The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-09-23
Hoi,Dorfhy Hall

Francei or would he remain in Amer
Tea, and struggle for success by en-
downing war charities out OF his glorl-
Gus income-to-beI Also and
this was enervatlng what
should he say 20 herr II Is given 10
few men to propose twice. In different
characters TO the same girl.
The train plowed and painted through
the thickcning drifts; billiards watch
was coming out Of his pocket at FIVE
minute intervals; here was Rochester
NJ last three hours late
and there. shining dlmly through
banked clouds was the sun The
train seemed warmed 20 greater effort
by It's mere appearance Hllliard. who
had measured time by weeks. then by
days. and more recently by reluctant
his mental calendar.
And then. after an intermlnahle
century Of impotence the outlying vii
lagos. gray and smoky: the fiat wastes
of Solvay: the road slowly becoming
streets; the buildings adding height
Syracusel
His feet were on the platform he
was hurrying forward. Ahead Of him
and In his excitement he STUN
bled heavily there. coming
toward him Carol and the
Doctor. befu-red and rosy no
question Of the welcome they were
bringing him
His own initial remarks were grossly
incoherent. There were no words to
az the situation; perhaps he did Il
greater justice by the disconnected
sounds he made. And then he was
entering the Doctors closed car; they
were bouncing over the cobbles Of the
lower city; they were attacking the
e ? OF James street. and he was
ring out I'm an ecstasy OF memory
at the houses where he had played In
boyhood
dinner 10 the secondi A house hang
ing with evergreen; Christmas
spirit permeating every nook aud
Granny: Christmas odors-not all OF
evergreen-drifted In tantallzlng whiffs
90 meet him.
A Joyous interlude; a gay process
sion; a hush n gravely spoken bless
ing-Oh. that Christmas
There came time early In the eve
ming when billiard found himself
alone with Carol He had a vague
recollection that they had been sent
20 look for something corn
pepper. or some other equally futile
article and for an instant
he marveled at their expecting to find
Il In the sun-parlor. where they had
wandered. But the sun-parlor was hap
PLY unoccupied; and there were com
Portable chairs In IL; and something
very green and red and seasonable In
all the windows; so that they both de-
layed prodgiously, and exchanged a
number Of highly inconsequential re-
marks about the decorations. Pres
entity. without so much as transient
thought for the corn-popper. they sat
down with one accord. From dis
lance the murmur OF cheerful voices
In the living room was an adequate
accomnapiment 70 their thoughts.
un,ard.s head was dropped low his
reverie was so profound that not even
Corors voice could rouse hIm-not I'M
al she spoke second time.
81 saba penny for them" she re-
neoted. amused.
"oh :" billiards awakening was ex-
plosIve. "why. that's queer =.
i was lust thinking about that my
self mean the first Sunday l ever
came up here 10 dinner. You said
the same thing then. Remember III"
eyes indeed and they were
n wonderful bargain at the price,"
He didn't seem to recall that she had
ever looked so mischIevous.
They are now. then" he said. "Be-
cause It's Just as II was before was