The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-26


 greeted with protest and ievty' but that aNow "na' see here, Lois" her mother said. "every year for the past twenty 1 have had to plan your Christmas present to Gregory. Ever since you "A year old" interrupted Lois; 'but really. mother do feel anxious" Her voice took private sig nsapas 7oa see ae" spe eoke feel that oug. to do something sReea s. for @ Greg You might send him pot of glue" suggested Mollie. r ere o,..a it neatly and put coat of varnsh on, he might work 1t off on some near-sighted girl Poor old Greg He's so blamed careless
 @Motherp r protested Lois. .. Don't. be inpatient, said Ton. T am am returning Gaesos for chstmas q Now there are three of Christmas presents those you glve to relatlves with an eye t fnds e ts 01 sons ss o cs to lind out how much they are likely to spend on you; s1d a those who have been weighed in the balance and found wanting too rnuch- which brings us to our text; What sna we sVe Lois arose Her very beautiful eyes plaint- af am going up to the library, mother" she said, not looking at Tom cnd Molie. :. Aren't you going to ride with Mr. WarwlckF de- Lois shook her head gently and went out.
 Now isn't that too rdsuogsa" Molly appealed tslt Ito to of of Mir % Warwict's. just because it might make MT. Gregory feel worsep5 :, MTs as well aas n ss to .,T wish somebody would offer him to me-" said sWho7 Gregory!"
 .No, Mir. Warwicks horse. But I tell you. if ! did refuse a man, I'd do it thoroughly It is my opinion that Gregory keeps up this plaintiff pose simply because Lois looks so conscious stricken No. I'm not going to help you with the darnng mother. You spoil everybody If you had brought Lois ap properly reached out and selected blue silk sock from the basket Look at thisr She held t ai0f to point an It E very very souehing," began Tom hastily, about Gregory. drop in, when can to do my mite in the noticed he had taken down all of Lois's photographs, There was Lois in evening dress smiling at me from the ants no Lois in street suit a looking down Lois in garden hat, no Lois with lace mantila stIewn over her head no Lois leaning on one elbow eyes at all And in the midst of it sat Gregr He reached out long arm and laid hand his mothers work. May borrow that stocking to wipe Mole was cobbing the blue silk hole into sort of We ought to cheer Greg up" she said If he would stop acting like undertaken, Lois would be nicer to MT: Warwick, and he might offer me ride the bay"
 For sheer aitruisn recommend me to Mollie," said To, dBut it is true that as a family we owe it to Greg to give him helping hand He has now mourned long enough. We ought to get him into shape before We soald do great deal before Christmas" said Molly, If we went at it systematically We could "rll star. tonight, declared Tom valiantly Tn go. over with my mandolin" Mollie laid down the blue silk sock and looked "There won't be anything left for me to do" she
 T don't see what you've got against and my mandolin observed Tom defensively
 wei have 'ea other srE methods Tn not confined to one. I'll get him started in the right direction ~oud sa ur 5 M Patterson quietly put Tom raised protesting hand
 ns Ssnd of wiling he ss pi a are going to be Little Sisters the Discard Don't '0a want to be Little sd Sister M1s ps3td.o tGo
 & GE s s. xo9 9 tF e house s % s @ id 5 He blundered through the dark hail and up the stairs He closed the door of his room behind him. feeling oa .ne I snd a anG and ps snsd 4 Gn ad I wherever picture of Lois had stood, and in dozen %1. s ss & e sag Mde of N M0 M type groups, Moiet all but unrecognzable in awful freaks oi photograghe art Mollie ,; and Tom hand in dresses s @ and in her first long one, Molie Mollie everywhere, and each one awful looking pro. s them 1s Then @ he threw Back his head and howisd Not since Lois had fearfnlly refused him t,a he with feeling of inappropriatsness-
 First sccrs to ne" said Tom a, proudly A the @ next laughed out loud in his room last night"
 But what did you do?"
 That 1 shall not d1vuge until the, cure IS com Dlete. It is your turn this morning.
 "I think I'll take him for long walk" said Nellie after moment of meditation.
 "Goodl" said Tom cordially Nothing better than walking in of this kind. can almost you ,n that bay"
 "There he isp Mollie seized jacket and pinned ,1 hat she flew out of the door. Come for walk, Gregg" she called
 Gregory had intended treating Molie with some thing of hurt reserve, but her face so warmly friendly that he forgot it The morning perfect for walking stirring the blood to energy filling the eye with the reserved oveliness of early December Moie clatted unceasingIy and all her theme of the beauty of life and the duty of making the best of things Very inpersona was; she felt that she was becoming exceedingly tactful But it tinuous
 Gregory wondered at first Then suspicion grew upon him. He laosed into indionant silence Harder and harder Molie tired Gloomer and goomier grew Gregory.