Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-26
Bright Stories by Members of the Club
a THANKSGIVING ROMANCE.

Out az tho warm kitchen. fragrant
"'JI IN" odor OF pies and turkey.
Mrs. Luis came. motherly looking
iddy. who hustlcd about from morn
ing until night. but WAS never rca!iy
tired. She wiped hcr hands on her
bingham apron before she extended
her plump forcnnscr to The young
Kew. James Root. who NAB the new
pIcacher-clcct of Evansville. "A busy
town OF perhaps 1900 Inhabitants. a
i"w- stores aud ono church
The new Young man was reccn,
graduate OF Harvard College. and had
como 10 Evansville TO tako up tho
pastoral duties which had been Tor
saken hy tho recent death Of the
latr- Rev Fulton. u. u.
TIC young man Cwho. by. tho way.
vas worry good looking md l.. tried
20 look dICnihcd. but didn't succeed
'ory wclD was going to hoard with
Mrs. Luis whi!o no stayed in Grams
vile.
We'll. we'll" said Mr,. Luis. I'm
sure. glad to soc YOU here. Wen
10y 10 make your stay here very on
joyahie. TOMORROW IL Thauksgiviuv
and I'm baking pies. 50 know youll
excuse mo FOR 4 t"w minutes, BETTY
WI DO her" ia q minute. Shell hc
glad to SEQ you"
The par!or mad h"cn n.wly busted
'Eri aired. so 1t looked very neat IN
decd with It's simple furnishings As
no "as look!ns over som" faded
phot"rrnphg pf tho past generation
your; Girl came In. she halted con
fnsrh and shy. At tho sigh, 81 the
yoIUg man.
= bog par4lon." ha said. "bu, are
'or Betty"
"Vos I'm Betty" shc said. some ~
her former shyn"ss vanishing Are
yor-Utc u"w prcachor7"
Tho sirl Betty wHs pretty I'm an
odd sort 81 a way. she had ha!r 81
chcs'nu; h'own color with pretty
innocent dark eyes and a rich. creamy
skin
IN ll,ue while ,h"y we're con.
verslHE pleasantly together. until
.he advent OF Mrs Luis ended their
talk
sntlv enough Jam"s Roo, won't 20
e and whcn he came back supper
/Mr l.aig gave him a quic,
JErec;inE. but shn liked tho preacher
INSTANTLY The lirht.. wer" low and
ica,t a Kind ~ halo over Betty ns she
sat AMI poured tea INTO l!;tlc cups.
y sens 81 peace stole over tho
moro ho watched the more charmed
ne grew,
Hc told - his college dave. when
,,c played quarter hacE and pitcher
ON tho 'oam. * his school. while
Ec:ty listened with mouth parted In
wonder.
That night nc helped Betty aud
her mother decorate tho rooms for
Thanksgiving. and then ne went up
,,airs TO his comfortable room a; one
end OF the house. II was very cheer
place and on "a stand near tho easy
chair was pile .: books and maya
zines.
!, was zen o'clock before 10 wen,
80 bed. YIo remembered only vague
y Rat he dreamed Of tho pretty
Betty.
'rhe ncNt morning u" ate breakfast
early IN the wide chcctul Kitchen
Church was 20 start at 10 o'clock,
why. land o Twin. Mr.. Root"
Mrs. Luis said. 81 forgot that YOU
were TO start preaching this morning
! have to stay here. so You can take
Betty with YOU
50 ne escorted Retty. warm in furs
through tho frosty street ana to-
gcthcr they entered the little. church
There was a look OF establishment
on the faces az tho people es they
saw their new preacher. They greet
cd him. and then he assembled 20 the
pulpit, He had not prepared FOR his
sermon. but he told what was in his
heart. relating the story Of Trunks
giving and telling OF the joys ~ tina,
holy day. The people CENTRALIZED at
is fcrvor, and still more at his ap-
parent youth and wisdom.
Betty Was the orgnnist. and tho
choir Joined her in Il few hymnal Sc
lcctious. No wonder the new preacher
felt q wave OF Joy as he heard her gay
young voice In song. lie felt that
the days would be fun OF song while
he staytcd AT the Luis home.
We shall pass over the events OF
that day. hut young Root knew BY
the nightfall that he loved Betty.
so shy and still, so joyful. lie won
dcred could he win her. He dared
mot hope.
AS tho days passed swiftly by. sue
ccssfu days for James. "A change
seemed to come over Betty. and her
parents knew that she had been cap.
tivatod by James.
by the next Thanksgiving the mar
riaGc took place, and they now live
An pretty cottage near the church.
as happy as two people can hc.
by PEARL FLiESS.