West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-11-27

""S '"ihlh uoWH iafSOn jarvis IL
comm all the way from Sloatcsyllle 10
preach ,puoTrow. and the quIrc's
inrnrd bran new anthem Just a-pur
pose. about trin' thankful for harvest
and NIL tint srrt of thing I'n sure
don't know n.,nt else you'd have"
Mrs Nis,ett only answered by
sirh
II wonder n 'tnln't possible Stephe
III be hum tonight" she said after
pause.
lie writ not lie thought he'd drop
In ariy tomorrow mornin' if he caught
the train hr expected Only think. old
woman; It's FIVE years since Stephe
was bnni 10 Thnnksgiyin'w
Old Nlsl'ctt rubbed his horny hands.
with chuci;lc. adding:
And spose. II MI accounts Is true,
he's grtiln' 20 be n great man out In
that western country. II was kind OF
hnrd pull when he went Off and left
us. but maybe The boy was IN the
right"
Yes" snid Mrs. Nisbett dolorously,
"but somehow ! can't get reconcIIcd to
the Idea OF his nsarryin' strange gal
out there
JorI scratched his sead. This was
phase or the subject that he scarcely
felt competent 10 discuss.
Maybe you'li like her. Stephen says
she's nice gnl."
stephen says! As If n man over
hcad aud cars In love wouldn't say
anything"
II wish he'd told US who she was"
lei.
went out to the woodpile. the everyday
shrine whence he generally derived
wbnt little OF phiiosophic inspiration he
had
~Mrs. NIsbeur'
IL wns soft little voice, and the old
Iady's fnce relaxed instInctively as it
sounded on her ears.
why. Ida Tremalne--' 'tain't youi"
1T In. I've done everything that Aunt
Constance wanted, and now I've lust
run over to sec II you don't need bit
of hrip.''
She stood In the doorway,a fair little
sppnrition. nIl flushed and rosy with
the November wind. while her blue
eyes spnrkIed ns II they were twin
snpphlrcx hidden awny under her long.
uruDefir. but n fresh chcesed girl with
nut brown hair. skin like the leaf OF
dnmnsk rose. n straight refined nose
srd Hrs ns ripe MS n red crsbapp1e.
ihorrh ~ no means 30 sour Generally
she had dcmurc sort Of gravity lin
EcfinE about her face. but when she
lid uueh n dinpip came out upon her
check ard row OF pcariy teeth glIm-
t,fcl lnstnntancously.
IN one hand she cnrried n bunch OF
iaic autumn flowers
''Scc" she cried. holding them up.
= rarsackrd Aunt Consfance's garden
for thcsr. ! knsw that big ynse on the
nnniri needed something. md. with n
lTanch or 80 ~ zcnr.ct leaves. I'll have
royal louquct to help you keep
Thanksgiving"
Nrs NixIetf took the fair oval face
iw'wcrn hcr two hands and kissed the
fresh little mouth
set down Ida !" she said. Il wasn't
n.caicnlatin to have no sech nxln's up,
but you've scch way. child. I can't
sever xay no to you"
"i'm you're going 20 keep Thanks
living" cried Lldn. throwing or her
micr wrnppings and dancing up 10 tho
ooklng xlnss like little gale OF wind,
be'au-e ron invited Aunt Constance
and me 70 dinner md becnuse your son
II coming home"
~Ics. child. yea said Mrs Nisbett,
subsiding snce more into the mournful
key frou which Lida's sudden appear
snce hod momentarily aroused her.
"Joers got the turkey shut up In a
coop. and the bakiu' a done. and rm
Just a.hxin' them apples. and
"Oh. OH" cried Ida. who had hut
tered to the window. what giosfous
red leaves spcckled over with little
drops Of goldl May ! make some
wrcaihs for the WALTZ oh. please say
yes,
Mrs Nlss,ctt said 'ycs"-it would