| Show f r EJk EJ k r-fV r rL T h 52 a t 2 By Robert KUil J the where Clire stood she he watched w the ho sun sink link slowly Iy Into his bed of snow v tier Her Q J-Q antage was the only ele cle- n for or many miles rolles In all oil that prairie country It commanded l n a slew I w as 08 far ItS as is eye e e could coull reach only by the pro grows of box bos ell elders eldero and poplars now v le s nes s and shrunken which the settlers Ii d planted plantel about their standings ed 10 loved ed to climb It fur for or the lie n the the sense it cf t Infinity which It JJ gale KJ e herAt herAt her herAt At 1 lei It t that was tas tt U e explanation she che he t when ben eer were ft t ere eren necessary cc sarr Her lIer custom o of walking to 10 lothe the top of ot tile the hili every ery e cry evening e Ie- Ie le lefore fore Ie-fore fore sunset could coull n nit alt II escape ipe oh enl Uon and comment In n community where here the doings of ot neighbors lon on tonsil the chief topic of ot com conversation Saw that Cars n girl on the Hie again tonight I 1 ert crt Mc Ic tin remarked nt at the supper table lable after his return from rom the market to town ton n where here be he hid been delivering a load lond of or wheat sties he s getting gelling crawler eTl every ry diy Too bad Cert Bert s mother comment ed cd with a sigh sl h She used u cd ed to to I l o e so brig t L It U must be o a great trial to Mrs Cirson And so 11 tl c e talk ran mn through the neighborhood Clare Clara Carson was n a little off oIT of that gossip did not fall all to reach rench the Carson Larson home hOlDe homestead stead stend where Clare had been taken luben strictly to account for tor or ber her wanderings CuI Gut But Mother Vother the girl protested protected so Ion long as I 1 don t neglect my work work- work and I 1 don why t-why t t I 1 walk alk up the knob It if I want to lo The ewer eur cise and fresh resh air are re good for tor me after all II day In the house Just Just the same It tt don t t look loot rIght her mother argued I eople are begin beginning ning to talk Let them Clare And because she was t tent twenty ent two h 0 and had a will ot of other her 0 own n the walks wals continued and the gossip grew Oh why hr can cant t they let me alone l I she exclaimed to herself herselt as she watched the sun dip Into his bed of snow I red I 1 Do you rou know know- know can cun you unde bow underhand bon nd-bon bow I am om ket keep keeping ing my 2 The red tight mingled with that bluish white while reflection which Mch artists find In snow touched her cheeks with Its feathery brush paint paintIng painting paintIng Ing them with Ith the glow elow of ot buoyant Under U tI e lam which steel shel her pretty head her ber eyes shone with a sunset luster c een en while they plead for an nn answer from rom the Infinite For or six fix months she ie bad bol kept her tryst tr six months to a n day for tor was not this the twenty fourth of Decem December her ber cr On that Hint June night halt half a n year ago Fred red had held field her tier In his arms armson armson armson on this hits very spit ep sp It t while he be told her herot ot of the tile urgency which took tool him The death of his father demanded his ImmedIate return And Clare lare he told her ber I know v what their r flans Inns lans are there 1 here Is a match all made matle for tor me It II may be lie a n condition of the will 1 I 1 1 w 1 st str J r t 1 1 f x j W Do You Believe Bellev That I Will Come ComeBack ComeBack ComeBack Back to You don t know but condition or no con III be back baek for tor you as St e on onas ns as I can put affairs In to order It was Us to escape her ber I 1 came out here and here found youl you I Do you e that I 1 slit III come back to you dearest SI e a assured him with her lips I will have hale e n a fight of ot It It dear he went on and until i 1 I will need your help You iou don t know what hat It Is to have all your r People eople set ct against you think It If its s for tor the best of course Julia Is a 0 nice enough girl and comes of ot an anold anold anold old and wealthy family and they can I Iun Ion Iun un on my objection hy hy dot don t you marry her interrupted eager to hear again his defense e She Is rich beautiful ful she would mike make you iou ou happy 1 Thais hat s Just the she It she t 1 hy by should hould I 1 marry n o rich girl when I 1 have already enough for 1 01 two And as ast asfor t for or no beauty beauty no one who ho has lias seen you would call her ber beautiful Ifie I Ilie lie fie held hel her ber again In that still till June night as though he be never would ouid I er go I need your help he repeated repealed at l length lOll ou will help belp won wont t you Cut But how The question silenced him for tor n a roo mo moment ment then I 1 hen III tell you Clare Come Lome Cometo Cometo to this spot every evening at nt sunset sunset and think strong thoughts of ot help for forme JOe me I 1 will remember and lurel surely I nil wW catch your message If It a II station can send tend Its waves Uns around the world surely your mind your i our soul soul can can do must much more morel I ISo So she had promised and for tor six months she slie he hn had I opt pt her promIse the neigh bors born concluded that the Carson girl cirl was n a n bit ofTOn otTOn ofT off On this Christmas esc cne e c from her of sublime loneliness she watched the list red rays pour out over the bluish h white while snow mow touching to color tattered remnants r of ot clou J 1 afloat In the western estern sky sk sk She won wondered wondered dered It If It could be lie possible that hit her In to some ome way reaching her lover strengthening hIs Ills heart henrt for tor forthe forthe the fight with the wealth and pride ot of his Suddenly her reverie re erle was ns Interrupted Interrupt ed cd ly the St sound und of ot sleigh bells on the road at lit the foot oot of ot U 11 tie e a hill hili A le-im le nail cutter were 8 swinging shortly shari shurl Iy through the g du dusk duskAs duskAs k kAs As she hc witched Itched the horses were e l In ha the cutter stopped one o of the two TO occupants got cot out and a man come camo runnIng to her The next moment she ins as In his arms s laugh lauh lag Ing almost too excited to steal s eJI I knew I would find lind you hue here he h cried If It only we e It on timer I I ut tell me nic red Fred red how dots dos It II come I r pIn In she manag managed st t 1 I will will-al will at the house he be ans Curve Come 1 I ISI 1 SI Sic e a hesitated ht and n a shadow 9 siren I her glowing face ou sou 1 ou know Inow my people think she reminded him I I know no what hat thy they thought he laughed TI Tl ey 1 thought flint Ihal I k 1 s But That s a Until Secret Secret Until After Alter the th Wedding I I 1 was rich I could not be ous ce skirt sc ius us when wIlen 11 U ey hear how I 1 have lost nil all my ml money money- mcney ney- ney Lost your our money she echoed Does Docs It make male any difference dear All All the lie In the world she cried exultantly 1 ow ow I 1 can marry you iou ou and nOlI no one will sly say It Is because you are ore rich I But what whal about her At the hou house e was all nil he be would answer lie He seized her arm ann and to- to together to together gether ether like children they rustic I down tl 11 e a hill It was like lIe this tills he to the assembled Carson family alter after SUI supper per My Iy fuller fairer er left me a 0 million or so and a n request that thaI I should 1 ask 1151 Julia Julin f trance ranee to be my wife Ire Uncles aunts cousins my toy molher e taut her her-es Interpreted that request as ns a 8 cum com command mand It was as such n a Ie le maldi they said Julia It seemed shared opinion I delayed mv my proposal until I coul coup J I think It 0 o cr er and ond cue cne ne thy diy Just Justat justat at sunset came a n bright Idea Iden I It on herb b lie glanced at al Clare who ho but keit kei el t h r counsel councel l Then 1 hen I rushed to my brol er How ilow long d dIes cs It ft take tabe to lose loce a million dollars on the Sic suck sl ck m Irkel I asked Many r Ie do II It quicker than they expert expect he lie confided Well lose a n million dollars for tor me meas meas meas as soon as you cm Fin There Is no time timeto timeto timeto to spare I told him liliu my reason reisin and ond like a good sport aport he le promised ed to dohis do dohis dohis his be beL L I a lire lift annuity for tor my mother m ther but hut ever everything everi thing el else e went Into the mill Cash C ish b 1 bit kt 1 securities they deeds deeds they poured lobo Inlo that brokers er S olllie oNce like Ilke Into your y ur separator Mr Ir larson Cirson and all tie the time they kept clamoring for more At AI last I was as so sod d out They w c rui Icy proceedings It II was as quite a 1111 I assure assur you 7 1 hen I pro i to Julia Just ns os my hither said and was turned down dosu 0 n C ctrl I I So here I 1 Iam nai am offering to male e you ou n a 1 pre present enl of a 0 brand new v son In law Mr Ir Carson sucked lucked at his pit pl e edl e dl ell he remarked at length any ODY fellow tellow that s a fool tool enough to lose e a million dollars for a girl desen el what hat he gets get Take herl her IGee I IGee Gee won wont t I Pert Mc aln be he mid mad I 1 shouted Clare Clure s young younS ther Pd r p II h lie alt s 9 as wanted Clare himself I Later when the Larson Carson family faintly had ball obligingly retired red Fred held Clue Clarea s sheal heal head close to Ills hits 0 own n 1 the Hie he joke Juke of it II itIs ItIs Is he whispered 1 I didn i t lo lose loe e n a tail mil million million lion Ilon dollars I mode made a million and n a ahalt half But th lh it at s e a n until secret secret until after the wedding wed 1 I 12 z EX 1929 1928 New Newspaper pa aper cr Union Unton I Observe Three Yuletides Within Twelve Months There Is one ph pine pille ace where here IS ISIs isIs Is kept three times a n In year year In the Church of ot Pithily 1 at Bethlehem 11 e refuted ule site of ot the Stable of ot the he Inn The Roman Greek and ond Armenian Creel Greel bid es cs I 1 ave each their respective respective tive live section of the church but their Christmas celebrations do nt nit n I occur on the s s-mie s me day I f lie he I atm olin Christ t t tS celebrated c at nt the roman Koman Lath i f Mar ifor or on December 25 dos days Inter later the Orthodox r pcr er form torm j ja 1 e a Greek rite Another 13 days later the he Armenian church keel s Its Ita ItaI own ceremonial of Byzantine ie faith I Montreal |
