Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-11-24

n New lOrk sue stTttt
somewhat whether. after all. hc was
doing wisely In throwing away his
chance Of going home tn the other end
Of the state for his Thanksgiving din.
uer.
Whether the event would Justify his
decision or not would depend ON
young person over there. across the
street. n bewl!dering damscl Of Can
ada. whose business for the winter In
New York was TO study the church or
gan. Mr. Middleton, having. very much
to his own satisfaction, established
himself as one Of three ut the same lit
tie table with her In Mrs. Flanagan's
dining room. where he ate twice a day,
would gladly have improved the occa.
sion OF holiday aud the opportunities
offered by common sentiment OF be-
ing left out Ia the cold world.
Naturally enough. the young mans
eyes wandered TO the front Of Mrs.
ilauagan's house. and Instantly lac
saw that something very much out OF
tie common was going on. In fact,
Middleton saw that crowd was gath
criug outside Mrs. Flauagan's, and the
occasion OF the crowd was evidently u
| huge furniture van. Furniture was bc-
| lag carried out OF the housc-nut mere
bedroom furniture. but strange and
probirmatic articles which Middleton
associated with Mrs. Flauagan's dining
room.
"Wcll. II there isn't that crazy old
mn lolica iardinlcrc she sets the ice
N..f.r on, be- CALCULATED. by lingo.
| the, rc cylctG- hcr-aud-uud her
lrs uigh tiu.v fpr me To drug IN
! Ignoring the cXpcctant gtin Of the
| crowd and stepping over heap OF
I dlgy Iuii9p on tie sidewalk. be dolg-
eel IN Mruu.h the doorway. between "A
moving refrigerator aud u waiting wire
cot. .ud. as De- entered, n girlish voice
| somewhere hchlnd the refrigerator
called out. "Oh. Mr.. Middleton
$50 glad you've come. Lillian Me
Kay shouted. clapping her hands.
"lurnh! VIVA are you looking ut my
| hair fory It's sight, know. /
| haven't had time to do IL up. say,
i.l't Il sAamef Aud they wanted TO
take my piano. Il you please. Now,
You're a lawyer. You eau settle the
whole thing Tor poor Mrs. Flanagan.
can't your
| I'm only n lawyers clerk Yet, aud
the question Tor us-for You AMI Mrs.
| Iatour aud mc-tu settle II, Where are
We going TO get our Thanksgiving din
ncrT
Yes. | know, and you might have
gone home to Bu1alo"-
"Td rather be just where | am" said
he young man.
! Thanks" she said. and then she
went on In "A hurry: Cant you do
anything To stop them, Mr. Middletonf
How can they turn her ont like this
when she told them she would pay this
very afternoon
DID you know about II this morn
ingY' Middleton asked her, passing
over the question of law.
WHY. no. The first ! knew OF II
was when | was practicing over some
drcndfully difficult things they gave me
at the college, aud In walked two
men oh, Mrs. Flanagan. Come here
Here's Mr.. Middleton. Perhaps he can
help You"
Mrs Flanagan had just emerged
from the darkness of the back stairs, a
pale. black haired woman, with gilt
tcring black eyes
NO, child" she said. mir. Middle
ton can't help me. don't know where
all you children are going TO get your
dinner today ana tomorrow, Thanks
giving day, and after you've paid me
IA ADVANCE
"Oh. that'll be all right, Mrs, Flana'
gan" said Middleton.
Never mind. Mrs. Flanagan said
Lillian. "Wr'H manage about the din
ncr. | declare" she went on, turning
upon Middleton naughty and upliftcd
chin with very aggrayatlng dimplt
In the middle of II, this is the first
| Thanksgiving was ever In the states
and | think you Yankees ought To b,
ashamed toto let Mrs. Flanagan b,
treated like ths."
1t Is an unfortunate coincidence,
Middleton said Ia low voice, but
don't think u can be fairly imputed as
national disgrace. Mrs. Flanagan
where are you going tonightT
"Me. childG Why, | couldn't tell you
that 10 save my neck. IL only had
time to look around'-
YES. know But, ms Il Is, where ar,
you golngy' the young lawyer persist
ed. "and whore are your boarders go
mgr
IAN my boaUlers that bad rooms
here are gone, cAud-an except this
one sweet angel" meaning Of course
Lillian.
Il have an idea, Miss Mickey" Mid
dleton exclaimed. quite as If something
new had Just occurred TO him-whicl
was deceit.
Then. for goodness sake, out will
ITO
"Why. you see. so many Of ms room
crs over at AulersOn's take our neal
here that we shall he In pretty genera
distress n Mrs. Flanagan goes of
| That would be bad for the AudersOns