Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-11-25

She turned to him with little cry
and he saw that her face had changed
marvelously-grown young. grown
glad. grown soft and fresh with a new
excited spirit Of 1ubilant thanksgiving.
"Oh, father! Were mt yew s'prised
tew git the telephone7 knowed
yew'd come a-fyin' 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 so 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 it jist bewtiful to be rich
Rich!" she cried. "Rich!"
Abe sat down suddenly, and covered
his face with his hands In a flash he
understood, and he could not let even
Angy see him in the light OF the reve-
lation.
The mimi stock!" he muttered :;
and then low to himself, in al sHed
whisper: "Tenafy Cold The m. min
stockl"
After while he recovered himself
sufficiently to explain that he had not
received the telephone message. and
therefore knew nothing.
DID i git a offer, mother"
"A offer OF fifteen dollars a share.
The letter come last night fer yew. an
L"
Fifteen dollars a share!" He was
astounded. An we've got five thou.
sand shares! Fifteen dollars an |
paid ninety cents! Angy, eff ever l
ketch yew fishin' yer winter bunnit
out OF charity barrel a'gin. I'll Fiji
teen dollars"
But that amt the best of It," inter.
rupted Angy. Il couldn't sleep a wink,
an Blossy says not ter send word tew
yew, 'cuz mebbe t was a joke, an to
wait till mornin' an go see SamTs
lawyer down ter Injun Head. That's
whar we've jest come from, an we
telephoned ter Quogue station from
thar. An the lawyer at fust he didn't
pear tew think very much of it: but
Blossy, she got him ter call up some
broker Teller in York, an Gee whizz!'
he says, turnin' round all excited from
the phone. 'Tenafly Gold is sellin fer
twenty dollars on the curb right this
minute! An he says, says he 'Yew
git yer husband, an bring that air
stock over this AFTERNOON; an saws
he, III realize on it fer yer termorrer
mornin'.'"
Abe stared at his wife, at her shin.
ing silk dress with it's darns and care.
full patches, at her rough, worn hands.
and at the much mended lace over her
slender wrists.
That mine was closed down 1s
years ago; they must "a opened II uu
agin;" he spoke duly, as one stunned.
Then with a sudden burst of energy,
his eyes still on his wife's figure
Mother. that dress o. yourn is a dis
grace fer the wife of a fnancierer
Yew better git a new silk fer yerselt
an Miss Abigail, tew, fust thing. Her
Sunday one hain't nothin' extry."
But yer old beaver, Abel" AnRy
protested. TT looks as eff it come out
o. the ark"
Last Sunday yew said it looked
splendid" his tone was absent.minded
again. He seemed almost to rambie
In his speech. I'VE must see that Ish-
mael gifts fixed up comfortable in the
Old Mems home; yew remember haoN
he offered us all his pennies that day
we broke up housekeepin'. An we
must do somethin' handsome fer tho
Darbys, tew. Ef it hadn't been fer
Saml, ! might be dead naow. an
never know nothin' erbout this here
streak O luck. Tenahy Gold" he con.
tinued to mutter. They must a struck
a new lead. An folks said was fool
tew invest"