The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-16

] A 4EHn srArrED GIRL STOOD M DEE1AN9
/ ATTITUDE
with laughter. a sweet faced, tear
stained young girl stood In defiant
attitude, with a pumpkin pie raised
with both hands high above her head
ready to bring It down upon the In
I truder- She stood as one spellbound.
her hair falling about her shoulders.
and had not young Morgan caught her
she would have fallen. pie and all. to
the floor :.
'Miss-AIiss jeanette. what does It
all mean?'' he added, leading her to
the air. They are all terribly upset
about you
! She made no reply, but, still leaning
upon him, showed signs OF hysteria-
I ~ suppose ann most to blame" he
said reproachfuIly. Had it not been
for me or my foolish nickname this
never would have happened"
"'You-you. Why you" she asked
because am Julie in the play.
! you know. Still. I should have thought
| Mills would have known better than
to have sent the note the way he did"
"And it's all a mistaken?
'eYes: at least his part OF It was BE
! might have known how it would have
affected you, seeing you were engaged.
| and
But we aren't" she interrupted.
Strengthening up. But was foolish.
] oh. SO foolish. to have cared so much
And I was ashamed to go back.
After all. we're but cousins, and took
our. love all consciously"
She was leaning. against the door
now, and Morgan thought he had new
er seen so beautiful a picture.
/ I've are all Thankful 1t IS no worse"
he said. and the next thing is for Us
to get back to the farm. They are
about distracted"
am ready TO CO. she said YEARLY.
"Can you stand the jaunt?
81 feel weak. very weak"
Have you eaten anything today?"
he queried
''No: not a mouthful''
''weII. I'm hungry as a oear, and 1
guess a bite won't do You any harm
Suppose we have little Tharksgtv-
ing dinner In advance OF the big one at
/ the house"
| She bIushed deeper than before. but
took the seat he pro6ered her. as well
as the generous piece OF pie which he
cut with his pocketkuife. Then he fell
upon the pie raveDously. and silence
| reigned for moment The humor Of
the situation dawned upon. both
Gee he declared IauShngly. this
| IS great only hope Mills won't drop
IN and spoil our little dinner. All we
! need are a little turkey ar cranberry
Bauce to make this the reaE thing"
! She quickly caught his spirit and
| laughed sweetly.
"And so you are the terrible Juie?"
she queried. trying 70 take.him In by a
stolen glance
Eyes, and hope you are going to
ike her" he answered quizzically.
Better than Thoughtful ever could"
was her reply
they had already decided upon. Plead
ing tirednesS, the girl stole on to her
sleeping room earlier than usual to be
alone with her diStractinE thoughts
1.-The very last thing he said to me
before kissing me Eoodby at the sta
ton was, I Will never see anybody
half 50 sweet, or whom can love as
love Won. Jeanette l wouldn't feel
so II he had only written me about
her. but this blow is cruel she whis-
pered to herself. She repeated the
| last words he had said TO her over
and over again. till she heard the dis
tant town clock striking IL
BY the middle OF the afternoon prep.
arations for the next days dinner
were we'll under way The pies were
baked to a nicety-appse. mince and
pumpkin. The cranberry sauce was
made and put away TO Jelly. and the
moustous turkey was stuffed and
ready to roast the following morni nG.
Mills and Julie were due to arrive
at 4 O'clock jeanette had refused an
oHer to accompany MI Langdon to the
station to meet the young couple. Il
viii never see her" she had declared
again and again under her breath. and
her one idea now was to live up TO
her Determination =
The slow branch train had pulled
into the little depot. and two husky
young fellows, alfred IN typical stu
dent clothes. aIiEhted from the smok-
er. one rushing up to the watchful old
man on the platform with. Dad. how
are your
~where ISIS sheg, queried the farm