Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-06

W,er,
Christmas
Came Back
b Bro.sA w'ak b Conizt .
I've Lonely Perez
b. MARTHA BURNFiAM
Copyright ~ Amsrican Pre- 49,
ciatton. MI
D. MARTHA BuRNtiAM

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me snow ny ievei on ths plainA
but the distant ranges biiIowed white
against . rcd and puEpse sunsst Two
horsea tracked acruss The unsullisd
whifeness. kicking up ths snow h "
u Sparkling aurrieA
-Ycu didn't want to stay al night
at the raiis. Ebenr asked one Of tn
riders. with . stde glance at the hand
some. suIlen face Of his companion.
and get drunk = Z lord BY Christ
mas morning. returned the other CON
temp<uously Il guess I'm pretty De-
perate. Den. but l amt mean and
small enough to do that I've rot
some self respect left
-So've L. rejolned Deilmors quick
~. ..lfs darned lonesome 1t tho
ranch. and II doesn't seems II could
sit around al day tomorrer when 9th
er folks are keeping Christmas and
Just bear that cia.nk singing around
In that queer Chinese voice Of his It
always reminds me OF how different
things are than they used to be-
You mean when Jon were Z boyr
asked Eben Rowe curiously.
YES There was big family Of
us. and we always had a ripping old
time. They're all dead now except
me l got used to knowing | was all
/ alone. bait whenever Christmas comes
around It seems a. II had to learn
+ II all over again. I'm glad when rs
l the day affev.- Deilmore looked away
and hts strong. gray eyes winked rap
Idly
same here said Eben grun1y.
-Cf course I've had dreams Of hav-
! ing 4 home some day-eetting married
! and seeing children around-and I've
always bad the idea Of Christmas in
mind whenever ! thought about that
home could - the tree and the
row OF stockings stuffed with things
that Ler-we had bought over to the
I Fails- Deitmore's beonxed cheek red
dened to = deeper tint than tho vivid
sunset
same here repeated Eoen Rowe
hcarseiy.
Suddenly DeIlmore threw ont his
hand and laughed recklessiy. But
what's the use Of taikin.y be de-
manded TT all came to nothing
Same here
Deslmore turned and faced bis com
panion DO you mean that. Eben.
honest. Or are you Joshing mey
Mean whatr asked the other stead
ny.
THAT you've had all those expert
ences toof or course know about
your being boy and losing all your
folks same n did-thaf's . common
case-but about having dreams of-of-
Z home and youngstefs and Christ
mas and having II IN come 70 nothing
after air.
| Every word you've raid has struck
home to me- assured Eben Rowe. his
dark eyes on bis eompanion's fnce-
/ -Irs queer. too-us being .parsnefs
for two yean ana knowing % little
about each Other. Maybe-maybs yourn
didn't marry some other feElar." b
suggested shamefncedly.
she did said Rowe bgteAy.
| -weIl. - couldn't have been . PIN
beaded schcolfeachef from ths COST :
insisted Deilmore. - II b. were jeal
ous Of his own Modification
He WA" cams Rows's astoaishing
reply
i They turned ssartled quesBoaine
I 4
answers Dew inst
-Name wasn't GrahanY demanded
DelimorA
1T WaA-
| -&Noe Abel Gnhamr
That's IL"
Eben Rowe's handsome fAee vas
bent downward When he spoke biz
! Jaw was sef grfmly - II to control
! some emcsioa that woaid have sway.
-Her name vas Lucy Farr." ~ sid
between his teeth
n For Z long vhils AFTER that fhefs
vas No spund ave IL thnd Il hnsss
, hoofs ana Tie distant Growing II cockz
. fro0 IT, n1eA vhieh they ws1s -
pruaeAine.
- WIN - u448as Uu8u~o 1&4s
! 1870 suddanly. -She nevsr eneeotaoed
-
I. -l1s nesfher.- asrssd NJ Rs~s
th0xny- "A gin eant help \ u . CO.
- q cowpanchen 81 Ieeosd evse ~.
amt . eewpuncheR ~. h1f wa1
thsn-at vas dsvs LAsFabes wly-fosl
tyean asa he exp1ainea
4 49,
HI fuEeAsad IT vas down Larrahee
way witA ne tooI oaly e was 1vs
yean aeA When I fuand eat - ~
0eagsa - him III ont M ean1
J hes0
Il -Gnns Win NJ. only Il happensd 4
ysar htw. and that's aow ne happsned
: - 49, up With eseA eeAsr. oSs&
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