| Show ry w M it 5 I 1 lind beasley ey s 1 til I 1 chri christmas I 1 P party a r ty i ak gy B BOOTH 1 0 4 ity hanter A 11 VI continued 7 from the despatch hay irr peck gave cave site me greeting as B he h wound ft a knit comforter bout about hit his neck This tm rood weld wed most give you yon up tills till heres mr grist and nd mr henry P cullop and mr gu gus ahn e nien men that feet feel the mine me way about dave ceasley beasley that I 1 do thai other young feller he waved a hand to the fourth man hes tram from the journal likely youre ue mc quil the young man from the journal journel was unknown to me moreover I 1 was wan r far from overjoyed at bis big presence in the group ive ITC pot got you newspaper men here continued mr peck keiu be aluse pill iti gooen to show you about dave Beir reasley sley open a good many folks ebes nhen its in print well bat Is it I 1 asked rather sharply jest hold your horses a little bit bill lie be returned return eil grist and me knows end and so do mr cullop and mr and im glin to take them anif and you two reporters to look at it AM all remly reality then come on lie ile threw open the door stooped to tile the gust that took him by the and led the way out into tile the what Is he up to tot I 1 agn to the journal ounzil runn ninn as ue e followed in a line 1 I 1 dont chint ko know now any more than you do lir lie returned ile he thinks aies lies gut goal something queer beasley Een sley pecks iiii fill old roof fool hut but it its I 1 jut pusa sible bible hes got cot bold of something nearly everybody has one thin tiling nt at least that they ant found out I 1 it may he a 11 good story lord kimt wl t a cl night ight I 1 attend ahead to the hie leaders side see here mr pack 7 I 1 began bean but be nil cut me flit olt OIT you illien to me young man im clylia fun roine news for your paper and und im gittin at it my own way but all of CH sit ai it dont you corryl worry 1 im anto J too let lei sinne satine folks around herr here klikow abal kind of a teller feller adne T ls yes end and im to liow allow gewe george biriton lie cant laugh nl 91 inel Yi nire going to tf show mr dowden I 1 said imlig tim rua litra youre anin coins to take illin him itliong with us on this expedition dit foll axi aliu mr air peck emitted an arld I lark oark lot laughter 1 I guess bee at blest I 1 leys nil all rf ait no nil lie int lies nt at home nt mrs playing cards what 1 I 1 lin fillen to know that hell be there nil all evening even in a mr peck arck smote his palms together siG siget G lt l l lie ell nihad fled over ills his Bli fillol nl III rilliue struggled forward Ll siri sten to 10 evon even nn ant t at venley ban ilnyo t aint tile lord fer us fill to t llIght ilont you take dowden with ith you yon I 1 urged if theres tiny long you wants niini to shuw him ay iy ceorge I 1 IOU shouted peck ive goi K ailin ill where the hairs short BOW 1 right richt son fa I 1 grist I 1 berte turned to thi avo lien hm we elt to mrs apperti willies wn lles joel stop slop outside along the ali fent all it i in imite I 1 reckon well pick up tip a 11 rel recruit ault we took up our aty any cain in ill eln i lii le tile stumbling through uli drifts 1110 load imil defill ened wilb lite hour the wind wit vall um i so stingily sting sanni sill ind so no inden with tile the driving asrow allot tylnn tbt n we denho lenbird d mrs allgote ap we up ili a from file north not anstine rs my eich were so full of tear apar I 1 could see only blurs d finneg of light ly in flip tini knets instead of lighted in dims now said raid painting and nf tornina betit hi linck back to tile the wind the test rest tit of yom gentlemen wait out here you two newspaper men you conic collie will trip me lie he the rates and went in the reporter rind nd I 1 follow ne nl nil three of ofus als aping A our half blinded eyes eyen when we readied reached the lie chillier of the front petr porch els I 1 took tile key kev from my pocket and opened the door 1 I live here I 1 explained to mr all right he be said feirt step in and tell george dowden that sim out here and wants to see fee him it fit the door a minute be quick I 1 bent nl into the library and there poll nt howden tying bridge with two of the elderly indies and aleso the inott mentioned person quite took my brent anway in linnor of nf the Chri strass eve 1 I ed site ehe vore oil an epi eppling ling drebot of black lace and ohp th only werl for the hc looked liris sulT ered bueb misuse chiat thiat one lie he over it yet yel that is ID bluit bat she wa wai regal anro find I no less leai the thee te e wits was M N soe IM of 1 I splendor shout hour tier it detracted nothing from this ihla that hint tier lier mis Rs a little load ad sill nettling not with ilia her ber lately a 0 certain faint hut but like on a mirror I 1 imil bull it 10 jein jean 1 jann an thorh lol lilligh ligh it 11 lune been duo Ille merely rely to lo bridge bride what ii 19 it usko d dowdell Di wilen llin n till 1111 roe fi still bill file lie K aine had biami aliu out it lu elio ali I 1 conrd the front dobir iek I ek lie he links lies goil tobin on nn mr lies iles wulling to scle e you yom doden do den uttered a harp sharp half aro herent herein fill it and quieta ly IY to u the dolor heckl lie said mild as lie h jerked berkell it often oh I 1 lii bire bi re dee declared lared that cen Ittel liling into view ive 4 clue around to let you von know that buu VU laugh like r a burbe tit at tile li tit no mure more george dowdee I 1 so yuu YOU InT ileff elther invited Invite ur r said dowden incited I 1 here liereT 1 I over to the alk bull ball your friend Is what frIen frienda dr pave dave beinley ri itley so you aint quite grind to drici julie bilth ills ilia high society 1 what tire lire you talking about 1 I reckon you bont lie he quite all 0 o strong rt fer Be I 1 abley responded awk will elili a little kile wheat you flit filid he can use you in ills hughie iut but volken it t to entertain fu oh no you aint quite the lioy boy id your said Dimi lell its kind of cold standing here peek laughed shrilly then I 1 reckon you better git your lint hat ant elicit arid and ronie collie filling duit 10 lo 10 us its 11 harin und said inight ile he an eye ter fer you grist and gus la 19 still link Cul cullous lops out yonder at the gate we hen ben linvin kind of a tit lit my any boutto lilii li 0 OUT er grist seen nt at Lea a little earlier in HIP tit eventis evri even liu tig what did grist GORE dept w babs cubit drain up to melq leys hoeme n arle lot of in ill grit gri t doun tile ali fl a alece and 1 it avalt pretty dill k hill bill lie could see the til lar limps mid and hear tin the doers shifts fill as ohp people got col out lles esi idea deto lie file whole place I 1 lit III up tip front from cellist to little firest ronie collie on nil to my house and told ine about it and I 1 begun 1111 11 11 tile the culled called up tip nil the anni let most count in ill tile alie party found most of ell lit hot lionie too 0 o I 1 ast ehi if ther was to ali hull bull tonight nad and I 1 or I 1 gent gentlemen Jer neno peck turned to t the he oth rs r ahen ewhen we V got gil to mrs ap per just stop outside along the th fence a minute not nol a title lie sit of eta cm was thre only in ill plit les they aint high soviets borlet enough enkui en oui to he list to 10 sir Bonsley nn io ill arf U an arties ill I 1 ait I 1 would a ought hed let jet you ln ft arr r the ta blell solar ir reck peck shrill iI out nut ills arrid sterald and exultant laugh li nili agnan agnin 1 I cost ei lice diee bellers rellers front from llie lite newspapers rail nud ill ull I 1 want la Is to ell thin lure litre lit re coall in print tomorrow aull and see ahot lite ilie boys thill that do tile nt lit the lie iries lioe lime to say aboul it flud their say eliout lie ile nan flints too tolled to have em ein in if ills his house ill bet beasley y lie he ins us goin to keep heel these dons niblet tin the not got believe lies hes jest the plot annn in tie lie sets sails up tip to ise he afrula that folks folk like ille you that invite might tou turn ril against nili iRl liliu him pit ill foot fool him filial we fill coln to sets nhut there Is to see a anil nil im gain biln to 0 o lime thelie boys boy from tile the write arite a full account of it if you want to tome come along I 1 expect ito do you a 0 good ill go c said hi Dow reil quickly ile he got ills his coal find hat hal from a table in tina the hull hall and e rejoined lIned the huddled und also haiim aln sit lit llie lite sate gate got col my recruit reci ailt gents cents peck slapping doceu on the r 1 I reckon hell bit a cli e of heilert anti anil naw sheltering alii my iny ees il es from tile llie stinging wind I 1 mw othni it I 1 had heel areil iw i w I lind ind to see us its e approached mrs Resa image nus us every will willilou wl nilow ilow tip HI stairs rind don as walh fill armity ll 11 lit tenil wils vim ly evi delit although tile alludes or of them ilein I 1 nere ere lovered binok ot at enatt tnt peck tu turned arned ta f bonden dell gig ing t triumphantly fionan I 1 lil antly wh d I 1 tell fell you yuul I 1 flow do you feul feel about it now flat but where tire ar the cabs cabal asked Doan blowden tl owden dess gl avely 1 fulls I alks till fill come answered mr reek peck elih III complete atolls iiii since nince wont Vu lt lie be lots moie ruba till tiley bo be iii gill to lo vii go home we ve ed ahead us as far not ai the corner comer of cell feile eliere here peck slopped us lin and we ue diew to ellier slapping our immix bit slump ing far feet feel fleck wat valt a thoroughly nian ills ilia sour giggle elf f hall continuous confirming und title tin nime jovial break bax ats still lile life in griste olare as lie on auld d lo 10 ca th journal reporter and me go all clif eald iid buys WE lilt your story well null all here ter you the journal reporter started to burd urd the lie gate he be had guile A fuenty feet aben simeon fleck chist led to in uaral uis the reporter stopped short in his trucks beasleyy Bea auy front floor door was thrown aspen anil and there stood drusley tIll self in evening drewi di ani bowing liw ln unit unil smiling liui but not ill at u us for he ill gilld of not see nee us rhe tarl brlan hall behind him was ns iesu ticul wall evergreen streamers inners slid and wrent lK fault trent grent flowering plants in ID jars A strata of it bonce ausle vt hindered lin dered out to us na as ohp door limur opened but there was nobody except david beasley Bei liley in ID tight which certainly peculiar for a ball I 1 rest of lens em inside drin drinell eln ex plagued mr peck crouching cron rhine behind file picket forrice fence ile be tile lie houe Is noren moren half full sal u low necked wlm wim satin sh sald said grasl listen to dave vensley Ue Ve usley leasley lind bad begun to spell eleni ond and ills bin v vone ice loud ond and clear mounded bounded over the lie wind come right in colonell colonel I 1 lie ile sald id liae hae tnt sent a cab for you if t you telephoned ine file tills afternoon afier noon that your avns so bad you expect to lie ile ahle to cuine collie im flat glad bind youre writ well yes ves Ift eyre nh all lite here arid lie indies are arc getting up a dunce dance la in tile the gaiting roeln it uns mis ut lit tills moment that I 1 re caled upon flit calf of lite I 1 he right lei leg a kick the ecstatic violence of which led me to attil bute it and to mr do dull den dell gentalen Gent len ells en dressing dooin upstairs to the hie right colonel Coli inel called caled beisley Cr asley as lie closed clo eil the hie door there ins a pumbe of awed silence silicon among us 1 I improved Impi oved it by returning return ln the kick to mr dowden lie ile no of its reception other than to sink ills his ahn a little deeper into lie hie collar of his ulster ity y the llie almighty said saad simeon peck lim irtely who alint viall mis pine bewley Bei liley tallan to there nobody there 1 git out griat hade bade bilm but ills his tone was perturbed ile he seen that reporter Us lie was gaylis us the la itch lies hes crazym crazy r exclaimed reek reck vehemently immediately nil four members of his party began to talk at the same time mr agreeing with grist and aid mr cullop calop Iio lillig will peck that hat beasley bold wray shiely become in bitne title the journal annul returning waa aas certain that lie he hold not been seen argument became a wn wr incle tingle over the remarkable grellie lid lie we lind hold witnessed mid and perliner perlin per liap pR a certain g partially engendered by the rak of freezing led ifil to some rome bitterness ailigh words were ere lung flung upon the wind ind simeon peek kot got the lie floor to islin bilm telf for a intini moment ent see liere here boys bova theres no ue gittli fluid igind ai ourselves lie ollia in tiling thing were ere nil all agreed till ill nobl nobody islY here neier seen no suell aurli a slant dam pe pecullar rullar n its we ae jest jem i epil een in their whole Il lle hie before Thin fore lill ball or nr no bull theres cilc aly whong about tills busness aint that hot they mild it willa well fitere a only one thing to do let lets lind find out what it Is I 1 you liel bill we e will 1 I 1 nil no lie in fit there nione alone petit benl belll on an excitedly with a final I 1 billat illat to set see g aln on n and sty sn ili di we wei this declaration wa atilt lus i 1 11 ethdl pil tells leis see it if there aint SW anne way to ili h it perhaps Ier haps lie aint pulled ill tile shi lifes domn till oil tile till kotlier ter kiili the house scots I 0 people fer bergh 1 t I 1 I 1 lint flint tin re A was as but one mind in the party tills proposal alie lie mat oliah saw till in till all eau flolly ly ing into the llie little yard a ra rab geil ell line of bent and thip lills fl alires ires black agit the lie follow simeon peek peeks s bere fill filled more than fulfilled nol NOI rally were ere nil all the shades of f tile the hie bla faced bay window of the Il sit ling room lifted but evilla evidently fitly 4 1111 11 m urt of f llie lite too great genes dosity or of a ibue log loc ire fire that blaze blamed lu the plinie oni on of tl if f P wili tillus was half ita wal UK till well here in the illow ellit ailet bayord be ord the ropy riy ariy of that hint fell upon the snow allow we ave gathered and finnk ed freely within TO UZ OB |
