Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
SOME ONE WAS PLACING A CHRISTMAS
WREATH IN THE WINDOW.

WREATH IN THE WINDOW.
! ton, the assurance that his life IN
! the west had cleaned the blot from his
escutcheon. She began to busy herself
! about the room, pinning sprigs of
Christmas green on the hangings DO
you remember how we used to dec
crate togethcr?' She asked him.
do ~ he said Don't you let the
servants do it yet?''
NO" she laughed It'd spoil the
| fun. | have to do il alone now"
"Oh, | beg your pardon" he apollo
gized, coming over to her eagerly.
Can help you:"
We'll" she said. IF You haven't for
gotten how
"FOrgottenr he exclaimed. 81 re-
member the proper place for every Der
ry."
Get the holly. then" she ordered
We'll have to hurry. They'll be in on
us in few minutes"
He brought the branches to her and
they went to work together. putting
| twigs of it among the bric-a-brac and
in the vases, dropping clusters over
the tops Of the pictures and twining
them In the chandeliers and electric
brackets. She saw him smile with
something Of his old boyishness and
was encouraged
They stood in the center of the room
at last and looked around at their
work. 81 have one sprie left" he
| said. "Where can put it?"
There's not corner left" she said
searching the walls with a most in
! nocent eye. He could see none either
why" she exclaimed. there's the
old place over the mantel."
lie looked up at the carving. 81 can't
reach It without ladder, even yet"
She measured his height with
glance. "Stand on the arm of
chair"
"With my weight?" he laughed
She studied the situation. "Ill do it
if you'll steady the chair"
He drew over a corpulont chair OF
puffed upholstery. with an arm as
broad as a cushioned window seat
She hoped into the ample seat Of II
with a show of dainty slippers and put
her hand on his shoulder "You will
have TO catch me if | fall she smiled
down on him.
lie reached mp and took her hand
"Bc careful he said and closed
firm grasp ON her fingers, which were
trembling despite herself
She stepped mp. swaying on the
arm; hc held the chair with his knee
ana handed q sprig Of holly 10 her
lie had forgotten the four years thar
hrd passed
She Strengthened up slowly. "Oh.
can't" she said and fcll back 10 him
again I'm afraid YOU can't hold
me-
lie oumc around 90 The other side of
her "Put your hand on nay shout
der" De- directed. n was the way hey
had dome DO before, and ho iuuaal far
the ..C ..s 3. Nlon -hr stood up 81
tho arm r' ll. .Ea'r ha pu. Dbl.
about hrr uud held her rhorc Sine
reached thc branch of holly into i-
place u tIp carving slowly wul IH..
lowered hcr hnui fD hIs shoulder
There were ".ea in DOS eyrs tl.
took hcr finger .nl uut rbem O. DIS
HIs "TunuEe ha HA hu-sHg
She Slipped down tp him in sud
feu was. OFT weHbu.-. "uh UuH
side" sbr whispered show bpw you
fHshfcurd mo''
She WAS such little rh.us u hIs
arms The blood chokcd Boo his throat
Have sou furgiycu meF' be asked
quiclly.
Her hand stole up, irrmbIius % tut
ter touch ~ pily uu hi brown eheeE
"Torriyr youf" she whispered q
foreaye yuu thr day you went away
aud cried sll night for you to come
back
ue guzrd into eyes that werr swim
ming Do trudtup-# "Gud h'r.s yau
BE- sold tu lLru dearest. 90 her
lips
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alstIrfue lue .um. MIS- tuu.a. a.
announced
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snmr au lhr chandelier
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slide suFsrrtrd $3.50.
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