The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-12-04
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E1H@E1Sl Allen made a
combination to-
try his soul. The words, the glances,
the smiles that he felt were meant for
him were being coolly appropriated
by p. Wilmering. Worse than that, P.
Wilmerlng was able to sip his tea
without allowing the holly to slide to
his shoulder. Nor was the holly tick
ling the wrist of P. Wilmering as it
was that of Rev Simms Sinclair. P.
Wflmering acted as If he might have
slipped tea with both hands cuffed be-
hind him. Rev. Simms-Sinclair al
most wished his rival were in that pre-
dicament, and about forty miles away
at the same time. Now, Jones, who
was patiently putting holly and ever
green about the woodwork and pictures
-(the three men had graciously come
to help get things ready for the chill
dren's party)-Jones, we say, was not
oothering Rev. Simms-Sinclair. Jones
was not bothering any one. In the
main, 1t was Ursula Allen who both
cred the reverend young gentleman.
Women-young women-can bother
the mind of man without intending 80
you they never have any such inten-
tion. That is exactly what Ursula AL.
len would have told you, but she would
not have believed her own statement,
for Ursula was woman, and she be.
lieved herself to be attractive. This
belief was shared by Rev. Simms-Sin-
clair and p. Wilmering and-but Jones
didn't count.
"Ah" unused Rev. Simms- Sinclair,
doing Hermann the Great movement
and capturing his cup before 1t jumped
from the edge Of the saucer, "ah,
what would Christmas be without
the children?" His eyes took on a
mellow look and he gazed tenderly at
the two young people before him.
what would Christmas be without
the children?"
Were you speaking to me?" asked
Jones, after neither of the others had
supplied Rev Simms-Sinclair with
reply.
''Er-ah-that is, my remark was
purely general one," explained the
rector of st. Paul's.
Kind Of an echo.answers-why prop
Osition?" said Delaney.
"Or the children without Christ
imas?" asked Ursula, handing another
bunch of evergreen to Jones. "One
poor family down in Abbledale alley
has sixteen children. Sixteen. Think
of that"
Fellow ought really to think of six
teen children in instalments," de-
clared p. Wilmerlag, earnestly. "If
have to think of sll of them at once
ia rather think OF an orphans home
and be done with It."
Rev Simms,Sin clair saw his oppor
tunity TO watt himself into the wave
of sympathy that WIS enguling Ur
sula 1t was one of those opportuni
ties which Rev. Simms was continu
ally looking for, and few OF which es
capped him when offered by p. Wilmer
ing.
What can the father of those little
ones do?" he inquired, with pathos II
his voice. To hear him, one could cor
jCre up pictures of worn, wear
man coming home in the gloomy tw
light disentangling himself from thil
Hy-two arms and trying to answer si'
teen simultaneous requests for q penn.
-'What can the father of those poe
little ones do?" he repeated, at I'll
same time giving Ursula glance
yearning affection which that your
Lady might, or might not, interpret ;
being intended for herself or for Il
suffering father of sixteen children
write TO Roosevelt" suggestt
Jones, who was standing on cha
and trying TO harmonize strand
cypress and holly berries with rut
cund visage OF good old Uncle Jeth
Allen, who had fought, bled and dis
in the Mexican war-and lived 10 Il
of It,
OF course Jones had no busine
butting in at such time. He vi
there 10 assist only In the work
decoration, and not to umpire the To-
game OF the Rey. SImms-Sinclair ~
p. Wilmering.
Ursula dimpled. 81 want eyerybo
to be happy on Christmas day. and
shere is anything l can do or say {
4hem ON Christmas eve. ! am on
TOO glad OF II, And it is simply mob
\ OF you men TO help so much In gettil
the house ready"
Jones, who was posing as one I
aye OF the LAGOON group, with sol
H.. .,A~Ia NJ praqnG FQurQgGntinR Il