Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-26
}ELLE OF THE BIG DRAW.

20 all right, and stay till it closed, and
somehow | was sure that was what he
meant TO do
why, Mrs Moore" snii Tom. "hc'd
never run off and leave you that way;
You We're intending to gu together. when
the cattle were sold weren't youE'
It was a cruel question, and Tom re-
GREETED II the moment IT, was out The
red rose In the Wrinklcd checks before
him ill they looked like wthcred rose
"Ihats why / think he went on as he
did | know Wade better than yOu do ~
Tom douhted that-'les young and llkes
to make a good appearance, and maybe
he didn't care 10 have an old.tHshioncd
woman like me around with him every
wher.'
IAN oid-fashioned angel" muttered
Tom to his boats: ANY decent man would
be only too proud Of such moiher-tLere
now; I've mede you cry again when ]
WIS irving to say something pleasant"
mo" said Mrs. Moore. raising q res0-
Lutte face fall Of cheerful courage. 'No,
Tn NOT going TO let it worry me any
mere I've divided my trouble with y',u
by telling Of II, md I'm going TO put Il
ont Of my mind. {,
I'm not going to sp9il yom boys
Thanksgiving dinner by being duh or de-
pressed either"
30. the Thanksgiving dinner sill
Tom 1T was m unusual institution with
Mrs. McoreD 'srlera are ten coming titit
know of-did y1u get the iurkevs!
Yes she answered. fine ones. and
my pumpkins turned ont so wei nus year
Trpflo fxe1 M q plan for irrlgating the
q rden. We Won't have TIE canned staff
'Wcll." said Tom. rising to 70. 81
wouldn't worry about Wade. Hon he
home al right when his money give, ogt.
You mus be rendy 10 play and sing Tor
Us tomorrow. Ynn know we boys expect
MONTY % music wien We come here
81 will" choerfnlly, "and III 90 in and
start those pies right now. Tell the boys
10 hripg any poor fellow they know that =
away from homo and has no place to eat
| Thanksgiving dinner.
Tom rode away. and the last wor,i from
him. oddly enough as Mrs. Moore thought
| was fiint hail sent back
'AIind-we-ex pect-~mnsicV
Thanksgiving morning Mrs. Moore
1 baked her pies A goodly row. lie tir-
| KEYS were in the oven, the other dishes
/ baking, smmpring or ste wing. ms btsst
/ suited them wiien tle windmill II the
/ back Of the ranch house stopped pumping.
| That meant since the store was already
4 low, cutting OF the water supply De
~ might rs well fix It before I change
my dress" She reflected, and catching ~
/ hlNNN hhuliltfs SUE NHhA NNN ~ tA'
: tower.
narT ,''nib for d woman Of her age, the
ladder. 100. WAS wooden. old and unsafe.
AZ Tom Andrews had warned her a
week on two ago: hut old Teoflo was
gone. She was as fearless as an nrchin.
and M she went, laughing a little, A
tan from her big hammer set things
/ riiht ana the Wheel began revolving.
in. The first 'urn -iHcs il" hanuler
out az her hand. and down It fen.
knocking Of three rings Of the rickeiy
We'll she WIS finely caught
Vlsions ~ the Thanksgiving dinner
1,,,,,,it, ~ whNe We vas i'm 5rise'. u
N alfred thr,u-h her mind.
iookinr abon, for aid she saw a.pony
.nJ T;.lrr sfm-nclline tho front 81 the
house cautionslr Il was Tom andrews
hnf how rnri0nsly he WIS acting. He
sjsmorn,ed. lied his pony In bunch Of
mesnuitc and cane M 70 the h9use
almost on tipt9e. looked w. nt every
wiadow. tried .ome Of tho doors and
,hen. standing On the porch eane9 heF
n0--le very sofflv ~.
~. ft,s-h.7 = 40 loofri Fi r.n.
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