Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-28


That's Just What ! vas going X aay
if YOU hadn't stopped as with y0er
horrid objecticRa resuned glla pla
Gated Kate. my idee veal0 BE- 8fea
little Thanksgiving dinner hers at
home with, let's say, eiaht eaesfs a@
Guiding Horace. II woeIdna coss
"oh, don't care what itd cost II
there's TO be only ten CT u bot doe
think you can get eight youns folks
together for Just dinner. an5 eEtA
married folks, tooi They Won oa
Kate!"
They viii. Tom!
"oh, Martha might dere
you've been telling her about aaFtes
and
Yes. have! / don't deny sac
Kate, sharply, sure Of her ground
They're suited TO each otheT ezAes's
aud if | can help matters eloog. yca
bet wilt so there
@All right. Missile" he griuned set
ting up. go Ahesd. bot I'll oet yop s
seslsk!n they all don't come pos even
half OF them"
''I'll take tho bet, you rascal hs
laughed. and all that day sire was
writing the most winsome httie notea
10 four of her very dearesi friend end
four Of her most esteemed male ac
quaintanees.
Tom brought Cousin Horace home
with him that evening. ard Mrs kinge
Iand went o." over him as fon8ly IS
young pullet over her first chick se
was big, sweet voiced, soidterlg insn
with yellow, curly hair and the mar
ner OF . boy Coming from the rlgor
GUS weather @ Canada, he looked very
queer in his fuF sreateoar CAP snd
mittens. for the lay was almost gagm
They had 4 rle.iy time AZ silp9af
Kate was At hss ar ls2a. aas
lighted at the first chance he'a had 1l
year to take "a flyer with psea
his wife could trust
Kate, dear" he said at last wink
ing slyly at his cousin, Horace ha, e.
go downtown to look after his lag
gage II won't take us long
t'All right, Tom I'll trust you with
Horace know hen take care oil YOU
Besides. l want you to mail some let
ters for me-the invitations. You
know. Tom"
She slipped the eight envelopes into
his hand and gayly slapped him on the
back. The men smoked few cigarettes
in the parlor, chatting with Kate be
fore they started
by Jovel" snorted the Canadisr
looking at his fur coat Ia the hall. "In
! wear no coat, It's blooming tropical
place. Chicago"
"oh. no, 1t lent, Horace" chimed
the solicitous hostess; you must take
coat One OF Tom s--the raglan
Tom. It's too big for you. and you
can wear the top cost
SO they bundled Cousin Horace into
the raglan and away went he and
Tom.
Kris Kinssland was sure OF her
guests and incidentally cure Of . ne9
seaiskin coat (for she meant to hold
Ton to ais wager bat just the came
she began TO Get q bit nervous at I'VE
O'Clock Thanksgiving afternoon when
che noticed that not one OF the seven
young folks had arrived She remem-
bered explicitly having asked Martin
Dinwiddie TO come early DinBsr was
to be at six, and as she had received
no notes declining her invitations she
was yet confident. but
Tom and Horace, Obvious of her
growing misgiyings. were listening to
her very latest and most glowing tri-
butte to the beauty, wit and grace OF
Martha Dinwiddie, and the handsome
Canadian. well satisfied of Mrs. Kings
lands judgment and appreciation, Was
beginning to feel yearning desire to
meet the much-yaunted Martha. Six
o'clock came and struck without either
Of the men noticing the change that
was coming over Kate. At e:l5 she
was in a nervous tremor; she made re-
peated trips To the kitchen, and at in
tervals stood by the window watching
the street. Finally Tom pulled out his
watch. whistled softly. looked UP and
blurted:
by lingo, Kate, your guests are
either late or they're not coming"
She stood before him ready TO fly
into rage or weep. The tempest of
her disappointment. however. re-
solved itself into tears, and In mo-
ment she was sobbing on Toms shout
der.
II didn't think they'd do II, the
heartisss things!" she sobbed. And
Martha, too, the mink She at least
knew that had my heart set on this
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