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but 1t was nice in him to send for
way to the train, after we got the
message
IL didn't tell her about Mr.. Owen
then. | was afraid she wouldn't like
1t. / was unDacking in the evening
when she came into my room.
Mr. Randall is downstairs. Lou.
I am not dressed, ard your father is
al the barn. Go Gown and introduce
yourself. We are so informal with
him.
II went down and there sat Mr..
owen.
CO. said ,joyfully. It's you.
Mamma said "Mr. Randall
"1 am Mr.. Randall-Mr. Owen
Randall he said Pravcly.
'Not-the celery king," / stam-
mered family.
"'Yes Won't you wait. please.
until ! explain. / was so anxious
to meet you U didn't get bored by
heariDg of you) that 1 went to Lex
iDglon 10 ride back with you. Be-
fore | had IN opportunity to explain
who | was, You confessed to a pref
udicc to me. and you seemed TO like
me tolerably we'll I'm the role of
someone else. so | didn't venture to
'feSs UP until | had won little IA
yor. Won't you forgive me
please?
II didn't like tue deception bit,
and was vfully ashamed, remcm-
bering all had said, but ! heard
mamma g-and-welI, / said
You know 1 told YOU understud-
les always made hit
And, we'll, it's late. mustn't
write any more tonight AS ever,
Your Own Lou"
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Shut up" commanded Glllen.
Where are YOU going TO get your
mlnce pies In this forsaken hole?"
Wouldn't YOU like onc2" teased
Routh, lodging the empty bottle Gil
len flung AT him. Honest now,
mean IL! What's the matter with Il
Thanksgiving syndicnte?"
And where'll YOU get your pics
ana things and whoHl cook 'em?"
demanded Gillcn. I'VE won't be
thankful II you do The cookin',"
"Tho IunGcr's' wife" explained
Routh. "She told me n while back
she was from New England. Bet she
can make en-"
Gillen nodded. julian Gordon, or
dGrod West in the hope that a life
I'm tho open might save him from
the white plague was one Of the first
TO make Turkey Creek. He still held
on In the hope that come change
might come.
In any event he could not move,
for the little gold he and his brave
little wife could wash from the
stream barely paid for the -four and
bacon and the few other necessaries.
Guess she could do IT, asserted
Gillen What do you say, boys?
Let's come In on Routh's syndicate
and have Thanksgiving. even If we
uin't got nothln' 10 be thankful for
eXceptin' good dinner"
That's something TO be thankful
for" reminded Routh, to whom the
simplest cookery was an unattainable
accomplishment We've got o days
10 make ready In. II takes two days
TO 20 To- town and three to come back.
That leaves five full days. Come OIL.
I'll 20 and see the luneer's wife, and
N she says she'll do It I'll come back
and pass the hat"
Routh stepped brayely out Into the
rain. The Gordon cabin was at The
fur end of the gulch no pleasant
walk in the chill November shower,
but he whlstled lis lie strobe along.
Ii was years since he had enjoyed
q renl Thanksgiving dinner. Some
how 1t seemed TO bring back sense
OF nearness TO home even to think
OF proper celebration,
His enthusiasm gave eloquonce 10
his arguments, and presently he Was
ploddIng back with Mrs. Gordon's
promise,
IT'S all right" he announced as
he shook OF the wet and came into
the ROOM Mis- Gordon says she'll
do the cooking and be glad to, I've
got list of what she wants. Pro-
ducc"
For example lie threw down his
own pouch OF gold and into the buck
skin bag the others shook portion
of their scanty store.
What's left goes TO the lunger. so
don't be backward" urged Routh,
cheerfully, as the bag was passed
around and he smiled as he felt its
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ing to do but commit the Iart, and
then stand around and wait for an
opportunity to play the role
Yes. | replied, and did YOU
over notice that when the under
study gets u chance he makes Il big
ger hit than the starr
hope so,' he murmured in fond
impressive lone. that it will prove
true In this case
II was really sorry when VIC
reached the next station, for | knew
the next stop would bring us to our
that prlg of a Celery King.
"You know am confidential
sometimes and | told Mr. Owen what
| was thinking, and asked him II we
couldn't shake the star He said
that would be hardly right, for. after
all. Mr.. Randall had been fair In the
mattor.
1--WE stopped so long al the station
that Mr. Owen got Off 10 see what
was the delay He came back and
said a freight train had broken
down q few miles ahead, and that IT.
would be three hours before we could
go on. So he telegraphed papa. and
we had cozy little dinner at res
taurant, walked about town and be-
fore | knew 1t those three lovely
hours had slipped by.
al wonder If the Celery King Is
waiting all this time, | said as the
train drew up at our station.
81 know i would be- he made
answer.
There he Isl ! exclaimed as We
got out, ald saw u touring car with
Il slight, brown-looking man al the
wheel,
"No; that isn't Randall; II Is his
chauffeur said Mr. owen, going up
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mo, The trip by train costs s2s
more. We viii make an exchange
II YOU like"
Dora shook her head. She could
not confess that slic did mol have
any money left She had meant TO
be saving but there were 50 many
pretty things TO buy. They cost a
trihc more than she could afford, and
there wee so many people to buy
fot that she felt lhat she could not
slight that her purse was perilously
rluse TO emptiness. AS il WAS, she
would have to eat crackers Instead
OF regular mcnls.
With all terths sold and long
waiting list. Dora felt there was
small chance. and she looked enyi-
ously at the list tho clerk had shown
her With each reservation neatly
checked of. Only the Stephen Jen-
nings WAS unchecked, and as Dora
turned to go an idea flashed into her
mind.
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knife.
"The thanksgiving of the thank
less Is ready 10 commence" he an
nounced. "All sit"
With elaborate ceremony the tur-
key was carved so sklllfully that each
man was served tiny slice of white
and dark meat and then supplement-
Ing tho service with the side dishes
the feast began
But even moro successful than tho
turkey was the pie. a generous cut of
peace and pumpkin to each man.
with cube of cheese atop of each.
and Pete, moved to generosity.
brought out a box of cigars with the
coffee.
IL got some things to tell you. fell
lows" announced Routh as he strug.
gled to his feet. Il amt much of al
hand on speeches, but here goes
This syndicate of the ThankIess
was big idea and it would have
spoiled if we had all been thankful
for anything but a good dinner. But
now that it's over, ! want TO tell you
that you've got lot more TO be
thankful for than you realize.
ITO begin with, we've all been a
pack OF fools trying to trace the
placer gold to tho mother lode. We
all went up streaU because thatai
where the gold comes from. We
plumb forgot about freshets in the
spring, The COLDS all in Little Tur-
tie gulch, and there's enough there
TO make us all wealthy, got a claiml
staked out, and SOS Miss Hardy and
the Gordons, but there's enough for
| all, and I propose that this syndicate
be turned into the Thanksgiving
Mine Syndicate All In favor say
| aye"
( For q moment the men sat stunned.
II had meyer occurred to them that
I the gold might have been washed
down In the spring floods. 1t was
| but natural that they should look
along the waterfourse and they had
all ignored the smaller gulch until
Routh had Invaded the place In
search Of the game that had been
driven there from the larger valley.
Routh's last words seemed to bring
home to them realization of tho
belated luck and the "ayes" thuH-
dered forth as the question was put.
"We'll stake Off the claims tomor-
[ row." completed Routh, "and then
I'll go to Grass Valley and have
lawyer draw up the papers that will
mako this syndicate a permanent
thing" he went on, "if Pete will
bring out the bottle, want you all
to drink to the future OF Mrs. Routh.
Miss Hardy says she'll marry me and
alongside of Nell Hardy. I'll tell you
boys, a mina ant patch of thing
to be thankful for-not even the
Thanksgiving Syndicate Mine"
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1T won't bother him In the
least assured the man. ''If II had
promised TO SHOULD have interfercd,
1t was funny TO stand there and see
YOU walk OFT with the ticket under
my very nose"
ITS not bit funny" reproved
Dora. Il don't see anything to laugh
at. 1t was wicked and I'm sorry
had to do il, but was desperate. My
money was all n, ne. | shall have to
live on crackers until ! get back be-
cause | cannot afford to eat in the
cahip.f
You are plucky little girl" de-
claTcd the stranger. Don't you
worry, Jennings Is al light"
He saw that Dora wanted to cry
and with an intuition almost semi-
nine he slipped way TO let her have
her cry out. He was back before the
signal was given Tor dinner
You slip dowE to the cabin and
bathc your eyes," he commanded.
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There was a park opposite tho
steamship office and sho look a shady
bench to wall until the clerk who
had attended her had gone To lunch.
Then Ehe boldly entered the Office
again, and another clerk came to
wait upon her.
Il want the reservation made for
MI stephen Jennings she slId
boldly. "Ile Ia my brother and tho
reservation WAS made for me-"
Unquestionlngly tho clerk handed
over the room check, and with fast
beating heart Dora hurried from the
place. 1t seemed terrible thing TO
do, but her need was desperate and
sheNbreathed u little prayer that Mr.
Jennings might be able to afford the
extra fare required by tho land trip.
When the ship swung out of the
harbor that evening Dora breathed
more freely. She had feared that
perhaps the real owner of the state
room would come 10 claim his prop
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votedly about the doorway of the
Kitchen, where Mrs. Gordon and her
slsior worked away until, at Mrs.
Gordou's command. he took his gun
and went in search of game,
The turkey he had been ablo TO
purchase was not moro than largo
enough to give each man a slice. and
this. Mrs. Gordon declared, must be
supplemented by game, since beef
and mutton were out OF the uues-
ton,
For Two days the popping of
Rputh's gun could be heard in the
side gulches and the string OF birds
and rabbits grew apacc, Then Routh
transferred his attention TO the
hiichon again and Toasted his nos
'rils upon tho sayory odors Of minoe
and pumpkin MES, while he brought
In tho wood and helped pare and
prepare.
The whole camp had become vital
ly interested In the dinner and as
they sat In the big gambling room
over their nightly poker they dis
cussed the probable menu
The dinner was set for Q O'Clock
on Thanksgiving day, but the guests
began TO assemble shortly after 8
Every man had made some attempt tc
dress up. but none reached the nights
attained by Routb, who was resplcn-
dent in white shirt, paper collar
and Naming red tie.
He stood on guard at the door OF
the gambling room, which was to be
the banquet hall, and no amount Oi
persuasion could induce him 10 lei
any OF the curious have even a peer
at the joys within.
Now and then a current Of all
would bring 10 the hungry an appe
tiaing odpr of roasting turkey, but
mol even a glimpse OF the place die
they have Until Mrs. Gordon, her face
beaming with good humor, threw
open the doors and Invited them tt
| enter,
The first men to enter stood stool
| still until pushed on by those be
hind. Some of the old tables hat
been scrubbed TO snowy whitepes
! and along the sides were ranged rudl
benches. AS the leading mover az thi
| syndicate, Routh had the post O
| honor at the head of the table. Mel
| Hardy on his left and Mrs, Gordon
on his right when the two womel
could be induced to sit down betweel
| the courses. At the head Of the tabl
smoked the turkey and at interval
down the board were other roasts 0
| game.
| Heaping dishes of vegetables stoo,
guard beside the meats and the cen
ter OF the table was made gay witt
evergreens and paper roses. Rever
emily they stood while Mrs, Gordol
pronounced a simple grace. thel
Routh raped on the table with hi
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suggested the stranger.
How dare you say that?" stormed
Dora.
ITS ull right" WIS the quiet re-
sponsc. II had It doped out When
YOU said that you were Miss Jen-
nings and I know thcro was 10 Miss
jennings figured II out that YOU
had heard OF the reservation in some
way and had taken IT up. ] think |
can guess the rest, Money all gone,
no chanoe for room and you must
act back. Am | rIght?"
1T was horrid thing TO do" she
admitted. 1t was like stealing. but
| had to DO something. l could not
nay another weeks board, and /
didn't have the price OF the railroad
fare. So | waited until the clerk
who told me about the reservation
went TO lunch and got II from the
other clerk. DO you suppose that
1t will make it hard for Mr.. Jen-
nings?"
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himself one of the family. Papa
writes fuently of his manly quail
ties; mamma Of his charming man
ners, disposition and kind heart :,
while little brother and sister laud
his generous bcstowals of rides and
bon bons.
81 am really bored to death by de-
scriptions OF him and his belongings.
Doubtless lie Is in the same condi-
tion regarding me, for YOU know
tions of tho undersigned and mamma
writes so often; We have told him
ull about you
ut seems ho has an understudy
living with him, young man from
the East who is learning the tricks
and manners OF celery plants. They
have written very little about him.
however. | feel that | shall much
prefer him 10 the Celery King
II Will finish this letter tonight at
my own hearthstone. and then | can
tell YOU all about him, for in man.
mas last letter she said that our one
and only driving horse has gone
lame, and that tho Celery King and
the understudy hid both volunteered
TO como to the station for me.
They drew cuts 10 see which
would come and the Celery King was
the lucly-or unlucEy-man. The
understudy had laughed and said
chat he WAS quite a diplomat him
SELF and that it might happen that
he would see me first. after ALL
I'VE arc slowing up nj Lexington
and Just saw tho handsomesl man
going into the ticket office. Maybe
he VIII get on this trnin More anon.
April l6. Bedtime ~.
There was much moro and quite
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"You arc rot going 10 live on crack
ers for the sSt two days. You are
going To bo MY guest
Il am not in the habit of letting
strange persons take me TO dinner.
said Dora with flash of he. old
spirit
MY dcar child" said the man
gently. am not Offering ou char
ity. have perfect right TO take
my sister down 10 dinner II ] want
to. / am jennings. you know L
managed to get half room with
man I know Doesn't 1t make u diff
ferencc?'
II guess it docs" assented Dora
az she smiled through her tears into
the grave. earnest eyes ITS heap
inc Goals OF fire on my lead.
though"
Not in 'hc least declared Jen-
nings. II lose stateroom and find
"a sister. The advantage Is all
mine"
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eTty, and she had sat on the deck
stnrtine at the soiihd OF every pass
Ing football.
Someone took the chair beside her
and Dora frowhsd It was the man
who had given her his turn the SET
time she had gone to the steamer
Office.
Miss Jennings. believer no
asked opurteously az lie raised bis
cap
mo, J. am not" Snapped Dprs.
II beg your pardon" was the emil-
ing reply. Il heard vol nsk for
Jennings stateroom and heard vol,
say that you were his sister. I never
met his sister. but as / knew Steve
very we'll / wanted to ask her II |
could be OF service"
You can't" snapped Dora. impo-
litely- Il suppc-e YOU mean we'll.
but am not Mr. jennings sister
and
And you stole his stateroom.
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ace. IT was tho only range in camp
and now the supplies were stored in
the deserted cabin and the men sat
hack to await the return OF Routh.
The had long wait, Tor IL was
three hours before he returned aud
rather Shamefaccdly entered the pal
ace.
II was making arrangements for
The dinner" he explained. You see
they didn't expect Miss Hardy and II
kinder upset Mis- Gordon"
Looks like 1t upset some some
others we know" Gillen suggested
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TO discover him and his shout of SUR
prise brought the others tumbling
out Of the shanty.
in tho patch OF light from the open
door sal Routh and beside him was a
girl just budding into womanhood; a
Irall delicate flgurc In clothes OF cut
that proclaimed lac East,
oIt's Mis' Gordop's sister, no OK
planned TO tho crowd. 81 found hor
down 10 Grass Valley irwin to find
where Turtle Greek was. so brought
her along. You fellows unload them
mulcsa and give 'eni feed while we go
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with a laugh.
For i moment it looked as though
there might be trouble, but II ended
In Routh's Joining good naturedly In
the laugh and then news of the out
side world replaced the gossip OF
nearer home.
The next morning plume OF
smoke over the palace announced
that preparations for the dinner had
commenced. Routh constituted him
self man-of-all-work. and hung de-
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i am sorry he Pld gently. II
can offer You little 6opc. The only
reservation that Is mol yet taken ub
for this boat IL for Mr.. Jennings.
The rest have come in and Mr.. Jen-
hings wrote that he would be here
.oua.. You sec tue end of the sea-
soh mas everyone wanting 10 20
houie at the sDme time. The boats
loaded"
nnesc tickets are good over
'ano asked Dora hopefully.
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richness of the find that mother
lode must be close by, but the stream
had been explored 10 It's source with
no result, Still hope burned eternal
and while the men got out just
enough to keep their supplies up they
spent the rest of the time In prospect
ing for the lode. beating over ground
that had been tried hundred times
before.
1t was late on the sixth day when
Routh reappeared, Pete was the first
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growing weight
Tho whole camp turned to give
him a send-off the following morning
and Pete loaned his pack mule In Gaze
Rouths could not carry the load. On
the return trip the trail would be
all up hill aud the list was heavy
one.
Once past the turn Routh wsa seen
no more and the rest went hack TO
their drcary routine Of washing gold
from the gravel OF the stream,
When the deposit had been discoy-
cred II had been argued from tho
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on"
He had vanished into the darkness
as he spoke and the others turned
their attention to the two nack ami
mails, The packs were heavy indeed
and as they were carried into the
palace many we're the conjectures as
to what was what.
Pete had donated the use of the
stove that In more prosperous days
had served to cook the meals that
were served the patrons OF the pal
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ERHAPS there will
hc somc statcroom
given up?" suggest
cd Dora hopefully.
"Occasionally some
one decides to walt
over a boat. don [
thcy2"
/ The clerk smiled
down Into the euger
fncP
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| to the man. He came back to me
with shining eyes. Randall couldn't
come He sent his man for you,
though
SO we had n lovely six-mile drive
before us. ] asked him 10 come over
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tonight, but he said he owned 1t to
Randall to let him come.
Mamma, papa and I talked our
hoads off-at least, l did. They did
not get much change.
1t was too had mourned NAM
ma, that Mr.. Randall couldn't como.
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meet my fate, as you predicted that
] would do. They were all very nice
mon, but so much alike.
Three OF thom came 10 the train
10 sec mo off. Each sent me box OF
red roses. box of candy nnd a novel.
The roses were alike and from the
same florists, the candy or the same
brand and from the same confection-
cr's. the books bore the samc title.
II sent you my programs OF the
operas and plays and my Ounce
cards, so you know abot what |
havo been doing. There is nothing
else to tell-maybe there Will be.
may meet my fate right on my own
doorstep. | think not. however. be-
cause / am awfully tired of him al
ready.
ITO be sure | haven't seen him
Yet, but his name has crept into
every line of cvery pHge OF every
sheet of every letter | hare had from
home.
He is the Celery King He real
~ has another name, but IL they
ever mentioned it I have forgotten
It. He is called that by everyone.
He bought all that lowland for miles
around our farm and Ia growing Gel
cry. Last summer he built an Ideal
rambling farmhouse near our farm.
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y
3IkllE5f$5l Fat LOT w'Nc got
l5S[lHsff to he tbankfulf or
Iss y55EI erowlcd Bounce Gily-
Es len. as he picked up
l--=--e- the two cards which
The dealer slipped him
and found tray and deuce instead
Of the seYan and the JACK nc uecueu
to All the straight,
"That'g right, chlmed In Dutch
Pete. as ne mourpfulIy surveyed tho
big room of what had once been The
Palace faro parlors. III We was all
TO put II together there wouldn' be
enough for one man TO be thankful
for"
sort OF ThanksglvIn' syndicate P'
said Routh. That's not bad idea, "
"You couldn't get IL with a syndi-
cate" was the surly response from
the barkeeper. Last year Turkey
Creek was now Goldhelds. Why,
right here in this room I've seen
$4,000 change hands in night.
The week Denver Charley left he
took IN $3.50"
You cant kick at that remind
cd Routh. when he gave up the
game you came In for this elegant
structure for almost nothln'."
The barkeeper surveyed the big
room In disgust From the ceiling
hung a dozen swinging lamps while
others decorated the brackets along
the sides,
Time was when they had all been
burning. Now one bracket had been
lighted that Routh might read his pa
por. Another burned over The table
where were gathered nlost of those
who were loft I'm tho camp, watching
poker game,
The feeble illumination only seem
cd 10 accentuate the darkness OF the
far corners and TO Increase Pete's
melancholy.
In the days when the placer gold
was supposed TO Indicate tho exist
ence OF rich deposits Ave barkeepers
had been employed. lie had boen one
OF them and to him his employer had
given the place when the camp had
been deserted by most OF the fortune
hunters.
The place barely supported Pete
alone and the once crowded gam
bling rooms now served as a sort Of
clubroom for The few remaining op-
timists
Routh laid down the paper and
grinned at Petc's expression.
Them was fine old times back
home" he said reminiscently. Il re-
member the turkey and the Cranher-
ries and the pumpkin pies and the
minces and the chicken pie end"
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but he only came there to live the
day after went to visit Aunt Janet
He has made big success and he
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and his celery are really famous.
They are very chummy with him
az home. He Is over there every day
or evening and seems to have made
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|ll borus
h. hafer
|lh uiur
one 0zr
zed ciaf
sd chan
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= ItOU II y, I ~ "
Dearest Mabel:
After q [ hire 0
months merry go
round of balls, opera
and the like, your
provincial little colt
sin is returning to
pastures green and
her home on the hill
sIuc. | met many
,,,a- I.t l;1 Unt