The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-09-19

should not hitch my little mundane car
TO Its luminosity"
SILLY boy-dcar boy-dearer every
day." she said with n certain caressing
fearlessness she might not have ven-
tured upon with a different sort of
man.
She dreaded no opportunities. That
DAY In her office. she had given him
quite clearly TO understand that lie
could never hope to inspire her with
that clinsing restful affection such a
woman must feel for her husband IL
she would not reverse their relations
entirely and disastrously.
And so Orric' voolfolk reached the
fiftieth milestone In his wayfaring,
and the Sheldon household rallied to
do him belated honor. Price had an
nounced the acceptance of Ora's in
vitation, in a note peculiarly his own:
They will all be there. my dear. The
order Of proceedings as now under
stood. will be her imperious majesty
In lonely state. a night and a Cay be-
fore the anniversary. She insists upon
not being rushed.
Such a journey. involving such an
mount of planning and luggage could
not possibly be undertaken Tor the
mere formula OF dining. On the sec
ond day, Mr.. Horatio Sheldon and
daughter In We ancient basket phaeton.
Will gladden. your sight. In time for
soup Mr.. Price Shell on. whose pressing
business engagements leave him but
spare time for indulgence in such
frivolities as you contemplate"
Ora, reading this note aloud to her
father. noted the happy look of ex-
pectation that came into his sad eyes.
MY cousin. Price" she said, lis a
sunny natured. sweet souled fellow. Ii
will be charming. papa. won't 1t. to
have all our kinspeople about our table
at once"
Our own table will present a sorry
contrast to Aunt Sheldon's. with its
almost too lavish display of old family
silver. but I will try to remember that
this Is a thanksgiving dinner for me
and will recall only my blessings. /
will not let anything mar your pleas
ure on the occasion. daughter"
you promise me that solemnly.
rapa?'
II promise you that solemniy. Sure
~ II is n small concession to your pa
tent f%orbearance of the last two
years"
LET us forget the friction Of the
past two years. father"
"You have kept your gaze turned too
persistently backward. We will try a
new method after the birthday, won't
WEI"
II will try he said patiently. and
Ora smiled mysteriously.
aunt Sheldon will be here present
~. father. You must look your glad
dest. handsomest self. This is n gala
occasion. My fiesta"
Mrs. Horatio Sheldon beamed gra-
ciously upon father and daughter. aft
err she had carefully transferred her
self from her carriage cushions to the
ami SlttlHS Iooin.
You have really given things quite
n homellke air. my dear"
And ORA ignored the condescension
for sake of the amity.
Her imperious majesty was full OF
"reminiscences OF the time when h
and poor Fanny were rs much at home
I'm each others houses as In thei own.
Uer verbal excursions into the past
eliminated that night. when. having
disposed of the s~emi-invalid for the
night. she and Ora went into the treas
uro room. as Price called 1t.
With trembling hands and humid
ewes the stern old survivor of those
splendid bygone days lowered about
these mute reminders.
IAN here. all here. ! miss nothing
Poor old Savannah. who would nave
thought II? And not even a bone OF
her left for us To erect q monument
over" She stood with a faded blue
velvet case open in her hand. Poor
Fanny. how handsome she used to
look In her corn colored silk ana these
amethysts." She hastily laid the
amethysts down to take mp a larger
c,s. and here are the jewels she
was married in. Mine were the dupi.
cafes OF them. Poor dear father would
never make the slightest difference In
our gifts" a..
with her eyes fastened upon tue
time d~iscolored pearls Prices grand
mother fired what she meant Tor a
telling shot: >,
And. nv dear-mine. which are. OF
course. I'm n better STATE Oh p''Se,''
tlon. am ~reservinS for my uear
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