The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07

Mrs Derning and Minnie ate breakfast with their
hats on They were to leave few minutes. If
Mrs Hewlett had received any word from the absent
Elton she had no chance mpart IT.
Father Hewlett came into the room as they rose from
trembling old hands Hc mad cannily planned appear
at the last moment and surprise and delight Minnie
with bouquet of his favoritc bloom parting gift
He had risen almost at dawn 20 have plenty OF lime
for this labor of love
Though he realized the magnhccncc OF his gift. he
tried TO present lightly Here's just little posy
picked TO go home with you he said he put it into
the girls
Mrs Demng regarded the hugh bunch with some
concern as well amusement Goodness" she SAID
10 her hster lust listen The fuss Minnc's making
over theml She's got good heart, If l do say 1t
Why to hear her you'd think they made of gold !
Well its about time 20 start | guess. II that's the
trolley at the bottom OF the hill, we'll have TO for
1t as il is"
There moment of cavc-akng, followed by one
OF intense excitement as Mrs Demng suddenly dis
covered that her poeket-book not IN her hand
her pocket Minnie laid the yase and the crimson
Ia;nblers the table
you left it on the drcssing-casc this morning; I
remember | meant to bring it down.. she said I'll
get IT. mother. and you take these and go ahead.
They'll hold the car
The old hobbcd excitcdly TO the front door as
Mrs Hewlett and her sister embraced for the last time
Father Hewlett and his daughter -n-law heard pres
emily the clang of the departing trolley and Mrs. Hcw
lett betook herself promptly TO the kitchen and the
unwashed dishes 1t was only a moment or so before
she heard the old man calling her and something IN his
voice prompted her TO drop her towel and to the
Why see here Emrnic,' he quavcrcd "Mnnic's for
got her pOsy. Don't if she could of-Im going
right down TO the station alter en- maybe the train II
be late and can ketch EN-. You get my hat"
Mrs. Hewlett barred his way TO the door.
Now, father she screamed him, you amt going
10 do anything OF the kind You couldn't kctch en-
If YOU did don't believe they forgot EN- at all They
probably had much to carry that they sensible
enough to leave that great bunch behind en-"
Father HewlcttS bewildcrment dcepened Minnie
didn't want 'cm-didnt want her posy | cut for her2
Why she was Just set on that rambler don't know
what you mcan,' he said, but his mouth worked pitt
fully
Mrs. Hewlett did not mean to be unkind-shc was
only i'll hurry and young Elons absence worry
ing g, her
carrying that rambler to please you. Now
don't you fuss any about IT."
She said her last words from the kitchen to a noisy
accompaniment of rafting plates Left alone the old
man stared down at the flowers IN silence She didn't
want emf he said why | thought she's be tickled
to death with EN- and got up early to pick en- for
her-and-she didn't want i"
The train that Mime and her mother were 10 take
was ono that carried them only far as New York.
trom'thcre they were TO 60 to another line.
They made the eight o'clock train with time to spare,
and having settled Mrs. Dcming comfort Minnie
dropped into the scat beside her and watched iS.-
lessly from the window the recedng town Against
one OF the houses a hardy crimson rambler caught
the girls the train flashed past, and sudden
dismay dawned vivdly her face. Mother" she
said what did you do with Father Hcwletts bouquet
| left it on the table when upstairs for your
pockct-bool Mother you didn't forget it,"
well, | deolareP SAID the contrc Mrs Deming,
'but that's Just what I did Minnie, and wouldn't have
done it for anything and he pleased with it and
all Why. child it's nothing TO look about You've
turned real whte-you write Father Hewlett nice
letter when you get home and tell him how it hap
pcned."
The conductor put his head in the door and tho train
began to slow Bridge Street" he called
Mrs, Deming turned her wondering eyes on her