The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-02
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Sany's Birthday Gift.
by Abbie Tibbctts.

that kind. But YOU always give
Lucy nice present"
MY money is my own" returned
Grandma Brooks. rebukingly. And
my dear granddaughter Lacy Is al
ways respectful toward me"
II think I'm the one who takes
care OF you, grandma II take care OF
Your house, anyhow. should think
you might give me set or fur3 or
something" she added disconso.
lately
Pm afraid. Sally, you have In
herited all the imperfections OF your
mother, She was an amending trial
to me from the day she was born Till
she ram away to be married."
i don't wonder my mother ran
away from YOU flashed Sally. Il
should run away myself only only
-" And then further speech was
checked by a sob
only Wesley Burbank Is very
prudent young man., Grandma
commented with chuckle. He
ably leave you a lot OF money some
time. But If | should You would
spend It on furs and things, or lose 1t
as Your mother used 10 do before
you. She actually lost 81 900 in bills
once which | was sending by her to
the bank"
And just because my mother hap.
pened TO lose that, | suppose | can
never have any furs,' walled Sally,
recurring to the original theme of
the controversy.
'You might get something from
the old cedar chest In the garrett
there is nuff and boa which your
mother used to wear"
And which moths have probably
deyoured ages ago, declared the un-
appeased Sally
You can find out by looking" her
grandmother returned indifferently.
Sally did not feelvery hopeful as she
presently assembled the stairs to the
mErky little gprret Aud she felt
still less hopeful when SIZE lifted the
lid of the cedar chest. And there,
near the bottom, wrapped in musty
paper, were the muff and boa mot
SO rayaged BY moths as might be
presumed
Il can trim off the eaten edges and
make quite passabie article OF
this, Sally unused as She twirled the
big muff in an interested inspection
"But what In the world is in the
lining?" she asked herself. cautious
ly lingering something which was
neither fur nor wadding, and shrink
Ing with little nervous Tread or an
ambushed mouse.
But that she warily L.ew forth at
length was not mouse. What she
sazed upon with increjnlous eyes
vas roll OF bills which, of course,
must be the 81 900 which her moth
n had lost SO long ago
How long Sally stood dazed In that
lin old garrett she never knew. II
vas her hour OF temptation. BY the
light Of her long unpaid and thank
ess drudgery, the MONEY was hers.
With 1t she and Wesley could begin
lie SO delightfully."- but ali the sane
he money belonged to her grand
1other.
Il should like to know what ails
ou?" Grandma Brooks cuefied with
everity little later as Sally was
repairing the dinner. You haven't
ne mince pie warming vet. and
cure actually putting mustard over
ne cranberry Jelly ! should suppose ,
ou'd be more heedful when have
lyited Wesley here to dinner :
Just then the door bell rang. and .
10 grandmother went to the door.
Moment later Wesley Burbank fol h
wed her into the room /
II hope Sally won't spoil our din q
ar." she said, GROSSLY, for sally had 4
ropped the luekless mustard bottle, =
I'D stood with an ayerted face, I'M +
istakably crying p
She is sulking about some furs," 4
randma Brooks shifted in her most
ygravating fashion a
Sally turned impulsively, with a
lming cheeks. II could have more C
an a set of furs.' she said, sauclly, D
{ had a mind to be as unjust and 81
Icked as YOU are, but shall not h
'ep from you what is your own.
lere Is the money my mother lost Il
airs ago IL was In the notify old "
lh you allowed me as a birthday o.
esent to-day" ifrIf r,
For q moment there was an i'm. b
essiye silence. And then Grand
4 Brooks turned slowly toward the 81
ir. II don't intend 20 have out 81
lner married by heroics nor any h
ler nonsense, she ayowed, WITH q
r seyerest frown. But perhaps
IRE viii be no harm done, Wesley bi
rbank. II you will look at the e'
les OF the bills Sally found in the W
IN. Then you will admit what was In
( years ago has not been SO easily VI
ind. I mean my granddaughter to de
are alike all have II have been Ia
let with Sally, you have no reason
complain, for have trained a on
yer housewife for you, and her tic
1esty has been tested and proved. 81
you will know. The 81 900 is NV on
thday present to her Old folks gu
j outwit The Young ones every tel
le." DO