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VOL. XXIV
HIGH POINT, GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C, DEC. 10. 1903
NO 29
Doll to be Given Away.
ON FOLLOWING TERMS TO CHILD UNDER TEN YEARS OF AGE :
The DOLL will be given to some girl under 10 years of age, who can draw the best picture
of SANTA CLAUS.
But. the litttle girls competing for the DOLL must come to our store and look over our dis
play of Xmas toys, make her selection and write Santa Claus a letter telling him what they
want from our store, then send drawing and letter to us between now and the 24th. day of
December when the doll will be awarded. Also another prize to the child writing best letter.
A nice prize will also be given boy under ten years who can make best drawing of a horse
and wagon, and a second prize for best letter, both on same tezms as girls' above. Give name,
number of house and street.
HKADOUARrERiTFOKSANTA CLAUSE.
A. V. Sapp, Proprietor.
Weak
and Tired
People
We suppose all the women who
take care of a family and do their
own work are pretty tired come
night, but we are specially sorry for
those who don't feel rested in the
morning.
" Do you suppose your Vinol
would do me any good ? " said a
woman customer the other day.
" I just drag round. My work
seems an awful burden."
" We think Vinol will help you,"
said our clerk. " Our folks at
home use it. We have such faith
in it that we will pay the money
back if it doesn't help you."
She took a bottle of Vinol home,
and has since bought another bottle.
Vinol was sold last year on the
tame guarantee. How many " re
funds " were there, do you think ?
Less than two per cent.
In other words, Vinol did suc
cessful work in ninety-eight cases
out of one hundred.
For two great classes, those
who can't seem to gain strength
and those who are tired at nothing,
we say : " Try Vinol on our guar
antee." For weak women, nursing moth
ers, old people, and puny children
we have found nothing to equal
Vinol.
W. D. ROWE,
Marble and
Granite Dealer,
415 and 417 Patton Street,
DANVILLF, VA.
W. M. ROACH, RepresentattTe.
Reldsville, N C.
A. R. WILLM ANN
PLUMBING ( O.
('hakivttk, N. (.
St ictly high grade work All work
guaranteed and done by competent
plumbers.
A full line of Bathtubs, Closets, Lava
tories, etc , constantly on hand. Can't
we do your work. Write us.
Be II Phone'2JfS.
We can refer you to Mr. J. El wood Cox
as we are doing the plumbing in his hotel
and bank.
J. H. MEYER,
WITH
WILL AN PLUMBING COMPANY,
Charlotte, N. C.
58th Year
We don't say the biggest in the
world, bat simply sty the
old Reliable
Mutual Benefit Life Ids. Co.
of Newark, N. J.
Paying large cash dividends at
end of every year Examine oar
new Kndowmeut Policy at same
cost m regular life policy.
JOHN M. HAMMER. Atfant.
' , What la Wolrw ' Ktfaay Case t
Answer : Ii is nede from a pfacriptkm
of leedhs Chksjjx physician, and one
of the most eminent in tbe country. Tbe
ingredient are the nrrat thai mooey ran
; tmyt, and are aae ifically e mbincd to
, gt heir n most value. Wsi. A. King.
Sapp's Racket Store,
On Minut CoaoH Cur,.
Is the only harmless cough cure
that gives quclc relief Cures
Cough, Colds, Croup, Broucbitis,
Whooping Cough, Pneumonia,
Asihama, LaGrippe and all Throat,
Che-t and Lung troubles. I got
soaked by itti.i, says, Gertrude
K. Fenntr, Muticie, Itid , and
contracttd a scvete cold and
eolith. 1 failed rpidly; lost 48
pounds. My dtuj;git recommend
ed One Minute Cough Cure. The
tiis: bottle brought relief; several
cured me 1 nui back to my old
weight, 148 pounds. One Minute
Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, re
lieves the cough at once, draws
out infl inimation, cutes croup. An
ideal remedy lor chidreu. W. A.
Ring.
AC ThankiglTiBtf Dinner
Heavy eating is usually the firs',
oiti-c of it.digetiun Repeated at
tfeks infUrue the niucou.-, mem
branes lining the stoamch, exposes
the nerves of the stomach, produc
ing a smelling alter eating, heart
burn, headache, sour risings and
finally carrah of the stomach Ko
dol telitves the inflammation, pro
tects the nerves and cuies the
catarrh Krdul euros indigestion,
dbp?psiu, all stomach troubles by
cleaning and sweetening tbe
glands of the stomach. W. A.
King.
It Does The Work.
Dinville-, Pa .January 7th. 1902
The llaiicft'k Liquid Sulphur Co ,
Baltimore, Md. Gentlemen: I
bac had an aggravated case of
Kczctria for over twt ntv-five yea's.
Mv hands were unsightly a great
j part of that long period-I have
used seven nity rent, bottles, ana
one jar your Sulphur Ointment,
and now I leel as though I had a
branil uew pair of hands. My case
has been such an aggravated one;
it has cured me, and I am ctrtaiu
it uill cure any one if they persist
in using Liquid Sulphur according
to directions. For sale by all
druggist. BuLer Iidgar.
A Leaaon In Health.
Healthy kid eys filter the impurit es
from the Mood, and unless they do this
good health is impossible. Foley's Kid
ney Cur makes sound kidneys and will
jjOMtiv. ly cure all lornis I kidney and
bladder diseases It strengthens the
whole system. Wm. . King.
The Moat Common Aliment.
More people suffer from 1 heuinatis n
than f 0111 any other ailment. This is
wholly unnecessary too, for a cure may
be effected a: a ver small cost. G.
Wescott, of Meadow 'ale, N. Y.. says: "I
have been afflicted w.th rhe mati.ui fo:
some time and it has caused me much
suffering. I concluded to try Chain' er
lain'e Pain Ram and am pie ised to sy
th t it has cured me." For sale by Geo.
A. Mai ton's drug store.
ReveeJe s Orsst Beoret.
It is often askeil how much startling
cures, that puzzles ,the best physicians,
ar- offered by lr King's New discovery
for consuni ti n. Here's the Mcret. It
cuts out the phlegm and germ-infected
m cus, ami lets the life-giving oxygen
enrich and vitalize the blood. It heals
the imflanied, cough-worn throat and
luugs. Hani colds and stub' orn coughs
soon yield to Dr. King's New Discovery,
the most infaliib e remedy for all thro' t
and lnng diseases, (iuaranteed bottles
50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free at Geo.
A. Vat ton.
Kodol Dyapepel Onte.
D'jrots all classes of food, tones
and strengthens tbe stomach and
digestive organs Cures dyspepsia,
mnigesuon, stomach troubles, and
makes rich red blood, health and
strenght Kodol rebuilds wornout
tissues, purifies, strengthens and
sweetens tbe stemach. Gov. G W..
Atkinson, of W. Va.. me T hav
used a numb r of bottles of Kodol
and nave found it to be a very ef
f ctlve and. indeed, a powerful
remedy for stomach ailments I
recommend it to my friends W.
A Ring.
Whet's la a lu,.
Everything is in the name when
it comes to Witch Hazel Salve E.
C. DeWItt & Co , of Chciago, d a
covered, tome years ajo, how to
make salve from W itch- Hazel
that ia specific for pile For
blind, bleeding, itching and pro
truding piles, ecsema, cuts, bruises
and all skin diMe ruwi.
Salve bat no equal. This has given
rue 10 nameroua worthless counter
feits. Ask for DeWitt't-th genu
ine. W.A Ring.
Foley's Honey aaa Tar
btaU Itttixa aotstcpt tho cvrh.
High Point. N. C.
Doea It Pejr to Bur Cneep.
A cheap remedy for coughs and
colds is all right, but you aut
something that will relieve and
cure the more severe and dangerous
results of throat and lung troubles
What shall you do? Go to a warmer
and more regular climate? Yes, if
possible; if not possible for you,
then in e itber case take the only
remedy that has been introduced
in all the civilized countries with
succe ss in srvcie throat and lung
troubles, "Boschee'a German
Syrup " It not only hea's and
stimulates the tissues to destroy
the germ disease, but allys inflam
mation, causes easy expectoration,
gives a good night's rest aud cures
the patient. Try one bottle. Re
commended many years by all
druggists in the world. You etui
get this reliable remedy at Ring's
Drug Store. Price 25J aud 75c.
Questions Answered.
YtS August Flower still has the
largest sale of anv tUidic'ne in the
civilized world. Your mothers' and
grandmothers' never thought of
using anything else for Indigestion
or Biliousness Doctors wt re scarce,
and they seldom beard of Appen
dicitis, Nervous Prostration or
Heart failure, etc. They used
August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation of
undigested food, regulate theaction
of the liver, stimulate the nervous
and organic action of the system,
and that is ail they took when feel
ing dull and bad with headaches
and other aches. You only need
a lew doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form, to make
ynu satisfied there is nothing se
rious the nritter with you . You
can get tuts re. table remeri) at
Iting's Drug Store. Pi ice 25c and
75C
Disastrous Wrecks.
Carelessness is responsible lor
many 11 railway wreck and the same
caust s are making human wrecks
of sufferers from I hrnat and Lung
troubles. But since the advent 0'.
Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, Couglm and Colds,
even the worst cases can bo cured
and hopeless resignation is no long
er necessary, Mrs Lois Ctagg of
Dorchester, Mass , is one of many
whose ife was saved by Dr. King's
New Discovery. This great reinedv
is guaranteed for all Throat and
Lung diseases by Geo. A. Matton,
Diugi?t. Price 50c, and $i.co
Trial bottles free
A Cold Wave.
" The forecast of sudden changes
in the weather serves notice that a
hoarse voice and a heavy chough
may invade tbe sanctity of health
in your own borne Cautious peo
ple have a bottle of One Minute
Cough Cure always at baud. B Ii.
Wise, Madison, Ga. writes: "I am
indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my present good health,
and probably my life " It cures
coughs, colds, lagrippe, bronchitis,
pneumonia and W throat lung
troubles. One Minute Cough Cure
cuts the pleghm, draws out the in
flamation, heals and soothes the
mucous membranes and strength
ens the lungs. W. A. Ring.
You never heard 01 anv one using Fol
y's Honey and Tar and not being satisfi
d. Win. A. Ring.
If Banner 8alre
Doesn't care your piles, your money
will be refunded It is tbe most heading
medicine. W. a. hing.
TreTallo Is Daars.oas
Constant motion jars the kidneys which
are kept in place in the body by delicate
ItMIMMri. Tkl. 1. It. .1 . .
. u tm . rwd torn tot 1
elers, train-men. street-carmen, teamsters
ana ai wno drive vef f tnncti suffer from
kidney disease in some form. Foley's Kid
ne Cure strengthens the kindeya and
rnres all forms of ki ney and bladder dis
rases. Geo. H. Hanaaa, kxxwnotire en
gineer, Lima, O.. writes, ' Constant vib
ration of the engine caused aw a great
deal of troeble with my kidneys, and I
got no relief until I used Foley's Kidney
Cure. Wm. A. Ring.
Foley's Honey and T r contains bo opi
ate and can safely be given to children.
Wm. A. Ring.
Foley's Honey a Tar
If you feel ill and need a pill
Why not purchase the beat?
DeWitfa Early Risers
Aw little anrprisers, '
Take onethey do the rest
W. H. Howell, Honston. Tex.,
writes I have used LUtle Early
Risers Pilla in my family for con
stipatation, sick headache etc. To
their use I am indebted for the
health of my family, W. A. Ring.
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A REAL
XI Coprrlcht, ltol. by Charlas W.
Books
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EYOND Portland It was
necessary to take an ac
commodation train which
had no parlor car. Weth
erell found a seat In a
day coach and arranged
his belongings with the
care I tint marks a certain type of bach
elor. He was no sooner seated than a
fussy, stout woman wttb two little
girls established herself behind him.
Why bad he committed tbe incredi
ble folly of this Journey? From a
sense of duty doubtless. It was time
that be did something substantial for
bis aunts, bla nearest living rela tires,
two widows wttb a houseful of other
people's children, at be knew rom
their letters.
They bad promised blm "a real boms
Chrrsiuma," and be shuddered at the
thought lie bad been a homeless mart
for many years and hoped to live and
die In thnt blessed condition. Out of a
long, soul destroying, nerve wrecking
struggle be hud emerged a rich man.
He Unci taken new nud more luxurious
rooms at the club, lie was prepared
to enjoy life lu theui, or If not be could
nt legist he miserable with no one to
worry biiu.
Tle iruln dawdled along and reaehod
I.ynde, which is the ucuivst station to
Hruiitlord, ubout uoou. There remained
u ride of eleven miles In whatever ve
hicle his nuiils hud provided.
lie was neur tbe ouly home In the
world be could be sure was opeu to
hill) for love alone. The old. boyish
pledge thnt he would come buck when
he got rich was about to he innite
good. These matters might at least
interest him, hut they did not. It
wearied lit m to consider them lie wus
conscious of an active dread of the
cold and dreary ride that he must take,
and he felt annoyed uiosi uureasonahly
because the stout woman and her chil
dren who bad distressed him on the
train were alighting at this particular
station. But bis soul wus empty of
sentiment.
He dodged the trio and hastened
through the little buildings, expecting
to And his aunt's carriage U(kii the
other side, but there was nothing that
looked like a private conveyance. Just
opposite tbe door a girl whom be bad
seen on the train was putting a band
bag Into a queer vehicle on runners,
called a "pting" in tbose parts. It bad
a broad seat, rudely bonded, in front
and a long, boxlike body in which
were some packages and a small
trunk.
"Tes'm." the driver of the vehicle was
'Go and Kiss Mr. Wetherell
She Said.
saying, "th. is the , .:: I w.im. ... I
be surprised if y..u Miss Amy
Hunt Mrs ManLa V '. s.vr u -Led me
to look out for you an' a yo;::i : teller
she was expectln' You ain't seen uoth
in' of hlui. have you?"
"I saw a mau get off the train." she
replied, "but he was as gray as a
mouse, ne couldn't have been"
At this moment she caught sight of
Wetherell. so close thut be must have
heard what abe had said.
"Do you know," aald be to tbe driver,
"where 1 can hire a conveyance to take
me to Brentford?"
"I'm goln' right over there. This ia
the stage. Coat yon only balf a dollar
to ride with me. I guess you're Mr.
Wetherell, ain't you? I waa told to
bring yon over."
Wetherell perceived that be could
not press bis inquiry without a sugges
tion of discourtesy to alias Hunt. Bhe
would tblnk be ought to welcome tbe
chance to ride wttb ber. There really
waa no way out of It So attar Involv
ing the whole state of Maine la one si
lent anathema be stepped aboard tbe
pung. -
Wetherell's meditations were inter
rupted by tbe loud voice of the stout
woman wbo called from the door of
tbe station demanding to know wheth
er "that thing" waa tbe Brentford
stage. The driver said, "Tes'm," and
measured tbe front seat with a glance
of bis eye. ,
S guess yon an tbe youngsters will
have to bundle In bare behind," aald
be. . ..
"By no means," exclaimed Wetherell,
rudiuc "1 could not tblnk of subject
ing tbe lady to so much discomfort I
will And a conveyance for myself"
"Keep yonr aettln'," said tbe stout
woman, with decision.- "Me and the
girts wonld Jes aa soon rid behind,
it TI be full warmer there tbaa twill
p on that seat" - ' V
Wetherell nesttated. meditating
flight Tbe stag driver, whose name
waa Bunker, and tbe station agent
were approaching wttb bis trunk. Tbe
driver removed the horses' blankets
and threw tbem Into the pane.
"Xou better wrap tbe kida la these,"
f. ' .h y Ply
HOME CHRISTMAS
be said. "What's your name, little
one? Harriet Williams? An' your
sister? Ob. ber name's Lucy. Is It?"
Bunker climbed to tbe seat of tbe
pung. evading Wetherell's best attempt
to make hlin take the middle of the
scut. The lean steeds started the slelgb
with an effort that boded ill ror tbe
speed or tbe journey. Welherell sub
sided 'mo the high collar or his coat
and ti.id to buuiuiou up endurance.
On the edge of I.ynde It began to
snov . and a strong wind suddenly
arose and whirled the snow iuto tbe
faces of the travelers uutil they were
half smothered and more than half
blinded.
Wetherell looked sidevvlse over bis
fur collar at Miss Hunt. The girl wore
a long black cloth coat, with a Olmsy
silk handkerchief around her neck.
"Are you very cold?" asked Watb
erell. "Freezing to death, thank you," aald
she. "AnJ you?"
"Oh. I'm nil right," he replied. "This
coat of mine Do you know," he said,
with n sudden thought, "I've another
overcoat lu my trunk. Shall I get it
for you?"
".No, no," she exclaimed. "Don't
think of opening your trunk here. The
snow will drift In and spoil all your
things."
lie cltmlicd over the back of the seat
mid succeeded in getting the trunk
open, though his nngiTs nearly froze
upon the key and tbe metal of tbe
lock. It was uecessary to lift out tho
tray and to put it Into MrB. Williams'
hip. for room In the bnck of the pung
wins very scanty. With the penetrat
ing eye peculiar to her sex Mrs. Wil
liams saw some large bath towels.
"If 1 could have one of them to put
over niy head" she said wistfully.
"Certainly," replied Wetherell. 'Toss
the m around. There ought to be enougb
for all of us. And 1 say, Mr. Bunker,
see If you can get into this."
lie tossed the driver a frock cont.
Buch as used to lie called a Prince Al
bert. The Idea of Blinker's wearing It
amused biui and suggested further pas
time of the same kind.
"Mrs. Williams," he continued, "will
you so far honor me ns to wear this?"
"I'm that cold." she responded, with
deadly seriousness, "that I'd wear any.
thing except pants. My, ain't this love
ly? What Is it?"
"Well, It's a sort of morning gar
ment," said Wetherell, holding up a
heavy bathrobe of silk and wool.
"Here are a couple of coats fy the
children," he continued, tossing tbem
out. "And here's quite an assortment
of gloves."
He bad found the overcoat at last,
and he laid It down In tbe bottom of
the pung while he replaced the tray
and closed the trunk. Tben be re
moved the fur lined coat.
"Why, what are you going to do?"
exclaimed Miss Huut "No, I posi
tively will not wear It. You must put
It on again. The other la not nearly
so wnrm."
"I tblnk I shall find It more comfort
able," he rejoined. "Please let me try,
and If It Isn't I will tell yon."
By the exercise of a very fine quality
of persuasion he Induced ber to put on
the fur lined coat, which enveloped her
from top to toe. Tben be assisted Bun
ker to don tbe frock, tbe difference in
the size of the two men making It pos
sible for tbe driver to wear tbe gar
ment over bis long yellow ulster. His
appearance thus attired excited tbe
loud mirth of Mrs,, Williams, wbo her
self looked even more ridiculous In tbe
hooded bathrobe.
They came to a short, steep hill, dim
ly visible through tbe snow, which waa
then driving thickly, beyond anything
In Wetherell's- experience. ' Bunker
pulled tip bis team.
"1 reckoayyoa an' me 'II have to boot
It," be saM.
Werherell slowly dropped out of the
pung. His left leg wouldn't walk at
all. and tbe right one was by no means
nimble. Vet there waa "tbe bill, and
there were tbe horses, obviously un
equal' to the task of pulling tbe whole
load. Wetherell summoned all bis
strengtb and made a start Almost
Immediately be waa conadona of feel
tug better. Bla blood began to stir.
There came to blm a strange, youthful
sense of pleasure in this novel exer
tion, this 'struggle against tbe storm.
His heart answered to many vague
memories of old days. Be turned and
waved bla band to Miss Bunt with a
boy bib gesture and felt absurdly
pleased rbeo she returned the greet
ing ' ."' .'' '. "'
From the top of tbe bill extended a
level bit of road, bnt tbe enow was
By HOWARD FIELDING 5
wildly drifted, and tbe horses floun
dered In It
Another bill, worse than tbe first,
blinked at tbem through tbe eddying
snow. Tbe horses stopped at the foot
of It without waiting fur tbe rein, and
tbe two men prepared for unotber
climb. Miss Hunt declared herself
able to Join them, and Wetherell was
obliged to restrain her with gentle
force. Standing beside tbe rude vehi
cle and holding the girl In her place.
Wetherell was aware for tbe flrst time
that she was very pretty. She raised
her veil to plead will, him more effec
tively aud lu so d:tlng produced an Im
pressiou evcu stronger than she had
foreseen, but because of it the mau
was further than ever from permitting
her to climb the lull afoot.
It was u hard pull At the last of It
each uui ii had a horse hy the bridle
and was exerting all his strengtb. In
a halt that they made and later at the
lop of the ascent Wetherell heard
liunker murmuring: "Cui'iius darned
blarsti d ciir'ous! I don't understand it."
"What's curious';" he Inquired at
last.
Bunker stepped across In front of
the hoi-Kcs.
"I don't seem to remember this hill."
he saitl ill a low voice.
Wetherell felt if he had been stab
led with an icicle.
' You don't mean to tell me that
there's any doubt about the rotd?" he
denia i:ded.
Hunker m i voiislv adjusted the batb
towel that was tied around his head
"I ain't been over it but twice afore,"
he said "I ain't the regular stage
driver I work for blm He does a
sort of a little truckln' an' livery busi
ness in I'.i.iin fni-.l I ain't been with
him iiiore'n a month I come from
sver Tlioiuaston way."
Wetherell ottered a half articulate
prayer that would have been an oath
In less desperate circumstances.
"My friend." said Wetherell, "if we
nre lost in this storm do you know
what will baipen to us?"
I'uuki r shivered so that the little Ici
cles on his grizzled bcurd seemed to
tinkle.
"We must come to a house some
time," he said.
"We must come to one pretty soon,"
said Wetherell. "Look at tbe horses."
They're nlgb bent out." said Bunker.
"An' so'm I. The m ust of It Is that In
this snow we may pass a dozen houses
an' never know- it. I can't see the aide
of the road half the time, an' in tbls
region people build way back an' don't
have no gate, but n pair of liars."
A gradual descent helped the tired
team a bit, and then came another hllL
Wben they got to tbe top of It, Bunker
said, with decision aud Boemlngly with
his last breath, "There ain't no such
place ns this on the road to Brantford."
Wetherell looked at tbe horses. They
stood with their legs quivering nnder
them. They seemed to be stricken not
only with exhaustion, but with a dull
terror. Upon tbe left side of the road
was a heavy growth of spruces. Weth
erell scented out a practical way lead
ing Into tbls grove, and wltb great dif
ficulty tbe horses were forced to drag
tbe slelgb under tbe trees. Tbe shelter
there waa considerable, and the weary
brutes seemed to feel some benefit
from It.
"We must give them a little rest,"
Wetherell explained. "You'll all be
quite comfortable here while I go on
ahead to examine tbe road."
Miss Bunt beckoned blm to the aide
ot tbe slelgb.
"Do yon mean to say that we are
lost?" she whispered.
Be nodded.
"Are yon going to try to find th
roadr
"Tbe road won't do na any good," he
whispered. "Tbe horses are done for
What we must have la abetter a house.
1 must And one."
"You will lose your way." ahe aald.
"You will ecome exhausted and fall
In the snow.'
"Somebod; must do It" be replied,
"and I'm afraid our friend Bunker baa
very nearly reached bla limit Ho It'a
up to me. as we say in New York."
"Please be careful; be very, very
careful." sbe called after blm.
Outside tbe grove tbe wind seemed
-fiercer than ever and. the snow more
dense. Wetberell fought bis way along
tbe-road, auatalned far beyond ,tn
limit of bis physical strength by the
determination within blm and. tbe
. knowledge of tbe utter dependence of
tbe others.
.. It seemed a long distance that be
bad traversed, bnt It was really not
more than 200 yards wben be came to
a gateway opening npon th lefj. He
$
FOR SALE ONLY BY
GEORGE L. HANCOCK,
I'igh Point, N. C.
was like a Nhti-ving btggur who finds a
coin upon the street Incredulous, fear
Ing a hallucination. But tbe gate was
really there, and a roadway, dimly de
fined, led around a clump of trees
Wetherell ran. leaping through the
snow ii nd presently be came to a large
house of a quality he certainly did not
expect to find In such a place
There was a veranda along the entire
front, t ut the snow was banked heavi
ly upon II and against tbe door which
was locked Vet so great was Wetb
eretl's exhaustion of mind and senses
thnt It did not occur to him that the
bouse was deserted He rang- the bell
with ci iiHdence and sat down upon tbe
steps of the veranda in the lee of a
post to wait for a response And there
In the moment of safety be was as near
as possible to falling Into a sleep,
which, considering the circumstances.
would probably have lasted until tbe
day of Judgment. Vague thoughts of
the people who were waiting for him in
the sled under the spruces roused blm
Just in tune
Tie sprang up and threw his weight
against tbe door, one, twice, and the
lock was ripped out of the wood. He
was In n broad hall quite pretentious In
Its decorations, a parlor was upon the
right, a dining room beyond and s
kitchen at the rear. Here he came first
uiion signs of recent occupancy, and
tbe whole truth was apparent. This
was a summer resldeuee that had been
In charge of caretakers who bad gone
away probably for a Christmas visit.
No human creature Is Insensible to
the Joy of bearing good tidings, espe
cially when they relate to his own not
able success. Wetherell returned to the
spruces with something In bis breast
that closely resembled a light heart.
"Miss Hunt," he cried, "I have found
a vacant palace In the adjoining pas
ture. I offer you all tbe comforts of
home."
It had been a solemn time In tbe
grove. Mrs. Williams, ns Wetberell
afterwurd learned, bad displayed a tal
ent for gloomy prophecy quite Inappro
priate in one so fat and hearty. She
had pictured Wetherell walking in cir
cles In the snow until he dropped dead
Just where he started, and sbe bad
fortified tbe description wttb so many
harrowing anecdotes that the man had
tbe effect of a ghost when he appeared.
The human freight and the baggage
appertaining thereto were discharged
at tbe front door of the bouse, and
tben the horses and pung were put Into
tbe barn. Wetberell and Bunker found
the others In the kitchen.
"I've been lookln' around this place,"
said Mrs. Williams. "The house is
pretty well found in the matter of
groceries, but there ain't really notbln'
to eat. I can make some bread, but
that ain't very fillln'."
"There's plenty of coffee and some
condensed milk," said Miss Bunt
"but"
"I want something to eat!" walled
Lucy.
Wetherell felt himself confronted by
a new responsibility. Be bad succeed
ed lu bousing the people; now be must
feed tbem.
"Mr. Bunker," said he, with an In
spiration born of necessity, "what are
all of tbos packages In the pung?"
"By Jlmmyueddyl" exclaimed Bun
ker. "I've got a turkey In there. Ifs
goln' to Deacon Dresser"
"I am glad to bear," said Wetberell.
"that It la the property of a professing
Christian. Be will be glad to relieve
our necessities, especially at this time
of year. .Miss Bunt with your per
mission, I will attend to tbe marketing
today. Come along, Mr. Bunker." '
They returned presently with tbe tur
key, which was frosen aa bard aa a
rock, but not beyond cooking. In Mrs.
Williams' opinion. She and Amy
.meanwhile bad found quite aa assort
ment of vegetables In tbe cellar.
"I'm going to open all tbe boxes In
tbe alelgb," aald Wetherell. "I have
already broken Into th largest of
tbem, which, I regret to say. was foil
of rubber boots."
.. "Bere'r a little on that I brought
along," aald Bunker. 'Tper yaVt
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$3.00.
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no hatchet In tbe barn, an' Mr. Weth
erell broke the pitchfork on the other
box. Tbls one seems to smell kind of
good, but mebbe it's only my appe
tite." "Here are some crackers." said Amy,
who was feeding tbe children. "Real
ly. Mr. Wetberell, I tblnk this Is great
fun It is like a picnic."
"Queer weather for a picnic." aald
Bunker, glancing out of the window.
"This ain't no Fourth of July, as I
See It."
Wetberell meanwhile was opening
the box which bad been consigned, to
the store in Brantford and proved to
contain tapers and tinsel ornaments
for a Christmas tree.
"Well, I be Jiggered!" exclaimed
Bunker "Thli Is addln' Insult to In
Jury. They're goln' to have a Christ
mas tree at tbe place where I live to
night." "So they was at my sister's, too,"
said Mrs Williams. "But we won't be
there. However, we're lucky to be any
where, and If It wasn't for Mr. Wetb
erell we wouldn't be."
At this moment a bowl, loud and
fearsome, resounded through the room.
Tbe awful significance of her mother's
remark bad penetrated the Intelligence
if little Lucy and had shattered a long
rberlsbed dream..
"We ain't going to have any Christ
mas tree!" she cried In s voice choked
with sobs. And sbe lay down upon ber
back and beat tbe Boor with ber heels.
Mrs. Williams gathered the child to
her ample bosom and vainly tried al
ternate consolation and threats. To
Wetherell this scene was more trying
than that last bill on the wrong road in
the midst of the snowstorm. He turned
an appealing eye upon Miss Bunt but
sbe offered no suggestion. She waa
holding Uarriet'a head in ber lap and
stroking ber yellow hair. Tbe child had
a beautiful habit of crying ailently, and
she always bid her face wben sbe did
it
Wetberell viewed ber with gratitude
and admiration.
"Harriet" be said anddenly, "you're
a good girl, and I'm going to tell yon a
secret There's the prettiest Christmas
tree yon ever saw growing out on tbe
lawn, and this evening it la going to
walk Into tbe parlor covered wltb can
dles and candy, and there will be preav
ents on it for all little gtrla wbo don't
cry or wbo can do it without making
any noise."
Lucy stopped in the middle of a long
yell with a .suddenness that nearly
wrecked ber lungs, and Harriet turned
her pretty, tear stained face toward
Wetherell as if sbe bad beard the vote
of an angeL ,
Th light of mischief shone In Amy's
eye.
"Go and kiss Mr. Wetherell," ah
aald, "and tell blm that b will mak a
lovely Santa Claus."
Wetberell took tbe kiss and was dob
th worse for It Then be donned th
coat that Amy bad worn and wandered
forth into tbe snowstorm armed with a .
hatchet.
Wben he returned with th tree, th
children had been pnt to bed in a room
upstairs to sleep till dinner time. Mrs.
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