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Show OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I Their First I Thanksgiving I liy CARLOS HAYA11D. P OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fAN nothing be dono?" nsked Caroline nnxlously. Vance Oreenway shook his bond. "Not yet, dear," ho explained. ex-plained. "I have considered consid-ered the matter carefully and I think It will be best to wait." "It won't mnke any difference in our marriage?" she pleaded. "Wo can get married to-morrow," ho declared. "I want to go to town nnd get to work on my own hook." "There Is nothing to prevent," ns-sented ns-sented tho girl. "It Is not as though I had a lot of relatives to consult." "Then Jet's bo married nnd get out of tho way. It will make such a lot of talk," pleaded Vance. He found whon ho left the girl that ho had not exaggerated. Already tho news thnt David Oreenwoy hnd disowned dis-owned his son hnd spread through tho village, nnd the circumstantial roports of the row which had terminated In tho dismissal hnd gained a wealth of detail In Its rapid travel. David Greenway was tho richest man In Groenvnle, and Vance hnd already al-ready made rapid advancement In tho local bank: nn advancement not altogether alto-gether unconnected with his fnthcr'B Influence ns the largest stockholder. Ho hnd resigned his position that morning, and tho following day, after n quiet wedding ceroinony In tho parsonage par-sonage of the church, he and Carol set out for tho city where Vauco would start anew. It was not an easy matter to find a position, even with tho recommendation recommenda-tion which tho cashier of the homo bank had glvon lilm, but In tltnoVnnco found n place, and they settled down to make n homo In n tiny flat whoso five rooms wero scarcely largor than the dining room of tho Greenway mansion. man-sion. Tho months sped by nil too fast, and even when Vance had enrncd n rnlse Ih salary, and had been advanced to a more responsible position, she would not movo. "We'll snve the rest," sho declared. "It does seem bo cozy hero, dear. It's our first homo. We shall havo much to bo thankful for next weok." "That's so," agreed Vnnce. "Hy tho way, I'vo got an Invltntlon to Thanksgiving dinner, so don't lay In a turkey." Carol's face fell. She had been planning to make their first Thanks-giving Thanks-giving n notable one, but sho tried to smllo hor satisfaction at Vance's announcement. an-nouncement. Vnnce would make no explanation other than to sny that tho Invitation came from an old friend, nnd the evening even-ing beforo the holiday ho camo home enrly Hnd helped her pack her prettiest pret-tiest things In a suit case. Not even when they nrrlved at the station did he enlighten her as to their destination, but tho next morning, morn-ing, as tho train nenred tho old home nnd sho began to catch glimpses of familiar scenes through the frost-traced frost-traced cor windows, the tears came unbidden to her eyes. Ab they encountered tho curious glances of old acquaintances, she was glad that she had let Vance, persuado hor to purchase n set of furs. Sho wanted to look hor host for his sake, but sho did not realize tho attractive plcturo she mado as the sharp breeze brought fresh color to hor cheeks and lent 'an added sparkle to the brown eyes. Vnnco, sitting beside her, clasped his hands over hers. "Wo shall havo much to be thankful thank-ful for this first Thanksgiving," ho snld tenderly. "Hut most of all I am thankful that you aro my wlfo, dear." Sho smiled hor answor, too closo to tears to speak, but as they turned In nt a driveway she found her volco. "Thoro 1b sonio mistake," sho cried. "Surely you. nro not going to your fa-thor's." fa-thor's." "Suroly wo are," he said with a happy hap-py laugh. "Do you suppose, that any other Thanksgiving dinner would tempt mo from our own home?" "Hut you have made up?" she aBlted. "Wo nover really quarreled," ho explained. ex-plained. "I was dissatisfied at tho bank. I wanted to be sure ofvmyself; to know that on my own effort I could mako my way. Fatlior and I planned tho dramatic sceno for tho boneflt of the public. I did not toll you, for I wanted him to see that -It was for myself my-self and not my money that you carod. I was to have a trial for six months. Tho probation' ended last week." "And you are coming back home to llvo?" she asked. Vanco nodded. "There Is my father waiting to wel-como wel-como us to our new homo," ho said. "The honoymoon ends with our Thanksgiving, and dad has a new daughter the best that over was to maxe hhu thankful, too," |