The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
OUR THANKSGIVING STORY.

In the Shadows of the Kaaterskills;
Or, The Strange Adventures OF a
Turkey.
BY puODECIMo VAN ID1sRsT1NE.
CHAPTER I.
It was Thanksgiving Eve and the
snow was falling more rapidly than
the Government Building, covering
the earth as tenderly as a mother
does her sleeping child. The scene is
South Englewood, N. H., and the
time about $50 p. m., in 1903.
In a quiet little cottage on La Sale
street, sits a beautiful girl Of refined
appearance and ladylike manners,
listlessly shaking elegantly carved
dice. 1t is easy to see that her
thoughts are far away.
"Why does not Bertrand Gomez"
she says at last, half to herself. The
other half also to herself.
There are only two beings in this
world for whom Eva Edelweiss changes
her vast supply of love into small
coin and lnvishes it with a reckless
hand. These are Bertrand Bud
weiser and a pet turkey she calls
MayAower. For like many peoples
ancestors this bird came over with
the Puritans. And hewas still in the
ring. All at once size started. Far
away she could hear a newsboy's
shrill cry. She listened again and
distinguished the words:
Extra! Extra! All about Der.
trand Budweiser ~enlisting as q dock
laborer on the Kensington man-of-
war, bound for the Spanish State of
Main"
Eva rose from her easy chair, walk.
ed over to the sofa and tainted.
Outside the snow was still falling.
CHAPTER II.
Bertrand Budweiser loved Eva with
a passionate love that was out of
sight. Her folks objected to him, for
as her father said: While l live an
Edelweiss never be changed into
Budweiss." But Bertrand persisted
in spite OF opposition, and on the day
before our story opens had sent Eva
a note and a dark-lantern, asking her
if she loved him to wear the latter at
a party that night. But the small
boy who was instructed with the
message, lost the parcel. and it was
swallowed by Mayaower, who found
that the lantern lay very light upon
his stomach.
CHAPTER III.
When Eva revived she saw that
Mayfower was In the room. The in.
telligent gobbler listened 20 her favings
and then left on the train for New
York. He, too, was bound for the
Spanish State of Main.
~ CHAPTER w.
1t was a dark dismal THANKSGIVING
Day for the officers and crew of the
Kensington an-ot-war. The evening
previously the ship had accidentally
slipped in climbing over a rock, and
the main jib bob stay was sadly out
of gear. Lett TO the management OF
thecrew, the hapless vessel was rapid
ly drifting on the African coast, and
the unfortunate moi, could see a
crowd of negroes waving sandbags
and singing "Annie Rooney"
It was a solemn sight.
And the rain was falling.
Suddenly the crowd of dark-skinned
humanity broke up in, wild confusion.
The captain, who was standing on the
bow.sprit of the Kensingt on, threw
down his glass and cried aloud: ~
"See! A turkey comes! Ills Thanks.
giving Day, and we are saved" -
The noble bird was coming in from
the West Side with great strides. He
reached the waters edge and swan
out to the ship where he was greeted
with mighty cheers.
A friendly breeze blew up and the
Kensington rapidlyfell away from tho
unfriendlv coast.
Bertrand, who had been promoted
Ito the rank of street foreman, was
standing at the main gangway. Some
thing impelled him to Che bird. and his
heart gave q jump ms he recognized
EMayfower. The intelligent bird
walked down stairs to the captains
parlor, turning a b%eseeching look at
Bertrand. i
The latter thought rapidly.
Then he followed.
CHAPTER ".
Sixty.eight years have passed, and
Eva. has grown into u beautiful WON.
an. She IL stlll Miss Edelwe,ss, for
her heart continues true TO the manly
Budweiscr. #
II is again Thanksgiving Exc, and
SNOW IL coming down IN torrents. All
at one. tl,e dooy opens and a man en-
tiers. !ssila :Arns quickly. and in spite
Of his hand-me-iown suit, recognizes
him immediately.
''',1'iis my Budweiser," she murmurs,
and drops into his arms.
..'hen Bertrand explains. May.
flower. it seems, had followed him
around the world with the persistence
ofadime novel detective. When he was
found 1T last, Bertrand killed Nav