The Forrest City times., 1893-09-29
eT CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 29, 1s9s

the wrathful pater of his discarded lady love. but so bewildered was he that the possibility of such contretemps never entered his mind The advent of the fateful fowl, with Leverton's note attached, in the Gray household had caused almost as much bewilderment in that household during the afternoon as Leopold was himself experiencing at that momont Mrs. Gray unpinned the scrap of pa- per and read it.
 "Why, Laura, Laura." she cried. rum ming up to the room where her daugh- ter was dressing for n walk. "Mr. Leverton has sent us turkey.'
 Laura let fall the brush she was using and stood gazing at her mother in silence. Then the color mounted to her cheeks. but she did not speak. Laura read the lines and returned the paper. She was still strangely silent, and her mother, anxious to have an ex- pression of opinion from some one else, trotted off downstairs again to consult MT. Gray as to what should be done. Laura followed her closely. Mir Gray took the slip of paper in his own hands, read it carefully, reread it and then turned it over, as though seeking further enlightenment.
 His eyes fell upon the line which had been written by the lad with the po- etic soul:
 ''Let the dead past bury it's dead"
 "Issuppose he means he would like us to let bygones be bygones," replied Mrs. Gray, slowly. Don't you think so, Laura?"
 Yes" said Laura, very softly.
 The afternoon wore swiftly away. A faint appetizing odor arose from the kitchen and gradually permeated the apartment
 As time passed this faint odor gradu- ally intensified until the hour when Leopold Leverton, having with some difficulty discovered the real No. II, panted up to the hall door thereof. The fact that turkey was being pre- pared for table might have been guessed by any chance passer who happened to be gifted with critical discrimination in the way of savers.
 Steps sounded in the vestibule, the handle rattled, the door was thrown open and dark figure stood in the door, way.
 ! Poor Poly in his impetuosity had never thought of how he would explain his errand, and now as that savory scent fioated from behind that dark figure and struck him full with sud denly warm gust he began to stammer something about "a mistake" and "a turkey"
 Mir. Gray, attributing his confusion to the awkward predicament in which he found himself through having thinking with an accession of that good will to all," which often comes over men at the glad Christmastide, to help him out of his difficulty, put forth his hand and half dragged Leverton into the house.
 | .'There, there," he exclaimed, you're strange fellow, but if you can make it up with Laura all well and good"
 "Mr. Gray" said Leopold, regaining the use of his tongue as his outdoor garments were taken from him, 'it has all been a mistake"
 "Yes, yes," interrupted Mir. Gray. but you will find Laura in the draw ing room. Explain it to her while din- ner is being served"
 He pushed the unresisting fellow into the drawing-room, and, himself re- maining outside, closed the door be- hind him.
 As Leverton entered lady rose from | the fauteuil upon which she had been 1 seated. It was Laura.
 Somehow at sight of her standing there, looking so fair and so sweet in her evening costume, Leopold forgot all about the lady of the legacy, and a sudden feeling of shame stole into his heart and caused the warm blood to rush up into his cheeks. | There was moments awkward pause, and then he said bravely:
 Laura, have been fool. Can you forgive me?"
 Tt was 1 who was to blame," she murmured, brokenly.
 So he dined off that erring turkey after all. and that is how It came about that when George and Dollie were mar ried in the ensuing summer there was also wedding from 7,.-Boston Globe. I