Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-26
REVEALED A PACKET OF MONEY.


and the foot piece to my niece Philippe
Fancher, theirs to have and to hold
forever
That's ALL" said Mr.. Weerns, busy.
ing himself with his papers
The six nieces from Planeville, who
equally shared the meager bank depos-
its and the house and furniture Of their
deceased aunt, smiled furtively at one
another as Mrs. Dowd and her cousin
Philippa rose stiff1y from their chairs
and, without a word to the others, car
ried their bitter disappointment out of
the office.
Although Philippa and her cousin
Amanda had not been good friends for
many years, now a common cause for
complaint united them for brief time.
Its an insultr' declared Amanda
Dowd, her stout form Quivering with
indignation.
1T is indeed" agreed Philippa prim-
~. after all I've done for Aunt Su-
san too. The winter when she had
pneumonia stayed with her day and
night for two months, and when went
home she told me, says she: Phil,
you'll be rewarded for this when I'm
gone. 1 shall remember you generous
~ in my will
Says I, Aunt Susan, I'm not doing
it for reward - Philippa stopped
short and got very red when she saw
the sarcastic smile quivering around
Amanda's lips.
Aunt Susan was fond Of making
promises" said Amanda hastily. 1.-THE
time when 1 sewed for her two months
steady so that she could make that
visit to New York she promised I
would be remembered first in her WILL"
"And you We're lastr' calculated
Philippa sweetly.
Except for your name I was" re-
minded Mrs. Dowd.
"And each Of US only half Of four
post bedstead"
Its an insult" repeated Mrs. Dowd.
81 don't understand Aunt Susan's
promising US, who have done so much
for her, and then leaving us nothing
after all, when the Planeville nieces,
who hardly noticed her, got everything
worth while"
Except half an old four post bed
stead" muttered Amanda Dowd. 1--WE
4 good mind to burn my half up or give
It away"
You might give yours to Ida Fin
ney. and I'll do the same" said Philip
pa. "She told me the other day that
Il she had another double bed she
could take some city boarders. She
needs the money"
"And then folks can see that we
don't care n snap about the old bed
stead" agreed Mrs. Dowd.
So it happened that little Miss Fin
ley. whose hands. crippled by rheuma-
ism, could no longer trim hats, came |
nto possession of the four post bed |
itead which Aunt Susan Fancher had !
divided between two of i
Ter nieces.
Ida Finney put the bed In her sit
ing room and rented it to boarders
rom the city.
One autumn day Ida hurried up the
'ath that led to Philippians side door.
'hilippa Fancher, who put I'D fruit
md pickles for living. was stirring
spicy mixture in a huge kettle OF
he stove.
"Come.in. Ida," she called to the LII
lie milliner. Your boarders gomez
he inquired after Miss Finney was
Gated.
Not yet, though they are all ready
so on the 2 o'clock stage Now.
'hiiippa," went on Ida earnestly, 1.-THE
oiks who have been sleeping on thatI
our poster want to buy 1t from me.
hey offered me-what do you think?"
Philippa added more sugar to her
ickles and tasted them delicately.
Five dollars?" she hazarded.
Ida Finney laughed excitedly.
Fifty dollars. There. knew you'd
imp. Phil Fancher. Fifty dollars for
lie old bedstead that your Aunt Susan