Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-11
she turned 70 him with a little Try,
and he saw that her face had changed


she turned 70 him with little .rg.
and he saw that her face had changed
marvelously-grown young, grown
GLAD, grown soft and fresh with a new
excited spirit OF jubilant thanksgiving.
"Oh, fatherl Were mt yew s'prised
tew git the telephone? l 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.
ADgy 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 80
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
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. "Richl"
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 an awed
whisper: "Tenafiy Gold! The mimi
stockl"
After while he recovered himself
sufficiently to explain that he had not
received the telephone message, and
therefore knew nothing.
Did | git offer, mother?"
"A offer of fifteen dollars a share.
The letter come last night fer yew, an
L"
Fifteen dollars a shared" He was
astounded. AN we've got five thou
SAM sharesl Fifteen dollars, an
paid ninety centsl Angy, eff ever
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 SAINTS
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. Tenafiy Gold is sellin' fel
twenty dollars on the curb right this
minute!' An he says, says he: Yev
git yer husband, an bring that all
stock over this afternoon; an says
he I'll realize on 1t fer yer termorrel
mornin''"
Abe stared at his wife, at her shin
ing silk dress with its darns and care
full patches, at her rough, worn hands
and at the much mended lace over he
slender wrists.
THAT mine was closed down l,
years ago; they must "a opened it VI
ag'in;" 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 financierer
Yew better git a new silk fer yersel
an Miss Abigail, tew, fust thing. He
Sunday one hain't nothin' extry."
but yer old beaver, Abel" Ang,
protested. 1T looks as eff it come GU
o. the ark!"
Last Sunday yew said 1t locke,
splendid" his tone was absent-minde,
again. He seemed almost to rambl
in his speech. I'VE must see that Ish
mael gifts fixed up comfortable in tn
Old Mems home; yew remember haoy
he offered us all his pennies that da.
we broke up housekeepin'. An w
must do somethin' handsome fer tn
Darbys, tew. Eff 1t hadn't been 'fe
Sam1, might be dead naow, ar
never know nothin' erbout this her
streak O. luck. Tenafiy Cold" he cor
tinued to mutter. They must "a strucl
new lead An folks said l was foe
tew invest"
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