The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19

chambTay form drawn close TO the
shadow of Uncle Cal
She scrambled back to bed happily.
The next morning sleigh-bellS were
jinSling merrily.
It's enough TO make anybody say
so-what Leah Gardeners father
says" Valora cried out bra2enly, Tn
sick of snow! Poor little bloodroots,
She did not feel so cowed in tie
morning light. Narcissa got out -
bed quietly; her mien was at once
reproach and reminder of last nigh.
Valora yearned TO tell her the bea.,'..
full truth about their mamms- 5c' q,
would involve her as an eaveSdrn."
and, in Narcissa's present moo. 3d.,
unpleasant consequences.
Are you mad at Leah y,;Y' V'."rs
ventured.
Narcissa coughed just 70 rao- ~
voice was not gone.
"Narcissa, Valera brat. cu, 49,
day you can pull ray ,puss t""'h, Z"
make up for Jas; aiEht!"
And nuNt y0u srr.a!u h'o.i' mr..
der--no l!auk ycU'' Ea,o'-sa rs,.!.I.
Na!o:a br.6!-I a"sctb
you're ra,a ':s: a. ~. ,s~-aYnr."
hCr $50. tNun'rd
Il So going e msf. 'h- "."'rr-
to maize IN 'cr 'as' n'sh' the mar
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chall | pun ~
Any tiuL-af,r b,-.t'.~t." -
appointment we not naoe ia
fervor
"Out behind the wo>d to-, -.
clssa stated definitely. :-;o,.j ';5r
breakfast; then u cen take it -.
church and Sunday .'"n"0l.
She took a ball of wine c:o'a -.
pencil-box in the dolls bureau d..
and concealed it in the decp pocEcf =
her morning pinafore. Then tt't
went down to the kitchen, whef.
Grandmother Pollard gave them buei'.
wheat cakes and brown sausage5,
Aunt Doris was talking to thHir
SIduuHlDtHSl dbouI MI. cdl bdi ! ~
folks.
HE says they like that new photo o.
Me he sent them she said.
at don't do you justice someh0S,
either" Grandmother said.
She looked at her daughter fondly
Won't it be nice. mother" Aunt
Doris said, "all OF MS here together
one great big family
rs Mr., Cal Barry coming here to
live?" Narcissa questioned modestly
Grandmother turned to the twins
and ans wered severely:
Yes, lie is going TO be your uncle
and marry your Aunt poris-Easter
Saturday,
"Oh, Aunt Doddy'" they choruscd
How heavenly" squealed Naiors
You can go play "a little he:nr-
dressing for church." Grundino,h-r
said.
SIZE wanted 10 be alone with Aur'
Doris. Narcisca went TO tae w.o''
shed and put on Lor ruDbers. p.
she went outdoors and around behi'
the wood-plle. Valora kept slidiA;
in dilly-dally way on a patch of f."
You won't have it for Sunday
SCHOOL," came haunting to her ears.
She slowly circled the wood-pilc and
her pink pinafore was lost t0 view.
The rest happened behind the Yood-
pile. Five minutes later there issued
therefrom a shill scream and blue
aproned little figure, with something
dangling to yards of vari-colored twne.
Then came pink-aproned form, spit
ting its faXen head nearly Off.
ITS a g-good sacrifice" she slut
tered.
But Narcissa was gone, and with tho
tooth. Valera started round the house.
But what had happened? Tha lust
Of tooth had affected Narcissa
strangely, for, tracking her, showed
two separate sets of footprints in tie
'resh snow, so she had twice gone ca
tecring madly round the house, prob
ably before her victim. emerged from
the place of torture had finally en-
tered the front door-lriht ber 1PbbtyS
0u Snow on the carpet led to their
room. once there it did not take
long 10 find the treasure-bearer under
The bed.
At this iuncture, orders were issued
IRON the foot of the stairs for The
twins TO hurry on white stockings
and black patent leather shoes against
going 10 church.
Grandma won't like me not having
nv tooth in Valora said, mean;nSly.
She will so II matches me amt
we twins? Spose you'd swallowed it
Ike / must of mine. You had ought
TO of lost it ages ago" Narcissa
emerged, swinging the tooth on the
string. You take it to church and
let me take il in Sunday school, then
I'll give It back to you for your treas.
ure-boX."
There was no fairer arrangement
possible. and the twins hurried on
their best shoes. Suddenly there WAS
a joyous jingling of sleigh-bells in the
street. and loud whoa" before their
house" The twins looked out. II was
Leah's father, Mr. George Gardener.
with his big two.seated cutter, fur
robes and dancing span. He shouted
whoa" again. and the Pollard twins
Aunt Doris opened the door and
slipped out. dressed 10 20 somewhere.
Hello. Doddy!" George Gardener
grinned. under his big red mustache.