The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-11-29

she sobbed to herself. "Ob, how could
Peggy do such thing2 OF all things
to sell my cake TO the Bramblethorps
people What must they think?"
"Oh, come now" said Jack Bram-
BILE, when the merry clamor of Black
Sans fiddle and Georgia Dicks cornet
proclaimed the opening dance on that
merry Thanksgiving Eve, ''if Rosa
mond Collingwood isn't here, my cak
oil dough"
ats matter of cake, any way"
said Fernando Edgeley, satirically;
and there was ageneral giggle." "And
the blue-eyed sister is here. Why
can't you be contented with that?"
''Because / like Rosy the best, said
Jack, with delightful frankness.
Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving if
Rosy isn't here, and I'll tell you what,
mean to go after her !" And he
went.
One solitary light shone in the win
dows of the old stone house--the win
dows of Rosamond's room, where the
poor little girl was crying her heart
out
All of sudden fearful face glared
ina jack lantern pumpkin, with
eyes of fire, elevated on the extreme
end of bean-pole.
Goodness me !" fiuttered Rosa
mond. "What's ,t?,'
And she flung the sash open.
'1t's me, Rosy !" bawled Jack.
"Come down here; want you?"
"What for?"
''To come to the Bramblethorpe
party Come, make haste Dick and
Sam are in royal tune tonight, and the
music has commenced already. :"
'T-can' 't--gol" murmured Rosa
mond.
Then can't" said Jack. 81 shall
stay and spend the evening with you y
"Do take that horrible JACKIE Ian
tern away" pleaded Rosamond-for
all this time the pumpkin features and
the flaming eyes were hattened against
her window-blind.
''Not until l get an answer" said
Jack, the indomitable.
"Go away - said Rosamond.
az WON'T" said Jack.
Suddenly the iack-o'-lantern coun
tenance disappeared; there was
crash.
"Oh, Jack, you have fallen off the
piazza roof oh, cried Rosamond
wringing her hands, "what shall
do?"
''No, it wasn't me, said Jack: ''i
was only the pumpkin. 1t wasn't bal
anced just right on the pole. Do yor
suppose that l go around peeping int
peoples windows? Come down, Rosy
say !"
This time Rosamond did not repea
her formula of 500 away J" Sh
came down in the blue dress, n white
Aeecy shawl wrapped around he
head.
Chow nice you look ~ said admir-
ing Jack. ''Get your hat Come
"Never - asseverated Rosamond.
ooh. very gooi!" said Jack. "Iho,
it's never with me also!'
"Never what?"
Rosamond looked puzzled.
"Why, never to go away fror
here.
Jack !"
Darling, don't you understand?
said Jack, slipping his arm around he
waist there were only the peacefr
stars to see them, and the red, blinl
y, ing eye of the jack-o'- lantern, smouiC
ering away in the box borders).
can't be happy except where you or'
1 love you, Rosy. ] want you to b
Z my wife ~
f "Oh, Jack, she faltered, 81 neye
/ thought of that ~
e Aunt Edgeley, in ruby velvet an
: barbaric pearls, was 'matronizing
IL the Philadelphia beauty whom tn
:, Bramblethorpe people intended fo
.e Jack.
# Miss Melliter, of Melliter Park, kel
W sharp lookout from pair of diamon'
bright eyes for the young heir; an
- Christine Collingwood looking like
: pink rose in her new gown, was also 9
the qui vive-when the door swun
o open, and Jack entered, leading ia
- damsel in blue, who hung back, after
.s shy, pretty fashion.
"Mother," he said, going straight
=, the head of the room---''Aunt Edgele
. this is the future Mrs. Jack Bramblt
= This is my promised wife. Give h'
such welcome TO Bramblethorpe
IA she deserves. Dick, where is your co
n net? Sam, what are you waiting fol
>, Come Thanksgiving is going to con
:. mence in real earnest now
y, The elders we're considerably astol
70 ished, but, Jacks will rad always bee
,, law with them, and remained SO still
10 The bride-elect was warmly greete,
81 and old Peggy never could be co
vinced that she and the nut cak
II together had not made the match.
Ne Saturday Night