The Coolidge examiner., 1938-02-03

| it, telling stories, getting to know
one another like old friends.
Thanksgiving day dawned bright
and clear.
There never could have been a
better turkey more perfectly cooked
than the one they ate that after
noon, for nobody could make better
stuffing than Grandmother Lorimer,
and Greg had provided everything
possible in the way of materials
so that she lacked nothing to her
| hand.
~ am sure we shall need moth
ing more to eat for week." said
Greg as he finally refused another
helping of pie. Its been wonder
full It's been a dinner to remem-
Der. Now, would it be in the ma
ture of crime if we all just left
this table as it is for a couple OF
hours and took a ride? There's 60
ing to be fine moon coming up and
l thought we could stay out and
see it rise"
They had a wonderful ride about
| the country and over the rugged
hills, ending with the panorama Of
the moonrise.
Greg had not the heart to take
Margaret away from the old peo-
| pie at once or he would have
hastened away in the morning to
begin to work out his plans. So he
let himself be persuaded to stay
another day and he and Margaret
spent much Of the day together out
of doors.
That evening he told them of
Rhoderick Steele and his friend
ship and then of his own business
and how it had grown out of a
talk they had. The old man listened
and nodded approval.
And now" said Greg. as they
we're about to retire for the night,
I'm inviting both of you to a
Christmas party! viii you Gomez"
The old people beamed on him
lovingly. They thought he was jok-
ing.
But / mean it." he said, I'm
throwing a party Christmas. It's a
house party and it's going to last
quite a while. I'm going to try
to get Rhoderick Steele to come to
it, too. l want you to know him. "
"Wen, that would be wonderful,
Son." said the old man. smiling
wistfuliy, but l guess that's i'm
possible. Maybe you can bring him
up here to visit US some day when
summer comes and it's nice and
pleasant here. You know Mother
and 1 are old people. and we aren't
much at travelling around any more.
Besides, we haven't the money. We
may as well tell the truth. We'd
enjoy it, know. but it wouldn't be
possible"
"Oh, but" said Greg, you know
Margaret and l are coming up after
you. Aren't we. Margaret" He
had not been calling her Margaret
/. before and it made her cheeks rosy
| to hear it. We're driving up a
week or so before Christmas. and
we're going to take you back with
us. We'd take you down with us
tomorrow. only l haven't got my
place fixed up yet and perhaps you'd
want little time to put away your
things"
"Oh-h-h!" breathed Grandmother
in kind of awe.
But Grandfather continued to
smile at an impossibility.
'Well, now. my dear fellow!
That's a wonderful offer for you to
make, but of course we couldn't let
you do it. We thank you with all
our hearts-don't we, Rebecca?-
and appreciate your suggestion. but
we'll just have to wait till you can
come and see us again, and we
hope it will be mighty SOON"
But Greg was not to be put off
thus easily.
"You see this isn't regular house
party. I've not had any Christmas
| myself for ten long years and
want one. You are necessary to my
plans for real home Christmas.
and grandfather of my own. and
now l want to adopt you, if you'll
let me-"
They made a merry time Of it get