The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-12-10

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think she's downstairs Garrison
went to the door and called his sisters
name. Receiving no response, be re-
turned
s'Her door was open, but she didn't
answer, 90 she isn't upstairs. Shall We
60 nOwr
AT the foot Of the stairs they en-
countered Miles, who had Just come In
The three men chatted a moment Then
young Garrison and GRANGER went out
Miles thought Martha looked at him
more seriously than usual a. che gave
him her hand, but her eyes were
bright, and when she spoke there was
a touch Of gayety in her voice.
"Sit by the fire, won't your she urg-
ed you must be nearly frozen 1
IKE snow for Christmas, but without
this freezing temperature" She push
ed a chair nearer the fire and then
crossed 20 a stand where huge roses
were nOdding over the edge OF a cut
glass Jar and gathered them In her
arms.
sHow do you always manage to md
the most perfect blossoms for me.
CharlesY' the girl asked indistinctly,
her face hidden In the roses She rails
ad her head for an answer, but the
nan was IOokag into the IRE. She
moved the stand nearer him
Il want these close to rs this even
ing. Don't you think they should BET
Why don't you reprove me for being
sentimental, as you always DOT Or
are you already under the influence
Of tomorrow and kindly disposed to
ward every one, even mer
Even you Now, Martha
-Oh. well. I'll take It back II you
/ don't Ike t." she FASTENED TO say,
laughing. then in a tone Of almost ban
reria: tenderness: MY dear, l wanted
20 tell yCu about some plans for tomor-
row. but how can / talk Christmas
when ) 0C are In such q solemn slater
You'd dishearten Santa Claus himself"
I've been thinking" answered Miles
slowly, that perhaps you may have
thought the roses-u1ay have taken
them In q way-may perhaps have mis-
understood them a little" he rose,
took q few steps around the room and
then began again with better courage.
ut occaFred to me after / had sent
them that as they would arrive this
evening you might not take them as
IRs NY gift I must tell yen something
that has been troubling me for long
time. Things are not quite the same
with father and me as they were when
I shrst met you Perhaps Jon knew
lar
There was q questioning infection
In his last words. The girls face had
lpaISd q little, but Just the faintest
lnmHe curved her lips. She was gazing
istsaaEast1y at the rose Jar, on which
her hand rested, AMI she made no en-
lBWer.
sUntil Christmas came did not re-
aIize the change In our prospects," he
went ON steadily. SPerhaps did not
liant 10 think Of That, bat II II does
make a difference, why, them
Martha was looking straight into rs
luyes wiEh An expression Of infinite ten
lderneas-
ST has made a -dl9eFeoee. Charles,
an tie Sanesenes in the world have
lbsen wondering for weeks what you
would IKE for q Christmas GIT and
what you have said tonight solves the
problem" There was q queer little
i catch IN her voice. but sbe went on
lnssSSaz. 7ssA1d i've adseiasd, 4gWeet-
heart, to give you that which ] think
you need most Of aIT'-her hand erept
!, TREMENDOUSLY into his-"myself"
Miles stared at her in q dazed fash
Eoa. -aad she smiled at him sently.
Fl realize nox. dear. how aelnsh !
Vas to insist On being June otide
!, lust because my mother and Nell had
! hen married tnl1une Che family WI
taIfbs here tomorrow. even Aunt Heien
from Toronto. OF course II would BE
such a quiet wedding-no hnery. no
gifts-but / thought that DOW, Wben-
you were in-trouble. you might nd
u -ms-mzrfer OF met -afileg wa alive
% TIE whole glorious meaning Of her
wurds now, and, drawing h@- % him.
, be mntmured br6kealy:
~ Eneed y0ui o. yOu can't undG-
: sand how muehr
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