The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-02

~ MoLLIE N WETHERELL.
(Ccpyright. ioO9. by American Press Asso.
ciationl
Papa" said Lucy TisdaIe, ''how
much premium Do you pay 10 insure
this house and furnitureY'
why do sou ask. TottieY'
We'll. have a fancy to turn myself
into a fire company, Suppose you drop
the Insurance aud give me the money
70 spend on tire pariphernnlia.
"IiI think about H."
Now The s5nd father Of this young
woman. who. by the way. was u tribe
hoidrnish. Ind 10 idea Or dropping
his Insurance.: bur, having been rack.
lnr his brain for a III Christmas gift
for her. he caught on to the idea al
oiice Of i'resenIIng her with COM
l,!ele tire ogtiii. He communicated hts
pifn 10 mother" by whom II was
met with viulenf opposition.
~Juhn. she said. you should be
aehaniea os yourself. Last Christmas
you gave her horse on which to jump
fences ai,l things. the Christmas BE-.
fore 4 issf - pen and before that a
foothall VII, which 70 disgrace her
self m A.lseve II she asked Ii you'd
give her i hon to tame"
"She'd sasne him" replied the hus-
band tlrsi<iveiy.
= should think 10 after tanning
you
siou sci her the example. my dear
Il didn't set her the example Of
making iunn OF herself. And now
just AS have a reason for her to ap-
pear IadyIike you encourage her 70
turn herself into fireman"
WHATS your reason; II It's real
reason lis the irSt you've been able 70
give me since we were married"
~Ifs an excellent one. ! have let.
ter from Julia saying that young Lord
Arthur Trevsiyan vane"-
Cant you remember the restr'
Hes coming over and will arrive
about Christmas time. Julia asks thai
We try to keep him from being home
sick It the time Of all others one wouI
Wish to b. with his own family
Turn him over 10 TOT. he won't
have tins to b. homesick.''
That's Just IT. wish ber to appear
ladylikc and r~6ned."
Nonsense. II you want her 70 catcl
him VET her do Il IN her own way"
she'll never do Il In that way 10 th>
world
Then she won't do II at ALL
A few days before Christmas The
Ore gift was stored In the automobile
house when Lucy was away. and tb<
door was locked. This did not prevent
her climbing to the roof Of The ilttI<
bulidtng and hooking down : ventilat
inx chimney. About the same TIM
Lord Arthur TTevelyan vans Fits
| Mortimer wrote 4 note on crested p
| per that be had arrived In Americl
and would do himself the honor Il
call. BEING invited to spend the boil
days with the TisdnIes II their subur
ban home. be wrote sgain that b
would BE- on hand some time during
Christmas dag and psrtake Of Christ
mas dinner with them.
| After breakfast on Christmas morn
ing Mr. TlSial~ said to his daughter
''come outside with me. Tot. I've 20
: Surprise fur you." And. leading heI
10 thu automobile house. he showe<
I her what Though she had seen II Il
before, made her heart leap for JOY
There was everything required for th'
protection ~ the house and the live
Of the family. Including canvas ehui
IN ease uf their living trapped ON tb'
up,rr stories. There were lire extin
guisbrrx. hre ladders. hose In pIent!
aud the ~dearr~f- little steam fire en-
CINE about four feet long. Miss It's
dale threw herself into her father
arms and roverrd his face with kisses
| The next thing was TO get II all ou
/ and pla5 the house was on DIRE
Mother caught fright at once 70
h.ar her lor,ishlp would arrive nn'
sre what surr Of Christmas present be
daughter bad received. She pieade
that the fire trial might be postpone'
| tiII later date. She might ~ vel
have fried 10 stop the horses Of q Or
brigade after the sounding Of m alarm
| - 10 deter her daughter.
| Half an hour later scene occurrc'
thal win not soon b. forgotten In b
Tixdals family. The parnphernalia ~
In the yard Mr.. TisdaIe was o1,cl
stIng the fire engine. sending q sma
stream On to the roof OF the HOUSE
} The canvas chute had been fastene
, between third story window and ID
ground. Mrs. Tisdaie was looking on
Of M Il" window where she coul
~ everything. Lucy was nowhere |
b~ sren.
Mrs. 1'isdnlc caught sight OF ~ IN
maculately dressed young man comm
up the walk. Her heart sank With
her. II Was undoubtedly Lord Fit
Mortimer. Al thst moment Miss III
! dale appeared at the upper end Of u
chute. entered II. came down Ike ligh
ming and. striking the ground. turns
two ar three somermnIts Her moth'
fell hack In q rwoon. Her father pic
I'd her up and. assisted By Lord III
: Mortimer. supported her into u
= N........ Ga -sa. ,...t ~ All Injured hi