The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-20


even remember his haptisn,ai name.
but she knew that they had called MN
Yes" because II wns the first word
he had learned Ia say and iH'.n,ise ne
had siiid ii to everything. The t,aby
can say Yes" Lilly had written once:
say He says II nil day long lie
won't try to say anything else Aud
once later: We've taken to calling the
i,aby Yes and now nr 'a,iis nin,s4,tf
rhat. Yes wants It, ~ says. ana
Take Yes and Yes IL going utf NEW.
everything aud no h nothing ! don't
think that nipiliis much. nut W. raii
him that for fun" Hut Mary ,s,ild
not remember what the Guilds real
name, was What difference did IL
make! &, As II she could have q child
neddling rnund the house while she
was sewing: Rut OF course. this WAS
not the real reason The real reason
wus that she could not bring NJ u
child did she not know that:
Hes six years did now. and. Aunt
Mary. this amt n place for him He =
nice little fellow and ! hate for MIN
t. get rough and he will n ne stays
here" IN.
She tried To think who else cOuld
take him. They mad nu one Adam.
she knew. had u" one S.nne Ut the
-npighiHIrS there by the ranch u was
absurd to send him that long Journey
so she went through II all. denying
with all the old dpnials. And al THE
while the weight IN her m'd! grew aDd
tllrd her. and she was strangely cOn
sci,ils Ut her breath
"WImt ails met" she said aloud. and
got up to kin,lle a light. She wus
amazed to sre that II WAS ! Orhn.x.
and tong past her supper hour. Az sile
took from the clock shelf the Key TO
the harm. some 6ne r,ipI,-d AT the hack
door amd came through the rOtd S,tri,..n
with friendly familiarity. u wns
Jenny. u SHAWL over her head. her ra.~
glowiIg with the srlii. anu In neI nIit.
tened han,iS u hat pare,
My hands m.st frIze." Jenny nd
mittpd II didn't want to rUii this
thing. 40 J carried II nat out. ami Il
blew considerable. It's the picture ::
Get Yourself warm Mary in,d~ iipr
"I'll undo It Wh0 II u >nf. siie
added ~ the papers Ttlip away ~T 80
THAT'S what ! don kIWw.' said
Jenny. but I've always liked It
around. ] Thought mnyiH You'd kp,w d"
1t was Il picture which. In th.'s- days.
had not before come IT, Oid Traii
Town The figure was that ut n youth.
done by master OF the times the
head and shoulders Of u youth who
seemed to be iOnking fnissi"nnteiy ut
something outside the picture.
"rhprp II IN. anyhuw." Jenny added
III you like II enough to hang II up.
hang Il up ITS u CHRISTMAS present"
Jenny laughed pltishiy
Mary t'havnh held the picture ont
before her.
- d." she said; - could take real
fancy to II. IN have Il up on the
wall Much obliged. I'm sure. Set
down u minute
Run Jenny could not do this and
Mary the key, {" the harm stili In her
hands. fnllOwptl her out. They went
through the tDld Kitchen where tho
Refrigerator and the ironing hoard and
the clothes bars and AZ the familiar
things stmni In the dark To Mar!
these, were sunk IN u great ol,sa'nrity
and insigniHtantp. md even Jenny he-
ing there wus uninI"rtnnt i,rsitlp the
thing that her letter hnd brought 10
think about. They stpIi'pd out INTO
the cipnr glittpring night. with its
clean. white world. and its clean. dark
sky on which some story was written
In stars t'nI.si!n wis shining almost
overhead md another stnI wns hang
ing bright III the pnst IA " the -ast
were always u dawninR place for some
new star 81
"AInryr' said Jenny. there In the
dark -.
Yes" Mary answered. .a
"YUu know ! said ! just couldn't
iear NOT To- have amy Christmas this
rhristnins?"'
YES" Mary said
Ibid yOn know why?'
- rh",l.hr naanse It's yonr and
| Rrutps FIRST
NO" Ienny said. .:thnt isn't all why
| it's something else %
She slipInd npi arm within Mary's
and Stood silent And Mary xtill MT
| UNDERSTANDING
'It's s"n'rl"'dy eise." Jenny said
family
why. Jrnny!'
..SWpn." said Jenny
| The two woiiirn st,n,d for moment
Jenny saying u little. Mary quiet =
''It'li h~ intp IN t,rtpini..r.' Jenny
finished That sernis ~, wandprfnl In
ne ~ wonderful Late In I'rsr.Inis.r
| Ike"
The cold came i,rinking alnsni them
md jenny moved ~ go Mary. the
SiinwIed figure oi the upper step ,osk
I'd Down on the shawis.d figure. iK.lOw
'iri and abruptly spoke
"It's funny Mary snid "tl,ni v0,i
honld telf me thht Nov . hnvrn't
lid won u.bnt's IN ms letter"
What wiz. . asked ienny
Mar, told her THEY want I xhaaIi(l
/ 1rs. tla, Iiffi lazy - si,.. ..s,.l..d a. 3D..