The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-28

day, end i k10sC j had II on when
washed the breakfast dishes. / must
have dropped il. and somebody stole it.
Maybe the Ruggies children found IT,
/ They were here. and two or three 9th
iers. I remember. wish you'd run ovci
and inquire Of all Of them. johnny. I'll
give you a handful of doughnuss If you
will"
"It's a bargain" declared Johnny,
and set out at once on his GRAND. But
he came back without the brooch. In
stead he brought n bloody nose.
Il told that Bill Ruggles I'd bet he
had got it. an he up an thumped me-
explained Johnny. I'D a licked him.
only ! didn't feel like il. bein' 70 near
Thanksgivin'."
Lucinda couldn't sleep that night. for
worrying over her lost brooch. IL wa-
|, almost like losing 4 friend. Because
she had had il 80 long. and because Of
the fond old memories clinging about it,
it had become a part of her life.
Thanksgiving day came. cool and
bright, with a crisp. bracing air that
brought a soft color into Lucinda's
cheeks rs she gathered white artemesias
from the garden to brighten the parlor.
Susan, as she looked ont Of the kitchen
window. thought that her sister-in-law
was as g~ood-looking. ir spite Of her
thirty-five years. as any IF the girls. and
then sighed Il little ove- the in
the others life. Though Lucinda was
always cheerful and seemingly con-
tented, her brother ) wife knew that her
heart hungered for a home OF its own.
Every woman's does. IL is natural that
it should.
When Lucinda dr,ssed herself to re-
ccive the Thanksgiving guests, she had
to make an artemesIa with a cluster of
It's green leaTes ans yer for a brooch.
The white flower. against the dark
maroon OF her dress showed to such
effect that she Wondere.! il folks wouldn't
think it almost too gaf for a Of
thirty-.ive? But befors she had quite
decided the matter is her own mind,
size heard a wagon drive up. and looked
out OF the window to see cousin Nathan's
family alighting at the gate. And with
them . stranger. He had already
alighted and stood with his back TO the
house. Something ii: the broad shoul-
ders and the peculiar carriage Of the
head struck Lucinda as faI:iliar.
Jack used to look som. thing like
that she said, with a sigh. Then the
man turned TO shake hands with Deacon
Graham, who had rushed out TO. greet
his visitors with q face half shaven, and
she saw it was Jack himself! Changed
OF course, but not so much so that she
did not recognize him the instant she
saw his face.
The roses faded out of her cheeks,
and h had To sit down for a minute ( o
recover herself. Jack was alive. and
had come back! What had he come
here for?
Don't be foolish" she said to her
self. Its quite natural that he should
here, for cousin Nathan's wife is
his cousin, and if he came to visit them.
they couldn't leave him at home while
they came here to spend Thanksgiving.
Of course not. He comes i'm q friendly
way. and why shouldn't he? So don't
be silly, Lucinda Graham, but do your
best to enjoy yourself, and help other
folks to have a pleasant time"
But she couldn't keep her heart from
fluttering strangely as she went down
In 1.-The entry she met cousin
Nathan's wife.
Il hope You won't be offended. Luz
whispered that CHEEKY little
woman, as she kissed the other. ..but
Jacks come back. and l took the liberty
to bring him along"
You did quite right answered Lu-
and her cheeks were quite rosy
for Jack came in, and she went up !
meet him with a frank smile and an
)utStretched hand.
81 am glad to see yOu," she said.
I'VE were talking about YOU yesterday.
Susan and l, and wondering if you were
It's been a long time since we
have heard from you"
You haven't grown n year older i'm
he said, and his eyes were fuiI
IF a look that made her eyes falter ava
WA he going to hold her h.l.t
all day? And so many looking ou,
my! that Teller they call Jack keeps
lookin' at Amt 'Cindy just as We look
the pies an things" said Ruth to
Johnny, by and by.
''Looks as if he wanted 10 eat her up.
chuckled Johnny. with a long.
long sniff of the delightfully."- tantalizing
doors coming from the kitchen. Won
Ter If he amt the beau she used to have
eyer so many years ago? l heard ma
Stunt Desire a whisperin' about
Aunt 'Cindy an somebody she thought
of. a little while ago. an I'll bet
hats him. On, my! Wouldn't it be
oily if she'd get married. an they'd
a bang-up big weddin'? l don't
''pose Thanksgivin's are anything side
} weddin's. Wonder if they have tur-
Key an such things
Jack and Lucinda had no opportunity
talk ove- old times before dinner.
She was busy with the guests. and the
of the tables. and he was
renewing old acquaintance. But
his eyes would follow the woman he had
owed.
Dinners ready" shouted JOHNNY.
the deacon said the company might
rs well "pair off," and in the pairing
III Jack was fortunate enough to Sc
'ure Lucinda, and he took her in to din
Ter with such a radiant look on his face
hat OuSln Nathan's wife nodded with
yreat satisfaction to Susan. and that
worthy woman nudged her husband.
told him to look at Jack an 'Cindy,
md he whispered back hat they made
good-lookin' couple, an he hoped-but
he hustle drowned the rest of the SEN
ence, whateveri it was. Lucinda felt that
everybody was watching them. and her
.heeks got red as roses, and Jack, who :
vas utterly oblivious of any one else, at
twO-thirds of he time. thought she
lad grown handSomer as she had grown
'lder. and felt an insane desire to put