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Show rrzrxr (THANKS GIVING' AT IpJM LONESOME HOLLOW f'V awfully forlorn to cat a I lf'? dinner nil alone," snid y sot-rly, looking over lit (In' rciYiw wliii Hilt rm 'li il i 11 K a hi.r 'lies str.fi ,. t,0 bluzlmr hearth. jcmmA "I haven't tin' In- irt to net up u I I k 'V sllntior fur Jii'.t in two." "I ilon't so' what i'Ikii wo rnn do. No nolKliliiirx to Invite except olil I'cio IT Ppi-iit, iiml ho wouldn't come. We mlt'ht send liim uMintlilni! Iiy wuy ot bolm neighborly." "Ami ho turned away fur our pains," tlm woman latll'llcil, "You can't I'li'ii ko out on tho hli;liuiiyM ninl Ih'iIkoh' nml Kathcr In atru;:i,l,'rs In," tlm nni'liMit ho,.t, nt Hllilo fame. ,M 'iy In' It Ih Jusl lis well not to have nil tin' work of Rottlm; , up a TlianliKivliiB ilniri.T. for It seems J to mo thnt yon look tired, Milly. J Whnts the in n 1 1 .-r 7"' "Not hi n it. Jim, 1 ptmsn I need n little ontlnK. I ll tnlio n run across t ho Hollow nml lin bark heforo supper." Mllly put nn In r clonk nml wont out into :)io crisp outii m 11 nrtcrtioon. Tho woods worn luirii except for n few tan-Mike Annies of rcil which marked tlio presence of un occasional gum tree. The sky win clear, colli mnl pallid. ttiiKcd with a Krcculnh glow Heard the sound of chopping, -where tlio dark forcHts rimmed tlio j far horizon. Not a alcn of liumun Habitation wan visible, and not a Hound bmko tlio vast stillness Have the i steady tap tup of a woodpecker. The loneliness oppressed Mllly strnnKoly. For two years slnj had cmlured It In cheerful silence, working pnllently at whatever her hand found to do In tlio ioukIi tit t lo shack which had gradually .assumed a cozy, homelike appearance. They had left tlio busy, KrlndltiK oast ' In quest of health for her young htis- I hand, who was slowly rcpilnlnR hla lOHt Htroniith and vigor In tlio bracing cllmato of Colorado, which alono kept Mllly' heart light and hopeful, lull In Hplto of that Joyful fact she could not dispel a shiver of loneliness when slio tlioucht of tlio long, dreary win-tor win-tor heforo t hem. "I'm Rutting niorhld simply for the want of a llltlo company," ahe said, a alio walked down the untrnveled road In the face of tlio crisp north wind. "Thnt will novcr do for you, Mllly Donnot. Kor Jlm'i sako you mustn't give way to iuch foolishness.'' foolish-ness.'' Suddenly Mllly' ear enuKht the aound of chopping, which aeomed to ( -come from the Hollow beyond the dl- . vide. She turned and mndo tier way easily throUKh tlio lenllcse thicket, walking briskly over the bill and down tho opiKislto dcaccnt until aha distinctly board voices. Further on, at tho oiIko ot a natural clearing, ahe came upon a party of travelers camped boHldo a nowly kindled flro, whero a lean, gaunt appearing fellow busied himself with preparations for the evening meal. They were eight In all, i a rough, unkempt lot In lenthern jackets and rusty boots, Hosldo the T '. i -wik lay a bag of flour, a rasher of Thankti'&'-n and two Jugs stopped with corn--)ultly here. Au of a (uod hearty di'liopped abruptly when ahe ylf observed by the curl-. curl-. Dr. Aleisnder, the JL eKht Grangers, thon Ur. French's office aexti" ,ln,l,cr""Bed he " ternoon and Thursday .lieST"" Way tW8r'1 vno c , ltered man droppod JK SALE.-Card boaVod and looked at mounts, fancy stationery, iosi.T" be asked paper, envelopes, etc., at this cfl "P the dlvldo. The Co-op ha. purch.d . flnh"""ln' t !7 W",,0, ,nd ,Ue S" Ho f annoyed " ' bV' ","eU """ "king to Pal PPoaranco ""de- ''fcl a little A game ol rugby pUye(, . . 'h. erf'ul rity psrk je.terd.y af.emoon by tb. ,,ur hor rhool boys and It . j ,, , ' V . Hc;"ci. A marriage licenw ued by 'a nty cl.rk 1.., lQ John f Ague. t,IUkUi Vtti a geoeroiW There's tilk of K.il, I In Ihh claim, and II li s worth our while we may set up for a week or two ' "lib. thi n, you'll be In ra over Thanksgiving, wont you? I'd lH;o to have von all lake dinner with us tomorrow." to-morrow." The man looked nt bis f.-llowa with a curious smil . half questioning, half eri'ililllMH. "It's rather unexpected," I he reniar'.ed hiiinoroii' ly. I "till, were all neighbor out here. ; ? i hi know," Mllly explained cordially. ! "My tiu-dand would lie very glad lo ; have von wllh un. We are from the e:i -t, and we're 11-.V1I to having com-I com-I ,.iny for Thntik'-Uvlug." "Your loi iliaud Is a prospector, too, 1 ; take It?" "'Mi, no. Ho canin out hero for his health two yenrs ago, when he was all run down with overwork. Vn expect ex-pect to stay here until he's ipilto well." "We didn't notice any houses as wo passed along. Where do you live?" "Two miles bMow here, on tho Sun-tIho Sun-tIho road, not on the trail. Will you come over to-morrow?" "W"ll, being us you're so kind na to tnke tho trouble to Invito us we'll bo glad to uecepl your hospitality, and thank you." "Very well. I shall expect you pp ., ly et 12. Tln ro nro eight of yv, en't there? I want you all. ro-nv, ro-nv, . r. Now, I'll go, for tho walk la rather long. You cross the hill and go straight south till you reach the Sunrlso wagon road, which will take you directly to our shuck, going west. Good night." Mllly returned In grent good spirits. Jim looked dubious at first, hut he was loth to dump tho ardor of his good llltlo helpmeet by voicing IiIh doubts as to the wisdom of Inviting eight strangers to their homo. "You ilon't 111I111I, do yon, Jim?" Mllly asked, anxiously. "Not a hit. If It pleases you let's have them hy nil means." "You should have i.een them! flrent, gaunt, hungry looking fellows who probubly haven't hud a good dinner lor a, yon. I do bullevu l'rovlilenco sent me liuniss their path expressly to give them a treat." "I hope wo have enough stuff on hand," said cautious Jim. "It will take houps to satisfy eight hungry uiun, you know." "Of coiirse wo havo plenty. We'll kill both turkeys and I'll make four pies Instead of one, and two boiled puddings besides. We'll hnvo potatoes and turnips and the canned corn I. put up myself, and as much cider as they can drink. I'or dessert we'll hnvo re il good coffee and Ice cake. Oh, we'll hnvo enough, you mny be sure. Jltn, you must rig up a tulilo big enough to Bent them nil." They worked till bedtime thnt night, peeling apples. Heeding raisins, and picking tho turkeys. Tho next morning Mllly rose long heforo duwn and set about her baking and brewing, while Jim put up a big deal I11I1I0 that stretched almost tho length of tho room, and by mxn It was set with all tho luscious viands of nn eastern Thanksgiving dinner, set wllh homely plattera and dishes to ho sure, but not rougher in nppenruueo. than the men who finally sented themselvea about the steaming board. Jim beamed hospitably hos-pitably from his place nt the bead of the table and tried dutifully to "act aa If the company bclongod there," aa Milly had aald. Tho big black-whiskered follow whom the other addressed ad-dressed aa IllalHPilale, hud the place of honor becauso be seemed to be tbe mmmm "Lost!" he said, brusquely. loudur of tlio gang by natural selection, selec-tion, as the rest all deferred to him. Ho watchod Mllly with a curious in-tentneas in-tentneas which brought a tlii.-b to hor cheek nnd made her slightly uncomfortable. uncom-fortable. "You'ro mighty comfortably fixed for these diggings," said bo presently, looking about the walls with their homely prlnls nnd ornumeiitH. Yea, wo aro rather comfortable, thanks to Milly's ingenuity." Jim un-awered, un-awered, with a glow of affectionate k pride. "You're lucky to bo able to afford I such luxuries, for all those fancy fix- 11ms are luxuries in t'olorado," lHalso-dale lHalso-dale remarked significantly. "Yes. 1 count myself one of the tuck- j lest men In the world. 1 owo everything every-thing to Mllly. even my life. 1 was a pisir law student when we were mar- 1 rled, nnd when my health broke down she simply tinik nil responsibility I"UIh Nt own hnnds. It was In r mom y tltfit enabled nie to come here It s tier bit of money that we're living on now. All that she ban in the world Is In the little bank at Sunrise, where she goea once a month to draw the necessary 1 1111111 for our provisions. Inu row thnt I've got to work we re making our way along without much help from the 1 tinnk. I t'll you I hnied to use thnt money had enough, hut If It bndn't been for that the I ord only knows , j whnt would have br-i'oine of me." t Mllly blushed deeply and becomingly. becoming-ly. "Why, II doesn't amount to Hint," ' said hlie with n sn.ip of her Ijm-fiiivr,-"j)l tin) money In the "along d ! I 1 I, " 1 Iff! A scrap of paper. would bo worthless to me It I didn't hnve Jim." "I've benrd a snylng about a 'good wife being a treasure,'" HlniHoiialo remnrked. "Your wife proven the truth of It." The dinner wna a grent success, lllnlsedale, who seemed to exert a mysterious Influence over hlfl fellows, grew very talkative and entertaining. He told stirles of queer places and queerer people which savored of fajj.-Illarlty fajj.-Illarlty w Ith lawlessness and lnwbreak-era. lnwbreak-era. but which kept Jim breuthles'lvj interested until the eight strajujj guests mini tlnMr adieus. When ti e company had llfcd out of tho little. tii'ln .1 :i.,w...iie. who wns last to' tin 11. 1 at Hi., threshold and held 1 ,; band to M.llv. "Y"'i 1-. -11 1 1 r 1 I me of snmf one t once ' " h.. sal, 1. simpiv, "and for her "I'D I'd like to shake hands with you. than;, von for your hospitality. You "n't regret yum kindness, by tho BV." "Q' r fellow, that one." Jlin ro- marled, us he watched the gang re-cedo re-cedo .l.nvii the wintry road. "You mny be mi" he has a strange history bo-tiarnl bo-tiarnl him.'' I That night when Jim nnd Mllly sat iiiiKll.g lie- l,le lln-li- etieeirul tienrih, a crap of white paper crept mysterious- ly iin-ier the door. Jlin rose hurriedly and threw l.ai k the duor, but no one as in sight, nnd not n sound broke the rt.-op stillness 01 the ley night. Mllly read the note over his shinil-d'T, shinil-d'T, and this Is what it said: I Some curious whim prompts me to "'i '.hat It mis our Intention to "'"'Vn nnd rllle the little eggshell II tlwe lrfunrlse before quitting these f'.S. but for the sake of Mllly' I 'tit of money'' It ilnill go unlinrined. Ttm L.ng you fur a plem-nut hour. III.AISKI'AI.IC. Il.-len F. Huntington, in New York Tloic-i. |