Little Falls herald., 1913-11-14
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! 4. a 4 Story For Allhallow 4 !, hal Eve
By ADELAIDE BURNHAM.

III BY ADElAlDE. BOf<INf1AW ggf n |
Edward Dix was 4 sportsman from
the crown Of his head to- the tip Of his |
great toe. One October evening, when
lie had beer, hunting in the woods all
day. he came to a little take Nesting |
among the hills. its surface covered
With fallen leaves Of every color from
the iightest yellow hue. to the deepest
crimson. And looking down q valley
he saw landscape that filled him with
delight. 81.
What, q place for summer cot
tage:' he exclaimed. Some day I'm
going to build one here
/; And be did. Now. Fun going to tell
yoll, how he came to carry out what
was but thought.
4 Looking to his right. he saw the deep
rcd OF brick chimney against brown
limbs Of trees. He knew that where
there was a chimney there must be
house and started tn So and make
an investigation. He came upon: 4
very pretty cottage. with u broad piaz-
"a around it. u. Queen Anne roof and
dainty windows.
And I'm jinged if. don't build
match to that he added to his first
assertion. ..~."
There w;ls not q living thing in or
that it was intended only for summer
use Mr. Dix v'ent up on the piazza
and looked into. the living room
through a window. The apartment
contained cottage furniture. but the
chief attraction waS Il large fireplace.
::l've good mind to sleep there to-
night he said to himself and tried the
window. to see if it were securely lock
cd 1t was. bit Mr. Dix hunted for a
place Of ingress as energeticaliy as he
had hunted for game and found one by
getting Oh the piazza r,of-a window
rot well secured. Going downstairs.
he opened Il door from the inside, ad-
,nittins him to the wood house, and in
few minutes had a fire blazing on the
hearth. Then he settled himself down
10 an easy chair before It. and. look
ing ut bis reflection in mirror on the
,nante' opposite him. he remarked:
''Your comfort is only equaled BY
your assurance"
And straightway he fell asleep.
Now. it happened that this was
Halloween. and; a party Of girls were
coming to spend it at this very cot
tage Flora Stebbins. a daughter Of
| the. owner. was: the hostess. and tho
others were her guests. Mr.. Dix went
/ to sleep about dark: which comes early
at the; last Of October. and the young
ladies' arrived about O'Clock.
my goodness graciOus!' exclaimed
Miss StebbIns There's. some kind OF
light inside. 1t looks as If there
were fire on the Hearth. Wait a min.
ute till i l:reconnoiter.E: She went to 4
window and saw; the slumbering Mr.:
Dix sitting before fire that was sttl1
blazing merrily. She beckoned to the
others. They came and saw the same
sigAt. II
'"t.irls.'' said Flora. there is the best
chance to celebrate Allhal'ow eve -
ever heard Of: let one Of US go In
steaIthily. make just enough sound to
wake him SO that he'll zee her re6ec-
ton In the mirror on the maDtel and
get away before be can catch her. ##
The idea was eagerly caught upon.
and Flora was Urged to play the part.
The others returned to the vehicle that
had brought them and waited for the
play to be over and her to join them
in retreat: .:..<
Mr.. Dix was awakened by the faii-
jng of some. article. behind him and,
opening his eyes. saw girls face re-
fected in mirror before him. But
only, for an instant: II 'fe had been
wide awake he would doubtless have
arisen. from his chair Immediately and
made an investigation. As it was. he
delayed just long enough to allow the
conspirators to make good their es-.
cape. He did not even hear the sound
of wheels. for the carriage had gone
far enough to prevent that. Flora get
ting into it near, the gate.
When Mr. Dix got fairly around he
did what he would have been expected
to do. He went to the hall and out
through the front door. He enc0nn-
tered nothing. and all he heard was .
distant sound Of laughter. but so dis
tant that he was not sure whether It
was or was not laughter. He was
very much puzzled. ...s5 .,
Z: Mr.. Dix had i: job Of hunting on his
hands far different from following up
game. He was u methOdifal chap and
began by learning to whom the cottage
belonged. Then he went to the winter
residence OF it's owner ostensibly TO-
peddle books. He could not be driven
away until he had caught sight Of
Flora Stebhins. whom he ut once recOg-
nized as the reality of the image he
had seen in the mirror on A,lllallow
eve. She recognized him. but pretend
ed ignorance .. him. .sH sss5
You are my fate he said. II saw saw
your face in Il mirror on what / have
since learned was AilhaIiOw eve. n It I
will be useless for you to attempt Il,
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