The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-10

She turned to him with q little cry.
and he saw that her face had changes
marvelously-grown young. grown
glad. grown soft and fresh with a new
excited spirit OF jubilant thanksgiving.
"oh. fatheri Were nj yew s'prlsed
tew git the telephone7 knowed
yew'd come a.nyin' back"
Blossy appeared from the room be-
yond. and slipped past them. knowing
intuitively where she would find her
lord and master: but neither Of them
observed her entrance or her exit.
Angy chung to Abe. and Abe held
her close. What had happened to her.
the undemonstrative old wife? What
made her go happy, and yet tremble
SO? Why did she cry. wetting his
cheek with her tears. when she was so
palpably glad? Why had she tele.
phoned for him. unless she. too, had
missed him as he had missed her?
Recalling his memories OF last night.
the memories OF that %long-ago honey
moon.time, he murmured into his gray
beard. Dearest"
She did not seem to think he was
growing childish. She was not even
surprised. At last she said. half be.
tween sobbing and laughing:
"Oh. Abe. amt God been good TO
us? Amt II list bewtiful to be rich?
Richi" she cried. "Rich!"
Abe sat down suddenly. and covered
his face with his hands. In a fash he
ttnAntasx,a .aI IA. ....ll 40 lAs .n.n
Angy see him In the ligh, Of the reve.
iation.
The mimi stock!" he muttered:
and then low TO himself, In an awed
whisper: "Tenany Gold! The mimi
stock"
After q while he recovered himself
sufficiently TO explain that he had not
received the telephone message. and
therefore knew nothing.
Did ! git n offer. mother?"
"A offer Of fifteen dollars a share
The letter come last night fer yew. an
l."
Fifteen dollars a share!" lie was
astounded. An we've got FIVE thou
sand shares! Fifteen dollars, an
paid ninety cents! Amy, Of yer
ketch yew fshin' yer winter bunniI
out OF a charity barrel a'gin. III FL
teen dollars!"
But that amt the best OF IT," !atcr
rupted Angy, ~ couldn't sleep n wink
an Blossy says not ter send word tev
yew. 'cuz mebbe I was a joke. an {,
wait I'll mornin' an so see Sam'l'
lawyer down ter lnjun Head. That
whar we've Jest come from, an ",
telephonod ter Quogue station from
thar. An the lawyer at fust he didn'
pear tCw think very much of II. Du
Blossy. che got him ter call up som,
broker Teller in York. an Gee Whi92!
lie says, turnin' round all excited iron
the phone. 'Tenany Gold Is s"llin' fe
twenty dollars on the curb right thi
m%lnute!' An he says. says he; 'Ye'
git yer husband. an bring that nj
stock owe this AFTERNOON: an Fay
he, I'll realize on II fer yer termorre
mornin'.'"
Abe stared at his wife, at her shir
ing silk dress with It's darns and car,
lul pdtNi's' NJ htI IOubH' "OIu udilus
and at the much mended lace over he
slender wrists.
THAT mine was closed down !
years ago: they must "a opened II u
ag'in;" he spoke duly, as one stunned
Then with a sudden burst OF energy
his eyes st!ll on his wifc's figure
Mother. that dress o. yourn Is a dis
grace fer the wife OF n %financierer
Yew better git IA new silk fer yersel
en- Miss Abigail, tcw. fust thing He
Sunday one hain't nothin' eAtry."
but yer old beaver, Abe" Ang
protested. 1T looks as ef 1t come on
o. the ark"
Last Sunday yew said II locke
splendid. his one was absent.minde
again. He seemed almost to randi
In Ills speech. I'VE must see that Isl
mael gifts liked up comfortable In III
Old Mems home; yew remember hao'
he offered us all his pennies that da
we broke up housekcepin'. An "
must do somethln' handsome fer ia
Darbys. tew. Ef II hadn't been tc
Sam'l, | might be dead naow. nj
never know nothin' erbout this her
streak o. luck. Tenany Gold" he cor
tinued to mutter. They must a struc
n new lead. An folks said | was a foe
tew invest"
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