The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20

his eyes When bitter feeling arises between two rel
them-the one who is bound by the tenderest ties to
bothwho has the real suffering TO bear, who is torn
life holds nothing worth the having.
Orville Palmer was the one who stood between He
had built his own cross and he took 1t up and bore
Emariue hurried through the early winter dark I'M
til she to The small and poor house where her
husbands mother lived. 1t was OF the maln-trayeled
street.
There was dim light in the kitchen the curtains
had been drawn Emarine paused and looked in
The sash was lifted six inches, for the night was
Mrs, Palmer had company;
her breath 'Old gossip
&C., goin' to have a fine dinner hear, Miss Pres
,1teree 97, i,,c ey DDl-ir ME an reel nI,lr,
puddn with brandy poured over it an set afre, an
wine dip nuts and raisns wine itself TO wind
up on Emarine's a fine cook. She knows how TO git
up dinner that makes your mouth water to think
mot much of a one" said Orville's mother 'I ex-
pected TO, but c'udnt git them fan potatoes sold or
IL! have TO keep EN- ul spring TO glt any 1lno o.
price don't care much about Christmas, though
Her chin trembling. but she lifted it high. IT'S
silly for anybody but children TO build so much on
Euarine opened the door and walked I'm. Mrs Pal
mer arose slowly, grasping the back Of her chair.
"Orvilles dead!' she said solemnly.
Emarne laughed. but there was the tenderness Of
"Oh, N.Y. nor she said sitting down 'I run over
ousS al. d uay e9 come I3 l5 III i 5 fbir ~ e
myself 7 want to show you what a fine Christmas
dinner your daughter-in-aw get up Dinners at
Mrs Palmer had sat down weakly. trembling was
not the word to describe the feeling that had taken
possession of her. She was shiverng. She wanted
fan down on knees and put her arms around her
sons wife and sob all her loneliness and heart
audience not to be ignored So Mrs. Palmer said:
Wen, III be reel glad to come, Emarine, It's offul
eatn' here all by myself, I expect"
Emarine stood up Her heart like a thistle
down Her eyes were shining.
An right" She said: IAN. want that you sh'u'd
come just at H. must run right back now Good
well, declared" said Miss Presly That girl
gifts prettier ev'ry day o. her life. Why. she just
looked fun O. glame tonight
orvile was not at home when his mother arrived
her rusty best dress and shawl. Mrs. Endey saw
her coming. She gasped out:
''YVhy. good grieve! Here's Mis- Farmer Emarine!'
Yes, know" said Emarne calmly. Il asst her 10
She opened the door and shook hands with her
rnother-n-aw, giving her mother a look Of defiance
that almost upset that ladys gravity.
Hou SCI right down Motner Earn, La[neI, an leL me
an inst want IN see his face when he comes i'm
Here's a black shawl for your Christmas. I got
mother one just like it. See what nice long fringe
it's got. Oh my! Don't so to cryin! Here comes
She stepped aside quickly. When her husband en-
tered his eyes fell instantly his mother, weeping
childishIy over shawl She was in the old spnt
rocking chair with the high back.
Mother" ne cried. Then ne gave frightened,
tortured glance at his wife Emarine smiled at him.
but il was through tears.
''EmaIine asst me. OrvIe-she asst me to dinner o.
herself! An she give me this shawl Tm-cryin'-
fer-joy-"
Il asst her to dinner" said Emarine, but she amt
ever goin' back again. She's goin to stay. expect
We've both had enough of lesson TO do US -
Orvile did not speak He tel on MS knees and lald
his head like a boy, in his mothers lap and reached
one strong but trembling arm UP to his wifes waist
drawing her down to him.
Mrs. Endey got up and went to rafting things
around the table Vigorously
well never see such pack O. loonaucSs!" she
exclaimed GO an burn all Christmas dinner
both be faHn' over themselves to knuckle down 10
each other from now on! ] never see-
But there something in her too. that made
Copyright, 1903 by Mcclure, Phillips & Co.