The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-21


cause want him."
The clouds blew away that night
and Thanksgiving day dawned clear
and cold. The gray sea was now blue.
The white paint OF the houses and
fences glistened in the sun. The groves
Of pitch pine were brilliant green
blotches spread like rugs here and there
on the brown hills. South Denboro had
thrown Off its gloomy raiment and was
'all dolled up for Thanksgivin'," so
Captain Elisha said.
The captain and Sylvester were lean
ing on the fence by the gate, looking
up the road and waiting for Dan and
the two scatter to heave in sight
around the bend. The hired man had
harnessed early and driven to the sta
ton at least thirty minutes before
train time. Captain Elisha was re-.
sponsible for the early start. Steve
was coming on that train. Possibly
some one else was coming. The cap
tain did not mean they should find no
welcome or vehicle at the station.
The whistle had sounded ten minutes
before. 1t was time for Dan to appear
at the bend.
II hope to thunder Jim got that tele
gram" observed the captain for the
twentieth time at least since breakfast.
$50 do L." replied his friend. There's
no reason why he shouldn't, is there"
mo, no sensible one, but I've scared
up no less than couple of hundred OF
the other kind. If he shouldn't come
my, my, she'd be disappointedr
lie motioned with his head toward
the window Of Caroline's room.
They turned in time to catch a
glimpse of the girl as she parted the
curtains and looked out on the road,
She saw them looking at her, smiled,
blushed and disappeared. Both men
smoked in silence for a moment; then
the captain said:
"Say, Sylvester, this New York cruise
Of mine turned out pretty good, after
all, didn't it?'
Decidedly good. 1t was the making
of your niece and nephew. Caroline
realizes it now, and so will Steve"
Hope so. 1t didn't do me any
HARM" with chuckle. 81 wouldn't
have missed that little beat up the
bay with Marin Dunn for good deal.
For a spell there we was bows abreast,
and twas hard to tell who'd turn the
mark first"
Sylvester laughed. "I'll tell you
what, Captain Warren he said. 81
Ssver saw you in better spirits. DO you
know what think? / think that for
chap who has just given away half
Of good sized fortune and intends
giving away the other half you're the
most cheerful specimen ever saw"
The captain laughed too. 81 am,
amt Ii" he said. "Well, l can say
truthful what / never expected to say
in my life-that once I was wuth hat
a million dollars. AS for the rest of it,
I'm like that millionaire-that- Hill
Look! There comes Dan! See him?
"Stevew cried the captain eXcitedly.
"There's Steve! And-and-yes, there's
somebody on the back seat. It's Jim!
He's come! Hoorayw
"Wait" Sylvester cried. II don't
want to lose the rest Of that sentence.
You said you were like some million
aire. Who"
Don't bother me!' cried Captain
Elisha. "Who? Why, l was goin' to
say l was like that millionaire chap
who passes out a library every time
he wakes up and happens to think of
it. You know who / mean. Alloy
there, Jim! Alloy, Steve!"
He was waving his hand to the pas
sengers in the approaching vehicle.
'That's the Teller. I've come to feel
about the way he says he does-that
'twould be crime for me to die rich"
THE END.