Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-06

child Il might rs well dress W lit
tie she had thought and guess
he'll Ike coiors best"
Almost before she spoke they put la
her hands the Telegram. They were
pressing toward her. drcadius. speech
less. trying e. hear what should be
read She stepped nearer 20 the light
% the candles on tae little tree. read
and reread I'm the stiffness. When she
looked M her face was sp riuWin-d
that she was strange 20 them once
more.
oh" she said. Its his train. Il was
late Tor the local They've put him on
the express. and itu drop him at the
draw"
The tense air crumpied into breath
inEs. and a soft cinmor oiled the rooms
as they told one another and came 20
tell her how glad they were. She pull
ed herself together and tried % slip
into her natural manner.
1t did give me "a turn she confess
I'd II thought he'd bteu-he'd GOT
She went into the dining room. stlI
without great wonder that they were
aiI there. Bur when shr saw the WON
en- in white aprons and the table arr
rayed and ON 70 Ellen E1urue's Christ
mas rose blooming she broke into
little laugh.
"oh. she said. "you done this a-pur-
pose for him.
Il hope. Mary. you won't mind.
mis- Mortimer Bates said formally.
III being Christmas $50. We'd have
done just the same ON amy other day"
"Oh. Mary ~ail mind
They hardly knew her. She moved
among them so flushed ana laughing
and couformGhie. uri-ir-. aImiriuE.
thnukiuc them.
Honestly Mary said Mis- Moran
finally. well hrTe you s9 you can't
tell Christmas from amy other day
itlI be- So nice
The express would le due 1t The
draw" no S.s1-s.Gs. AGcr told her
when De came back washed up.
Mary watched the clock. sine had NOT
mlIEcI cor led -lc cows before She
went because she bad Thought that
hs would UEr fH watch the w.hiu-
and 81 would De something for him 90
DO 0u that FIRST evening So when she
could She took her shawl ami slipped
ont 20 tB. shed Eo- rlr ua.'s and her
lantern ans went alone ro the stable.
Mary opened tre door. ANA E,r Iau-
tern made % golden room OF light with
'u rho bor1r-'a-~ shadow. The may
smell from tle irft and the m1u-er@.
tho even breathing % the COWS. fla
quiet safety n| che r'rcr. met her.
She hung Deer lantern Zoo It's arcu-.
toned place ruI went about Irr f7~s.
u-r L--lI ~ L- - ----.-
trlf uaI elapsed since fue io-ai came
iu Ht the OLD Trait IOWA station. She
mad stood there. with rlH children
sruut rer hardly breathing while fhe
two Trail Town men and solitary
travelling man HrI aI-htcd. There
mad been no one else. 10 terror lest
the child should Doe carried past toe
station. ~ur rHI questioned rle con.
duasor begged llm fu ru iu and iurs
a=air. raFiryrI with hiw until le bad
swung lis lantern. Then she had
turned away with tIe children. utter .
u.s. unable 90 formulate anything
There was u1 Other train fu stop 900
O1 Trait Town flrf might. DO mu-r
mean l.-refar - .HIafUalIe disaster .
fuuf lrI somehow Ur-uifCl Dim aui .
had NOT pointed fEs way that lr mad .
gone. Size recalled now THAT she bad rn. .
fused EuT Miles .1r.rrrIHu Go .itr. lIi .
bad suffered l.m ru take flr children f
Ireu She IaT srt ulf f1 walls home
ON flet walls home sine bad uuiyet .
her plans. Obscure sre.g'at.ure. stir .
ring iu her fear. 90 tr-t tormer.Cd her .
and then gave place Co tire conclusion .
that John raI changed h.s mind. lGe .
seen perhaps that De could NOT after .
.HH Lac cha. child .s. ed. F#H H.H found .