The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-05
Sally { Birthday Gift
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gYou have never given me q nice
birthday present yet, grandma de.
ciared Sally frack ieusly Yoa We AZ
ways given me boxes Of thread or
packages 81 needles or something Of
that kind. But YOU always give
Lucy q nice presents Z
i'My money Is my own. returned
GRANDMA Brooks. rebpkingly 'And
my dear grand daughter lucy Is al
ways respectful toward me-.
II think I'm the one who takes
care Of gons grandma--I,fa care Of
Your house, anyhow. / should think
sou might give me a set Of fursi or
something" she adder diseonso-
lately.
"I'm afraid. Sally, you have In
herited ali the :mperfections Of your
mother. She was an amending trial
TO me from the day she was born TIL
slreiran away TO be married ' (
II don't wonder my mother ran
away from YOU. MASHED Sally. Il
should run away myself only-only
" And then further speech was
checked by sob.
"only Wesley Burbank Is very
prudent young man" Grandma
commented with ohuckle. "He
prefers to;wait; he thinks I'll prob
ably leave you aslot ofAnioney some
time. But &c i should you would
spend It on furs and things, or lose it
as your mother used to do before
you. She actually lost $1,000 in bills
once which ! vas sending by her to
the bank."
land Just because my mother hap
pened to lose that, 1 suppose I 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 mum and boa which your
mother used to wear"
"And which moths have probably
devoured ages ago. declared the un-
appeased Sally. &yfs
"You,cap ind out by locking" her
grandmother returned indifferentlN
Sally did not fee1 very hopeful as she
presently ascended the stairs to the
murky little gurret, Aud she felt
still less hopeful when she lifted the
lid Of the cedar chest. And there,
,.a,.,, az, S,ottrSy,, ,,,so,,yI,,d In 1,apstIy
paper &ereSthe muff and boa-not
SO fayaged by moths. as might be
presumed. s,st. s5lss. 4jE. ~ "a
81 can trim on the eaton; edges and,
make quite a passab1e article of
this" Sally musedas she twlrled the
big, nun in an interested Inspection.
%But What In the world IS in the
lining?" she asked herself, cautious
" lingering something which was
neFthefs fur nor ding, and shrink
ihgtwithga littlegnerFous dread OF an
ambushed mouse. -
, But that she warily ciew forth at
length was not a mouse. What she
gaSed upon with incredulous eyes
was a roll OF bills which, OF course,
must belthe $1,000 which her moth
en- had lost so longtago ~ "
How,long Sally stood. dazed in that
dim old garnet she nevsr knew. 1t
was her hour of temptation, BY the
right OF her long unpaid and thank
less drudgery, the money was hers.
With It she and Wesley could begin
life SO delightfully-but al the same
the money belonged to her grand-
mother. erV {
sq"I should like to- know what ais
your" Grandma Brooks cueried with
severity a little later "a Sally was
preparing the dinner. You haven't
the mince pie warming yet, and
you're actually putting mustard over
the cranberry jelly, L should suppose
you'd be more heedfun when l. have
invited Wesley here to dinner
Just then the door bell rang and
the grandmother went to the door.
A Moment later Wesley Burbank fol-
lowed her into the room.
II hope Sally won't spoil our din
ner," she said, GROSSLY; for Sally bad
dropped the luckless mustard bottle.
and stood with an ayerted face. I'M
mistakably crying.
".She Is sulking about some furs,"
Grandma Brooks smiled in her most
aggEavating fashion,
Sally turned impulslvely. with
flaming cheeks. IT could have more
than a4set of furs," she said5 saucily.
'te,f had q mind toitbe as unjust and
wicked as you are, but l shall. not
keep from you what is your, own.
There is the money my mother lost
years ago. 1t was in the notify old
mum you allowed me as a birthday
present to-day"
For moment there was an inn
plsssive silence. And then Grand
ma Brooks turned slowly toward the
pair. II don't intend 20 have our
dinner marred by herolcs NOR any
other nonsense" she axowed with