The morning times., 1896-11-22
addition To his own stock Of Chile, and
awaited the result of her venture in alter

to try the market.
Miguel, who had Sold each article for
10 cents, regardless OF the protests of his
patrons that the buyers OF the pies got
much the best bargain, and who was to
have one-halI the gross receipts for sell
ing, brought her SIS Tor her share.
''Only ninety-seven more to get,' COM
mented 1cxic, gleeiully.
wait u i.GoinSiiN, aAisS IeNana, he call
ed. Mr. Huxley always used Texie's full
/ name. Il ate some very excellent pastry
here at the Shoe Bar roundup, and Miguel
tod mIt mat you Were Tie author OF 1t"
he began.
Tnv pink ran up over Texie's forehead.
"Asnaned OF your calling laughed her
nrighuur, his shrewd ewes twinkiIng.
Indeed, no. denied Texie. I'm
asiisi."-a "r 49, nece5aIJy tn.lt ied TO IL,
but not OF the work. got in debt and I'm
trying to pay out"
Pm glad of that" said Mr.. Huxley,
hedrtuy. Not siau yoL're III the mine-
hole, you know, but glad you want the
work, for don't you see our cooks got sick
and gone up To Denver. We've taken Il cow
boy otl the rang 10 cooS for us, ana mes
in Il fair wayy To start a graveyard out a
tnS -i,j.ol. "a a 'iunu of sodr-dougn biscuiI'
on every headstOne."
"l'ii give you my prayers" said TeXie,
but uon' see how 1 can go anu cook or
you.'
ON, no, replied the Englishman, we're
not asking that, you undersland; but a
weekly pox oi grub, you know, good light
bread ana that. itl get pretty stale, OF
course, and IL may trouble me TO send for
IL regularly, bul you have IL ready and l II
send some time uurini, each week. A man
Win Starvation staring him in the lace mas
to do something.
NO, IL neeunt get STALE" said Texic.
Il will buy two big tin bread boxes, and
get the empty one when send the lull eIe.
Things Will keep moist and fresh in them for
week, anyhow. III send Miguel with the
box. his Time isn't worth anything at this
season OF the year.
= You re u real business woman, aren't
you? was Mr.. huxley's adniirng comment
as they settled lurtucr details OF exactly
what would be wanted and what The prices
should be.
Inc week before Thank sgiving found her
With $50, and no way oI getting the extra
ten. There was plenty Of work ahead, but
nothing lmrneuiate, and it began To look
as though she would have to tel ncr father
ana borrow from INN, or ask N aBvlle' ) III
diligence for the SO.
.ueaOe .Ir side of the proydent,
which Is another way Of sa ying that heaven
helps thUse who help themselves. when
she got UP to the house There was II pref
ty IiuJle Mrs. Adams, from the new Eng
AbAiu NbtlIN SOIiipdHS Htlllt
she had peen enc vr 1eXie's Lest patrons
and she now flew To meet her with the in-
curry ami CUniInanu:
Now, IcAIc, don't you disappoint me
FOR / VI niu d4i can nc..r TINS morning. 1
supposed, OF course, | could get canned
pumpkin down at Jne store, ana here tney
have one hesgarly can icft, and We're
booked 10 have IL Regular New England
thanksgiving dinner 70 .ne COMPANY sw mole
ten ranch tDIDnrrnwf IIpIV
anybody nave ii thanksgiving dinner wilh-
out pumpkin pies? You surely have the
Canned pumpkin by you, az many PIES as
you bake, aud can you make them Tor me?
I've spent SO iuucn time over hunting canned
pump hin u.lsJ can expect the cooh, Who
Is showed under with work anyhow to
make them now
Why, yes; l think so,'' answered Texie,
with lLe reiiaole business air which had
grown upon her in the past year. How
many wui you want?''
"A pie cuts into six pieces, don't it,
calculated Mrs. ADAMS. Wen have about
two hunur.d ana fifty. TO feed, counting
neIshbOrs and outsiders. SiX into Two
hunured and fIfty-Uh, forty pies ought
To do Us nicely. But can you get us up SO
many"'
e. cs, can make forty" answered Tex
ie, you KNOW our paucnIs tirrigatcd and
Miguels pumpk kins did splendldly this
year
You and your sub irrigated garden
patCnesi laughed Mrs. Adams, Il call
having a cinci ON Providence. / want you
to come over and help decorate, too;
were going 10 have lots of fun. I've a
sister and TWO nieces from home, you
know, and I've told them so much about
you. they're wild TO see you. YouU be
over this afternoon. won't you-and can't
you stay all niEht?''
why no. said TcXie, with a suspicious
trembie in her Voice, mot if | make the
pies, you know, I'll have to work hard to
get them done to send over early in the
morning." II WAS the last sacrifice she
would have To make for that terrible dia-
mund ring, and, somehow it seemed the
hardest. but she choked back the feeling
and told herself that she ought to be
delighted, when Mrs, Adams said re-
erctIuiy, "Oh, so you will, but ! can't
do without the pies Wen miss you ever
81 much. Let me see, forty pies at 20
cents each. Ten dollars exactly. Well
i must hurry. You'll be over to the din
ner, anyhow
II will II / can. may be a little late
/ have 10 20 To town THANKSGIVING morn
ing morning." answ cred TeNie as she
foiaed the crisp bll, and realized that
here was the last ounce Of Mabelle's pound
of flesh.
relieved mind, and her ten bills in her
POCKET rode, little pensively, it must
he confessed tor Iiink now many music
lessons hundred dollars would pay for!),
toward the Tucker cottage in the out
skirts of Packsaddle.
As she neared the house her pony went
lame. Now Lit" reproved Texie, dis
mounting and proceeding to pick up the
offending foot, you can find a gravel
where no gravel is, do believe
She took out her knife, wiicn, good horse
woman that she was. contained a hook for
cleaning hoofs and dug away at ball of
sand, which seemed to be wedged in the
frog.
Inc lump, under her strokes, parted.
Crumbled and dropped something tiny and
shining -Mabelle's ring!
How lons 1t had lin there, when and
where even the horse had picked it up,
would never he known. but there IL w as sa fe.
sound and untarnished
When Mateiie came INTO he lite parlor
she found Texie with Il very ccstatic ex-
preston. Its Thanksgiving Day." re.
marked the visitor, land I've brought YOU
something to be thankful for"
MY money? l guess so,'' replied Ma
belle.
No, something better than that" re-
piled Texle, 1--WE got"
But Mabelle burst in Indignantly: Didn't
you bring the money TeNana Arnold? l
declare IN never speak to you again
Went and lost rny lovely ring that I'd rath-
er have than all the money in the world,
and promised to pay for 1t, and now
you--"
II didn't say l didn't have the money!"
interrupted Texie disgustedly. I've got
it, and I've got something else. / found
your ring as l rode up to the door, and
here it is.''
She laid it in Mabelle's lap as that young
lady seemed TO be too astonished to take
fha.i Il ha t1.1