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Society
A group of the younger set will en
joy a dinner party at the Strathmore
hotel Christmas eve. A seven-course
dinner of nice appointments will be
served, and the decorations used will
Ik; in keeping with the season. Cov
ers will be laid for the Misses Ruth
Mclnerney, Ruth Wycoff. Esther Kon
kle, Louise Pigg; Kleo James, Frank- 1
lln Smith, Charles McDonough and
Harold Hart.
Wilbur Eddy was host to a num
ber of his friends Thursday evening j
when he entertained at a dancing!
party at the Strathmore hotel. The :
lining room was festive with Christ
mas greens and decorations sugges
tive of the season, and the guests en
joyed a most delightful evening. A ,
buffet luncheon was served, and
punch throughout the evening. The
guest list included the Misses Es- |
telle Freye, Kate Kenly, Burleigh Me- 1
Kenzie. Betty Sharp, Dorothy Bonn.
Millicent Seacy, Clara Kellig, Lou- j
ise Pigg. Kate Sartor, Lola Dale. ;
Alnea Horney; Messrs. F. F. Canda. ;
lan McKellar, Eric McKellar, Jack j
McKellar, James Peabody, Oscar
Swanson. Hunter Palmer, Thornton i
Beall. John Pearson, Smytbe Batch
elor. Clark Hoover, Harlod Hart.
Frank Rundahl; Mrs. Dußois, Mr. j
and Mrs. Rockwell Canda, Mr. and j
Mrs. Frank Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. ;
Chester Mercier.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGee will be
the host and hostess at a nicely-ap
pointed dinner Christmas night when J
they will have a stheir guests Messrs. ;
and Mesdames W. H. Dozier, Frank (
L. Smith, Gen. and Mrs. Joseph H. I
Manpin, Mrs. A. R. Gumaer and A. H. j
Danforth.
Cards have been received In the
city announcing the marriage of Miss
Louise Smith, the daughter of Mrs.
Alice Smith, of Elgin. 111., to Glenn ]
Andrew Lonnecker. son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Lonnecker of this city, at j
Needles. Cal., Saturday, December 18.,
1920.
Mrs. Stanley J. Roberts was host- j
ess to 25 young guests in her home .
"Wednesday afternoon, when she en
tertained at a children’s Christmas
party. The house was tastefully dec- |
■orated with suggestions of the Christ- j
mas festival, and a beautiftul Christ-'
mas tree was greatly enjoyed by the
boys and girls who were fortunate j
enough to be invited to the affair.
In the “candy hunt” Margaret Whip-;
pie and Martha Jane Campbell were ,
the successful ones, and both received |
prizes. A regular Christmas Jack
Horner pie was a feature of the occa
sion. and each one of the guests re
ceived a gift. Refreshments in real
Christmas party style added much to
the delightful affair.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Rockafellow
were host and hostess at Christmas
dinner, when they entertained their
children relatives who are in the city
in a most delightful manner. The
giving of the Christmas dinner is a
custom which Mr. and Mrs. Rockafel
low have observed for the last 32
years.
Mr.and Mrs. C. P. Harris enter
tained at a delightful Christmas din
ner when their guests were Mrs. Lulu
Mann and her daughters, Helen and
Estella, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sbepheld,
eon and daughter. Mrs. Lulc Shepherd |
and Sam G. Nelson, who arrived from j
Alamosa, Colo., to spend the day with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bradley enter
lained the Kiowa County Club on j
Christmas day at their home, 1210 j
North Tenth street. The picnic din- !
ner was served at noon, the Kiowa
county cooks not having forgotten
how to cook. A short program was
an enjoyable part of the afternoon. ;
and every one had a fine time. Those |
present were Misses Edna Hupp. Jen
nie Gruver, I>aura R. Balgue. Mary !
Osborne; Messrs. D. j. Osborne, W.;
M. Emory; Messrs, and Mesdames T.
B. Townsend, J. E. Hupp, George
Emory, V. E. Hupp, Charles Angel,
Cari Williams, G. S. Hammitt, John
Best; Mrs. L. L. Balgue, Mrs. S. E.
Gruver, and John, Carrie, Stella, Ar
thur and George Gruver, Miss Marie
Williams and Eugene Emery. They
aljourned to meet at the home of
Laura R. Balgue, Cedar Lodge, July 4.
1921. All Kiowa county people are
invited.
The marriage of Miss Kate Janet
Smith and Joseph Eugene Williams
was solemnized Christmas day at 12
o’clock, noon, at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Smith, in the presence of relatives
and friends of the young people. Thi
Rev. Guy E. Konkle was the officiat
ing clergyman. Mendelssohn’s wed
ding march was p ayed by Mrs.
Charles Gilray, which signalled the
entrance of the bridal party, who took
their places beneath an arch of ever
green and mistletoe where the cere
mony was performed. The bride was
WHEN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING 1
visit the little store at Corner of [
7th and River, one block south f
of the Canon Hotel. Lowest
prices on coats, suits, dresses,
waists, petticoats and- hats.
MRS. HIATT,
631 River St.
» J
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
CASTO R I A
attired in a handsome tailored suit
dark blue tricotine and a ’arge black
picture hat. A corsage bouquet of
pink ro?es and ferns completed her
attractive appearance. Their only ’
attendants were the sister of the
bride and her husband. Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Stoddard, and little Janet Stod
dard. the small niece of the bride.
, who carried the ring in a pink rose
Mrs. Stoddard was also attired in a
I tailored suit of dark blue with hat '
to match, and wore pink roses. The
bride was given away by her father,
j Following the ceremony a Christmas
dinner was served of attractive ap- '
i pointments. The guests included Dr.
: and Mrs. T. L. A. Shaffer of Salida,
I Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Millington of Den
ver. Mr. and Mrs Charles Gilray and
daughter. Mrs. J. C. Gilray, Mr.
and Mrs. Fren Lanoue and daughter.
Barbara, all of Coajdale; Misses Mar
-1 garet MacKenzie. Ruth Hoiekvam
and Hazel Farrell, Mrs. Ame'ia El- .
j liott, Mr. and Mrs. Staddard and lit- j
tie daughter, Janet, and little son.
1 Sammy; E. E. Williams, father of the ’
groom, and tbe parents 01 the bride,
Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The newly-1
j wedded couple are both well known
! and have many friends in the city
• who wish them all happiness. Mr.
! and Mrs. Williams left on the Santa j
Fe in the afternoon for Pueblo, where ’
they wi 1 be at home at 322 North |
Third street. Many beautiful gifts j
] of silver, cut gla6s and linens were
: received.
I
Mr. and Mrs. Lane A. Duff were
' tbe host and hostess at a delightful •
j Christmas dinner when they had as ,
! their guests Mr. and Mrs. W\ C. Moyle
and Miss Ethel Moyle, Mr. and Mrs.
Merle Kissinger and children, Mr. 1
! and Mrs. George B. Piercy of Flor-!
; ence, and their children; F. C. Wright
and Mr. and Mrs. Wells DufT of Flor- (
ence. |
Miss Ella Roberts was hostess to a .
1 few friends Sunday evening when she I
entertained at a 6 o’clock dinner in
compliment to the Misses Maurine
| Robbins and Iria Hasselbarth and
, Robert Underwood, all of whom are
j spending the holidays in the city.
Covers were laid for the guests of
' honor, and Arthur Fredrickson and
. Harold Brown, and the hostess.
j Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Walker had as
! their guests for Christmas dinner Mr.
1 and Mrs. Grant Dickinson and their
sons, Charles and Grant, Jr., and their
son, Charles Walker, who arrived
j home from the western part of the
state for the Christmas season.
The marriage of Miss May Florence
I Snow and Mark Leo Gage of Canon
City was solmenized by the Rev. Guy !
E. Konkle at the parsonage of the
Methodist Episcopal church. 1008
Greenwood avenue, at 11 o’clock on
Christmas morning. Mr. and Mrs.
H. L.-Rice, sister and brother-in-law
of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. Mal
colm Andrew, sister and brother-in
law of the groom, were the official
witnesses of the wedding ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Snow of Lincoln Park, and
is a young woman with a multitude 1
of friends in this community. Tem
porarily, at least, Mr. and Mrs. Gage
will make their home al 615 Green
wood avenue.
The Elks’ dance, which was given
Christmas night was largely attended
and proved to be a thorough’y dc
; lightful afTair. Many young people
who are spending the holidays in the
1 city during the vacation from the
I various colleges, were in attendance,
as well as the older members of so
i ciety, and insured the success of the
annual affair.
The dance at Annex hall Christmas
; eve was also the mecca for a large
| number of guests, and good music and
merry hearts made the afTair a moßt
enjoyable one.
! Many dinner parties of an informal
nature were given Christmas day by
Canon City people, and scarcely one
j of them but what were made notable
by members of the families wh) were
home to celebrate tbe most beloved
festival of the year. Mr. and Mrs
A. E. Sharman had as their guests
Mr. and Mrs. Clebert Overman, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Sharman of Delta.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Means of Mine:;
Springs. Colo f , and Eric Sharman.
Warden and Mrs. Tynan entertained
Mrs. Myra B. Sherrill, Burdon Sher
rill and Earl Palmer at dinner. Mr.
I and Mrs. Clyde Turner were host and
' hostess to Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Bailey,
Orville and Ina Bailey, Mr. and Mi
H. E. Turned and Miss Dora Turner.
I
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hammond en
tertained Mrs. Margaret Bower, he
1 Misses Helen and Mae Bower, Bud
Bower and Albert Hamomnd, w'ho
came from Cripple Creek for th 3
, Christmas festival, and Miss Kather
‘ ine Hammond, who was present frem
i Victor for the day, at Christmas d‘n
ner in their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wicks enter
tained at a bounteous Christmas dln-
I" ner at their home. 725 Hazel avenue.
, The table was artistically decorated
l in colors suggestive of the Yuletle
season. A centerpiece of carnations
1 which was most attractive, '’domed
the table. Favors which produced
1 much merriment were at each place
appropriately wrapped in Christmas
1 colors, and added much to the devi
ations. Following the delightful din
ner the guests were invited to view
the many and beautiful gifts of »hc
hosts and hostess. Music added to _
the pealsant afternoon, and a lunch
eon was served late in the evening.
Those who enjoyed the aTair were
The Canon City Record, Thursday, December 30, 1920
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wick-, Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Cheyney, Mr. and Mrs.
Mozart Lewis. Miss Katherln ? Kom
fala, Ralp and Jessie Cheyney.
A most unusual and thoroughly de- 1
lightfol affair was given at the home
of Mrs. Myra Sherrill Christmas nieht
when Mrs. T. M. Harding and Mrs.
Sherrill entertained ;> large number
of guests. A natural Christmas tree,
growing in the yard was decorated
in a beautiful manner and lighted by
electric lights. The guests, number
in gabout 100. gathered about the
tree and sung Christmas carols,
which were most beauftiul. as some
of the best known vocalists in the
city were present and lent their
voices to the music. The singing of
“Holy Night” was especially impres
sive and beautiful. Hagen Stockder
was a jolly Santa Claus and each
child present received a gift. The
guests were served hot chocolate and
wafers in the attractive house, and
the affair was one which will be long
remembered by those fortunate to
have been present.
Christmas in
Canon City
The Christmas ce’ebration in Canon
City and its surroundings this year
was one of great enjoyment to all
and was observed with general merri
ment and festivity. This was fore
casted in the holiday shopping, which
was unusually brisk and universal for
a week previous to the advent of the
festal day. Never did local merchants
do a more thriving business in holi
day merchandise and never did the
public enter with more zest and earn
estness into the spirit of the occasion.
There was generous buying and gen
erous giving in all quarters. Every
body as far as possible was made
happy, either by gifts of some kind
or by a kindly greeting from friends
and neighbors. Thousands of post
cards and holiday letters brought con
gratulations and expressions of hap
piness and good will to the people of I
the community from absent relatives
and friends and contributed their
meed to the pleasures of the day
In scores of homes guests were en-!
tertained at Christmas dinners, and
on every hand “Joy was unconfined.“ >
It was a day of pleasure to the resi- <
dents at the Odd Fellows home; to
the aged and infirm at the county,
hospital, to the prisoners in the conn- j
ty jail and to the convicts in the pen
itentiary. All of them were the re
cipients of a bounteous dinner and
gifts from friends. Everybody had a|
treat of some kind and appreciated it.
as well as the occasion which prompt
ed it. The poor and the unfortunate 1
of the city were looked alter by the
Elks’ lodge, the Red Cross, the
churches, the benevolent organza!
tions and societies and kindly-dis
posed men and women in an Individ
ual capacity. If there were any who
needed help and encouragement at
Cnristmas that did not receive it,
their omission was unintentional and
an oversight that is to be regretted.
It was the desire of everybody in the
Canon City district to make every
body else in the community happy so
far as possible, and they largely, at
least, succeeded in making good in
that ambition. The fine holiday
spirit abroad and the ideal Christmas
weather that prevailed, added their
full share to tbe enjoyment to the
Christmas festivities.
Never was Christmas more beauti
fully and reverently commemorated
in the'churches of Canon City thin this ■
year. All of them were attractively
and appropriately decorated in cele
bration of the nativity and the birth
of the Savior was honored in song
and special discourse. Everywhere
there were large congregations of
worshipers on Sunday, which, in re
ligious devotion, marked the Christ
mas-tide. The sermons were elo
quent and the music elaborate and de
lightful. In the Sunday schools it
was a day of giving to relieve the
suffering and destitution in lands
striken by war, famine and plague,
as well as to the poor and unfortunte j
of our own land. There was hardly
a Sunday school in the city that did i
not do something for charity; some ]
thing that would help alleviate suf
fering and distress at home or abroad
The pupils of the Sunday school of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
contributed $345 Sunday morning for
the relief of the war-stricken people
of Europe and the Near-East, be- j
sides giving generously of supplies
for Beth El hospital at Colorado
Springs and the McCeilan orphanage
at Pueblo. At the same time the
teachers and pupils of the Sunday
school of the First Presbyterian
church gave $406.28 to assist in re
lieving the distress among the fam
ine-stricken people of China.
The Christmas services at the vari
ous churches of Canon City in speech
and song and charity were all notable
and it is a matter of regret that The
Daily Record is unable to refer ex
tendedly to all of them. They were
all highly crediable in character,
beautiful in their execution and sin
cere in their praise of the World’s
Redeemer.
The Christmas services of the Sun
day school of the Christian church
was held Sunday night and was very
A. E. SHARMAN
Notary Public
917 Main St. Phone Canon *ll
interesting. There was a large audi
ence present to enjoy it. There was
a treat for all of the Sunday school
pupils.
The Christmas observance at Christ
Episcopal church was ushered in at
10:30 o’clock Friday night by a choral
communion service and a short ad
dress by the rector that lasted until
after midnight. The service was well
attended and was beautiful and im
pressive.
The Christmas program presented
by the choir of the First Presbyterian
church Sunday evening was one of
the most pretentious and delightful
given here during the holiday season.
A splendid audience was present to
enjoy it.
The Canon City Elks were hosts to
more than 600 children at the Christ
mas tree given at their club building
between 2 and 4 o’clock Saturday aft
ernoon. There was a generous treat
for all of their guests.
WILL BE A SPLENDID
HOLIDAY ATTRACTION
At the Opera House Thursday night
for one performance, comes the Ralph
Dunbar company of vocal artists and
all the elaborate stage settings for
that ever tuneful and most popular of
comic operas, "The Mikado." The
company, with the same cast of char
acters as will be seen in this city on
the date mentioned, opens a three
nights and a matinee engagement at
the Auditorium in Denver tonight.
Newspaper comment of the Denver
papers have given high praise to Mr.
Dunbar’s past efforts, and there is no
reason to doubt that the forthcoming
production will be all that past pro
ductions have been —high-class in
every way.
Lovers of music in Canon City will
have the opportunity of witnessing
the musical combination that is with
genuine merit, and at the same time
listening to the most tuneful of comic
opera. The prospects are for a big
audience, and as the advance sale in
dicates much interest.
The marriage of Mrs. Hazel Nix,
and Fred Merriam was solemnized at
the Baptist parsonage Iff "Florence on
Friday evening by the Rev. Burchfield,
pastor of the church. Mr. and Mrs.
Merriam were the guests of Mrs. Mer-,
riam's parents Mr. and Mrs. William
Tennant in Florence for Christmas.
Drum With Harmonics.
Musicians find the drum an unsat
isfactory Instrument for lack of hnr
motile overtones. From India come*
the description of a drum the porch
ment head of which Is loaded with
an adherent composition containing
finely divided iron. Such composition
lies In a central circle. Around the
edge a -econd ring-shaped membrane
Is secured and the effect of the load
ing Is to profl. ee good harmonic over
tones.
Millions Trying.
“Millions of people " we quote fmin
Ihe motion-picture advertising, "can
write stories anti photoplays ami don’t
know It.” We have no wish to quarrel
with the assertion. We merely suggest
that those responsible for the motion
pictures get hold of some of them,
our contention being that those now
writing for the motion-picture drama
cannot do it. —Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Bermuda Islands Very English.
Although a Spaniard’s name dis
tinguishes the group of Islands, Eng
land speaks from most of the units
composing the Bermudas; the Main
Island. St. George, Paget. Smith. St.
David, Cooper. Nonsuch, Watford. Ire
land and Somerset being typical. The
population shows steady growth. Its
people wear with pride the distinction
of being the oldest self-governing
colony In the empire.
Coral Islands.
A coral Island has n shape of its
own, and pleasant-sounding names are
used to describe It The Island itself
Is called an atoll (pronounced at-01l
with an equal stress on each syllable).
An atoll Is a ring-shaped Island, with
usually one or more breaks In the
ring, called boat channels, and the
water surrounded by the ring Is called
the lagoon.
Sun's Marvelous Healing Power.
The ancients had much more com
mon belief in the healing and health
Imparting virtues of sunlight than we
have. Our houses are built as our
hats to shut out the sun. Tet when
sick we pay large sums of money for
gun baths In the hospitals, and our
medical men Insist thnt when tuber
culosis catches us the sun Is the great
est If not the only curative agent. The
same la being claimed now for rheu
matism. In ancient Rome, solaria in
homes and In public buildings were
used to cure nervous diseases, gout.
Insomnia, and diseases of the skin.
In Central America Min rays were used
both by the Indians and early Span
iards as a cure for syphilis, tuberru
foals, and rheumatism.
Ambergris.
Ambergris Is a waxy concretion
formed In the Intestine of the sperm
whale. It Is found sometimes In the
whale, but chiefly on the surface of
.‘hose seas Inhabited by the whale, or
cast upon the shore In masses some
times over two hundred pounds In
velght. It Is opaque and Inflamma
ble. and usually of a grayish color
often streaked with brown, white or
gray. It Is thought to be derived
from the fatty matter of cephalopoda
(a class of mollusks Including cuttle
fish) eaten by the whale. Ambergris
has a slight but pleasant odor and Is
largely employed In the manufacture
of perfumery.
IMPROVED UNIFORM NTERNATIONAL
Sunday School
Lesson
(By REV. P. B. FITZ WATER, D. D.,
Tatchtr of English Bibla In th* Mood/
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(©. 1910. Western Newspaper Union )
LESSON FOR JANUARY 2
TMB CHILD AND THS KINGDOM.
LESSOR TEXT—Matt. 14:1-1*.
OOLDBN TEXT—Whosoever therefore
■hall humble hlmeelf ae this little child,
the same shall be greatest la the king
dom of heaven.—Matt. 14:4.
REFERENCE MATERIAL—Mark »:».
Luke 4:44-44; 17:1-*.
PRIMARY TOPIC—God's Care for LltUe
Children.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Ood’s Care for Us.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
—Responsibility for the Younger and
Weaker.
YOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
—Our Responsibility for Childhood.
I. Th* OraatMt In tha Kingdom of
Heaven (w. 1-4).
1. *nie disciple*’ question (▼. 1).
The promise given to Peter In connec
tion with the announcement of his pur
pose to build the church, and the pay
ing of tribute with the money in the
fish’s mouth, provoked Jealousy on the
part of the other disciples. The trans
figuration scene revealed the divine
person and the program of the king
dom. Seeing that the kingdom was to
come to realization, despite the trag
edy of the cross, the disciples thought
It best to have settled the place of
rank In the kingdom. Their behavior
betrayed their Rad state of heart. In
stead of entering Into sympathy with
Jesus in the dark hour of hlg passion, ,
they were supremely concerned with
the dignities to be conferred upon
themselves.
2. Jesus’ answer (w. 2-4). He taught
them concretely by placing a little
child In their midst. (1) Condition of
entrance into kingdom (v. 3). He
showed them that the great question
which concerned them is as to wheth
er they are really In the kingdom.
Their behavior revealed the fact
that they needed *on version before
they could enter Into the kingdom.
Before they could even so.-, much less
enter Into the kingdom, they must he
born from above (John 3:3, 5). En
trance Into the kingdom Is infinitely
more Important than rank therein.
(2) Whosoever possesses childlike hu
mility Is the greatest <v. 4). The
child Is dej»endent, lowly, and modest.
Those who have been born again—con
verted, have these characteristics. The
principle which determines rank In the
kingdom Is lowliness of heart. In the
kingdom we rise by sinking. The way
Is down. The more one realizes his
own unworthiness, the more worthy
he Is of the divine favor and trust.
II. Th* Lord's Identification With
HI* Bslisvlng Ones (vv. 5-9).
1. Receiving the believer In Christ's
name Is receiving Christ (v. 5).
Through conversion we t>ecoine God's
children, and so completely is our life
Interwoven with Ills that He regards
treatment of us as treatment of Him
self. Those who welcome Into fellow
ship the lowly believer welcome Christ.
If this were fully realized It would
sanctify our relationship with believ
ers in Christ. Reception of believers
includes all forms of symputhy and
aid. To do tills In Christ's name Is to
open our hearts to receive Him.
2. The awful peril of causing a be
liever to stumble (w. 0-9). To stum
ble means to give occasion for a moral
falL The particular reference was to
the carnality and selfishness which
was expressing Itself In their conten
tion for pre-eminence. Such spirit
and behavior would stifle the tender
life of a babe In Christ. Their be
havior was not only self-injury, but s
stumbling block to others. Every
Christian should solemnly Inquire us
to whether bis life would help or hin
der his fellow-bellevers. Am I helping
someone to a higher level, or am I
pulling him down to a lower? To so
sin against Christ’s own Is to meet a
sure and awful fate. His doom will
be worse than drowning In the sea
with a millstone around his neck; it
will be eternal fire (v. 8).
III. Believers Art Especially Cared
For by the Heavenly Father (vv. 10-14).
1. They are under angelic guardian
ship (v. 10). 8o precious Is the be
liever In God's sight that angelic mes
sengers have access to the very throne
of God, even beholding his face. So
high Is the honor bestowed ui>on be
lievers that the highest angels are sent
to guard them.
2. The Son came especially to save
such from their lost condition (vv.
11-14). The Heavenly Father does not
will that any one of these should per
ish. They are the objects of the Fa
ther’s seeking love. The salvation of
the humble believer has been secured
by the Incarnation and the sacrifice of
the Good Shepherd. Since God seta
nuch value upon even the lowest be
liever, we should he most coreful In
our manner of life before them und In
our trentment of them.
Worship and Culture.
Worship and culture, of necessity,
go hand In hand. There can be no
such thing as true culture apart from
the religion of our dear Lord und
Savior. Jesus Christ. The fundament
al principles of true culture are en
shrined forever In the Sermon on tin
Mount, the ten beatitude* of the Lord
Jesua. Society, apart from the Foun
tain-head of Grace, can display to th*
world nothing better than u rcAne
ment which Is, at host, u veneer.— \
Bev. Henry Lowndes Drew.
Fair Destiny
By OTILLIA F. PFEIFFER
I ((EX 14X0. Western Newspaper Union i
“It’s a dismal prospect. Indeed.
Lawrence,” spoke Edna Royce, bat she
smiled, for it was her nature to resist
'depression and unfortuitous circum
stances.
“Yes, ten miles from nowhere, the
hind w*heel of the old wagon gone for
good, and we won’t get the train In
time. What's best to do now7”
They had started from Winston,
thalr home town, two hours previ
ous, Intent on reaching the first rail
road point, twenty miles away. At a
bad spot In the road they had run
Into a rut, and one of the rear wheels
of the Ught wagon Lawrence Newton
was driving had come off and lay In
the road, a heap of wreckage.
It was an Inauspicious ending to s
day fall of hope at the start. Law
rence had been brought np by a broib
er-in-law poor as himself, aud at
twenty-two was do further ahead than
he had been at sixteen. Edna bad
lost her parents In childhood, and bud
made her home with a relative who
operated a store In Winston. She had
given him faithful service for the
wretched salary he bad paid her as a
clerk, bookkeeper and helping bis wlfa
In her housekeeping duties when not
busy at the store. For over a year
Edna had been studying stenography,
she had bought herself a typewriter
and had attained a certain expertneag
In Its use, and despite an offer of In
crease in salary on the part of her
parsimonious relatives, had saved up
some money and was bent on winning
her way In the city.
1 It was a good deal of a blow to the
happiness and well-being of Lawrence
when Edna Imparted her plans to him.
They had never spoken of love, but
both were Inspired with It. Their com
panionship for two years bad been a
sweet, peaceful Idyl, and the Jarring
element of a parting wrecked the
hearts of both.
“Some day I’ll Join you, Edna."
*poke Lawrence, patiently, hopefully.
**l shall feel worried and uneasy,
(hough.
He had been allowed to use the
horse and wagon belonging to his
brother-in-law so grudgingly that now
that disaster had overtaken it be re
alized that his captious relative would
Insist upon all kinds of hard ex
tra work to make up for the expense
of repairing it.
“1 will walk with you to the town,
and you will have to wait at the depot
until the next train comes along.** ad
vised Lawrence, “and I will have te
fix up the old wagon.’’ And he. car*
rylng her satchel and her boxed type
writer, they started away after hav
ing tethered the horse.
It was at the end of five miles that
the hot sun and the trump over (he
rutty road brought a weariness that
enforced rest. What aeemed to be a
closed-up summer home enticed them
to Its shaded porch. They aacend«4
It and luxuriated In some swinging
chairs. Edna Insisted on refreshing
themselves with the light lunch she
had brought.
“It la quite a picnic, ’* declared Law
rence. and somehow they dallied, and
somehow, too, their beautiful environ
ment Influenced him to speak out what
had been on bis mind for two year*
He went sll over the circumstances of
their long friendship, told of the lovg
that was surging at his heart. Lika
innocent little children they discussed
this great climax of their lives, en
gaging themselves trustingly one te
the other, and there was one calm,
•weel kiss In token of the mutual
pledge of fidelity until the future bad
placed them In a position to Join (heir
live* together.
In a room Just off the porch all the
time that they had conversed, although
they never dreamed of It, sat an old
man and woman—Albert Trude and
his wife, owner* of the plensant sum
mer home. A closed blind shut them
from view beyond an open window.
As the life history of the two artless
lovers was borne to their ears they
lingered, drinking In memories of tbelr
own early lives and. too. thinking of
the two children who died, leaving
them lonely with a lifetime sorrow.
The woman nrose finally, her eyes
brimming with tears, and led her hus
band not of possible hearing of the
trespassers.
“Albert,” she spoke tremulously, "do
you not feel that this Is a heaven sent
visitation, sent to Influence us to
strengthen and bless our owtj solitary
lives and to bring happiness to two
children of the heart, who may wan
der far apart and never reach the
pure, true longings of their Innocent
souls? Oh. let us make sure of these
precious lives for the future and nur
ture those who will be as son and
daughter In the years to come."
All In n maze, within an hour those
two listened to a proposition from Mr.
Trude and Ids gentle-sonled wife to
main at Tdtewlld ns their own home,
practically as adopted children Mr!
Trude wag a scientific writer and n.-eg.
ed a stenographer n part of th. mi*
The place needed an overseer M nd
Lawrence was the typlrnl man for the
position.
So Edna did not go to the eltv,
Lawrence Newton went back h om9 ,
°nly *° Inform his brother-in-law of
his Intended change In occupation.
“Rnre good luck.” the r.latlvg
termed It, hut the crowning Mean
ing of life, the hnppy lover* r.-allsefi
It to be when they married, to pngs
»be “olden dnvs of the future at thg
enatifnl home where love supreaM
ould never dim or fade