Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27

they feel tell YOU know from the
inside how they feel"
Just as ! knew it that night at
their house,
Darling! five know, how can we
forget? These four months-what
does IL mater? We can stay there to.
gether till Spring-we can take them
home. Why, they're dying from
inconsistencies. Anybody can see that.
tel you, there in that room | felt as
they feel, and ! can't bear it,
y =
THE morning after Christmas Luther
Burns Grove them down through
the snow to the little house. with.a
man and woman TO help. And on
the WAY Luther Burns sal
You know, he fell down on buy.
ing that north forty. Eldridge did. So
when Summer comes you'll have
plenty or woods to paint in
Father. cried Minnie. Father,
II ask You something will YOU
promise not TO tell mother"
Yes. | WILL cried Luther Burns
with such ferror that they looked 81
him In astonishment. Your mother
Is regular captain sometimes" he
ended lamely and said no more.
BY the day before New Years their
WORN was done. There We're fires in
All the stoves and on the open hearth.
molly and ground pine on the walls:
the little frst-foor bedroom was aired
and warmed, and lampIight was
everywhere. Also there was a pantry
stocked with things which little Min
ME had prepared
never knew YOU to act so sensi.
bile. said her mother. admiringlv
You're all coming here for dinner
I
her.
"Oh, YES. we're all coming" Mrs.
Rurns assented. And | can leave
some cold things on a tray for the
cha pins"
The Chapins are coming, too
The Chapins were moving heavily
about their room.
Il don't want to go. =" said Michael
No. Nor |. But then don't want
to stay here either" said Esther.
II expect we'd ought to he
ashamed, said Michael. but I'm
not
No. sir" cried Esther. I'm not
ashamed OF hating to eat meal in
my own house as a guest. Michael.
last New Years eve can remember
Just rs we'll set bread sponge"
i dredged the four for YOU" said
Michael. Il remember"
She whispered: Il can't think Of
ANYTHING to comfort US. ItIl never
he any difTerent-"
Il can think of something" said
Michael. I'm going to get out in the
woodshed and chop EN- up a batch
Of kindiing tonight. I'd like the feel
ing -"
Minnie : voice called them from the
pa ssage. They We're ready. and when
the two neat, slow figures had gone
down 10 the sleigh Minnie ran bac
and put their few belongings into their
bags and slipped them in the front
of the car
From the hilltop they saw the lights
SHINING in all the windows of the
gabled house. And Michael sa id with
groan. It's 1t and il amt it, So
that Mrs. Burns cried. What on earth
do YOU mean by that" To which
hichhel answered. Nothing
They went into the kitchen and
there was the odor of potatoes ba king
in the oven.
Michael - Michael" said Esther.
and caught back her cry.
what's the NATTER" asked Mrs
Burns, in concern. Did YOU hurt
yCu?"
Esther did not answer She had
off her coat. She was going about
the Kitchen touching things Michael
sat down by the fire Its il and il
amt it, he muttered
The turkey was still on the table
when Minnie began to speak She had
meant TO wait until afterward. but her
mother gave her an earlier oppor-
tHnity.
We'll have To eat and run" Mrs
Burns announced. Il feel as if | had
two children to put to bed"
Minnie spoke quickly:
Perhaps You won't have to hurry