The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-30

TATILLIAM sat on the bottom
" step. hugging his knee. This
" attitude in Williams case
| was indicative Of trouble
some problems in the process of solu-
ton. Five minutes went by.
Suddenly shrill little girlish whis-
tie brought him up standing with a
jerk. little girl, consisting Of blue
apron. a red sweater and turned up
nose, appeared.
Did your ma get duck p asked
| William.
Suzy. hugging herself. shook her
head.
Nope; not yet she hasn't. She says
maybe We'll have the doctor come if
the baby don't get better. and if he
comes he'll take the money that 'ud
buy the duck. l amt got up much en-
thusiasm fer Thanksgiving yet. The
| twins has quarreled awful too.''
Il amt, either" sympathized Will
liam. Its going to be just like Sun
day. l just found out it isn't going
to be any fun at all Last year Aunt
Amy got married to jolly new uncle,
and everybody was jolly too"
At loss for words, William drew in
a prodigious breath of satisfaction.
Last year had three pieces of cake
and moren sixteen dozen chocolate
creams. And mother says that Aunt
Amy isn't even going to be at grand
mas tomorrow, and my new uncle and
Aunt Lu is up visiting her, and she
isn't going to come either"
"Why don't you have another wed
ding this year?"
William stared.
"Why. indeed?" he unused. "But
who'll get married?' he demanded.
who's there left in your family to
get married?"
There's Uncle Jim, but he wouldn't
do it," said William. "He said at
Aunt Amy's wedding he wouldn't dare
ever"
There's your burst out Suzy.
William looked dazed. Suzy's
thoughts were soaring upward at a
take-your-breath-away pace.
who'll l marry?'' he asked.
NE, answered SuZy.
William sighed heavily and rubbed
the frost from the window with one
finger and for the seventh time peered
out into the drear out of doors. Why
didn't Suzy come? 1t was most dinner
time. After much discussing of Aunt
Mary's new dress, syrandma's rheuma.
tism and the new family next door and
Williams ability for growth his mother
and aunts were now gathered close in
whispered consultation. His GRANDPA
Their and uncles were talking election
with Williams father
William tlattened his nose still clos
er to the window. 1t looked like
yes. it really was Suzy. He bounded
to the door and tugged at the knob with
all his might 1t opened with a jerk
that nearly made him lose his balance.
A cold, bedraggled trio. Suzy and the
twins. stood revealed.
The uncles stared. The whispered
conversation of the aunts was, as it
were. CONCEALED by the sudden chill of
startled look over her glasses, rose so
quickly her ball If crochet cotton
bounded gayly across the floor.
"Why, you poor little things! You're
SO cold. Come stand over the regis
ter"
Suzy's teeth were chattering, but she
drew William into the corner.
ma wouldn't l-l-let us c-c-come, so l
just had to sneak. / wa-wa-wante.d to
d-dress up."
Williams father was looking at
them.
william. are these your friends?''
William nodded.
did you ask them to come here"
mot the twins, l didn't, but Suzy
she knew she couldn't come without
them, so I said they could be flower
girls"
"Be what?"
Flower girls. We're going to have
a wedding. It's surprise. thought
it up, like Aunt Amy's last year
Thanksgiving is so much more jollier
with a wedding. Don't you think so.
Uncle Jim"
But the big, genial uncle who had
never before failed his young nephew
only stared, first at William and then
at Suzy. The twins huddled over the
register.
Now, he knew he was the only I'M
married member of the family. He
had been told that reproachfully many
times. Therefore he continued to stare
at Suzy, and Suzy was not attired in
holiday grandeur. Uncle Jim said:
"Well, but don't you think she's rath.
er young for an old codger like me?"
William could hardly control his TEN
per now.
"She's going to marry ME-! She prom.
ised me! Didn't you, Suzy?"
Suzy nodded. She couldn't for the
life of her say word. The staring
uncles and aunts and even the kind
little white haired lady were so terri