Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-13

brow, afrd gave no glance OF admiration
at the p city toilet she II d found time 10
make, she was slightly indignant She
was as ignorant OF the pang which went
like an arrow through his heart at the
sight of her as the boboink which whirrs
and chitteis and tweedles over a grave.
She turne away and commenced
kitten-like frolic with Lii, who was
always only too happy to second any OF
her motions, and readily promised that
after supper she would go wi h him
walk of hall mile over 10 a neighbours,
where the e was corn husSing A great
golden lamp of a harvest neon was al
ready coming up in the fading ush OF
the evening sky, aud she prom sed her
self much amusement In watching tho
! result of her maneuver on James.
He'll see at any rate that ! am not
waiting his beck and call. Next time, IL
he wants my compa he can ask for 1t In
season. I'm not going to indulge him in
sulks, not |. These college fellows wor-
ry over books till they hurt their diges-
ton, and then have the blues and look as
If the world was coming to an end, and
Diana went to the looking glass and rear
ranged the spray of golf rod in her
ha r and nodde at herself de antly, and
t en- turned TO help get on the supper.
The PitSin folk tha night sat down to
an ample feast, over which he impending
Thanksgiving shed its hiiarity. There
was not only the inevitable great pewter
| platterl SEQ red to silver brightness in the
center of the table, pied with all solid
masses of boiled beef pork, cabbage and
all sorts of vegetables and he G ualy in
evltable smoking loaf of rye and Indian
bread, to accompany the pot OF baked pork
and beans, but there were specimens of all
| the ne @ly n ade Thanksgiving pies filling
every available srace on the table. Dana
set special value on her elf as pie artist,
and she had taxed her ingenuity this year
| to invent new varieties, which were re-
ce,ved with b .rstS OF applause by the boys.
| These sa down tOthe table With emOcrat-
ic equality. Biah Carter and AbneT, with
all the sons of the ia lily, old and young,
each eager, hungry and noisy, and over all
with moonlight calmness and steadiness,
Mary Pitkin ruled and presided, dispens-
| ing to each his port on in due season,
while Diana, restless and mischleviOus as
spirit, seemed to be posses ed with an
| elm spirit OF drOllery venting tself in
sundry little tricks and antics, which drew
ready laughs from the boys and Teproving
| glances from the deacon. For the deacon
v as that night I'm one of his severest hui
| mors. As Biah Carter afterwards remark
| ed of that night "YOu could feel there
was thunder In the air somewhere rOun !.
! The deacon hal got on about the longest
face, and when the deacon face is about
down to its wust why II would stop rob-
in singin' there couldn't nothing stand
it,"
Tonight the severely cut lines OF his
face had even more than usual of haggard
sternness and the II handsome features Of
James beside him. in their fixed gravi ",
presented that singular likeness which
often comes out between father AMI son in
seasons of mental emotion. Diana in vain
sough to draw laugh from her cousin.
In pouring his home brewed beer she con-
trived To spatter him, but he wiped it oil
without smile, and let pass in silence
some arrows of raillery that she had direct
ed at his so d Der face.
When they rose FIR IN table however he
followed her into the pantry.
'Diana, will you take walk with me to-
night" he said in voice husky with re-
pressed feeling.
Tonight. Why, have just promised
Bill to 90 with him over to the husking at
tho jerks. Why don't you 60 with US!
We're going to have lots OF fun, she
added with an innocent air OF not perceiv-
ing his gravi y.
a can't" he said. "Lesides, wanted
to walk with you alone. i had something
| special | wanted TO say 20 you.
BLESS me, how you brighten One. You
look as solemn as hearse; but promised
to 60 with Bill, tonight, and 1 suspect
another time VIII do just rs well. What
you have to say will keep, / suppose, she
said mischievousy.
lie turned away quickly.
al should really like to know what's the
matter with YOU tonight" she added, but
as she spoke he went upstairs and shut
the door,
''He' 5 cross tonight was Diana's com.
ment. "Well, he'll have to get over his
pet. / sha Mt mind it,"
TO DE CONTINUED.