The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-12-10
HER GIFT
TO MILES
A Christmas Present That He
Didn't Expect.
BY FRITZ KoRsMEYER.

When the maid opened the door q
gust of December wind, carrying with
A. a few fakes Of snow, followed the
tail stiR form Of GRANGER through the
yestibuIe and into the hall As the
maid had spent years In the service OF
the GarrisOns, she ventured restrain
ed @Good evening" but Crancer calmly
staTked by her over to the hail tree.
When he had put aside his things and
turned to her again she said:
"Mr. Robert Is in his room, sir. shan
I ten him you are here or VIII you
sTn 70 ND. He's expecting me-"
At the head Of the stairs ne knocked
at his friends room and entered
Sorry to keep you waiting, old mani
ready IN a few minutes. SIT down and
make yourself comfortable, won't
your
GRANGER took the pCoffered cigar and
smoked In silence a few minutes while
his friend worked at his cravat
Il had q rather peculiar talk with
Niles today" began GRANGER In a tone
that led Garrison 20 stop whisfling and
humble an encouraging monOsylable;
happened to meet him on the street,
you know, Just as was gong INTO
Hopes to look at q few Christmas
things. He had such q long face on
that / thought he needed 5oIlying mp q
bit Not Ike him to need cheering. ID
III
asearcely," Gssented Garrison. with
an uneasy laugh. But OF course you
know that Charlie has had, some Occa-
don to look GUM lately"
sOh, yes; I've heard the family fer
tunes have been rather going TO pot
Wen. as / said, started in to chaR
him about Christmas gifts. bought
n few TRIES, but most Of the time !
was showing Niles things that / said
q man with a fiancee ought to be In
farested in, and he was. Several dmes
I thought he was in the point Of buy
ing something worth giving. but he
finally said he couldn't decide. We
walked I'D the street together, and
Miles fell to Specializing In q general
way as to what girls expected OF their
lnances ct CHRISTMAS time. he seemed
70 want my opinion Queer o. hun 10
come to me with that sort Of talk
wasn't II, Bob1'
yes, but I suppose be thonght you
didn't Know enough about his Affairs
10 suspect that he was talking Of bis
own case. Men who are IN love Always
tank glittering generaHties. while they
haven't thing in mind but their own
particular afair, BuppoSing other peo-
pie won't know II. What did you tel
himT
%WeH, I said Il depended largely
apon What girls had been taught TO ex'
poet. From that NE driftsd into dis
cussion as 10 What . nan should Do
when his prospects changed during BIZ
engaxement Niles said that I'd thu
sort Of gfrl a man would really care
for II would make no difference. Good
Lord-the sort Of GID q man would
really care sforF 4 tod HIM n EUG1
never knows what kind Of girl he Il
hkely TO care for or what kind hs 4
caring f0E. 30 far q. that goes and
said that II I Wsre aenSAgsdtO a glri-l
wouldn't take any chances at Christ
! ma. He responded rather weakly
J that most girls Of cur aeQuatn1nce al
noaAy I'D everything they wanted"
Whiah q .guite the" put n Cam
n. -
~oh. 70. uusW mr@-HgOes. bui
n knOw very wen chat TIE sFerAe'
Rirl HIS % think her lover Is Dearch
Sd tie town Over for soDs h1Ag ont q
the ordinary. Now. We msa know ma
nothing remains % Be bought a.
Ghrlskuas gIft hat We WOulfn't jle
a. SON be without. bat women dom
fh6aif and ns5sf Nin. and - fheg q
"a, expecting Joyous astouishmen
rEygoaEH
-BtHl, don't believe 1fartha's US
me- othsr gitIs in nat respect
~oh, doo't mean that she esrs
partieuIarly for what 1E1es nay GiV
-. ffImay toach e. Bueh maltsf1
Rut wsuldn,f any sEi1 q he props
nnlrlt sxpsct- b the way Crenee
kroks OF, intsrEobtiAs himssR an
raancing toward - falf eFen aool
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