La Junta tribune., 1912-11-30
A THANKSGIVING
DINNER
Il inyo,,ed . Plot That
Failed
3, cLtRISSA H.CklE
B, cltPISSA N.CklE

INK uff III lh' -ltAl Ht'i'H 49, ~ ~
lisht fall uf snow on the ground, and
the low hanging gray clouds promised
another hurry Of white fakes The
men Of the household had nken their
guns aud Disappeared In the direction
Of The woods Bob Lindsay had prom
l.ed them rabbit pie Tor the Thanks.
giving dinner. aud Mr. Lindsay WAS
In her sitting ropm rcpinnuin. tb.
menu with this gl,iruuomic delight III
view
Il don't believe II would hurt NJ one
bit to 20 down iuto the woods of
course don't Ike to see them shoot
th. darling little uuny rabbits. hut IT,
awfully stupid here. foutcd Lena Gil
bert. lDrking wi,tfully through the
window at the gray outside world.
Why don't you 90 out. Lena: !
win 20 tpp. Want 10 come. Felicia
Amy 1ru>. and stretched her supple
Young form lazlly This IRE feels
mighty so"d she added resretfully.
Run along do" urged Felicia, Il
went tu hnish this collar tonight. :"
You can't lure me outdpor,. enjoyed
= brisk walk h.fur. breakfast"
50 did lHnsfnrd." observed Amy
rureIcs-Iy aud then bit her iIp
To dl-iutcrc,t,-l observer all three
girls looked ron,ripu, Ht the mention
NJ Iausfurd pli.s name. Felicia :
dark head bent more closely above her
embroidery. and o deep rpsc color In
vidcd her rhccas Lena Gilbert grew
quite white. and her light blue eyes
nrauned fciirin's charmin. face Amy
Lindsay. whose guests they were. WAS
quite Distressed nt the SuEgestiyeuess
NJ her csirc.e-- remark
Come. Lena; put on your woolly cap
The first hakrs are living nav"
As Lena nr'sc. strengthening her
slender form with q side glance at
Felicia Wendell there came an inter
ruptipn to the plans. \ mHid-ervnnt
tripp.d down the wide curving stair.
way with folded bit ~ paper In her
hand
II h-E pardon. Miss Amy" sh. said
with pert toss OF her head. but
what shall do with this note1 II
doesn't exactly tell who It, for
Where did yon nni It. >ors'' she
asked
In tn. upper hall mn'am. II nigh,
have Dropped from the basket of
vast. paper I had taken fr"m The
room. while ago"
Nis, Lindsay looked doubtfuily at
III. outside. of the twisted note. Resi-.
ly. Nom u may not b- note At all
Very lis-lr " 4. merely bit Of dis
cnrd.d ImI-.r" 81. tossed II toward
the tir-. bui u fell short on the hearth
r'i4 aud i.rna Gilbert picked II up
Nora mad. = movement Of protest.
"oh. ma AN. ip believe n &. note.
because ~ signed aud The rirl
stopped short and r.ddcucd furiously
at Amy look ~ surprised dlspl.asur-
All ~ rrrd ~ Nora p
How could | mud out where IL b...
l"ng-d 10 I didn't oIen ~ And WI.
Right tpu Aus Nara Brady. who
knew thH her trrm II srrvic. would
-non hr ril led. smiled ~ sh. v-niurcd
this last i"ip~riinrnr and Slipped
away in the q, ~ ~ the hou.. Lena
Gilbert io>-.-d the twisted paper over
{" Amy. whp 'uuehi n d-fly
Very likely H. only n -cribbled
nrmor,ndum, Nora II always Great
inr mountains from mol-hlll. | am
50 gini that she j. to marry the gar.
d'u"r aud go away To open II or not
that i tn" vital question: she cnd.,
dramatically.
open IT, sunsi-, and then come out.
dors, advised Lena lmpaii.stly. Sh.
i'aned against Anys shoulder n. tn,
latter slowly univiSi-i ,h. not. and
spread u out - lhll II could H. read
II ran thus
pafi5ng tH~f- vas huge black bio, that
ohiii-rni'd the uatnei -T1i-r. H. somethins
must tell bpu before / 80 WIN you no,
b.. readtng in the library . hslf hour %.
fsc dinner p.,otsiy. LANG.
oh. oh. oh cried Amy Iindsa,
q. the meaning Of III. not. dawn.d
upon her She erumpl.d u In b.i
hand nnd stared .scii-dly into Lena.
red face. What have I DONE
-oniy read my note. dear" SAID
leu, IN n silky voi e. and her sliu
fingers drew the paper from Amy,
baud ani tuck-d It into the bosom
~ her gown. \ forgive you. Amy
tut don't let Us talk about H. lis 4
dead secret. you know She shock
her iin:-r nrrhly rt her doubtful
hp-tr-.
/ lrnn'~ fnc" va. sparkling with e.,
! element nni triumph ~ she GENT,
/ u-b.d Am, fr,m III. hall ''i"ay.
I tta, Ia the. Amy she advised. with
u ripplins laugh "sy by. Felicia.
/ III. snng over her shoulder nj the dark
tnir.'d girl sewing quietly by the firo
"t:a-ib,." smilcd Felicia. quite In
tin"rrnt /" III" little scene about III,
to'- >ors Ind found
! ~ she wov. d.ileste stitches IN the
] fDr linen collar she ~a. -iniroidering
her thoughts nrw TO that early morn
L fftts uaall Ia, st., ustutr. ,.ae.t.u Nh.