The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-11

rift that had made them both SO miserable for a brief while was dissipated Con David was mak. ing his plans to come to Lebanon.
 Thanksgiving day was drawing Siddars last Thanksgiving Day on this earth and Donna was deter. mined that it should be a pleas. ant and cheerful one. Having discovered that she had no little talent for cooking, she set about preparing fruit cakes and mlnce pies and great kettles Of pumpkin.
 All Tuesday afternoon she and Minnie were in the warm spicy. .odorcd kitchen, both with their sleeves rolled to tho elbows. While Donna mixed cake batter, weighing the citron and nuts and fruit for the cakes, Minnie stirred the kettle of yellow pumpkin and kept up n flow of chatter.
 You should have made that cake n month ago." she said. "I was going to tell you. Then I thought maybe you'd think l wasn't mind. ing my own business i'm [ did Courso fruit cake is fruit cake nt any time, but the older it is the better"
 "Yos, know" Donna an. Hwerod good -naturedly. Hand me that bottle Of brandy, Minnie"
 My land, dye think Mir Sid. dal -- mean Grandpa -- will ent my of it If there's brandy In itY Brandy's liquor, amt it?"
 Donna laughed. "f don't think he will object to this kind. It's just for cooking. Mrs Planter must have used it, for l found it shelves of preserves"
 "spoakin' of Mis- Planter, ] snw her tho other day whom 1 went Into town. Sho wouldn.t spenk to me. reckon sho holds lt again me cause you giVo her hor walking papers and took me on. Folks sny her nose got out Of joint cause sho didn't got 2
 "l wouldn't repeat that" Don n,,,,. nG cautioned q. toned. gently "I''S too
 "Yos, mn'nm, sposc it k, but she sure don't llk0 this family nnd she must n-hnd some ronaon for sayln' the things she does about you"
 About me2" In spite Of her. self Donna could not keep back tho question.
 "Yos, ma'am. Nothing much of course. She couldn't say very much, though her tongue lB pl2on just that If Grandpa hadn't been Wollstosdo you'd never a- stayed home, md that folks might think you'd changed n lot and wasn't tilIRhty no moro but thnt she know better and could tell things if sho wanted to-"
 "All of which mems nothing" Donna answered Jerklly. "t im0R. Inc that every one knows Mrs Planter and puts small stock In whnt she says How's the oven, Mlnnlo?"
 Mimic opened tho oven door and n gust of hot nir swept Into her face, Bout right, reckon"
 BllI came Into tho kitchen thon, Thoro wnH a qulzzieal grin on his face, "I want to know, mn'1m," he saId, lowing 10 Donna, which ono of thom gobblers you'll be wanting for the roasting panY AHu "HlSU VHN VI 3Vh wv H'u going 10 help me chop off tho birds neekY"
 "oh" gaspcd Donna "rhe turkey does have to bo kllled'
 Both Bill md Minnie laughed,
 "Yos, my dear, it does, That is, If we nro 10 have a proper Thanksgiving dinner. I'm won. doring If ono of tho littlo fellows wouldn't do."
 "Blll You don't moan ono Of the turkeys 1 raised last summon couldn't lot you kill one of thom' I'd fool lik0 "A cannibal ontIng a bird l raised from tiny ball of yellow fun!"
 Bill winkod at Minnie, And 1 thought could got you Co hold him Whilo l uBo tho axo. Ruess It's to Do tho old daddy, oh, Minniop If you aron't too busy now I'd liko you 10 come out and help mo catch hIm."
 Donna wasn't at hli sure that tho turkey which finally found its way Into tho kitchen, pluekod md rondy for tho stuffing, was young or old, but under the cir. cumBtnncos it Boomod advisable not to seek information. And Minnie, for once, had nothing to say,
 Thursday dnwncd clear and cold