HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1910-12-15, Page 14BACHELOR'S CH ISTMAS EVE
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peeped front
the hearth-
stone.
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And the' night
v:ina moaned 111
the chin:t.t•y
Santa Claus 14•i anl(
at the hearth-
stone.
And 1 san4( back
on my bid,
And the embers 'fell
ills( a gnos11Y
knell
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Goalr •
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tit
message;. heard her as,• she picked it up, and experienced a curious •
• feeling as - he realized that they were separated only by an inch or two
of wood.
"'Wfihat curious, beings we area" he thought, "and how; we shut
1' s and despair
ourselves out from one ono ezzv may be
th y1 e sit in loneliness a �vl
on the window h beyond the thin walls against which we lean there y
ow�, .tad been lied in a drift up
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Gsnsill, and the wind was blowing madly through thedeserted streets, Lowrie looked out and the feeling
of loneliness whichhad possessed him all 'day was
intensified," Christmas," he said half aloud, "and here 1 am
without a friend to wish. me well; with nobody to care
whether I am merry or sad and with no one to whore1 may even offer a friendly greeting. - I suppose the
boy in the elevator or the porter would. be gladd
g
•
enough to exchange a�word or two with me,ifIma-it'worth while, but—
He suddenly ceased tothink of his •loneliness and
stood in a listening•attitude. In the adjoining room
a woman xwas. singing. The notes were faint, but
t Iswee and clear; yet there was a pathos inthem t lady had written: i+ t It t+t•
He inclined his head to a k . ou for g I h I h 11 of be con 1 1 1 hero w t� no time tostrongly appealed to him. whichweti()itowaltr,uopiilt(t outside Th n Y y esttatpurhear the words: d d bold ifISuggYPPtit'htalettet>elittI1,t•lie
"Lead in yLight, 1'n loomThe nig is —
S' t Milli out hail• to See YOU pUStt (i its it
ARION KAy9 X11:.pliltvr, :roil when Watkins took you.
Ill 1t I
when eyon
others w.ho, if they knew of our troubles or were aware of our existence,
t they
ower to lend us happiness or rescue us front GIFT
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t „tt''ti „:'1.4,1 1 l 11•4111. 1U t. l , .`," Sill
uu ale l,nnisled.lie 41(101114041.
• "111 • 1•h•tllnl•)' (tf tllo�:e moments uI's.. ,•. (4111 be l,nui••hment enou:;h."
114. 1 1•iht thou." she stud wilt -
t ; 'y "I l•tIlp(C•4't : ella 1110111 to moth -
t 1 '
4. (. 1 :4 1 h••114 trona toe. lou se,r.(• ao,l 1ly• rue a till to et?I '( ,nw i>t what a ::rn! t th:,s,
I:•:4I tl•lhtng;S lire int a 1'i,
SID��AS ! 111141 ,l 11 ,
om
mig t rave i in whit
f It is all because of the foolish conventionality by
we are enslaved.
fashion Almost any woman can be attractive if she knows ow to �e Present wearR
misfortune.
1 hope she may at least wear iter hair in a becoming
her hair."'
Seeking a : t For Mothers
He heard the lady go away from the door and cross the room
again, and, fancying her sitting at her table and dipping her n in
the She lids Husband(
the ink well, he went. to the window. The lights were glowing
t thesnow was coming down in a slanting deluge, and a few
street;
people with upturned collars and bowed heads were
hurrying g along
n' was just for - a moment that
•
•
Marlon pondered, just for a betel
far below. A he stood looking out it occurred to him a a .,,
e (puce that teuiptatioff t tried \vita. 1.„, ,t II it
room in a bighat l w as mute ,' , 4:14 t i 41
Christmas time -and far from. home. The answer he expected - trairtiul;, nut in that Balt iu 1t ,
d from the window. This is what the lwriv eyed store (leto(•ti.VC144(1 pounced ' .It' ',hie. 11 tl
waiting for him when he turned u ,gin h(;r '1 , t 5tto 1 )ars thl'ong 1:::1
'he tali L y C I n:• r t rt:4
- " your -kind reetin ope shall n - ed the p ace, 1» , ' ,• ,
sidered too . se some wa in1i'ati 0
f have seen each other to tic, store to establish i� , had E 4''' ,I
a •ea •il 1'(., ,
s -
was not a bad place in which to be, even at
can determine whether we shall care after we 1, .t. a; 1 rt t'
festival of our own, It would .be awkward if we most;iledr merlon a was ttiiiu;\tltiatled:+ ;(441. 11',
a•
. were to decide to ave a e. • over to the a (, , . •
me, that you did not care to go on with it, or if Lwere to haved similar
to toy sari..., 1,r;t 4
Ito yn lell', to pay
"i (•444)4:4(11 ty up
r
t 1:1'1:4 141 :,1.'
" \.' l' shall have t0
Kindly amid the encircling g g ,
Lead Thou me on 1 have a Christmas d h f festival and then you were to find, on seeing happened l
ht dark and I am far from home I 1 4 rt<u',
„ ,. t oil before I
Lead Thou me on, 001(10 upon some pl
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A few minutes later silo 5 u 11(1h'-4 NI, 0,1 e:e,tr
a sharp feature(' woman at a roll top 4:t;:, 4:4,'
and Lowrie stood looking out at the whirling feeling after seeing you. W e aught to d Pout making it
The singer paused almost free to advance or retreat with , cos ,oho had taken her name and ad- 1 Vit.(,,, it,•; �• (' :• �'
m
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which was falling.. so thickly that the light of day waswill leave each of us
snow o was well advanced. Soon the electric' embarrasing for the other, You seem • to be resourceful. I leave it dress and tv(44 putting let through 4i 1
shut ,out. The afternoon w on the ode of procedure, "Constance liallock." series of fro„ question,. But the in- E ••lrnt'rt• :1\y fit! begin to glow in the streets, and the candles to you to suggest a m
lights would 1 reed to Lowrie that the lady might after " i "lips
o f cross
broken suddenly by true 1 t1, u:t :' , �`
g444;;4 i
Christmas - trees
would be lighted..
Happy children I
would shout with
glee; fond parents
would join their
little ones in giv-
ing expression to -
the spirit If the
occasibn; eager
lovers would be
greeting each
other with delight
and. he would be, .
o
sitting down , t •
eat his Christmas
dinner alone, with.
no one but a
waiter who ex-
pected a .tip- to
give him a . word
of cheer.
Between his
room and' the 'one.
which was occu-
pied by the singer
there was a door?
It had not previously occu, _ gebb(d 11
dein him be inclined to wish to continue to treat hien as a stranger aCpp(dt 1 44400 t� ali(1 u tot tier (task of „ �•,:u can (k ,1, t
seeing
: and he teas disposed at-firstto be a little resentful because she had ,t vs'l:uul 11 7;'4,14
hinted at such a possibility,: It was•Christmas time, however, and he the tt.ea(1 (h 111th e 44141 1114 'l'. ti ler
otitgttestioutn,;.' harts Litt te, 11:1 t..
generously forgave her. After having -done that he beganminutes heihad it e' saw a1i5� I`(a khis 141 it i tt)i5 ar• 11 411"Lig t o 1e4'I
rest, tie t1•I,1144l* I w(.ttl1 ,
a plan in accordance with her suggestion, Ina Sew minsin- ' s1iC(t quietly. "She tt;u :nada
formulated, • It all came to him as. if he had been mysteriously a nli5tukt " tea II 1t 1 t::l,'I
"Ilut the {;•iri admits that s1( stole 111('1111 fid• ruI,1oll..
spired,"and Dear made haste to write itl out, thus: these, sh,.r111y re4(,rle(>1„` 4111 woman h u t a,' l) t,i) t
•
"My 14Tiss.(or Mrs..) Hallock: In a litassenh1Ulintinthe n tin some do tut cioutwits of
unfortunate. people who are stranded hereiill beging. loicliu,> thought of I104.t
dining roam to partake of such. Christmas "cheerllata1 a seate s at �ad�t"I think I \\'Ottld admit Murder," bloI
gt'41w hyw iti((li(1., -�
If
"}Teas .I Alt wtrnoUT A Famko TO .wish ME, WELL"
evidently to be dining, room:
se the. two apartments were used as: part Of `a suite:
opened only in ca to:and•'alone•il•1-a big hotel. for :the first •t
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Lowrie, who was far frdm lager ��:. `_, �;;:-�•--- _. _ _ �
on Christmas. day, looked curiously, .at the door fora
time in his life
ant 'and then went over to it and putting his -ear close 't as of f �• W —'
mom
Aft little while he could hear a faint sound ! .. . 1
there I propose . that we join' them, you will out send a nl
lat Inceast side of the room, I willwatch f y laughed the>ma , ICI er eeve lined nt :filter :ill
or -ou
one of the small tables
the "t'l 1> 1404 tit 1. t 1)0
se I desire, after seeing you, to complete the ar- up re batt.. p n n 1
There Was a 'woman e standing beside t?st14:1;sr.,Nt)."
as you enter; . In to Whet i rh r 1•,t>'
which has been suggested, I will enter shortly after you. I 1101' \Pito slipped tel things iti•ltt.r p1,el.- \+•ritt(ii 111 i alto( how well I've leen
willretnt
pretend 0 have forgotten something, and, just after getting inside et I suppose the lest Of the Irl lit \,'tit dui11i:—lust for a moment it seemed
will o t g
turn to go out. 'Before leaving the 'room, however, I will to f011i)w tar to t10 street uu(1 1,11.n.1> ills that I had to have tlonl.
the room,
yrocitet aik•(r she 10(1 Laritt(t th(.,, e "But 1 (lo understand," he in"sistecl<
glance over at you and pause for' is instant, -If t d boweto haveT ono. I I e 11 recall -a. (1* - chi 111)1 !nsi my
g ly ottt of 11)0 store." out f that the Christmas fe urn, l is gtreet
you. a proceed;dinner \est, (try- bre int hccun50 1 vas
for a moment I •will return, great ou u if were my Whendearest "or
11 [i,•4fKII'ltitt:, .o - began the too faint from 1bren r •to fuse for 5
out
friend and sit (ging beside woos e case you if not I - to me When "Ido say so," la' answered -.quit'(- peace. Cit Iiia where they were feeding
• pause before'going out I w ill not return. Or if when I have seen you, 'y ;1> be tilt._ from 41(1 noun: the page. the h(„ )r• It is because. I do under- .
1 do not \'illi t() go= 1the-programme I \will not enter the dining 14tt let,:, h �t:lr' tl •tt 1 sought to brill„ a haply
room at all. Thus w
plan meets \t ith your
and take a position fromwliich.it will be possible for. me -.to see you as
direct the"h:ead waiter to'giV e you a seat at. the east side. of :the
you Elliott Lowrie: ,
•
nwlttstood 't•, .
e shall bath escape any embarrassment. If
this .tea,° a s! ;, tl•� ;, „, \, e r s
minutes, had luau enloiell eliding to a little tragedy. 'oL' poverty.",
ap raral I will go downstairs in fifteen n.. ry . 1140 t(ur)n( words,
thein
h'o,e," hl LIU Ilig lit
11113 •sheet, "Will,
eXell4t' u> 1 .,Vint
.5110 11at ,,ltd- i'(
•111,1 suhjeet 411
further t li 11 4, 3'
nee. 'jou see',
110 added to' Mar -
i01 ".Wt'- have SU'
11[1011 1fnu1.1(4
•
:il•4nutd the, lion.
dl4ys1 t h tit mis-
takes
tis•
t tt (s -aro •hound'
to (wetly." •
The ords. seethed to estab-
c t nil it tl t s s 11141 t bend of sympathy between
panel, listened: After a
some one rocking on the carpeted floor, and presently, t:ery�.softly and
'
sadly the words : , •
"And for bonnie Annie Laurie I'd lay me down. and dee:"
• r' i h silence again - Lowrie' straightened up„ walked
1 - from his pocket h
Then there
was sl vvith
to the window, and after looking out' for a moment :turrned• Qback the •
a smile. Taking one of his cards
back of it: "Merry Christmas,"' and pushed it -under - the ' door.
He drew a chair over near the door and t down forgot too a ait il develop -
.
fpr
menta. It was rapidlygrowing dark;
° e s and neglected to . turn 'on the electric light He was' his lonelm s , neglected:
wondering if his card had been seen and trying -to -picture to .himse
n hisneighbor might be. '
the kind of woman
er'ha s,'' he thought;•."she is', stout and has gray hair. ; •She'
P p
mayeven. have .'. grandchildren.: ' Well, in any event, slid. has A sweet
:1411( 4. �.I it•>' 001 -_- voie, and -it -is a certainty that she is lone. musin - .and his thoughts
dead He had closed his eyes -while he was g,
• o,,,t i sty the wish
of your stricken winged away. to the place \where'his' mother
and sisters
tere pre a ly
soul: entertainingtheir friends .and wishing
g.might,
u(: t:i tea, `,„i t length he came out of his reverie and, looking' down, at the place where
011 n t(•;udroD g
,,, 411; tams; •1 nA•r roll he had ushed his card under edeo °his la ht and read small and white.
.
, (,I• ,''Ayr: is 1311- "Thr: boo that you He picked.i.t up,eagerly, turn .g
r,. r, Ni, 1 oL1:.'. crave fig beyond 'Thank you, and may your Christmashe a thousand fold merrier'
A: ,l 4�e lied with the wind in the chim-
ney.
—Samuel Mihturn Peck.
T;'o Day That Comes hut Cr.ce.
.. j , , .4 1 a 1 i,t nui� conies but once a 3•eat,
I . II 1 :, :4 be twice.'
4 , 41 •144 .I• n•'<. the little dear,
"P.. .•,,,sI 1 11411; 14.1
l 1 4 4iding Santa's bill,
dale • t Ince Is once too often, Will."
Children at Christman Time.
we w;uen,'11 the trooping children play
About the 33144 house, once so gray
And still '''hen darkness fell,
An,I one by one they said farewell.
The music and the laughter stopped,
The Ii ay was done, the curtain dropped.
The '44 , lr g lamp of mirth burned low
w'itt) exch last cry across the snow.
And rte, old friend, were left alone.
What w..s it lost that we had known?
Old i'rlen'1 and true, must even we
Find (4, yel•m1110 What used to be':
Mali lives by chatlge; through ebb and float
•
The new Iles corse, the old lives go.
we lose and. gain, yet year by year
Tho aging 11"art grows more austere.
It clay be !hat the strain and stress
Of our mad times tempt 404"lessn1•: S:
It may be Plat our feverish days
hurg.•t the 310 more genial ways;
It (1)4ay be. too. the ashe4 of
['cad hope. ami dreams have smotheret
Im e:
But plain It stands, no more we hold
1•:urth•s sun.' gelid fellowship of old.
Yet thanks to ono small spark. old friend
As down the dusk of things we trend,
Age shall not strip our very heart
Of all its old congenial art.
Aye. thanks to each small voice and light
That lent 41A youth to us tonight,
And thanks ,r that strange: fugitive
1:n'liteing 10:e by which we Ilse,
Through ehJdlil(e eyes and childlike riot
\\'e yet shad hold our youth Intact!
And t!lanl*s to one still jovial day
We still, (.1d friend, shall make our way
By thought and mem 'ry through the snow
To youth and that lost long Ago
'.where laughter, holding both his sides.
Made all our days seem Chri -Arthur Stringer,
than mine. -
It was a; woman'`s 'writing in the:fashionable r scrawl,
but . of
no
name was signed to the Message. 'She had merely. usedP
the paper furnished by the hotel, so, there was. no hint of her identity'.
Lowrie's interest was aroused, and he'decided to Pursue the adventure.
On the stand in his room \Fere several eral sheets of paper, in addition to
pen and ink.. He sat down and wrote:: •
here-alone,a stranger. . Is it fair that a Christian should be
lam
friendless on'Christi;nas? "'
li door and almost immediately
ItnllulSivety site caught 11's land;'
."But I'm selti h," .he persisted.
want to ask: a favor of you in return."
"What Is it?" she 'criotl eagerly..
"I want -Son • to -share my Christmas
dinner," -ire explained. "My -sister, who•
..keeps: house for me,' is traveling in
Europe.. Won't, dine with tie and
go to the theater afterward'("
"Marion . nodde(1' :slyly, and with -'a '
cheerful "That's a❑ engageli4ent, then," .
ho'took kis• letvve.. • ' -
1lartoli slept ,little that night. There
• II e 1.i r" 11,1 1 } -. was' something' alma Patten ;that woos
touellod her. 4(l'111 him regard .troth all. Ills quick ap- ;-
and
an(1 led her fl'uin ! pfeelatiun of -ler temptation and his
the r o o nt , .\1 ready syml,:thy for her troubles 'bad
� ' r ready another,O) I. 41044 her lc rt t, She ..new that it was
• foolish to nail(' Castle's in 1410 r, but •
lanai's eyed I)(t enviously'" as 510 plus-. I thought, •
riend
• 'i•I(.. Chatting 4)1 asantls;' the t44(114trle(i" in. the. great, inhospitable ea' i13' first
•,.
L t
her tcS tlo' cle4at(tr,. ttu(1 in'cse(title \.1 thin would not, after a ..
doll fOnit(1 11('1'Sel'1 011 tl1 4.14(11 I illi I t'141'i•.411111" diliner 4444l :fr0ln-10me in.
----. li ht-h(Lfnara�\t'ere re;1wat(•. h rletil bo,tdtur lot
1trrtatt t .
enett •whc>n a card .engi,lVC(1 \\liIt. the'
"stilt•, 11 S 144 4414: e nitut. had ...taken uo 11
•1114.1441L her Wave, and 1 there w•ns some co11110rt yt' to
bei in the •
..I1 ilt'It 4410dt1
t'4 r l,e.
lhe.clinnzr ordered in-advdtnee
irtlect 1110.visit t0 the theater was a
name of James .Dalton was, brought to 1, ,
her. 7t \vps 111 roy00 & Dowd's. store .• genuine trent, and when Dalton sag•
tltit the incident had occurred, I'er I g(4t('d' that they, drop into a restau-
haps thc3 1111(( i`oun(1 0111, after all,
) rant :1')11 1141 aftertheater bite sbe was
•
' She gate a sigh of. relief ivhev the _.glad, Int11011-, her ha►rpint>ss, .... -
•sgnn; man of the morning rose lefur0 1 tauto ptuely selfish," 110 answered
iter, When she ti(u 11t'(0• than.: him for. the
"Von .will pai•doti my intrusion," ;he. � treat lie had given. ter, "1 tttess 'we'
begat.. •"but since these.unfcrtu'n`tto .1 tt44 tl eh selfish. I had noticed aAte(1'$Ott
things were the cause of.'sotnticli,tyou• 1 sever11ttines in the store malting little,.
•
bee I thought. it Drily 'fair that• you purchases, and I wanted 10 know.3•on.`
1•.wa5 hoping that I might get a chance .
to shellac. .
"But why should you want to?"• she
asked 'wonderingly.
"l1eeaua) 1 love you," ho.'said.stm-
Illy, "1,(44(1 not mean to speak so soon.
but 1 can't help it. 'Ever since the ;
first time t .saw you '1.bave'w•anted
you for my Wife, Is there any Hope?
' llor'eyes made answer, 'and he dt•ew
a• case from his pocket. • "1 have .:.a.r-
ried it for weeks," •. he said, "for [
.knew' that my chance..would come.. :
Will you wear it, little woman??" -
'For answer she held' out. her left
liand. "'''lis Is the best Christi a&
should- have them."
Ile '-held toward. her 'a' parcel thiat
Marioninstinettvely knew cbntaine(1
' the coveted caps. - She shook her. bead..
"YMINUTES TOO LATE, MISS HALLOcs" - • "1 .cilli lot 14410 them,": .she
44(1114(1:
•Od- ARE TEN "I don't tieserVe them:. 1. (ikl steal
This message was pu d• his side disappeared Y then
t:'
this was returned "�rottr idea is a ver
e corner that had been left protruding
on i 11(1011(0, In a little While t ins anstwer•
th ected a continuance of the correspolttltnlc:dl►y, Sas," sai(1. Dalton, ."I
got thathdy had asp ingenious one; but -make' it twenty minutes instead of
fthen ock shall - ,,. ; ,
-Evidently. lonely; sot that .a big hotel far from home(Miss)Con saw you slip. t hetn 3t] your pocket. But
Lowrie forgot place to,e in y, g der-. need that much time to get ready: o Banc' of the fining I' yo that if in 10 o rkius pocket.
udt
Lowe gould atn Christmaserto time, t ' aHnd h busy won
was. a dismal it would be; Twenty minutes: later. Lowrie stood. near t
answer to hisnotell h what four ladies had entered, and they had all been accom- been so quick 0the uldstrhave
i replaced in whether there would be an awhich he ex erieiced room. Only
g in doubp and the thrill P •� en- Then there came a woman who was `unaccompanied: them. . I saw IHewas�nOtkeptlong r pushed under the door **ponied by m face.'. Were they for yout. uiotler?".
foldedpiece of paper gently s ver tall, very angular, very much made, up, and she bestowed face.
on nodded: yo.
when he saw the ervoiis .ea eagerness he picked it She was verytall, pleasure. With n upon him a silly smile as she passed near where he stood, •' you sec," she began. It"ls� any first
was one of distinctP . under the chandelier.As he opened it
the table Wit a feeling akin to homesickness he. watched her as'sheChristmas away from home.' When
up and went over toW
became But il again.' It was his own note that near the .entrance until the head waiter approached. Lowrie lather (lied and the money was all lost present a girl ever had," she. whir•
the world suddenly ointment was brief, Under lingered
to him. his disappointment w her point toward a small table at *the east side of ,the room, and l had to go to work' for a living. pared as he stepped the solitaire on•
had been returnedthe one word, Ditto." ' 5a P"I'm addressing envelopes lit home
d had written at heart, he turned away, Hardly. realizing what he did, he make some extra money. Before I her finacr.-C. II.
his message the lay matter for a time Lowrie sat down and sad
had studied the rushed over to the elevator and returned to the fifth floor, Then, still to
After he ousl and a ain res he fact that it was a time when al Ways made mother's caps. Bat now Appropriate' Christmas Preseuttr.
to c ' .. afore him• in looked at it curl y g �n.d eom. lately oblivious of t
. paper out b _ ... -.—downcast,. __ completely _ .
lead the P - anon tie-hall-to�vartl >~i5. 1_l<\'e not clic (1 me. t 1 bad some •thou. For your wife-,\ cookbook.
5P p htlitlast,in the is probably
room.
•to himself lady • •ood,will should have' prevailed, he hurried g � when ' eY all saved up to' buy two \\ Iran at Iwr Four servant girt-�A. •sealskin-•-••-•
tried picture "she is robably a good, plain old . g
(4 t thought at P 'intendin g to shut himself up there until the next morning, the alike they took up roof Nti n at - Cloak,
Pshaw. he gg
of some such combination of circumstances re room,• for him to escape from the hateful place, .poi, presents for the timekeeper and For your rich relatives-DCamonds.
thA • who is the victim predicament, If she were it would bepossiblelin at the keyhole the door of the
placed elle in mypresent peed he w:as half blindly fumbling Y r some of the others. it's .a big office, For your poor relatives -Nothing,
that which has o and neglected. A young As
ouldn t be alone g Dorn opened, and, looking up, he beheld a lady, young, yotr know, and it tool( all my (hrist� 1 01 your wife's relatives -Less than
young and beautiful she w
to sigh for attention or compamonslup, . adjoiningr and tastefully dressed. She seemed to be surprised mos money." n I or Chef 3uest within :your sates -A
and beautiful woman permit
has g remain there alone and unhappy , graceful, beautiful
I errr.it her to enoughsee him andpaused for a moment as if she intended to retreat. But . "dud see came over to the coon g
Yet, why should,Ptotoe unable to claim youth to hour to see if (berg Were any cheaper gentle hint to go.
she is unfortunate thought better i .t when Lawrie took off his hat, looked at his
merely becauseprevail, a time when hflee,d' id still afford" lc llrolce loss For your maiden aunt --A i� lusbani~:
n god will should pre:lin in a way thatd"Temptation was strop upon you, Or b t� This is a time 4110 g watch and smiling
and h notes lempt'4tu�u �
everyd t
Then he took
she cause all her doubts to sal one.( Yo't con "and For your unmarried enemy -,The
r epuy i way ,m
should make an' to be kind t "you are ten minutes late, Miss Hallock, those ten mi
one •
wrote:
what I ani sure is going to be most de- just 401' oil 'ttiflYmoment
em racyou
sututll. 1 manden or yournt aforesaid.
Bible:
fit up his pen again an w well wisher; and t� almost caused me to miss could sod theI For your son -A position downtown
May I be permitted to offer the greeting of a st that it might l ght£ul experience of my life."oms again, and the door be- fticYo
d t bold if I suggest g h occupied these ro g "you 1(1104 that 1 had taken thein with some one who wltl make him
festival o +
is no reason why we (ween them was open, But they were on their ds ed.
For your daughter -Some clothes to-
e
Elliott Lowrie." �`("crtatuiy" .vas the stnilfng an• help her capture some unsuspecting
Be always ready, of course, to strike the iron while it is hot, but p had stolen roan•
d with his ear 'k'
hope that I shall not be conslutne o°later the
oc 1 wedding journey, then
e possible for us to have a little Christmasf 1 f our own? Y
b
.'hugh we are strangers to each other (her
hound not at such a time as this be friends,
" when A you spoke this noon?" ' she earn'his salt.
s dl t
• He heard the lady cross the room to get the be ready, also, to make it hot y,stri ing,
against tlie..panel.
He pushed the paper under the door an is endo,
ewer, "1 knew that you For some unsuspetttng but other•
them. but tlint.i"ort were not n Thief, I°1 wise worths young man --The afore--
- I said daughter. -1 allow Book,