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OOPVPIOHT V OBOPOE M. DORAh CX5MPAKY
CHAPTER XVIII.—Continued.
—21—
The hardest thing was to wait till
•alf-past seven, the hour at whtcb the
guests were bidden. At twenty-five
minutes past, the randies were light
ed, a schedule which precluded the
waste of wax without a Justifiable
number of observers. It was the
touch. A long-drawn “Oh-h-h !** ex
pressed the complete grsttflcatloa of
nil the Penflelds. From that time on.
tolrylsnd was an open book. Thad's
blue eyes were unbelievably wide, and
be tiptoed about In an awed and silent
ecstasy ('rink was full of Important
errands, having gratuitously assumed
reap** sibllltlr* fur salient features of Merry Christ
the evening
As for t^eflte. she was not the
ehlld that had straggled Into Mru.
Penftaid s kllrbea three awutha before.
«adee»n«rtehed. blindly resentful
age set (he harahasaa ef aa eethtefe-
tag • arid, ready te tgM anything and
ta keep her a*ar»ed aeel In her
Wdy
sg nariesy
toi
alone memories, either! The tree was
still there, and Christmas day was yet
to come.
“My landy goodness I” cried I.ettle.
“I don’t neVer want to see anything
sweller’n that party was. It sure hit
the stars for class."
"I guess we’re pretty rich," piped
Thsd. skinning a finger of flr-db deter
mine exactly how atlcky It was.
"We aure got rich feelings," agreed
Mrs. Penfleld. "And that’s aa much as
millions of money can put Inside 700."
"Tea, I a’poae ao." corroborated Let-
tla, politely but with evident reaervs-
tlona. “Hay. Penile, wouldn’t Mr.
Woppl# beat yo« stiff? Ha wished me
Mrs. Penfleld laughed “I-nod. Let-
tie. what do yon think folks are—
hard and fast little sticks ef wood?
They moody ain't nothing 1 nil eiceot
•hat yon think they are. Chancea are.
If yon think a feller Is ssesn. ynn'ra
hmt ramfeoalag the «sy yo« acted to
*My pnilawn- WgWd Lottie -life
is aefut hard In got oosd to*
"Wall, by
deeanttf Jlmtny. It's great ta lira
grand Ilka this "
The next morning tho sky was full
of cloudo. It naa degrees colder, and
the wtpd sent the rsgge«bleavoa of tha
pepper tree swirling around the drlrn-
wny. . Mrs. Penfleld reflected that It
was fortunate she had Just laid In a
supply of coal. Cornstalks and drift
wood might serve as kindlings, but
they made little Impression on heating
the house and that.generous portion of
out-of-doors which swept In through
cracks and knot-holes.
It was a week of rain. Clothes could
not be dried In the yard, so Crlnk cai
rled them up to the loft as In the pre
vious winter, except that tho ascent
was easier because of Uncle Jerry’s
stepladder. Certainly washings could
not wait for fair weather, because 1m
medlufe revenue was retired. Crlnk
had asked for a week’s pay In ad-
>. u dee, to finish the payment on ths
coal; therefore the family were de
pendent on the current Income. Mrs
Penfleld had never planned ao closely
before, but It had seemed safe.
The first Jlme that Crlnk returned
without the money for the laundry
which he had Just delivered, she w-as
disappointed; the second time, she
was alarmed. In each case the family
had gone out of town to spend the hol
iday week; Crlnk had encountered a
maid who Informed him carelessly
that he would get hla pay the follow
ing week.
"Now, children, we Just got to plan,"
said Mrs. Penfleld. cheerfully.
Consequently they planned. Mrs.
Penfleld took do further account of
pooalbi* Income during the week, and
apportioned the supplies on han<) to
tide them through till the day after
New Year a fthe was reasonably sure
that on that dale she could depend
a payment from Mrs Weather
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Knitted Chappie Coat Popular;
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Modern Dress Revels in Plaits
Sure Relief
FOR INDIGESTION
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w:.: at Is Ufa without a chappie
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inwSSFJ
oat? That Is the sentiment
these ^ days, especially among the
younger set. Everybody and l^er neigh
bor is wearing or buying a chappie
< (>at, for It lifts established Itself In the
heart of this fashion generation. It
met with instantaneous success the
moment It was launched. Not only is
it one', of the niftiest looking little
knitted Voats ever devised, but It Is.a
worthwhile creation from a practical
as well as asthetic standpoint.
If one Is looking for a stylish knitted
sports coat, the picture herewith pre
sents just such a one to view. It tells
a story of Ideas, sucli as the new wide
have Just passed - through a season
of plaitin': to tlie rlgUt of us, plait
ing to the left 'ITfsdjyttils method of
trimming our frock's has lost "Its fas
cination for us, not a whit. The two
stylish dresses herewith portrayed are
reasons' why plaiting continues to gain
prestigf with those who have an eye
for art and grace in dress.
. Crepe-satin is the medium- selected
for each of these modish gowns. In
the model to the right the plaitings are
arranged in tiers, and this Is consid
ered par excellence in dress designing.
Of course, the straightline effect must
be maintained to conform to fashion’s
dictates and even when stylists use
6 Bellans
Hot water
Sure Relief
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Hall A BtAel, »ew tort City
m Trial
Mru Pvuflrig WM tbat
out rum. Ibg rant
(to
(to ruatomr • to loops him waiting
tor Ma mi wry la (to ohkori of Ma
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to gur* ti waa
Mru FamtoM might tovu
at Mr Twutoa:
Vicarious Courage.
“John,” whispered his wife. “I’m
convinced that there’s a* burglar down
stairs."
“Well," grumbled her husband,
drowsily, “I hope you don’t expect
me to have the rourage of your con
victions.”—Boston Transcript.
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A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for Tat years. I>rug
stores and general stores sell botn.s
of “Dandelion'’ for 33 cents.—Adv.
Discernments.
|. “She married him Iseeause he
brought such a beautiful engagement
ring." . _
“Yes," commented Miss t’arenne;
"so many girls are better Judges of
dlntm»itdM (ban they lire of men.'*
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MRS, WMUOirS SYRUP
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ta thl
tvv «f-• * •.* <wae yaw
gugwswT'e a (ha |*kM
aata la ruaemiueura. thw-rv •wfw
thirty •<* »t (•ihared «u|
toggdly lata (ha havvueeU rtolee. ha<
they nil brought their moat flstterliig^
airlematlone and used them freely
Even Mr Woppl# smiled, by whlrii
token the Jollity of the others may be
Imagined
<>ame followed game, snd the mer
riment Increased a* by (Is own momen
tum. Crlnk I’enfleld was n«de«l In con
ferenc# with Lorene Chase, and short
ly thereafter it was made known that
she had a new Christmas song. Kn-
thaslaam grew. She gave them more
songs. Her clear voice filled The Cus
tard Cup with melody.
All this time the tree stood waiting,
but Its turn came at last. Impressive
ly Dick Chase read off the names;
with prodigal flourish the little l*en-
flelds made distribution. Surprise was
unparalleled. Exclamations were dou
bled, trebled.
And even this was not the end.
Rather It was the prelude. Because
Immediately thereafter, refreshments
were served. They were Crink's con
tribution, and his pride in this aerhe
of hospitality was well-nigh suffocat
ing. A few days before Mr. Drake had
given him a large tin box of cakes
which a wholesale delivery boy had
dropped on the floor. The cakes, as
sorted to begin with, had been further
and unsaieabij assorted bjr ttre -t YirtfT
but there were a few whole ones, and
these had been skilfully arranged as
top layers on the plates which were
now pawed. Mr. Drake's Christmas
to Crlnk had been a small package
each of sugar and raisins and a dozen
Nsvsr Bsfors Had They Had So Worv
dsrful a Fsaat.
Crlnk, In an embarrassment
back for several days. Don’t expect
me. till I come. I’ve got to hurry for
my train. Good-by. Merry Christ
mas!"
Gloomily Mrs. Penfleld stared after
him. She still had no Idea what sort
of business he was trying out, as he ex
pressed it; certainly she could not un
derstand why any business whatever
should call him out of town on the
chief holiday of the whole year. *
* Yalnl rom bread you want; It's as
#r. m get you some,"
Ah# brought him anothT tumbler ef
•+water. He drank • few swallows
•dtedlantfy. Tie always did what Left!* *
told him to.
"Oh." he objected, making a wry
face. ‘Ifa got aomep'n In It. Tastes
llkn
“You bet It’s got antnep'n In It,* re
joined Lottie. “It'll make you want
some more water—and then some
more. You’re going to get full ’fore
I’m through with you. And after you
got a full feeling, you can’t tell what
gave It to your'
The zest of the dinner was gone for
her, but she exerted herself, that the
children "might not'notice. And they
did not. Never before had they had #o
wonderful a feast. They would live
on the memory of it for nihny days—
rather more literally than anyone sup-
poked at the time, too. Roast ducks
and potato, gravy,, squash,Nrice pud-
. -ding, with-caislns-l—And-ali the time
rhlcb hud all but choked him. had
4t N* tolflbt have lemons instead
of tto oranges The exchange had boon
and the one dosan had beepse
• marvslooa ptore of fortune, b#
•*y toy *toe
the tree waited for them to come baclr,
beckoning to them with Its soft, tinsel-
hung houghs and gay featoona bf pop
corn and shells.
Lettle, slightly numb from repletion,
hunched down on her table-box and
fixed her black eyes solemnly on Mru
Penfleld s face.
Aren’t you fulir
Tull!* Lettle left It at that, with
entire adequacy. "What I was think-
tag ef was last year and the owed toed
1 got ! had setae moldy breed and a
(hat I
Lome*"
“Oh, children." began Mrs. Penfleld,
quickly, “tonight we’ll have a gr-grnn
— M Her voice broke. With a swift
movement she got up. from the table
and went hack to the stove, rattling
the dampers vigorously,
Crlnk also rose. “I got something
to see to," he explained hurriedly.
With the air of starting on a distant
errand, he went out through the big
front door.
Instantly, as if she had been wait
ing for some such circumstance, Lettls
dashed cut at the hack door. She ran
to the coop in whf?Tf Bonnie Geraldln*
clucked avfay the daya, and crumbled
a reasonable lunch of cornbread
through the slats. Hea^hlng in her
ket for more, she turned 1o^teed Fi:
Caesar
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PLAITING GAINS PRESTIGE
some.” he said uoftly/
Lettle nodded. "We can’t tell him—
’bout—’bout drinking wster*sire whla
crumb.
(TO BR ^OVTINt fD)
Into his pockets gnd 'spreading
bread for the hungry little dog.
“I thought mebbe—mebbe Fil’d Uk« k oltted In r«*producil..n of plaiting j Is a murk of lUxtiactlon ta the cut Jat
either In the box or knife \urlety. It >*uborhons which Hasp the
ai'l>eHls to the Imuginiitloa to rupsltler g'*dle at the waistline. ^
a «ThH4>l«* rout. My Just like th# »*•*, 2C«nr (hat wr are •■o the subject ef I
pared. Her llpa were unsteady, hut *n ‘his plriure. worn with a knitte*; ‘ ptwltjnc It might be well to tell of tto!
she broke the cornbread with resoluN "Ut 1 the pfrHeij tiuplnsrl.«. «rw uug putted aleevea which h««e
(1X11 ahsdea ^b/Tng a ta
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gveibus ef pwwgef hide mtosie<«w
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