Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-27
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A ThankspIvIne story.

4 MAttUcu WIN . luk % AhRAe~sA~tS N~f~-
in one hand, a pencil back Of his ear
and look Of mild inquiry beamins
over the rims Of his glasses.
Il believe you called me. Brother
| Tap did you not?" he inquired with
slow placidity.
Called shrieked and beloved
! like q Comanche!" Mr.. Tap Redman
closed the oven door with click and
bodied up, tanning his hot red face
| with the big check-apron he wore tied
around his neck; 1T wasn't until my
poor old throat almost split, like .
locust-bug's hull, l got any answer"
Il was quite deeply engaged writing
an article upon the manifestations and
conditions of Martinique" apologized
the elder brother; Il didn't hear at
first"
"Well, let Martinique slide for to.
day and help me out. " requested Tap.
i've simply got to ride to the store
for the stuff ! couldn't get yesterday
Joe Lamar guaranteed it'd be there
this morning, and / can't leave these
cooking thingsdon't look so dazed.
brother. This, ~ told you this morn
ing, is Thanksgiving day, and we're
going to have the old major and An,
genette to dinner"
"oh." returned his brother, 1T had
lodged out Of my mind. Ana aren't
things cooking an right? Cant 60
to my room and proceed with Martin
iQue' and let 'em cook?"
mo-" said Tap, firmly; they'll cut
all kinds Of capers II you don't keep
right at them"
Poor, excellent old SoIon," unused
Mr.. Tapley Redman, affectionately. a.
he Hoped lightly down the frost-hard.
ened road on his horse in the dun,
foggy atmosphere Of November
"What q fine thing It would have been
4 all around II he could have taken
his worthy head out of the dense old
literary clouds at some period Of his
life long enough to have fallen in
love with nice girl, and married her.
Cricky--Angie and I'd have been mar
ried ten years back and keeping house
for ourselves. happy as phoebe-birdR"
Scion and TapIey Redman were
bachelors, aged respectively IS and 46.
Scion represented the. family intel
lect; he had once been a college pro,
fessor, but had abandoned that field
and plunged into the deeps and sbal.
lows Of literature. A small inheritance
precluded any clone proximity Of tho
wolf Of want - fortunately, since
golon's returns for his treatises were
scanty. TapIey spliced out the Joint
income BY means Of garden Yege-
tables. chickens, eggs and the keeping
Of bees.
The patrimonial dwelling, set boldly
upon Z rise of ground close to the
country road, offered q convenient OBJ
jectiye point for strangers. lost or
strayed, and for inQuirers generally.
Consequently. Scion, upon opening the
kitchen door in response to brisk
knock, and finding there q fat, bloom
ing little woman in shining silver gray
silk, as neat a. new minted dime,
waited calmly for the usual form Of
inquiry which came thus:
Gould you tell me where Major and
Miss Angenette Ring live?"
Certainly, ma'am," Eclon beamed
at the inquirer across the gold rim Of
his glasses: you go straight along
the road to where a lane turns to the
left, then about half way to the next
turn. At the corner Of the lane you
can see both Maj. Rings house and
this"
"And 30 did," the little woman an
swered, "but l imagined this was the
right place, and it was nearer. And
l thought / should have my pains for
nothing when did get there. and that
nobody was home; couldn't make
anyone hear at the front, 80 ] came
around. The air Is so nipping I'm half
frozen"
"Come in, then, and warm up" In
vited Scion. Hospitality; I'VE have
plenty Of fre here"
I. Il should say you hadl" The call
or looked wonderingIy at the blazing
red top Of the range; then she shifted
inQuiringiy at the air: Don't you
know that pudding Is burning fast to
the kettle--can't you smell III" she
asked, getting into stir Of excite
ment, and with housewifely instinct
In 9 second she had laid her mum
and neat silvergray gloves upon the
table and was examining the pudding
''Get me = fork and spoon" she
ordered Scion. -and I'll see Il It can
Be saved"
A few minutes satisfied her.
Throw II away" she said; you're
short 4 pudding"
How unfortunate" deplored Scion.
TAP win be greatly put out at its
loss; yet what could ! dot He said
keep It ON the jump. and I'm sure II
jumped pretty lively"
Il Judge 20, said the caller, dryly;
what elss did Tap-whoever he is
tell you to dot see your turnips are
about TO follow the buildings exam
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