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

terridcatly 0Nerused unless by some
strange might. say. a ykindSof astrologi,
cal irreg,iinrity Ellen bourne SAT by
the window aud suddenly looked over
her. shoulder at the room.
III we've got the things made" she
said. "ran't we give EN-: II it's to
children
II think II we're guing to omit we'd
ought to omit" Mis- Bates held her
own: 1T cant matter to YOU. ELLEN
with no children. no. She ,uuyht
herself sharply up Ellen's little lluy
Pad died Christmas or TWO ago.
No. Ellen said. II amt any chill
dren. OF course. But"-
Well. think" said Ais' Jane No
ran. that we've hit o, the ,snly way
we could have bit nn tn ciiirk each 9th.
~ NJ, over hard time
And get Off delicate ourselves same
time. Mid Hun Miles. From the
trst Bnff had bpen advocating what
he called IAN open Christmas. aud
there were those near hin, at the meet.
ing TO whom he had evntitlpd some
plan about .chur.h CHOIR Christmas
carol serpIndes." which he was iOathe
Ia see set at naught.
Not much 1afterward simeon Buck
put the mOtIou: a-..
"Aiis' Chairman" be said. II move
you und all 0f tis THAT ithe did Trail
Town meeting do aud hereby does de-
clare Itself In favor Ut striking Christ.
mas ceiebrations from It's calendar this
year. And chat We cirnhte aspetition
through the town to this effect. headed
by our names. And that We all own
40, that It's for the simple and regret
fIi reason that not. a mnther's SON Of
IN can afford to buy Christmas pres
tnts this year. and what's the use Of
scratching "a keep up appear,lnces?''
For breath Al'el AnIes hesitated:
then he spoke Voluntarily for the hrst
time thar evening. 4. ....>
MIR, President. I Second the bull Of
that. said he. slowly. and without
looking at anylnaiy. and then sighed
mis- vast. triple sigh. .......
There was apparently nobody to vote
against the motion. Mis- WinsiOw did
not vote AT all Ellen Bourne said
NO" hut she s,iid II 40 faintly that
nolapdy heard save th,~e nearest DER.
and they felt a hit embarrassed for
her t'rrnuse she md sinken alone. and
they tried to cover up the minute " .r
.a'arripd." said the riiir and slipped
out IN the kitchen to- put ON the coffee
At the meeting there was almost no
body who, In the course Ut the even
ing. did not make or reply to some
form Of observation Oh one theme. II
was: "
We'll. ! wish Mary Charah,d been
to the meeting. Shed have enjoyed
herself"
Or. We'll. won't Mary Ghavab be
glad OF this plan they've goti She's
wanted Il u good while" ...a
Or. I'VE all seem to have come to
Mary Chavah's way Of thinking. don't
we: Ytoa know. she Cain'ts kept any
cbrisrnn for years. sa-t ~
CHESS u was Abpi gAnles. he. In
fatr. nnidr or replied TO almost No oh
servatians that evening "a He drunk
his coffee without cream. stIgmF. ~
sinDn they are. always overlooking
pssentiaIs IN this way. and
snb' h. ola Trail Town y shy r0urtps.
that the nnlsSkn IT, newer mentioned Or
rrIni,rpqi 10y the vt.tim and sighed Ms
trip- sigh at Intervals and went home
''H-ity.' NJ said 10 bis wife. WIN
had MT gone tn tnp nIpefing. they put
Il through We went iinve no Christ
ti'as creditors this year We don't
have 10 furnish charged Christmas
presents for noiH,dy"'
| She ios'krd up frUm the towel she
was fpat she was q little
wn,iIan WIN carried her head hack and
had mrge eyes and the iong. curved
lash.s 1T child
- s'pOsp You're real relieved. amt
yOn. ARIEL ?"-yhe answered
( MY. yes" said Abel. without ex
PRECISION MY. yes"