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BROWN'S THANKSGIVING It Made This Speculator Think Life Worth the Living, ANPTOAGAYTYPEWRITERGIRL It Brought Sweet Peace from Oat Life Dizzy WhlrL KtHlOK CAF.nWKl.r. il of liotllUlU town Hie moru Imj fore Thanksgiving From sleep nwuke. ito ni'iirly broke- lire hardly seemed worth living. Now this iiiuu Drown liitil been thrown down l jp u'a sheet's dllc'liiHtliiliit; To rise u k' 1 1 1 1 1 accmisl to lilm then beyond nil ralculailoua. "My rure is run. I'm fiu- . 1 "UUOUe, ......... ,,,. , e flpeaalng; "1 ueycr ku-w ii.Iiiiik quite mi blue nor cred- ! Mora KO pressing,' Ami llii ii hi- took Ilia pooketbook and fount- cd up liU money. The dollars four. there were no more so few were tlicy seemed fuiiiijr. It made ii : iu smile Hun luilu pile and then hi hli'es departed. For Brown had pirn k. believed In lurk for nthosc not chicken-hearted. And tn bin breakfast gully down wont spec- i ulntor lieorge Cnidwell Drown. While bi drank Mm collce hut to hla hand a i note waa brought, ; And tlu writing nu Ha rover made him turn ' It o'er ami o'er. j When hi last Mr broke It at-al Its contend i f.ilrly Hindi lilm rei'l; , Made the blood rush In hla head, for this 1 was what the letter aald: (ieorge t alilwell Drown, Ksq.: "Hear Hoy-It iilvea me several klnda of Joy . . . V- - -1 ' -j;" '" , D I began to look aim ur and we fnu " V; '.')f -. - Vp-" try -I ln ,!" nr'" l'1"'1' ,n, "" reason he Ii "r-O'TNO -f- U-h ft't " ' !T " I "'" "w,r,'l "'X l-rr was because e J ) ; -- -LiT-v, ilf SsWt- I' L-llC '"l"'r- ' " angry : both of ua. Ii ID I 1 l il I rO V 'j "r"t " - liUen-pled I (i. in : iii t!,e second pla I I I II I V I II I 1 '' v'V' r- "" ' jfr i """ '''"'r Bl"' """ ""r" "ever reeoticili I . I II VI I . LJ LJ LJ I I I I I K J I ' I'll - "V i iMmwlm3 ,i fec-n sfs, , 1 W .Wiha Plenty 6ief coRm' 'hlv.!- A szrii-r..?" A. tli.nt Tathi r and ion vr neivr riHunriled, ' mid Hint the old K.-nlle 'linn tlimn hrit.l .lark nlu-ii he il.ed, mid ill the third pluee linn 1,1. Ii 1,.1 I ..... I......I. " ' n ' I ill, r l.liri'lT 1 I ! iii ii ki in: a livitiK nut of I terarr work and trjnitf to get .iiiir one to inului Ilia ilaa. "We fiunlly got Irark of hi in thia iimro int. and thia iiioriiitii; nlo I aiitv the tnair ui ript of final piny lyu il on the table here oii h ii ,1 left ulien yon liroiittlit it i fr the theater. The worda "Hy JoIhi i'leiiiiiiu' iniuht iny ntti'titioti at otuv. and I pii lnl it up and read it. It aeeuied to me no atriiuue that I inadi1 lip my in lid that you ahoul lu'l aoml It bark without remlllii; it, an I read It til )oll uiyaelf. And now I ahull end for .In. k tomorrow, iiml when le ivuira I ahull have j: "I liewa for Ii mi. And -and good new or ,lu L la ia paid newa for for Hie, yon aee. So 1 am very happy." Theiv wna a liniae t all opellin win dow, and .lark, wild eyiil and niikeinpt. f. r V I f Ir' M ' ! "THOSE OTHER PEOPLE." f I eaaMiMMMMMMMMMMti-iaM.. mi and aee to il that on her own table the littinif oblulioii Ia aet forth, while the liud qtinrri'li'il. I ilou'l know wluit nlHMii: noltlior quite know, 1 think. One of thofio timxil:il I iiniim lH lion we thonlit turn n thliiKH of i'.'H Ii other without nny ninao, nnd then natlllel me uitiora conilointi itbm by moaner anion. We were polite to liiilillty nil onr eiiiivi-raallou wna Interlarilcil Willi the iooiest an tiro, in v.liloli we I'lnlted na illKplii vltitf the nliariineNx of our wit Htiil the Imlirroreni'e of our fe ! larael lrnrr. With bla wife. John Henry Stllea, employed I III (mhI 1 1 men milking tllea. . Juat aeroaa the irrrauliia- table aat the boot- blark. Hilly Cable. I At bla riiftil hl fare a icrln, waa the netra I hoy. Tommy Uuluii. .seer waa tfinner lietter cooked, never maid en aweeter Irikeit. While the gueata devinireil and forced, Cu pid Hlnieklea Hclitly fory,!. Ilrowu'a bean waa the heart they bound, aa be very ipilekly fouud. And lH-fore the men! waa over, Drown waa a devoted lover. When the Kiieata had fone away Brown k el if be uilk'ht loiicer aty. And to the maiden, with a ltm.li. he told a tale that made her h!unh. "Won't you help me, If you ran. with thia better, aweeter plan? Don't you aee, a wife 1 ueedT iluat I with you uopeleaa plead? Bald the maiden: "if (he other plan I coun- aelied with my mother. If to thl one alie'll eonaent, to marry you I'll be eontent." Notlilnit more thia arrlbbler tella; llateu now to wedding be 1 1 a. tiir not.i.ARs porn. To aenil a eheek made out to you to pay the hundred, lone alnre due. You kl.idiy loaneil when I w-aa broke, "Moat alnrerely. It. T. CIHIAK." Aa he picked IiIh way down lowu. thua mused speculator drown: "On the day before Thaiiki;lvlng, life la alwaya worth the llvlni;. Every eloud hna Ita allver llnhiK; aomewhere, alwnyx. ami la alibiing. Now It leaMy aeeiua to me 1 ahotild very thunkfhl be; Yeaterdny the aky waa nmrky; now I'm aure to have my turkey. Hut boly aiiiuke! Aa I in a alnner, no one't asked me nut to dinner. I.aat TbniiksulvliiK I'd a lot of blda to feed. but thia year uot a auul, ao far, re- mcmbera me. Jlmlny irieketa! Well, we'll aee." 'J liliiklin. tliua. Hrow n at'iod before hla all- teentti atory ottire door. "Would or would It not afTrlirht her If I asked my younu typewriter How to work thia plan, tltouvht Drown, aa be went and aat lilm down. And aa he read hla lettera o'er, he thought about bla plana the more. And aa be thuiiKht ho itrcw perpleied, until at biat alie thoiiKlit him vexeil. "To-morrow'a Thanksiclrlint," ventured the. "A day when all, it aeema to me. Should eat lota of turkey and pumpkin pie, and all aorta of tlxln'a that money can buy." Thua quickly to the glrl'a omnie, Drown made reply lie following phrase: "And." Im went on, "I have a plan, aud you must help me If you ran. Then he told her bow the burrowed money came. And how be Borrowed much before It came. He aald: "Tbo laudacape blue, It turned to red; It Oiled my heart with thaukfulueaa. It drove away my wrctehednesa. Hut," he continued, "Iheu 1 thought of other men dead broke. I ought to aee aome other lurkleaa alnnera fiirnlabed with Thanksgiving dinners. ' The maiden listened to hla words, "Vuu want my help to buy the birds, The celery and the pumpkin plea and other things," she aald, her eyes Dent on the floor. Then be replied: "That'a It ejactly; If you tried You could uot closer apeak my mind. And further. If you'll be ao kind And help me at the dinner, too, I'll alwaya grateful be to you." The n-alden'a cheek waa like a peach, and aa she listened to hla speech, Into It crept a rosy pink, ao comely, that It mane lilm think : "Well. I vow; In all the city there la no other girl ao pretty." Bo to the market forth they went, on benev olence lnte.it. On the way the girl observed: "Where will you have the dinner served? If you hav uot git another place, I'm cer tain that my mother Would he happy If you were to have It cook ed nnd nerved by her." "A very good Idea, my child," said Spec ulator Drown, and'amlled. "How many guesta, then, will there be? .... "ave you asked them yet?" said aha. "No, by gracious! I forgot. When we have the dinner bought, I'll Dud fellowa out of work, and bid them come and feed on tnrk." So they planned and so they talked as to the market place they walked. At the market place their eyes filled wonder aud surprise. Food waa there from all creation; enough for half a nation. 'Where does It come from?" Brown pounded. Thus a market man pounded: ''Should you ask me whence those turkeys, Whence those birds of rounded plumpness, Stripped eai h one of ruby wattle, ftrlpped of all Ita glorious feathers, lira wo and ready for the oven. There to bake and brown and alule Till the cook, with wise dcclaluu, takes It from tne torrid reeeas, iteady fir Thanksgiving dinners, 'vAV''iJW Ae" ' A " Ve-n ' mmk M f 'W7'W Mm Ti with food pro-el- Jmmm TDK DI.VXItR. I should tell you. answer I ahould: From the plalna of Illinois, from the bills of reiinsyiviiiila. From the vales of Massachusetts, from New York and fro.ti New Jersey, Where the farmers feed and feed more. All the summer, all the autumn. Till Thanksgiving la not far off; Then tbey aend them to the city. That New York may not bereft be , "f the pleasurva of the table." "That'a enough jf rhvnieleaa rhythm; send '. two turkeys, ami aend with them " Brown In'gan, etoppel. perpleiisi. Turning 1 to the airl: "What neit?'' Then the maiden skillfully filed the order out. and he paid the bill admiringly. . How Brown went out guests to Invite would lie too long a story quite. But he wrapd up liaif a doien, and him self, the -uald-n's cousin. And her tuoiaer. all aat down next day to feast en uraeva brown. ho waa there? Isaiah Hlout, who for all weeks bad been out i tit I b.m, cosnted, aat Candy Uaker j UK night Iieforc Thanksgiving the city wus abln.e will, lights. 1 he hrat auow had fii.lcn tuid the air itself seemed light hearted. The massive uiansi his that aurrouinl lira mercy I 'ark were brightly lighted. In untitled silence a yvung man clonk less ami glovelcsa hurried by the Iron bars 'lint fence in the little acre of the rich towunj his lodging place. 1'or live years -luck Fleming hail lived alone. No one knew very much nlotit him, except thnt he was a thriftless, in dolent getting. When Ins father died the fortune that might have folio to him had endowed certain wealth'' charitnble in- atitnt una. Ilia mother unit tutu in ins infancy, and Jack Fleming had grown up with the servants and ht hooks fur com panions, lie had never Keen enough of his father to love him. In his childhood Jack had had one fncn-l I torn (iohlth wait. She waa a benttiful girl, several i-,. lira his lllllior. who llvd ill the house adjoiniug bis father' a, and every day otic or the other would climb the fence that aeimrated them and drop over into the little yard for a rump. I"" was proud of her protector and pl.iymnte, for even then Jack was full f '""k knowledge, and Dora soon learned to love Shakapeare ami Milton aa read aloud ly her hero. Another great trumping place for the little people was (irutiier.-v l'ark, for both houses fa I the handsome playground and Mr. (ioldthw ait ami Jack's father were among the favored rich who pos sessed keys to the great iron gates that shut out the children of the poor, who often 'ined the iron fence and peered wistfully between the bars at the smiling lawn within. The children were It -separable until Jnck waa l.'i and Iorn l'J. Then Jack went 'o college, hut every holiday found him at home ncnin. and often books went I by the hoard nnd Jack came home on the : sly to see his little swee'hvart. Of course. on these occasions he w.ik smuggled into Dora's home, nnd good riitured, easy-go-1 ing Mr. (ioldthwait would have thought It the basest treachery for any member of his family to inform his licit door neighUir, Jack's father, ' tint his son was playing truant. After three years at college Jack was hopelessly behind in his studies, and his father, still ignorant f the reason, called hitn a blockhead, tine day Jack received a teud-r, loving letter frmii Horn asking him to come home at nice, as In-r father had just received wort from Kngland that he had fallen heir to a large property, including a tlnntrr in one of the large rities. and the busito -s if the latter was in urii'-u: ti 1 of his iinire.li.ite attention. The f.imily would sad for Ktiglnnd Imtin ' I. .It Ii .ra wanted Jin k to go with them, if h ''''I- '' receiving the letter It of the (iolilthwait r.-s.i l'ark. It was closed. Jark entered. "So you nave been wasting jour time ne it door, instead of studying." No pleading on the part of Jack could Induce the turbulent old mail to tell where the (ioldthwni: had gone. "Never miinl," thought Jark. "I will hear from her soon, uml then " Hut no letter came. Week lengthened Into mouths and Jack grew tall and thin, t'ne day he went up In his college town, aud an inquiry at the Miatotlice elicited the fa.t that several letters had come, up to a month ago, but they had been for warded to (ira merry l'ark. That night father and son faced cneh other for the last time. Where are the letteta IWa wrote to me.' demanded Jark, as he lenned over toward the old man. who stood smiling sarcastically in Ins face. "I told you that if you refused to return to college you would regret it," wna the reply. Jnck turued on his hei I nnd passed out of the house. He found it a harder struggle than he expected. Ilia income tlnetiiuted front next to Untiling to nothing itself. He be came hrst a wanderer among apartments, then among boarding houses, ami at Inat an Inhabitant of "furnUbed rooms," who ate at cheap restauraut when be could eat at all. He had lived a week in a rear hall bed room on Twenty -second street before he discovered that ita windows were only sepnnted front those of his old home and thnt of Dora, on (irnmctcy Park, by the brief New York back yards in which they used to play together. The (ioldthwait house waa dark. It had been ever since the day Dora left. Next to it, where his father' mansion loomed up against1 the trees beyond, lights w re often seen. Hut strangers occupied the familiar rooms. (Iu Thanksgiving Kve just live years since l.e had left his old life behind him Jack went to his dingy little window to gar.e at the two mansions. He shivered with cold; hut the blood rushed quickly to his face when he saw the home of the girl he still loved, brightly lighted up. For an instant he stood still, amazed. Then he sat down on his bed !o think. Finally, downhearted and discouraged, lie turned to a great pile of niiinuar.-ipt and rubbish on the floor, and picking a book from the nondescript mnas he turned over the leaves. "Twelve plays out," he muttered to himself; "liveof them pMubly lost." Only that Jay he had sent his best and latest comedy to the new F.tiglish actor who had arrived the day before. Aa soon aa it wna rehearsed (as lie doul ted not it would be) he would send the Hirers in rotation. For months he had expected success to come with the dawn of every new day, and to-night na he threw himself on his bed, hungry and broken-hearted, he real ized the mistake he hud made in living in a dream. He made tirm resolutions to re form, but na his lingers .iinched in new born teaolve Ilia eyes strayed across the way again. For the second time that evening his heart stood s'lll. Mehlud the soft luce curtains of the lioldthwait man sion shadow s of peop e tinted to and fro. The house was inhabited nvain-but by strangers, of course, he (nought. 'I liHiiksgivint, Day found Jnck poorer and hungrier than he h id ever been be fore iu his life. For forty-eight hours he had n it tasted food, but he determined to breakfast in spite of the almost total emptiness of his pockcthook. He turned Ilia face toward the low.-r portion of t lie city, determined to accept whatever work offered itself, but it whs a holiday, and after several hours spent in tramping the quiet streets Jack titrne-l his face lioine- ward. As he trut.ged up Itroadwny a clatter on the stones liehiiid attracted his attention and a driverless cab dashed in to sight. An elderly man was gesticulat ing wildly from the window. With a bound Jack respotidel. In another mo ment the rutin way horse stood panting in the roadway, and Jack'a sinewy hand was on the bit. "One dollar to drive me up to Del- curling hair streaming in the wind, bul the beautiful woman into which the yean had changed her. i'nr a mo nt Jack could hardly re strain himself front rushing forward ami declaring bis identity. Hut a thought ol his clothes and his work made him stop. He became as anxious to bide his face as he had been a moment i.etorc to tell bis name. Dora and her father passed into t tie restaurant and Jack earned a s itnl dol lar by getting a new driver for his pas. songcr's coupe. He passed and repassed the restaurant in an un"ivcful attempt to get another glimpse m the woman he loved Ix fnre he even satisfied his hunger. It was dark before lie went back to his little room nnd stationed himself once more at Ilia window to gaze at the lights in the (Iolilthwait mansion. He was tilled with a conflict of love ami pride. He had no reason to believe tha: Dora had not forgotten him, but bis love for her was as . I'.'.. otj-'w.J ' ' vs I A ll' "IIR BAT OX UIH IIK.II AND Tlllll'nHT.' Is .v. J i i ... iVr- t IV..' A. W -Mr? .'Y. 4.e"V- "IX T1IK MITI.E HACK VAItll.1 few hours after . k stood in front i-ii e on I Iraineri y N'o servant an- .....r..,l tlie bell, and J.n k's In art fell like lead. Again he ..kc it the letter. It I was dated two days brf .'e nnd had !- ' delayed in the mails A' hum.- he found his fa: her. '! In a mood in who h he ha I never Men hitn l fore. "You young rascal;" b shouted. monii-o's," shouted the man. "Hut your driver? ' asked Jack. "Dr ink in a saloon." was the response. Without another word Jack lca-d up to the cabby's sent and wb;pH-d up the horse. It was the first time he had ever earned a dollar by manual Inls.r. and as be clinched his teeth firmly a flush mount ed to his cheeks. When the once familiar restaurant cntne into sight Jack th eight, with mois ture in Ins eyes, of the many times be and Ilora had lunched iu the great dining r.Hitn. As lie reined tin la-fore It. hag gard .unl mml sputtered, totally differ ent fritn his old self, l.e atnrtel with amazement. There. s!an !.ng on the side walk a the subject ol his dream-not the Dora of old, with abort frock and strong as ever. lie longed to go to her,! but the knowledge of bis Kiverty aud shiibbiuesK kept hitn back. I I he w indows of the great old dining-1 room were bright witn light and their raised curtains gave Inui a dear view of. the place where he aud Dora had spent' many happy Thanksgiving reunions to gether. Hi- saw her liming about the1 table aa of old, putting the finishing touch- j es on 'he arrangement of fruits and How-! ers. lie lid see her plainly. She look-! ed even younger and more beautiful than she had that afteruoou iu her heavy street wraps. Half an hour passed aud some one else; came into the room -a tall, handsome man. Dura seemed to lorget her bouse-j hold duties, for she bung on the man's' arm and aeeuied to plea I with him. At, lust be sut down, uml then still another person came in; it was Mr. (ioldthwait. I They aat by the lire, with Dora between them. She was talking earnestly, and the handsome stranger einid to be lis tening intently. ( Icriisiotially Jack could see that Mr. .(ioldtbw "i" aHike. Then Dora would beam with happy smiles. Suddenly she Jumped up from her seat, and a moment later when she returned she had iu l bands a fluttering man uscript. She read It. The old smile played about her lips. The gestures waved the grace- bums brightly over all around. F.i-ono inize, if you must before; economize. If you mist afterward; but let our national Thanksgiving stand as a red letter day Iu the calendar of the household. The table should be daintily spread; the linpery snowy while; the silver brightly Isdishcd; the glass clear aa crystal, and the la-st china carefully placiil. I'ui a little Ihiutoiiniere at each plate, with a dinner card apropriutrly decorated, with a tiny w ater color or a ben aud-lnk sketch, or even a verse or quotation apropos to the recipient. In the center of ', the table have a vase of lovely fringed chrysanthemums, a Jar of ferns or a bas ket of bittersweet and barberiua -trophies of your summer's outing, sav.il for this occasion. At one end of the table place a mold of translucent quivering cur rant Jelly, with the slimmer sunshine still 'prisomil in its depths; at the other, a pretty dish of spicy pickled eachcs or crispy gherkins. The bill of fan-, as given below, may be rnricd to suit the purse or the Individual taste; only premising that on no account should the national dishes- the real con comitants of Thanksgiving -be omitted: MKN't". "Now good digestion wait on appetite, And health uu butli." - Macln-th. Blue Points, nil lb half all!! "lie waa a bold man that first at sn nys- . i -rail n 11 1. 'ream of Tomato Hmin. "l.pect apoon ineal."- line's Labor l.csit. xsitisl Aluiomla. Iillves. Konst Turkey. "( poii what meat doth thia our Caesar feed That he haa grown an great?' -Jiillua I'seaur. 'ranherry Sauce. "What la sauce for the gooae la aauce for tue ganucr. - lorn ttrown. Vegetatilea. "Kat It up all, llortenalo, If thou lov'at me Muea K'skI ito ii unto thy gemle breast. Taming of the Shrew. Mfcsbi-d Potato. lilaicd Sweet 1'otato. Sitcemasli. Mayonnaise of Celery. ". green ami glorious! ) lierbareous treat I 1 would tempt tlie dying anchorite to eat! Bark lo the world he'd turn hla fleeting aouL And plunge bta augers III the aalsd bowi!" -Sidney Sill I III. Wsiers. Cheese, Plea. "No soli iqion esrlh Is ao dear tn nur eyes Asthe.Hillwe Hrat stirred III terreatrlal pies." 1'uuipklu liu. allure l'ia. Fruit. "A dish fit foe the gisls."-Jllllus I'seaar. Nuts. Italslus. Ilotibotia. "I'retiy, little, tiny kl.kahaws."- Heury IV. Coffee. "Iirluk, p'etty creature, drink." Words- wort b. ful hands. It maddened Jack, lie felt ' from the harvest fields. In drawliig- tliut he must be near her once more-iuust i rooms nothing Is more effective than In hear hi r voice again. dian corn and diminutive yellow ptimp- A wisteria vine ran down from his win- kins, the corn with Ita long atalka and flow. Clasping the strong dry stalk, Jack golden ears slacked on either side of the descended until he stoo l on the fence so1 wide doors or grotipeil In corners, tha dear to bis memory, lioftly he crept along small pumpkins with more ears or corn until he reached the little veranda at the piled at the biise rear of the (iolilthwait mansion, and peering through the window be feasted his eyes on the fine of the girl he loved. Jack waa overcome na he auw again all the little details of the room which once had been so familiar tn him. He bowed his head. He pushed against the glass of the swinging window. The window opened a tritlc Jack started back fright ened, but the nir wna stili outaide, and the inmates of the room I'ttd not noticed. How he could hear Dora's voice. It aald: "Now, Mr. I.angdnii. e' me read the cli max to you before dinner is announced." I .n union waa the name of the Knglish actor to whom Jack had sent his play, and as Dora's sweet voice rad on, Jack real ized thnt it was his own comedy she was reading. - The liitiiax was renil-red with telling effii-t. The two men leaned forward with interest. "Capital! Capital!" cred I-angdon. i Jim k was tilled with Intense excite- iiient. Ilia hands were linrhcil. "Do you accept it?" jakisj Dora, tri umph mtly. of the actor. I 1 do. was the n-ply. "It is the coin- edv that I have been wa.'ing for." i 'I will write him lo-nigbt, then," said Dora. The beautiful g.rl sank back In! her chair and went on: And now 1; will t-'ll ton a atory that will explain why I was so anxious have you take the play." Jark listened breathlessly. j "You a--." said Dora," I used to have, friend here named Join Fleming. When we w nt abroad I wrote to him, but he did not answer my lettei. I hist sight of hitn, but I did not lose my -well, my. regard for him " "A splendid fellow," interrupted Mr. j Goldthwsit. I "Ther. never one like him." said Dora. Then she went on: "Well, when e reached New York last week father torch of hospitality and go,-! fellowship I tigM. We ruthlessly stubbed, an. I won ilereil every time nt tlie other' a cruelty with a renewed eense of Mui-prisc whilst poitili'iing on a retui'ii t.intst likely to prove inorv hurt fill. F.very day we accuicil to lie growing furrier from Hie possibility of n reconciliation, till at lust we liecnine quite friendly In our fiimlty. We ceased Id bo pci-sonnl. nnd only discussed outside iiinlicra. Our liearta bud solidly fro.eu we, who had loved each other mo tnui h there wna no longer wnrtnl l euoiigli even for aatliv. We ( ou.' me.ila sib-nlly to get her In the great ball of the queer old Inn of Mottteiiero, which wna built hlkh up on the rocks aluvo th- awift river rolling about their lias? 'JiKI feet below, an linpivgniililo atroiighohl In tbo old tlinca of the bonier wura. iiti'l now but a' liimtelry for trio.'ia Crosslin the wild forest In mis Hint stretched for tnl lea to the horizon. I bad come to meet the Count, my father, on IiIh wu.v aouili, but lie lind boon detained, aud Vgo had declared lie would not I'ii.o me In the desolate old ensile till a aafer protector than my fount lo attendant should arrive. 1 acquiesced -how will ingly then, when my heart bent nt tlie otiud of lila footsteps), nud I lie gloomy ball aeeuied ao mysteriously delight ful whilst Ue wna there! Tilings had Indeed changed! Now I protested Im patiently at the. waiting. Would not my father aoon arlve? Yet aurely I dreaded bla advent, w hich would mean our parting without ever a reconcilia tion. Ho offered lo ride to bla encounter. I murmured, "He might If be wished. " aud turned away with my heart stink lug Into my Iih-k. He did not go, how ever, and Iu this I found further cause for a display of 111 liiiinor. He success fully retaliated, till I dcaplsod lilm with all my ami I, and wondered how I ever could have thought him aught but a bear. One day, aa I at rode angrily along the corridor, I encountered one of the gntula I bad not before noticed, though later I remembered that alio bad bcvtl alHiut the lun for aome days. She waa little person, not ao much In bright she might have been aa lull na iiiyeclf aa In general effect; she looked little, and had the meanest countenance I bad ever beheld. I took aucli a sudden dis like to the creature that 1 Involuntarily drew my skirts naldo na aha pnased.. Later on In the day we both olwerved her at a table Iu the company of a man. He wna taller than alio, yet had the an tne nppenrnnee of puny iiieniiiiesa. An Impotent pugnacity marked the w hole of Ida Irascible pliynlaguomy, the fcnltireaof which were w hite nnd form less. The two openly wrangled during the whole course of Ihn meal, ao Hint we could not help laughing at Hie ridicu lousness of their belinvler. They bandied worda on every conceivable aubject. "I'my don't eat your aonn aa If you were fond of It." mild she; " I bate to aee people ent their aoup In that way." "You halo every one but yotir- aelf," aald he. "IVrhapa I do, when every one haa diminished to a you," ahe replied. How brulnl they are!" murmured l'g'). I laughed. Well, we were well-bred In our quarrels, at any rate. Whatever we thought we took care to conceal Iu elaborate Killteueaa worthy, certainly, of better feellnga. 1 think he under stood what wna passing through my mind, for be flushed a little angrily. Htircly I did not mean lo compare our- aches to these low erenttirea, whose de formed bodies seemed the Index to their crooked aotila. Whether I did or not, aucc led In hiding further expreaalou of my thoughts. During the following days we Ix-canie Niter friends: Hie dlactiHsloii of those oddlllea made ua forget something of our own rancor. We were pleased lo condemn ihetti, and phlloHophize on the usefulness of such beings ou earth, their hldeoUMtieaa and evident discontent with life. Whenever we came across them our loathing Increased. It Iiap-M-nei inui afternoon aa we were aented on the parapet of the toner overlooking the dense atrctch of wooded country to westward, and the allver serpent river, whose color deepened with the setting of the ami, till the whole bo came a w inding Hue of molten crimson at our feet. Hint a strange emotion, en used by the wondrous scene, stirred ua both. We turned to look at one an other, when the sight of their vile fig ures Intercepted our glnncen, and their querulous voices echoed la the great alienee petty, stupid, mean. "I wonder thin they can even think of audi tilings," I wild a little hotly, whereat nu odd look crept Into I go's eyes, which made me feel auddeuly In dlgnat .'. No doubt he waa comparing Die to them. How small of him to do Hint! How I disliked the way he dan gled hla feet against the parapet, bla aword between bla kneea! I rose up and went In. He could listen and en joy the company of those horrible peo- A Tragedy In Turkey. Through the corn a turkey rustles, iii a fence s small hoy alls. After him the farmer liuatlea, TeiTifylug hla few wits. 'TIs the luiy." thua thinks the Turkey) -" 'Tla the turkey." tlilnka the buy. Aad the farmer'a efforts Jerky lill the wicked yuiith with Joy. Now that Turkey la not living, But no loud lament la heard. For the boy iqsiu Thanksgiving lined upon that iiuhle bird. Thanksgiving Decoration. The old question comes up again and again as to bow to devise something novel for Thanksgiving decoration. Tlie day ia one pre-eminently homely and simple In Ita spirit and traditions a day set apart for returning thanks because of the neces sities and every -day comforts of life. Nothing is so appropriate Iu commem orating the occasion aa embellishments Vines of crauberry crowded with the tiny red globes can trail across mantle shelves or twine up and dowu columns, while garlands of red and green iepjicra, all sizes and alia pea, and great hunches of r'qie wheat aud oats are rich and beau tiful In effect. Fruits of all kluds-grasj-s, late pears aud peacbi-s, rosy ap ples and purple plums, mingled with their own foliage are unique and highly typb-nl of the harvest home. For dining table ornamentation a novel and moat attractive mode ia to cut from the ordinary vegetables aha pes simulating flowers from the beet a deep red rose; from the yellow turnip, a tiger Illy: a white lily or chrysanthemum from tha potato, with lettuce leaves for foliage, w hile cabbage, celery, cauliflower and the dozen other kitchen garden productions add blossoms to this original bouquet. One of these oranmrnta nerves at each plate as a favor, while a huge group mingled with fruits forma a fine center piece. It ia a very simple matter to shape these mock flowers, a sharp knife and a little skill ia all that la required. They may be prepared the day before Thanksgiving and kept fresh in a howl of water. "Give Me the Wishbone." 1 1 plu If he liked, Hi lice he could not aco nuy dlfiorvnoe tietween them and me. I went dUcotisol.itcly to my room and watched from my window, and the tears crept Into my eyes aa 1 thought that aurely Fgo nnd I would never lie the same to one another again. Whilst I ant and dreamily pondered, the Idea entered my bead that thia atrange pair had emtio lH-tween ua; Hint they had cast the evil eye on lis -the evil eye! I shudder aa a aense of the reality of the aiiperatltlon assailed me. I recollect ed Hint they had appeared at the Inn on the day of our quarrel. For aeveti d.iya Fgo nnd I had lieon aa stranger to one another, and they, they would never ua for all time. I leaned out of my win dow, gazing dowu on the parapet be neath me, on which Vgo atill ant. The horrible woman wna looking at lilm even aa I wna, and the man mumbling to himself. I could have laughed out loud from very rage, for I'go eoemod to be mesmerized to the apot, bat lied In the crlmaon light from the eettlng tun, with a look In hla eyea that wna not hla, a look of one enthralled by evIL 1 had done It. The awful Idea bad relumed to me. Iu the late evening I stole through the dark corridor to ber room, and all the way I laughed to myself, for the at range nmdnetoj ao poascwied me that I bad neither fear nor horror. Then I crept away down the etalra and out Into the oik'U by the nowlug river. There, na the cool air fanned my fever- lan race. I thought I had done right: alio wna au evil, horrible thlmr who woum hnrni ua. Hut, Fgol What will he think? Hi 111, I aald aloud, I am glud, i am gnu. "Why are you glad?" I turned round with a little crv aa I'go came out of the durkueaa aud joined me. I could not rent," be went on ntilte nnturully, "ao I came out here. I did Jiot expect to find you," he continued. with no warmth Iu hla tone, adding. "Those people got ou my mind. I felt nn IrroalHtlblo dealre to go and smother tout bruie kill him. I wish I had; but somehow I hadn't the Courage." "Fgo!" What la Itr he said. "1 have done It," "Wlmt?" "I have killed her." "You arc mad!" "I have killed her," I repented. He remained alleut, pule to the Up, then aald, hurriedly: "No one can pos sibly know you did It?" "No unless " rules?" "He-he ahould dlvlue." "Hut he inuat die, too!" He sprang away from my aide, bitten by my mad ness. "Don't you see," he sold, looking oddly, "such people must not exist; they are horrible, venomous worms; they are not human, they have the evil eye, they poison the earth." I followed slowly, possessed by a. atrange calm. Of course It was nullo r'ght. The world must lie rid of such extraneous beluga. We cleansed our houses of all vile accumulations;, we swept our streets, and burned every useless thing, killed nauseous Insects treacherous animals, exterminating all Hint waa loathsome. Why did we atop at human vermin, ami not purify the world, too. of audi deUleinent? Then suddenly I stood still. I'go, a few yards liofore me, was rooted to the ground, and, she! I had failed, then. My atitbs meant nothing. She could not lie killed. I'go, too, had failed! Tbo blood In my veins turned cold with horror, and, like him, I could uot move from whero I stood. At Inat he came up to me aa one In d renin, and aald, "We cannot kill them! Look! They are some evil spirits. Little one," he murmured. tenderly, "come away, come away from here; It la n poisonous place, Tbey may live forever, hut they shall not separate us. We were In their tliralldotu." Was It - dream? I'go's arms were round me. "I love you, I love you!" be said. have been afraid to tell you, and they, they came between ua; but we do not cure do we? You were so brave, braver than I, for you did not hesitate; but It waa no use, we could not kill them." our arms were tightly entwined, nothing In the world could come be tween us now. Tboae grew some people were but plgmlea. What cared we? And we turned with a laugh towards them. Then we aaw what was Indeed stranger than anything that bad yet hapiiciifd at the old castle, for there under our very eyes they changed, and ahe tiecame even a I was, tall and fair, and be as I'go, brave aud beautiful, till at Inat It seemed that they were we aud we were they; then as the pale moon gleamed from out the clouds and threw a Hi Hid of light across our path, we found that we were alone. "It Is not trueT' I murmured. "I may have leen like that, but uot you." lie colored to his eyebrows. "The portrait of me was douhtlcHs excellent," said be; "the other, of course, was a pre piHtterotis calumny." Hut I dou't think either of us cared very much, for me knew that as long as our hewrts beat near one another's tbisse other people could not find a way to come between ut. And, In very truth, they were seen no more at Mon tenero. Westminster Budget.
