The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
SNOW in THE PASS

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cause Anty hurt her FOOT So maybe she
wouldn't be able to got DOWN cellar to"
Tweedledum broke OF with . solemn look
and kicked the snow frowninsiy. Plainly one
did not care to speak of certain things.
Tweedlsdes, however. went On 70 make It
plain.
She does II DOWN cellar after WIN
aslesp.- said she httis sad,y. then ~ DON'T
So them until they're all clean and pinky
mind At least not WY much. OF oourss.
It depends some on who It Ia We AREN'T
very fond Of Soggy. still"
How about Psepsyf Has she laid that
Christmas ssxr
The pair thrsw on the gioom eooaaeosA BY
possible end. and answered partly in unison.
partly In swift relays
Were Just going out to the barn to So.
We've made hsr . nsst And when weve
dug . path to the barn Wi bring her in.
But nrst ven taks the basket IN for you
NM I'M opouOo liz wv upoo SoS 0<sSFS8AJ.
She was wearing . bungalow apron. and b.
hind her the room bad airsady thrown OF its
look of trouble. % that oos saw what its
character bad been before ths gir1's mishap.
Like ths room overhead, It depended largely
upon chints for its sxprsssioo, and now that
The stove WIS black and the Door clean Of
ashes It seemed to snn1ls hravsfy. As the girl
hersalf was smiling.
She sat IN q wooden rockSr, working o.
some affair Of bright scraps which she hid
horlows IN her cheeks were even palmer BY
daylight, but, a. to tho foot she inHsted
that 1t was almost we'll and IN spite Of
Thomas' most professional manner would
let him do nothing more for It. Unless, she
promised. It should feel worss-
WELL" said Martha, the potatoes are
about done 1 knew. Of courss. you'd bring
something back from the wreck"
table was already set IN tho kitchen.
and thither-Twesdledes and Tweedledum
closely following with their shovels-the
hamper was taken, opened and made to dis
BUrBe ueRk1 VI b4LfoWiCuco, = Ok iuAi hioN
lade, and the markings for hot chocolate
Il couldn't mash the potatoes without but
ter and milk" Whispered Martha, and the
salt pork was too precious to use up before
I made SURF you would bring somsthing Do
you know. she's shy about the neighbors!
Too proud to let them know she's up against
n, suppose. But later on wish you'd ses
II you can't got to that houss whore there's
Enoks and see you can't ind some milk
for the babies. I don't bs3svs they've had
any for AGA Look 1t them now!"
Twesdledum and TweeHedss had ranged
MP side By ssde In front of the table with
. glazed. hypnotic look. their eyes wholly
engaged BY the food They not recover
CONSEQUENCES even whom their wraps wsrs
peeled on, their hands and faees washed
and handkerchisfs applied
You know osnfdsd Martha, -thsy-rs
not % fast a. you'd think. But they haven't
sxAotiy suffered It's plain they've been get
ting whatever there was . sttn :.
I wonder what she'd have done II ~
hadn't
-Dontr' said Tom. turning Away to look
out Of the frosted window, Then they
brought Jean h, In her chair.
And when she saw the toodc5ust sand
wichss and marmalads and COCOA and her
own potatoss-shs aotsd hypnottssd. to
She at back In the rocking chair and stared
and grow white; took . spoonfu q the COCOA
which Martha had poured eur her. smiled
about ss them weakly. looked Il the ehildrsn,
already silently Engaged upoa he sand
wtchss: at Martha, and then. IN nrightsnsd
way. It Thomas. suddsnly she pushed back
from The table and trisd 10 FisA
Don't let them 80 me ory." she mutt@sd,
stasgsr.ns to her fest but she wasn't quick
enough. Her weeping had - wsy-liks ses