Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-18
FIFTH STORY.
Sold Out.

Leila Austin, during her 20 sheltered
fears as a well-to-do mans only daugh-
ter. had never known an unqualified
wish. Poverty and struggle" were
mere words to her-words that car
Ifed no real meaning.
Perhaps that was why she refused
balsey Brent and accepted Tom Car
Der. Brent was rich and was grow
sng richer day by day Carter was a
mining engineer. boundlessly rich in
energy and hope-and all but bank
rupt in everything else.
Mrs. Austin spent long and profit
less hours in pointing out 10 Leila the
advantages of marrying Brent and the
Aardships she must face as the wife
on a man who still had his way to
make
Leila listened patiently and mar
Eted Tom Carter
Her fathers wedding gift so Leila
was check for $4,000. more money
tfan Tom Carter had saved I'm all his
hard-worlinG life. She ndOrscd it
over tn her husband and. with Il,
Tom bought the controlling interest IN
AL Oregon gold mine.
This investment was not as rash as
Leila's parents and Brent thought. The
mine was one which Tom himself had
helped to develop and n which he
had boundless faith ~ rare luck he
was able to buy in the bulk of its
stock AT a moment when the original
promoters were hard pressed for
money
IT'S a gamble. dear" he told Leila.
But then. so is everything in life. |
know the region and know the mine.
There's a lot OF pay ore under those
gray rocks and it's only a question of
time when someone will strike it, I'm
going out there and be my own super
tntendent and manager combined.
With the money I've laid by from my
salary ! can keep the pay roll going.
Any day we may strike the right vein.
And when wo do Wen. little sweet
heart Easy street viii look like slum
compared with our quarters. I'm go
ing TO rechristen the mine. too. I'm
going TO call It the Leila A
Leila's eyes danced. Already she
was beginning to build air castles as
the wife of multi-millionaire mine
owner. The naming of the mine in
her honor seemed the most delicious |
compliment ever paid her Tom saw
the glow in her gretty face and h&t
went on more soberly: ill.,,
It's only fair to. 80
be- hard sleddiassion Ia usually IN
Life out .naternal slipper. ear.
49, s.-~isdsrness is IN
nave to worR o sun
- nd live in two-rooh caDih'
s..s,stIv on bacon and beans ana sour-
Aovph bread. II you come out there
with me. that must be your life. too.
We won't be able to keep servant
even il we could get one in such
Mace. You'li have to do all your own
work. and"
ct will he just like one long pic
uic," she declared I'm love it,"
1T will be one long period of grind
Ing. lonely drudgcry," he corrected.
with only our love for each other to
brighten it, Think carefully before
you decide. Wouldn't Il be better for
you TO stay here, comfortably. and let
me send for you when I've made my
strike? I"
Stay here and let you go out there
all alOne?" she gasped. I'm dismay.
EWhy. Tom Carter. do you suppose
! married you to be a grass widow?
Where you 20, | go Resides, It will
be wonderful to have our own dear
little cabin and to keep it bright and
homelkc for you: and 20 be waiting
at the door for you every night: and
to feel I'm doing my own share toward
helping you win your fortune. We're
going out there. together, my darling.
And IL will be the happiest honey
moon any girl ever had. Just think
how jolly it Will be to look back at
when we're miliionaires' wouldn't
miss II for worlds How soon can we
start"
The westward journey was de-
Hight to them both. They felt they
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