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Opera !loose Mork
one 164
Kingston street
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Hy S. E. Kiss,.
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'CH snow 'hadLeen ?fled in a drift tq plr the window
sill,, and, the tt ir.d was •blowing'!redly through the
deserted streets: Lowrie looked out and the feeling
of loneliness which lad 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 1 am merry or sad and with no one tawhom
I may even offer a frit dly greeting. I suppose the
boy. in the tie\ atur or the porter would be glad
enough to exchange a word or two' with me, it }.made
• it worth while; but— ' s
s.
He soddenly c.•ase•d to thinkLt Itis lonel nes% and
stood in a listenirg attitude. In the adjoining room
'a Hximan was sir•girg. The -notes were faint, but
,-„ -sweet and clear; yet there was a pathos in them that
strongly appealed to him. Ile inrlitxd,his head to
hear the words - • . • • '' . -
" Lead Kindlye Light, amid die encircling gloom,
• 'Lead Thou melin !
The night i§.(lark and I am far front home-
Lc•ad Thou me on. •' -
Tire singer .paused'and.l,owric stood looking out at the whirling
snow which was falling.so,thickly that the Tight of day was almost
',shut' out. The afternoon }las Well advanced. Soon the electric
lights would begin• to One- in the. streets. and lite candles on the}
Christmas trees
would he lighted.• II I
Happy children I'(; � , i I
would shout ti•ith ' 1
. glee; fond parents t. I
would -join their i I I
little ones in giv-
ing expression to
• .the spirit of :the
occasion: e a ge_r
. lovers • would be
gree.tin g, each
• other with delight
and - he wined be
sitting down to
ear his Christmas •
dinner alone, with
no on.e.. but a
waiter who ex-
pected. a tip_ to
.• give hiftt a word
of cheer;
Between -his'.
• roam and the one' -
:lrich was odeti- _
pied -Ly the singer - , •
there web -a door,ilia 1 .r WITHOUT . Patoxb To wall Mr
WILL
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opened only i .sa/ta.thc ma -apartments were used as part ofa suite.
Lowrie; who've s'far from home and alone in a big hotel -for the first
.time in his life n Christmas day, looked curiously at the door for a
-moment and ,th n, went over to it and putting his ear close toile
panel, listened. fter a little while he could hear a faint sound as of
. some. one rocking on the carpeted floor, and presently, very softly and
its Annie Laurie I'd lay me down and dee."
Then there was silence again.. Lowrie straightened up, walked
to the window. and a ter_ linking out for a jnoment turned back with
a smile. - Taking one f his cards from his pocket he .wrote on tlte.
back of it "Merry 'hristmas," and pushed it under the door.'
He drew a chair ore near the (beer and sat down to await dey elop-
ments. It was rapidly g ming dark, but he forgot to pity -himself for
his loneliness and neglect d to turn on. the electric light. He was
wondering if his card had en seen and trying to picture to himself
the kind of woman. his neigh ,r might be. 1 - .
"Perhaps," he -thought, "she is stout and has gray hair. -She
may -even have- granrlchildre Well.' in any event,' she had a sweet
voice, and it isa cert..inty that -she is lonely." '
Ile had.closed his eyes wl 'le he was musing. and his thoughts
winged away to the place where is mother and sisters were probalaly
entertaining their friends and 4111 bittg he might be with them. At
• length he came out of his reverie an ',.looking down. at the place where
he had pushed his card Meter the door. saw something small and white.
He picked it up eagerly, turned on his Tight and read: •
•" Thank you, and may your Christmas be a thousand fold merrier
than mine." .
It was a woman's writing in the fashionable scrawl:- but'no
name was signed to the message. She had merely used a strip of
• the paper furnished by the hotel, so there was no hint of her identity.
-- Lowrie'sieeterest was aroused. and he sleeirled to pursue the a4venture.
On the stand in his room were several sheets of piper, in addition to
'pen and ink. Ile sat down and wrote: .
" I am here alone, a stranger. Is it fait that a Christianshould be
friendless on Christmas?"\•-
This message was pushed under the door, and almost immediately
the. corner that had been left protruding on his side,disappueared.
Evirfently the.laily had expected a continuance of the correspondence.
Lowrie forgot 'that•.he was lonely; forgot that a biR hotel far from home
was a dismal place to be in at Christmas time. lie was busy wonder-
ing whether there would be an answer to his note and what it•would•be,
He was not kept long in dotlbt,.and the thrill which he experienced
When he saw the folded piece of paper gently pushed under the door
was -one ordistinet pleasure. With nervous eagerness he picked it
up and went over to,the table, under the chandelier. As he opened it
the world suddenly became dismal again. it was his own note that
. had been.returntd to him. - But his disappointment was brief. Under
his message the lady had written the one wort, " Ditto:"
' After he had studied the matter for a time Lowrie sat -down and
--spread-the-paper autbekert-hini Be looked alit curiouslj'_atiel again
tried tu,p,icture to himself the lady in the adjoining room.- -
"Pshawl"he thought at last. "she is probably a good. plain old
soul who is the victim of same such combination of circumstances as`
• that which hits placed me in my present predicament. If she were
yoiing and•bcatltiful she wouldn't be alone and neglected. A. young
• and beautiful woman never has to sigh for attention pr companionship
Yet, why.should I permit her to remain thea alone and unhappy
merely because she is unfortunate enough to be unable to claim youth
Or beauty? This isa time 1s -hen -good will. should prevail, a time when
every one should make an effort to be kind.
Then"he took up his pen again and wrote: • -
" May i he pertnitted to offer the greeting of a well wisher, and to
hope that I shall not be considered too bold if I suggest that it might
be possible for us to have a littlt'Christmas festival of, mit own?
Though we are strangers to each other there is no reason why w_ e
should not at such a tinle as this be friends. Elliott Lowrie.''
He pushed the paper tinder the door and listened, with his ear
inst the panel. He heard the lady cross the room to get the
sadly the words: \
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(.h;nn, i,n41i4•4' Near. 1ininiltnn 81 rept, (lrxterieh,
;message; heard her as she•picked it -up, and experienced a curious
feeling as' he reahzed that they were separated only by an inch or two
of wood. '
' What curious beings we are," he thought, "and how we, shut -
ourselves out from one another. We sit in loneliness and ddspair r
when beyond the thin walls against which we lean there may be
others who, it they knew of our trouble's or were aware of our existence,
might have it in their power to lend us happiness or rescue els from
misfortune'•' -It is all because of the.foolish conventionality by which
we are enslaved. 1 hope she may at least wear her hair in a becoming
fashion. • Almost any woman can be attractive if she knows how to
.wear her hair."- - - -
He -heard the lady go away from .the door and cross the roma'
again, and, fancying her sitting at her table and.dipping her pen in
the ink well, he, went•to the window. Tie lights were glowing in the
street; "the snow was corning. down in a slantiag deluge, and a few
people with upturned collars and. bowed heads were hurrying 'along
tar below. As he stood looking out it occurred to hint- that a_warm
Mom in a. big hotel was nova bad place in which. to be, even at
Christmas time and far from home. The answer he; expected was
waiting for him when he -turned from the window. This is what the
lady had written:
"Thank you for your kind greeting. I hope- I shall not Be con-
sidered too bold if I suggest that you propose some way in,•.hich we
can determine whether we shall care -after we have teen each other to
have a Christmas festi.va);:pf our own. .It would be awkward, it we
were to dttide to have a festival,and then you were to find. on seeing
me, that you 'elle! nut care to go on with it, or if I were to have a gintilar
`7 feeling atter seeing you. We ought to decide upon some plan. which
will leave each of us free til advance or retreat without making it
embarrasing for the other. You seem to be resourceful. '''I Ieavet•it
to you to suggest a mode of procedure. - "Constance Liallock
It had not previously occurred to Lowrie that the lade night after
seeing him be inclined to wish to continue to treat hint as a stranger
and he was disposed at first to be a little, resentful because sfie had
hinted at such a possibility It was Christmas time, however,.and he
generously forgave her:. After having done that he began workirg out
a plan -in accordance with her suggestion. In a tow ntinuteake had'it
formulated. ' It all came to- him as if he had been mysterit usly in-
spired, and he made haste to write it out,• taus--•-•
"Mc Dear Miss. (or Mrs.'r Mallick:, In a little while the few
unfortunate ptople who are stranded here will begin assembling in the
.lining roi.m to partake of such Christmas cheer 'as may -,be had :
there.. I'propose that we join them. If you will take a seat at •
one.of the small tables at the east side of the room, I will watch toryou
-as .you triter.- -.In case I desire,.atter seeifig you, to cim)plete the. ar,
rargtment which has liven sugl'jsted,• I will enter shortly alter you. i
will Aretend to have forgotten something, and; just afteretting inside
the room. turn to go dolt. Before leaving the re towever, I will.. "
glance over at you and pause for an instant. I ou bow to meL.will
know that the Christmas festival is to proceed. and after I hate gone
out for a. moment I will .return. greet you as if you were my dearest
friend anti sit down beside you. In ease you do not bow:tame when I
pause before going out I will not return. Or if when Lhave seen you:
I do not wish to go On with the programme I will not enter the dining
room at all. Thus we shall both escape any. embarrassment. If this
plan meets with your•appro•ai I Will go downstairs in fifteen mialutes,
and take a losition from which it will be possible for me, to see you as
you direct the head waiter to.give you a. scat at the east side of the
dining room. " Elliott./Lowrie."
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"YOU AMA TIM MINUTIA?oo LATH. M•s1114at.aocs"
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In a little while this answer was returned: "Your idea isa very
ingenious one-; bt, make it tat•enty minutes instead of fifteen. f shall
need that much time to get ready. • (Miss) Constance Hallock."
Twenty minutes later Lowrie stood near the door of the dining
room. Only four ladies had entered, and they had all been accom-
panied by men. Then there came a woman who was unaccompanied.
She was very tall, veryangular, very much made up, and she bestowed
upon hide silly smile as she passcki near where he stood. •
With-afeeling akin to homesickness he watched her as she
lingered near the entrance until then head waiter approached. Lowrie
saw her point toward a small table at the east -side of the room, and
sad at heart. he turned away. Hardly realizing +'hat 'he did, he
rushed over -to the elevator and returned to the fifth floor. Then, still
downcast, aneleomtiletel-y oblivious Alf the fact that it was a time when'
good will should have prevailed, he hurried along the hall toward his
room, intending to shut himself up there until the next morning, when
it would be possible for him to escape from the hateful -place.
.As he was half blindjy. fumbling at the keyhole the door of the
adjoining room opened, and, looking up, he beheld' a lady, -young,
graceful, beautiful and tastefully dressed. She seemed to be surprised
to see him and paused for a moment as if she intended to retreat. But
she thought better.of it when Lowrie took off his hat, looked at his
watch elven, smilinpin.a wav that caused all her doubts to flee, said:
" You are•ten minutes late, Mina Hallock, and those ten minutes
alm(tsi caused 'me to miss what •I.am sure is going to be the most de-
lightful experience' of my life.", '
A year, later they occupietht a rooms again., and the door be-
tween them was open. But they were on their wedding journey, then.
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Be always ready, of course, to strike the iron while itis hot, but,
be really, also, to make it hot by striking.
11 out In Christmas attire.
Wallle- " How feet the horse i. roo-
mier
Tbacher- Yon forgot the ' s
Wahl♦-" (1.ss 1 How hat the horse
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Readyfor
theFinal Rush
We are thoroughly wen organized
for exceptional Ch„ ristinas business, with
goods enough and determinatiiad
enough td insure the bcst satisfaction
in Men's Furnishings that the market
affords. We've hail encouragement
enough already this •teasgtl•to, know
that we. have the,,most attractive• Iincs
for. the Christmas trade ---
Men's Cravats
Silk Mufflers
Handkerchiefs
Kid Gloves
Woollen Ulovcs
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Silk & Fancy Hose
Smoking Jackets
house Gowns
Wh4.tcr Caps
Sweaters
Sweater C(•ats
Overcoats.
r1 full line o� 1 i• s
f Cly:r:oal� in the ►tit t popular sit;.
and an up-to-date stack in- meg'siuitj boys' Ciotbing
\' A special invitation `:s•c%tended t\' the ;:die'.
iTr a this their headquarters. toil' girt lrin ink,
McLean Bros.
Semi -Ready Tailoring
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8 Radiant Home Heaters
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A 'warn Veal nss.arnlen1 1.f Fleet' iv Fixttttrs
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And Many other art irks tee, n •non4 to uleutiinl.
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