Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16
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pretty world that day, cold ana ,....
with Mother Goose sprinkltne
feathers down now and then in a
icsome sort OF way. '''''
In spite Of me Merry Cbr,.,
would come bubbllng over mo ,' ,'''''
went In with his breakfast 49,,
might Just as well have dosbos
water in his face. If glances oa,,,,
annihilate, Meg Mariners ROM.
would have been pretty generar,. s,,
tributed by the one he throw ~,
He made me shut the wIndoo,s ,,,
so that he shouldn't hear the cbrr,t
bells, and | believe II ne could ha,1
have put his ears In his poct.,
knew something that would chance 81,
that In twinklmg ana coula ho..'',
wait I'LL the big moment came.
When the door-bel gave rs yb,r,
down In the kitchen, even sour.,a,,
went crimson with excitement ana
listened breathlessly while / answor.I
the door that hadn't admitted cornn,ry
for many a day.
There stood the lady OF my picture.
| knew her In a minute. But no, ,h,
fresh, sweet girl-face any longer
sweet face stlll, but thin and whpa
and so wan-my heart that nal hs.,
fun to bursting all day sank uko
lump Of lead Velvets father wa,
with her, shabby and delicate looking
as though he had been IN. But HIS Nm,
had a proud curve; he bore a wound
that hurt stlll I could see.
But the proud look all went when III.
two of them caught sight ~ tba,
crushed and broken old man. Oli
Denby's lips hadn't smiled for go long
l suppose they'd forgotten how.
queer trembling was all the motion
they could make. But It was enough.
his Christmas present few into hi,
arms-and then / closed the door
1t was dusk when l next opened IL m
announce dinner | did il calmly
enough. but my nerves were lsapln.
and | felt light-headed In the stomach
as | raced downstairs again to arrang,
my tableau.
We had fairly shaved over tha, tabls.
but the result made US forget ON our
/ tiredness, We had empticd ,hc Tiffany
show case on to the cleaning linen, and
it looked as il a cloud-burst Of da-
monds had suddenly descended. wbiI9
\ a bunch Of long stemmed roses t1Tevl
| In vase and mingled their blossoms
I with the crimson berries that duppeI
/ from the holly on the chandelier Ola,
| II was lovely! But the masterpiece!
1t stood on the big chair IN gr5ndras
place, a little mite in q shabby yeIyss
frock, and Bob's army cap atop ot tho
gold curls that danced with delicious
excitement. in each hand a wooden
drum stick with which he Justify bella
bored a toy drum-his feet beating time,
his baby-laugh ripping an accompan-
ment to the vigorous drubblug II you
coald only have seen him!
Bob and l had our heads together al
the pantry slide and | could feel NJ
heart humping against his arm IKE
.p-hammer But we saw the whole
scene--the wondering group standing
for a moment In the doorway. puzzled
= and amazed. old DENLY cingus trem-
ulously to his sou-iu-laws arm; tba
Neutrality-suspicious. CLEAN that grew IN thu
mothcr-ayes. and then the glad cry that
made an the cut glass ring AS tho
slight slrllsh figure ran like the wind
down the length Of the long table anil
gathered the little drummer TO her
breast ,hoked Ana then because
couldn't see any longer turned and MD
my eyes on Bob's shoulder,
Quicker than thought he gripped and
held me close-and IN that minute
ceased forever to feel myself a poor
| lost forlornity.
Cant you see, Meg" no whispered
with his lips close to my ear, don't you
know now that there's nothing nan
so big and beautiful in all the world
as lover"
And then at last, knew,