' THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND.. SUNDAY MORNING. DECC'vR 12. . 1003. , aaj. m rav- Ity Mil Ov.rholl- I WINtl m around. iurtya you ran, n' l-f t grsiid" it . - Ht Konst Clrnv I; chrUtmaa m ' -noo- I.v n.f- ' fety new rrnlillilB t 69 1-M Kili!h J! lra. Portland. playing t.' w -Turkor ' " ""' he ' knew how. and a hundrrd or morn pv " fit, all uf the lon pollution, und, Jl-many fsmlil.-s and th.ir wlvrn from the aurroumline country, w.r- "trlpr-lnrf I. 1h light fantastic." while lk ilfyer. ...H.nrl..lor of a t)'MW "" -9 ... . i,.n lun,1 'Vslli'd off" mid I - j irm - rrackftd Jk-s Ix-tween tlmrs. Ik f, Mojer a the vIIUkb . " i "Funny thing.'' Ik would say. ' ''"V pond up to CamidwIlH Mc.ro yet-rdy M ' Fellow came Into tho tor and says. - V.lmrnea dhB' worth of shlngl nails' i 'Ain't got any shlnglr- nnlls.' v Cnmp , toll, 'but I got the (lurnd.xt Lent line -I ..i urltfm Houth of J'ortland.' Aftar A hit another follow cume In. ' "Got any woolen ox?' ha inquires. ' 'Nop. says Campbell, 'but 1 got, the all-r- flrodest lst allM-U you ever see!" " iThen another dame was railed and Jka would Bet busy with: "Balance U purty aa you ran, ' Swing 'em around with the left ala mand." lots of fun those daya and plenty of ' hOn llfla particular Christmas eve tlie. " around wtl covered with several tncliea . " - ti,- Willamette river wan froen over bo that stork was driven " across on the Ice.-'Tight from Jefferson - utreet straight across to the other side. 7 said "Grandma" Cosgrove. 'and I was frightened to death for fear they would fall into the water. But the Ice held . them up all rlglit. Oooaness. tut It was cold tlutt winter." But to get lwu.k to the main story. ' , "Along; about Jl o'clock. I guess It J was." ald one of those present at the dance, but who does not desire puD- Hetty' "I happened to be standing near d'oor when I heard a timid knock. ' I stepped to the door and opened It and, r 8lr there was a poor half clad girl of about 1 year, of age "BhB was Piranger. i ' j,r and J knew most everybody those M Am. In Hut ahl days. . I asaeu iirr iv tunic .... " " - wouldn't do It. She seemed to be afrahl -of the crowd and the music. 80 I stepped out followed by Harvey May ; hew, a young fellow who had come - down from Portland with a load of ' freight. , , . - "In a few short. Jerky sentences the girl told lis that she and her father and her little 7-year-old brother had started out from San Francisco to come to Portland," but had missed the road and had been traveling for two weeks with ,,. fnnd. One horse had died, she ald, and she had been helping to pull the wagon. Her father was too weak to help.. She had managed to bring the outfit to the lowep end of town and, aceing the lights at the dance hall, the only one '..In town, she came there for asslfttancie. "It took:Mayh$w and myself about three minutes "to get down to the wag on. ' The man was pretty much all In. 1 tut we carried him Into my house. which waa near, and got hliu warmtHl J up, and he was soon all right. Wo had j a big turkey all ready for dinner .itet day. but my wife dHldra to cook 11 rifht then. Mavhew-he wa a fine young fel OK rni hack to the dance hall and got Ike Meyer to open Ms store, and I Bue he bought all the Christmas ehrar there was left. Then lie cut down n lit tli tree and by the time the tuikey was ready we had a dandy decorated Christmas tree. Mayhew told Ike about our discov ery and he Vut In' with us and we fixed that family out with clothing und I'hriiimua nrvMriitu the lMst ever. There wuh candv and popcorn and .!... nti.l i-oats and a uled for tha .,... .11 Llnlu f groceries and mox .verjthlng that could be bought thut looked like I'lirisimus. "It was sure worth all it eont 4o see those people when wo opened the door fi-r thft lurkev had disappeared. The ., ..n.4 th irl hroke down and cried while the toy Just naturally thought It .. . . ih rrimlrtt tilaht he had ever "The little family sold the horse and wagon and came to I'oruanu suomy after Christmas, where the man. through the influence of his new found friends, .secured employment." "Theres a little white houso with green blinds and a pretty rose garden around It In north Portland." the nar rator continued. "It Isn't richly fur nished and sometimes the occupants don t have all the luxuries going, bat I'll bet It contains more, rtal love than any other house In this great city. It is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mayhew, and there are three children who on every Christmas eve draw their chairs up to the old fashioned fireplace and listen again to the story of how their father met their mother op a cold Christmas eve In 1861 in Forest Grove, and of how they loved each other right i,. .i.rf Anrl then the children! see their gentle little mother steal over to their bg ratner ana piace ner rm hi. mAfk onri thA tears tears aivuuu , . " ' " - - 0f j0y well- up In her eyes and the big man draws her to nrm ana sayw: -There wasn't any Christmas In Oreo-on till you came. sweetheart. ant rliiii sivrlrfcnkeri US Tor (1U1LO sdcII. but when he did come he made up for lost time. "And then they sit Vpr an(1 'nola hands until the kids get sleepy and go to Ded ana men iney gei oul mu pn:a ents and goodies and try to make tho A IniFMia that Avnn tliA elltl- raw ,uwuo ..... - - dren wll remember that Christmas eve 18 tne nappiesi iirne vi an in- A A .Inmn H Q KM U t T' I with ft 1 1 V. u u n 1 . . . . ' - -. cheery smile for everyone, Is Ike Meyer. Ask him If he remembers the Christmas eve of 1861 and he will say: "Yes. Pretty cold then. One time down at Forest Grove there were two fnllnwa fkrrMff1. nnA for fltenlltiir a cow, the other for purloining a watch. After they had served their sentences In the penitentiary and came back home, they refrained from saying much about their Incarceration. It was a kind of a delicate matter. One day, however, the fellow who stole the cow said to the other fellow: "What time is It, BillT And BUI. looking at the sun, said. 'Oh. about milking time, 1 guess.'" iiu V I TvImF I fii.rlBf.fin t am 4 - " - 1IKN Grayson steppeu into ituiy muion a apartments ms nay m f f . tha MeravhMtn'a atudeiv circus. h found that bright riaintf aiar or ina lerai uru I .... w r-m u.d In ItathrnhA anil a slouch hat. with his feet on tho window sill and smoKtng xurtousiy at a iiui black pipe. ..,' . ' "Well, what la IIT' demanded Gray son. "What la troubling the Judge f Sutton 'scowlsd, "I don't wish to parry words with you. Orayson," ha' said. "In tha rnood I'm In. 1 might spoil your pretty face." "Ah, quite serious quit serious. 1 see," remarked the other. "You need Immediate attention. Shall I feel your pulse?" "You can pick yourself up and got out of here as quick as you came In," growled Sutton. "Don't you see I'm busy?" "Ah. Just so." reiterated the other. "Affairs of state, I tuppt'so, or ah, I have it! Affairs of the heart! Oh, you can't fool me, old chap we have both loved Kllse Bromley too long for me not to know th symptoms and last nlgbt at the circus Oh nie! Oh my! But didn't the counsellor throw sheep's eyes, or calf's eyes, or some kind of animal eyes? Worst than ever, eh? 80 bad you don't sleep any more aid feel Im pelled to write all night?" as he cast a glance at the scattered papers about him and the unkempt appearance of. his friend. If I felt like that. I d marry the girl," remarked Grayson. Unperturbed, aa he flicked the dunt off hla arm. If I felt like you, I'd' go soak my head," waa the sharp retort. "You obllga me by leaving Miss Mromley out of this. What right have I,", he added bitterly "In my circumstances " Grayson's eyes sobered. 'What- ua ihl " lie aslteri. "vmi used so to spout about rising superior' to your circumstances?" M.-ii, ikd.'. .11 viarht In ttrrs fTSrii VMfin retorted Billy, fiercely, "but I'll tell you dhiii'u, riaen minerlor to mv circum stances so much that I'm beginning to feel like a. balloon! Besides, what chance has a man to rise who can't af- tnTA an alrshln? NOW. With you yes. even vou have a chance! But I Look here, fellow!" he roared suddenly, "you get out of here! There are Just two Winds of men I hate worse than all others. One Is the man who has more money than he knows how to spend, and the other is tne man wno immi i mo you're the first kind and I'm the second un mtt Aiit hofnrA ura clash f" "Not until the third assistant deputy counsellor is reaay 10 d iaen aou i" work. My motor car Is' outsldo and I have a mission In life, as little as you might expect It: lis 10 gei me juugo down town In time ,1pr the opening of court," remarked Grayson, as he settled himself more comrortaoiy in 111s cnair. "Poor old Bill!" he muttered, "lies got It bad! And she cares for him, too. Gad if she cared as much for me! She won't even look at my poor millions, see where he stands!" "Looks like Bill hadn t slept much. vnwtieil Ornvson as he moved over to the desk and Jumbled papers. "The great American novel Is coming on, though, from 'the looks of this." As he threw aside the dusty shoe, a written page struck his eye. AfUr reading the page, he straightened up and looked furtively at the bathroom door. Then he hastily read the rest of the scattered sheets, as lie heard re assuring splashes from the other side of tha closed doer and at the end. fold, ed and deliberately put them In hit pocket. "I have come to talk about Hutlon he told her.' "80 you needn't fnar,,Tlila la one time I won t propos to you. Now, a lot of ua fellows know that the. boy has all kinds of ability and genius and all that sort of thing, you know, but h. simply can't be made to use them Why. would you believe It he has .cart loads of the best magnslna storlea I have ever read certainly I know good magaslne stories but he won't publish them, mo we want your influence. '.'Please see If you can't do aomethlng with him about having them published, for he'll probably take your advice. Hera Ip one of the precious storlea I purtolnrd from his home this morning. I want you to read H and see If I'm not right." He thrust the manuscript In her hand and made a haaty goodbye before she could protest. "Oh. Billy." she sighed. "Why can't you see why can't you know'' I She curled herself up in her favorlta chair to read. Almost at tho first para- staph, ah started and sat elect. Why, Hits story was about her! It bru wltn the Incident of lier rtrst mmji with Itllly upon the occasion of lh Junior from, thro, followed their first rilo through the park.. tha chafing Utah party, tha auto trip with Grayson when Gray, son had proposed three times and Billy had seemed A disinterested onlooker that waa wlihn she waa but a clerk with ambitions In hla uncle's office. ' So the story proceeded until' last lilshl the night of the aoclety circus. Why.' this must have been finished, last night!-or waa It finished? Still, the story ran on, telling of his love, hla hopes, his fears. At the last part., It waa word for word what aha -and Itllly had said to each other the night before, but the written conversation did not stopas had the real one at an Interruption. Waa thin what ha had Intended te sayT , "The girl hesitated a moment before answering hla last bitter words."', "he read, '"then-.- " Perhaps aha might think for her self, though,' she answered, pouting, to herself. . ' . ,'." " "Hut she could never think a ha-' " 'Are you sure? aha questioned with A downward glance. ' ' "Do you mean It, dearest T" he asked ardently, reaching across the table to, gain possession Of both her little hands,' 'lo you know, really, that t love you with my brail and soul have loved you since the night of tha Junior Prom, year agolht J have never had the courage- do you realise nil this The,tory rauie to an abrupt tlose. ' "80 good of you to come.' aha de clared, giving him her warm hand clasp. "I have been waiting ages for this call I Intended to tell you last night to come and hear A aecrei I have, but 1 hadn't the chance. Awful crush, wasn't thersT But Ihey Bay the elrctss waa. a aucci-ss.'- , "It seemed ao to me," answered tha man, adding, "you were there."' "iiu nmeililnr more than pretty compliments I want from you, Jrfr. Wily Sutton," tha girl want on. "And I'm go ing to satisfy your curiosity right at the start before we talk About another thing. Hera la the great aecret and den't you dare laugh! I'm "going .to be an authoress! J have actually written one story And want year opinion aa ona r mi An. You'll elva ine vour an ewer right, won't your She dimpled aa he thought or ner siory. As she held out her manuscript, aha added, "I forgot to tell you that my first 'attempt la a sequel. I want to be original. ..you see. and I thought that would be unusual. You'll have to read tha sequel first, then ' tha rest" Without preface the atory siartea: "Haven't I realised for a lon lime,' and the man's eye looked unul terable thlnga Into lier own. as abe con-, Untied, 'that you're an abaulute Idiot nut to know how much or how long Imva known I lovt-d you" ; t , rThe you no, sweetheart,' he said, reaching ouj his arms to her. " 'I loved you have loved you,' she answered, - 'despite any - barrier stiy. money, relations, anything Oh, why. must I aay it aUr " ' ' : ' , , l didn't have time' to go any fur ther," said the girl, as Sutton looked up bewildered wt the sudden atop. ; "Per haps, though, U you looked at the orig inal." . . . ' She handed lilro hla own story. Aa ha read and the foil consciousness' of ' tha meaning' of her "sequel" broke over him, a smile spread over his features.' Ho rose and stretched out hla arms to her as she atood beneath the shimmer, of soft lights. She came to meet Mm -with a glad little cry. Some time later, ' he thought of the miracle. . . - "How did you get that atory T" he de- .' mended suddenly.' -s: , "Why. you aee," she answered dimp ling, "Mr. Grayson " .Then Sutton . remembered Grayson' morning visit. 1 ' , ' ,' '."So!" ha exclaimed. "Well, all t can say la bless old Grayson for a meddling fool." . -' 4 . 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