Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16

like farce trying to celebrate Christ
mas in this heather country"
DR.. Blake nodded kindly. ~ under
stand, my lad" he said sympathetcal.
ly. Some day you will discover that
just as true as the saying. home is
where the heart is is another Christ
mas is in orr hearts,"
81 expect I'm making a fool of my
self" growled Benny sheepishly. "only
tomorrow was to have been my wed.
ding day"
Tell me about it." ordered the doctor
After that Benny Farwell felt bet
ter He even began to take interest in
the missionary's prepare tons for the
Christmas tree in the little chapel
Time honored traditions of Yuletide
were to lie carried out. although the
celebration was TO be early in the
morning
'Why not wait until evening and
have the tree lighted up? 1t will be
jolly" suggested Benny Farwell from
the corner where he was filing Amer
lean folding boxes with American can.
I.
Il shall be busy all afternoon. I
have to perform a marriage ceremony
and | shall take YOU along with me-"
explained the doctor
'All right. I've always wanted to
see Chinese wedding" said Benny
absently
There dawned gray. bleak Christ
mas day. Benny Farwell dressed him
self to the tune of dismal thoughts
and refused to believe that back there
III America they We're celebrating the
birthday Of the king of kings.
After breakfast they went into the
little chapel where crowd of excited
Chinese. large and small, camored for
admittance.
In the excitement of distributing
gifts as DR. Blake called Chinese
names in rapid succession and then
identified the mysteriously marked
packages Benny Farwell forgot for
awhile his discomfort.
He managed to pull himself together
so that when tiffin was over and the
time came for the wedding ceremony
DR.. Blake found him an apparently
light hearted companion,
Two sedan chairs swung up to the
door, and Benny managed to cramp his
long legs into one Of them, and he was
glad when his bearers carefully closed
the sliding doors, leaving him in the
dim SecluSiOn Of the vehicle.
Trot. trot, trOt, went the bearers,
and the chairs went tipping up and
down in gentle rhythm. After awhile
they paused, and the chairs proceed
ed with slow caution for few PAGES,
turned, went down fight Of stairs
and finally came to rest.
The doors slid back, and Benny's legs
shot out on to the red carpeted floor of
the Chiro's saloon He stood looking
dazedly around at the familiar furni-
ture, not noticing that the chair bear
ers had backed out and that DR.. Blake
was there regarding him quizzically.
whats it all about?' burst forth
the amazed Benny at last.
"Wait and see. my lad" smiled the
missionary. with hand on the young
officers shoulder. "There's to be q
wedding aboard now, and I'm afraid
Captain Davies didn't take you into
his confidence"
"Well. rather not" muttered Ben
ny. smoothing down his hair and
Strengthening his blue necktie. "These
are hardly wedding garments, eh?"
They'll do. They won't look at any
one except the BRIDE" laughed DR.
Blake.
To Benny's surprise, quietly dress
ed little woman slipped into the saloon
nodded to the missionary and smiled
at him. She sat down before the an
tiquated piano in the corner and play
ed a wedding march.
When Benny glanced around he no