New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-29

By ETHEL WEEKS

By ETHEL WEEKS
Copyright. 1916. by American Press As
sociation.
rAT LILLIAN 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.
Ee Suddenly q shrill little glrllsh whis.
tie brought him up standing with
jerk. A little girl. consisting Of blue
apron. red sweater and q turned up
nose. appeared.
did your ma get duck?'.. asked
William.
suzy. hugeing herself. shook her
head.
Nope; not yet she hasn't She says
maybe we'll have the doctor come IL
the baby don't get better. and If be
comes he'll take the money that 'u'd
buy the duck. amt got up much en-
thusiasm fer Thanksgiving yet The
| S"AAS A0O 4ud1IClCU b "Iul lOO
Il amt, either" sympathized VIII
liam. Its going to be just like Sun
day. just found out 1t 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
prodigious breath of satisfaction.
Last year had three pieces Of cake
and more'n 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 comp either"
why don't yoaeshaye< 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 Amys wedding he wouldn't dare
ever
ACAC JOu. OUT SuZV.E
William looked dazed. Suzy's
thoughts wefe soaring upward at
MISUNDERSTANDING pace.
who'll marry?'' he asked.
"Me," 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? It was most dinner
| time. After much discussing of Aunt
Mary's new dress, grandma's rheuma-
tism and the new family next door and
Williams ability for growth his mother
| and aunts We're now gathered close in
whispered consultation. His GRANDPA.
ther and uncles We're talking election
with Williams father
| William flattened his nose still clos
er to the window It looked like
yes, it really was Suzy He Bounded
to the door and tugged at the knob with
all his might. It opened with ieri;
that nearly made him lose his balance
| 4 cold bedracgled trio, Suzy and the
twins, stood revealed
The uncles stared The whisnarata
conversation Of the aunts was, as it
were. concealed by the sudden chill OF
out Of doors. But grandma, after one
startled lock 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. bit she
drew William into the corner
| "AIa wouldn't l-l-let us c-c-co1ne, so 1
just had to sneak I wa-wa- wanted 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, 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 wedding Don't you think So
Uncle .Iin?"
But the big, genial uncle who had
never before failed his young nephew
only stared, first at William and then
at suzy. 1.-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 reproachfuny many
times. Therefore he continued to Stare
ct Suzy, and SuZy was net attired in