again tomorrow il | had any
money left. Unfortunately was
watching the face opposite with des
prrata eagerness, though her tone waa
calm and level. aud her dropped eye.
am pauper-depandent upon my hus-
band"
If it were not beyond the bounds of
probability. should suspect you Sf
being -
Glad
Perhaps not quite glad. but Ger.
tainly not sorry"
Yes? Some husbands would mourn"
II am not one of them. Were you
going into the drawing room?"
yes"
"Ill come, If may. You used to
sing TO mp-a year ago. viii you
give me some Of the Old SONGS to.
night:"
Il am so out OF practice" she mur
INJURED. but she went to the piano aud
sang Loves Coronation" Her voice
throbOed across the gulf OF year's
estrangement with a message OF love.
Of longing. Of peace
Hn received it. standing very erect
and stiff upon the hearth rug. calm.
cool aud composed, the model. to all
appearances Of an ordinary husband
Of the superior class. but his collar
seemed to strange him. and the heart
beneath his formal shirt front beat
madly.
THANK YOU" he said. as she fin
ished the song. II always liked that"
1T is certainly appropriate to the
OCCASION" she returned. and would
be more so II little altered. For |
haven't even half a crown TO give YOU,
II you wanted one. | believe
You take your losses very coOlly"
he observed.
AS | had the honor to mention be.
fore" she returned. Il don't consider
that | have lost. 1t will be a winning
In the end-fOr me-
His back was turned. his elbow rest
ing on the mantel shelf She knew
thnt he was iu,cntly studying her re.
hcctiOn in the mirror above.
What" he asked. do you expect
10 VIM"
Her arms went out 10 him With
long. tremulOus cry, she uttered one
word:
"Nou"'-Lady's Pictorial