Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-12-16

plans pretty nigh fixed up in all that
timel"
Heleaned back in the seat and laughed
over at them.
Land, amt it good to hear Eli
laugh?" Judith said eve amt either
of us had much sine to laugh till now.
We've ben pretty busy always, but
now we've got fair start laughin, l
feel as if we should keep it up the rest
of the time. But, land, deary, guess
you'll get all tuckered out hearin' me
go on so. Oh, no, don't go yeti" as
Miriam half rose, smiling. "Stay an
tell me about you. There's dreadful
lot OF you in the car, amt there? l
don't s'pose you all belong to the same
family"
Miriam's sweet face Frightened
"Why, yes" she said, "we're all of us
Kings Daughters" She touched the
little silver cross she wore, gently sway
ing it back and forth. "We're going to
Quimby to the convention"
"Quimby!" cried Judith, in delight.
"Why, that's where me an Ellis goin'
to! Eli went there once when he wasn't
but a boy. an we always said that's
where we'd go to on our weddin' jour
ney. Eli wants to show me some of the
places he went to. l amt ever ben
away from home, except over to the
Pint, shoppin'."
Eli went back to his seat and touched
Nliriam's arm.
1--WE wore them all out, yarnin', an
guess likely mothers wore you out. I
guess you'd like TO go back to your
friends about now, wouldn't you?"
Judith reached out her hand. Good
by, deary," she said. I'm much obliged
to you. It's ben little like havin'
visit from Emmy; an oh, Eli, she's goin'
to Quimby, too! Amt that nice?
They're all goin'."
4 declare! To Quimby, be you?
That's good! Maybe you're goin' to put
up to the same place, too? I'm goin' to
take Judith to the same place l stopped
at-it's round two corners from Main
street, turnin' to your left both times. l
could walk to it with my eyes shut"
Were going to the Palace" Merriam
said, son Administer street. But per-
haps we may see you sometime. Oh, l
hope SOL"
She put her other hand over the one
Judith still held, and looking down
into the old woman's face. 1t seemed
like taking Emmy away from her to go
away. 1t was such a little thing to do
to stay patiently-if it comforted En-
my's motherl
'1n His Name" the letters on the lit
tie silver cross read. If there were only
something worth while she could do be-
cause Of those letters!
1t was getting late; station or two
more and they would be at Quimby.
Eli and Judith Crockett had settled
down together again and were doing a
little, their heads jogging to the low
monotony of the wheels tune. judith
woke up and nudged Eli.
Ell, wake % jest a minute! l
won't keep you long, Amt it like goia'
abroad on our weddin' journey, where
there's kings an palaces an things?
She said they was the kings daughters,
an they're goin' 10 stop at a palace"
Eli nodded vaguely, in dozy indi1fer-
ence to her words.
"Wen," Judith said to herself, she
nights well go to sleep again. I'm go
in to make believe-same as little
Emmy used to do-that Eli an mes
iourneyin' abroad. 1t won't do a mite
of harm, an it's about as nigh to pal
aces an kings as Eli an me will ever
Get. till we enter into the Blessed King
dom over acrost."
She was still smiling over her harm
less little play, when the train, with
lot and wheeze, drew into Quimby
There was a good deal of confusion,
rs usual, in the station of a big city.
Hackmen beckoned and coaKed, and
their strident voices increased the hub
bub indefinitely. Hacks clattered in and
out, trucks threaded the crowds and
threatened mems bones. And out into
the cry and rush Eliand Judith went in
timid establishment.
This Quimby? Ellis old face was full
ef unbelief. Where was his Quimby
that he had brought Judith to-the
quiet, peaceful Quimby, with its pleas
ant, uncrowded streets?
Quimby had grown up. Forty years
make men of cities as well as boys, Eli
Crocllett-poor, old bewildered soul!
Joyce and Miriam and Elvah kept to-
gether. They were all going TO the
same hotel.
81 don't see tile bride and groom"
Joyce said, anxiously.
81 don't either" chimed in Miriam,
land I'm worried about them. We
ought to have kept near them, girls.
The poor old creatures will get lost in
this crush"
"Well," philosophic Elvah remarked,
ats too late to mend our ways now.
Come on, hurry! there's my grand
fatherly hackman waiting for us"
Elvah was acquainted with Quimby.
She had lived there part of her life, and
she and her grandfatherly maximum
were old friends. Her married sister
boarded at the Palace" and it was IN
der that matronly little woman's chap
rronage the three girls Fere to be dur
ing their short visit. Two days for the
convention, and one for fun, was their
programme.
Early the next morning, on their way
TO one of the meetings of the con7en-
ton, they dropped into the big, busting
depot again.
"of course I don't expect to find it,"
Joyce was saying. 81 should say not!
Who ever heard of finding an umbrella|'
Elvah laughed. Miriam gave quick
little start.
"Oh," she said, I've found the bride
and bridegroom! Look, over there in
tEe corner!"