The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-07
Of his heart Had the dealer forgotten

"Yes, indeed, and a fine one it is. All.
there is the gong. Come. Mr.. Levec-
ton"
At that moment Speedman entered
the dining-room with Dolly leaning
upon his arm.
Mrs. Pearson-Mr. Pearson-con-
graduate me. Doilie has promised to
be my wife"
1t was George who spoke, with spark
ling eyes and triumphant tone. Leopold
could scarcely believe his ears
WHAT" he cried, while Dollie hung
her head and blushed bewitchingly.
"Yes. May l congratulate you oh
having resumed your engagement with
Miss Gray?" answered George, seating
himself beside Dollie.
"Wha-what do you mean?' STAN.
mered Poly, hopelessly b~ewildered.
'Oh, nothing! Only | thought as you
were sending them a turkey you must
have"
1t was now Georges turn to look sur.
prised.
IL don't understand. There's some
mistake ordered one to be sent here,
hoping Mrs Pearson would accept"
THE one I saw was addressed 10 H."
interrupted George, thinking he began
TO see light
Yes. This is II; l noticed the num-
Der on the garden gate as ] passed this
morning"
NO" chimed in Mr.. Pearson, this
is III. ! noticed the other day that the
first figure was almost washed out. We
must have it reprinted"
Then my turkey has gone wrong!'
exclaimed Leopold II must see about
it"
lie was. as has been previously re-
marked, an i~mpetuous young man., and
before the others could Gov from
their surprise he was hurrying down
the road.
"Who lives at TIP" asked Mr.. Pear.
son, after a short interval of silence.
THE Grays," answered George
promptly. Moved in last week"
Had Leverton stay ed one minute tc
reflect on Speedman's words it is prob
able that he would have sacrificed a
dozen turkeys rather than risk meeting
the wrathful pater of his discarded lady
love, but so bewildered was he that the
possibility of such a contretenps never
entered his mind
The ad:ent of the fateful fowl, with
Lererton'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-
ArS Gra- ,nninnaI tho SRran nf ma
per and read it
why, Laura, Laura" she cried. run
ming up to the room where her daugh-
ter was dressing for a walk. "Mr.
Leverton has sent us a turkey"
Laura let fall the brush she was
using and stood gazing at her mother
in silence. Then the color mounted IN
her cheeks, but she did not speak.
Laura read the lines and returned the
paper. She was still strangely silk
and her mother, anxious to have else,
preston of opinion from so-, consult
trotted off downstairs s-did De done.
Mr.. Gray as to wb-1'sely.
Laura followed be slip of paper in his
Mr. GRAY I'D 1t carefully, reread it
own bar nrned it over, as though {
lnn =
lis eyes fell upon the line which had
'een written by the lad with the po- c
tic soul: 7
Let the dead past bury Its dead" G
81 suppose he means he would like I
IS TO let bygones be ~bygones," replied a
IRIS. Gray. slowly. Don't you thinb d
Laura" t
Yes" said Laura, very softly. Il
The afternoon wore swiftly away. o
iint appetizing odor arose from the O
itchcn and gradually permeated the s
partment. Ii
As time passed this faint odor gradu- IL
lily intensified until the hour when o
eopold Leverton, having with some G
Ifficulty discovered the real No. II,
anted up to the hall door thereof. d
he fact that a turkey was being pre- W
AIRED for table might have been guessed o.
y any chance passer who happened to o.
gifted with a critical discrimination p
the way of savors. p
Steps sounded in the vcstibule, the u
andle ratified, the door was thrown m
ben and a dark figure stood in the door b
ay. pt
Poor Poly in his im~petuosity had oi
ever thought of how he would explain To
S errand, and now as that savory hi
ent floated from behind that dark ~
yure and struck him full with a sud OF
My warm gust he began to stammer "
mething about "a mistake" and "a CO
ar
Mr.. Gray, attributing his confusion tn
h awkward predicamcnt in which
found himself through having ar
oxen so shabbily with Laura, and II,
mixing with an accession of that an
,ood will to all" which often comes SD
er men at the glad Christmastide, to tit
lp him out Of his difficulty, put forth or
; hand and half dragged Levertop m,
10 the house. ve
There, there" he exclaimed, you're fri
fellow, but if you can make he
up with Laura all well and good" ne
MIR. Gray" said Leopold. regaining i'm
: use of his tongue as his outdoor a G
rments were from him, 1T Jul
all been a mistake" of
Yes, yes" interrupted Mr.. GRAY, ful
ut you will find Laura in the draw on,
Dom Explain it to her while din in
is being served"
lie pushed the unresisting fellow into
drawing-room, and, himself re- S
lining outside, closed the door be- ton
d him. ma
IS Leverton entered a lady rose from VIII
fauteuil upon which she had been. TIL,
ted. 1t was Laura GOV
at sight of her standing two
re, looking so fair and SO sweet in of I
evening costume, Leopold forgot mir
about the lady of the legacy, and a fav,
den feeling of shame stole into his ade
TT and caused the warm blood to use,
h up into his cheeks. mar
here was n moments awkward bin,
Sc, n then he said bravely: frin
Laura, / have beer a fool Can Won lat
i've me?" wit
It was / who was to blame" she be a
INJURED, b%rokenly. ing.
he dined off that erring turkey oveI
r all, and that is how 1t came about alik
when George and Dollie were mar jack
in tho aneunv ,,,,a- -- -