The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

she's just got to cough it out. Fetch
some water, Genie"
The fit of coughing was long and
terrible. Carrots stood by helpless,
until the woman sank back exhausted
upon the pillow.
Don't be scared" she gasped. 1T
amt gonig to die. The doctor said
l was going to die. but 1 amt. I
can't die. I've got the children. Any
how, I can't die here. There amt
room to die here. I've got to die in
the country. / was born in the coun-
try and I've got to die in the country.
There's room in the country and sky.
and you don't get all choked up with
smoke"
There's cows in the country" ven
tured Genie: Nav says there amt
no milkmen in the country; there'scows
and they give folks milk. And there's
chickens in the country and they give
folks eggs. Nav says so, and tur-
keys"
The woman turned her bright eyes
to the oven where the turkey was
simmering in savory splendor.
"Davy never stole it," said she, lift
ing her thin hand. ut came to the
tree. I saw it light 1 let him catch it,
When nobody came for 1t, I let him
get the old man to kill 1t. I said he
must give it up If anybody came for il
it isn't Davy's fault; it's mine. If
that turkey is yours, take it along; We
can do without. Take it along"
She pressed her trembling lips to-
gether. turned away her face and
closed her eyes.
81 won't do anything Of the kind, -
clustered Carrots. THAT turkey isn't
mine; it's yours. When get this boy
fixed I'm going TO haste that turkey
and make some gravy like mother s,
and we're going to have the finest
Thanksgiving dinner you ever ate in
your lives. That's what. Come along,
kid. How in thunderation did you
get into such a mess?''
II baked the squash whole" began
Davy.
"Hoi" exploded Carrots; land when
you~opened the oven door the cool air
burst the thing and plastered every
thing. You're lucky to get off with your
eyes, AS 1t is, I'll have to bandage
this one. Hellol what's the matter
with that hand?"
ut got into the machine" explained
Davy, with an anxious glance at the
bed
But his mother had heard and lift
ing her head, she said eagerly:
"Davy wasn't meddling. He was
helping fix the machine. Bourk asked
him to put in his fingers and see what
was clogging the wheels, Then when
he saw Davy's fingers mashed, BouriS
said he hadn't asked Davy to put his
fingers In, and the boss said Davy had
no business monkeying with the ma
chine. He said that If Davy had been
picking scraps, like he was hired to do,
he never would have got his fingers
smashed. And so the boss said Davy
mustn't expect his wages to go on while
his fingers are healing. He said Davy
was meddling, but Davy wasn't med
| ding. Bourk lied"
| III this city isn't the meanest place 1
ever struck! That's the way they
| came it over me yesterday-said
| everything was my own fault. But this
| is about the neanest thing | ever
heard of. leaving you all in such a
| fix"
They don't know maw's sick" cried
| Davy, while the woman's eyes widened
| anxiously. Don't you so and tell 'em
n1aw's sick. If you tell 'em rnaw's sick,
| they'll take her to a hospital, and NAV
can't die in hospital, and Genie and
| Dot-they don't want to go to an asy-
| lurn. If they find out maw's sick, sir,
| they'd take us all apart. We don't
| want to be taken apart.We're all right
| sir I get left-handed jobs to do while
my fingers are healing and Gene and
Dot. they help. They gathered all the
wood for the turkey. Nav said the
turkey was a Providence. sir, and ]
guess 1t was. because couldn't earn
a turkey with just--left one handed
jobs. But / caught 1t In a. trap, and
| old Peter cut off it's head. and Mrs
Salomon-she keeps the bakery-she
stuffed 1t and said I could work II
| out"
| Great" calculated Carrots, who
was tenderly Amounting the smarting
| burns.
You see, sir" explained Davy,
drawing himself up and looking at
| Carrots with one undaunted eye, az