The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-26
Daily Short Story
The California Fund.

IL had begun a few moments after
they became ENGAGED.
II We could manage TO 70 20 my sis
how"
NO. We mustn't think OF any thing SO
nish.' olive though or the little new
nome soon TO be prepared for her. Veil
go some time" she said.
j mean TO. I've always hank.re5 -
ter California and Cynthia's tei,x fh.r.
would mako such a trip very P!sss2nt
for US. l ppos Cynthia { husbsaa IS
You know. cynths's been married to him
= good many years. she's lay hrIt-sisetr
ard twice as old as ! am. Q zee. she
Went out to California wuen was
a child and she's never been bscS. But
or course. she's written for me 90 cofae
and see her. I would have gone long ago
~ l could have got the money."
"fd love to go Olive rnuErrured. "IIl
teL you, Titus. well begin TsSSt now 20
plan. Wen save. We can do without
much Of a wedding trip. we'll let that be
our weGd;rs trip when IL CONES. And
my Ting She raused.
Il had inetnded TO get you a diamond
.Ohve WAS radiant. Lets star, . hank
account with half that" she cried. a
smaller iamcnd will mean just as much
Iron you. Were going TO have our trip
- We can possibly manage IL"
Titus Rugged her. You're a darling.
0aAHf so III
After ali Olive was perfectly happy
with her $50 diamond. her short wedding
trip and her little home. That first won
dertul year the bank account grew stead
lily and a. IL grew California came near
er Olive got illustrated books on orange
culture and ranch life and pored over
to apS-riate what We shall see" she
said. Il don't want your sister to think
you've married a fool"
My sister will think I've married the
I incest ana SnlArfeNt EtrA In the world
replied Titus ferventiy.
olives little daughter came in the
second summer OF her marriage. Her
coming drew heavily on the bank ac-
count. Besides IL complicated matter,
star as their Journey was concerned.
Well have to count on aking her with
US. she said one day TO Titus. And
well have to save a lot more. Well have
10 wait TIL she's four years old. don't
If We wait till she's four. we GER
taiuly ought to have money enough re-
Piled Titus.
Hut whsn Alice was four wears old
there still was not nancy enough. An
other child had come. a boy. "a turbulent.
static nature which Overfiowcd tie mea-
gre proportions or the tiny bungalow
and uecessitated procuring a new house.
That california fund seems 10 he al
WAYS ready TO help. us out Of a tight
When We get 81 together again weIi
keep ~ and use a. as We intended
They moved into the uew house so
NNA AhMH
he adequate furnishings We're lost In
o. III just nave To- use the money
] itft left. don't Won see. Titus" utVe
said We can't get along without new
tainEs
Use e. then. Titus cried brilliantly.
: w u soon mork
lie bad o. few days before been nut
y tho ~aN of earning more money and
.' arouud"i with new hope and energy.
s." H." last of tire California fund went.
'i was suddenly Efted % o. ngher
~"'a ~ plane tlan she had hitherto know
and found herself htsi-ced vItl invita-
'i"uS. And OF course s.- began to enter
tan. Even with Titus Increase / s1Iary
'.' tlf"ruia ffnd fcsum-d IFS Cd pro-
r portions very SLOWLY. olive often signed
because 90 co.. Try NJ Fla would She
could not Keen expenses down The r.u.
df"n we're groVtnE trev outgrsN ana de-.
rtI"Nei az amazing lot OF clothes. S,e
h~f'"lf had to app-aI .n better gowns
IN" house was not all paid ror. Living
am" nigh. AMI California seemed as
fsr away sS ever.
u begins 70 look rs II Nc should
never get there" Olive Sched
Titus o.-ered her. on. YES. We shall
NrNt year. maybe Weu see
bui next year both children had an