New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

table, seating Katherine al his left and
father al his right hand. He seated them
uratIvely-by suspending their pictures r
hooks made of bent pins and affixed to
backs of the chairs. He could see each pct--
face from the position he had reserved ioF II
self at the head Of the table.
'Amuse yourselves now, while I spread r
the feast" he called out o. them when d, Z
part OF the ceremony was completed Pas
talk about yourselves. I want 70 know IT.
YOU have been doing since I Saw YOU last
began To transfer the different articles Of u.
from stove % table, talking iucessantly Is
did SO.
TON, I've been wondering al winter how y
We're getting along with the great palnr-
YOU began Just before I came away. W
Finished and sold. Wen, Well that hne. r
proud OF YOU. lad, YES indeed. Aren't
pleased with YOUR brother katherine. En-. U
brother: sure. I'm proud nj that too. Ag--
do take little notice Of ROYAL; he has ,c
trying 10 attract Your attention for long q
Say, Dad. how Is business. anyway. You
looking as if the hard work o. the winter =
agreed with YOU, all right Phil. what's
your mind. eh- Nothing much, Oh. GO
now, that ISN'T fair. YOU know Ii I had hal
much slowed away IN my mind as YOU haVs-
yOurs-well'
There YOU are" he eN-,a.med when
food was on the table Draw up, Draw
Make yourselves az home AL of YOU. ll
md that roasted sagehen The 1nsst III
YOU ever tasted. Turkey ism @ IN II with S.
hen. Tom, YOU carve for A-1e, and yollS
and, Phil You do likewise -.- Edna A--
md everything within -ca-h. kalael-
sweetheart. what can d1 t.- v1u- Dad
one slice of this boiled ham 20 goes Splen1-
with the sagehen. Edna are those chaps i-
lla.4~ .f = OUT m
bear a hand nv own sell
sure do wish that some If YOU peg
would open up and give me al the news l--
happened since I've been away, but SUP
You re too modest. You ---1 about u ~
could, Ell, but YOU are al tH0 busy eating
that II oh we'll / II forgive Vru. can -
/ have waited So long already -l-J a hitle =
more or less won't count N'yA be -
You're only dog. don't forge that; Dull
YOU almost as well as do -hg.. -rendS o. -
katherine. dear, VIII YOU ASSIST me VII =
presents
WHILE Canheld talked he ate. \. -
he laughed aloud glcctliv. and oi's-
brushed "a hand across his ewes OBJ driye -
aSuSpIcious moisture that had .thered m -
Beside the hearthStone he hal ranged . p
platter, and whenever De helped himself
portion Of Sagehcn another 0artion lss.
SetNoIN, was tossed on the platter lpi -
lie Kept up 4, running rrc ot 1vcrS..t''"
his imaginary guests. ioking .->ing them ~
tons concerning things he wished % -
about and replying for them ruSt as pc
heved they would have rcpliei had tAeN ~
present u do >o. Tie b4ntcrcl them, anu +
mtted them % respond m sind, anu
brought his friends % him almost hIr-
The photographs became per- r,acd; lncs
shape and form, the chair, were hLeU'
room was peopled
Tie gave his imagination tul swing ~N-
was no longer alone IN that SrH Hwbound s-s
the Bitter Root Range Hc called upon =
Hooper for a recitation and did II N- b..
friend; he requested Tom O. play one I" : 4
thOvenS SOnatas. the Pdthctiquc. anu -
silence while II was rendered tor Pei c0ull -
all OF il, lust as he had heard Tom play y Il
and time again. Agnes sang tag Rosary -. -,
same way Edna Hooper gave q re'l'1.s 4.
Canhcld initiating his father tH.d sewers
ing stories about the WiScou>lu lakes. a.
It was shortly after one O'clock Nne-s
feast began, Il was past three when N-.- N-- 4
stood up IN his place and raised one hSH-i 4,
silence exactly As he would have Zone - L.
friends really been present Ihcn' IN
tone, solcmnly and rcvcrcntlv he S.HL. hr
May n please Cod o. bless US al! ~ -,
whether here IN spirit OF IN The tcSh. N~ Il.
bring us together again as happily anu -
moniOuSly Is now, Amen
III was near the shortest day ot the Netl'
sun disappeared behind the mountain 4
soon after three. hv four lt Was quite -