The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-12-26
Go and Kiss Mr.. Wetherell,"
She Said.

the joy of bearing good tidinSS. eSDr-
cially when they relate to his own not.
able success Wetherell returned to the
Spruccs with something in his breast
that closely reSembled a light heart.
Miss Hunt" he cried. Il have found
vacant palace in the adjoining pas
ture. | offer you all the comforts OF
home"
1t had been a solemn time in the
= grove. Mrs. Williams. as Wcthcrcll
afterward learned. had displayed tai
: emf for gloomy prophecy quite inarpro-
/ pirate in one so fat and hearty She
had pictured Wcthcrell walking in cir
Giles in the snow until he dropped dead
. just where he started and she had
fortified the description with so many
narrowing anecdotes that the man had
( the effect OF IL ghost when he appeared
: The human freight and the baggage
appertaining thereto were discharged
at the front door of the house. and
then the horses and pung were put into
the barn. Wethcrell and Bunker found
! the others in the kitchen.
I've been lookin' around this place"
said Mrs. Williams. The house is
pretty we'll found in the matter Of
groceries. but there amt really nothin'
to eat. can make some bread. hut
that amt very film"
There's plenty of coffee AMI some
condensed milk" said Miss Hunt
but
Il want something to eat. walled
Lucy.
Weth@rrll felt himself confronted by
Il new responsibility. II" had succeed
ed in hou$il:: the people: now he must
feed them.
Mr. Bunker" said lie. with an in
spiration EGrn of necessity what are
all Of those packages in The pun:-:"
by jimmyneddy" exclaimed Fun
ker. I've got Il turkey in liIrTr. It's
goin' to Deacon IirrSStr'
Il an glad IL hear" said Wrthcrrll.
THAT il is the property of Il profcSSin"
Christian. lie VIII he glad To relieve
our necessities especially ut this time
( of year. Miss Hunt. with your per-
mission. will attend to the marketing
today. Come along, Mr.. Bunker"
They returned presently with the tur
key, which was frozen as hard as a
rock, but not beyond cooking, in Mrs.
Williams opinion. She and Amy
meanwhile had found quite an assert
ment of vegetables in the cellar.
Pm going to open all the boxes in
! the Sleigh" said Wethercll. Il have
already broken into the largest Of
them, which. regret to say, was full
of rubber boots"
Here's Il little one that | brought
along" said Bunker There want
no hatchct in the barn, an Mr.. Weth-
crcll broke the pitchfork on the other
box. This one seems Ia smell kind of
good. but mcbhc it's only my appe-
tito"
Here are some crackers said Amy,
who WAS feeding the children. Real
ly. Mr.. Wcthcrcll, think this is great
fun. 1t is like picnic"
Queer weather for Il picnic" said
Bunker. CHANGING out of the window.
This amt nu Fourth OF July, as
see it,"
Wcthcrcll meanwhile was opening
, the box which had been consigned to
+; the store i'm Crawford and proved to
contain tapcrs and tinscl ornaments
! for Christmas tree.
| We'll, | he iiggercdw exclaimed
Bunker. This is addin' insult to in
jury. They're goin' To have n Christ
mas tree ut the place where live TO-
night"
so they was at my sisters, too"
said Mrs. Williams. But we won't he
there. However. were lucky 10 be any
where. and if it wasn't for Mr.. Weth-
crcll we wouldn't be-"
At this moment Il howl. loud and
fearsomc. rcsoundcd through the room.
/ The awful significance of her mothers
remurk had penetrated the intelligence