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THE DAILY NOVELETTE
THE SPUR
By Jennie Deuglai
MAlUOIUfl tilted th fthubby lint en
hit hcttd with thd gfcateht of care
and looked t herself In tlm mirror. The
linase before her ey blurred and ahfe
nut lick hnnrt MP te her checks and
rubbed away the lent. . , ,
i-lnKr' MafJOHe nld aloud.
The Bound of her own voice relieved
lur. It &s the .llrst human voice she
md heard that morning, and It filled
he shabby little room and made her
Bcem mero teal.
"What have you get te cry about?
With eight Christmas cards and this,
n8hc lingered the bottle of cheap per
fumery that her friend at the office had
len her tnd looked at Uie flaunting
g of chocolates that the ''bow" had
nrestntcd te each one of his force, llut
Somehow the very touch of the stiff pink
hnw en the chocolate box was tee
ndehs there she Vlas will! her head en
be" hands aebblng' out her heart with
short, hard brcnths and a painful catch
between and all pretense of bravery
dropped away.
"If there were just Berne one some
one who had naked me te come today !
But every one'a get a home and a fam
ily and I guess they forget.
She mopped at her eyes angrily, tried
for a willc and caught up her pockct peckct pockct
beok te go out, when alie ran blindly
jnte a Httle messenger boy en the
""ffiwl M. Smith? Sign here, please."
Marjerlc'd fingefe shook us she
slfrntd. and then, turning, she caught
up the long whlla box wiOj a scrawl
of gilt across the cover. Once Inside
the deer she atoed a moment inlfflnR
the air that held a tinge of woodland
scent and the color of sunny days.
"FlOwctBl" she whispered. "Oh, it
can't be flowers!" ,
Bhe unwound the green tape, lifted off
the cover almost reverently and turned
back the green tissue: then she flung
herself en her knees befere the couch
and gave an exclamation of delight.
Rejes! Deep red resea with hearts of
flame and petals of dewy freshness; she
lifted them out until they covered her
couch with a crimson mantle.
She filled her water pitcher, her mug,
the Jar en her table top and still the
resea lay thickly en her couch. She
caught up a handful nnd ran quickly
te the next deer, and knocking and
crying '"Merry Christmas 1" she left
her gift and borrowed bowls and Jaw.
When she had filled them oil her room
was a bower of fragrance, and seemed
niddcnly bright with Christmas cheer.
Bhe steed back with an exclamation of
delight and then remembered suddenly
that she did net knew who hed sent
them.
A card amid the tossed paper en the
fleer bore the name of Thurlow Drewn
and said briefly, "With heartiest greet
ing." She had never heard of Thurlow
Brown and she realized with a sudden
pang of wretchedness that it was nil
a mistake.
Her deer was half open and she went
toward It with the half intention of
looking for the messenger. Seme one
who came whistling up the stairs halted
abruptly nnd dragged off his hat. The
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nice mart who had the room en the fleer
Above. The man Wlm always nodded
imlltcly, If Indifferently, nnd passed her
by. Tem Annus was his nhmi-.
"Merry C'hrlHthiaMl" he Said, and she
looked up Inte his face with a pretty
smile.
"Oh, I say, nrert't they the loveliest
tlilnRsil" he said, halting abruptly and
snlflintf luxuriantly like a deg. "I
haven't seen roses like that since I left
California!"
He Btdpped at the deer, and from
looking ht her Ninen he looked lit the
llrl who hid received this pxnnlxltn
vtlft. He had often teen her before, but
una tuna wan inc nrst tintt lie nnd
really observed her.
A pale face, rtfcshnpcd, with nothing
if stnrtllng beauty but Its expression.
A touch of wlHtftilnCKH In the eyes and
n gentle mouth. And her velcr! What
a pretty voice, nlmtxt like silver bells.
"Yeu're nil nlohe here, nren't you?"
he asked. "He nm I. All the rest of
my family out We-tt nnd I never felt
lonesome In my life. Nothing Ilk
i big rlty te mnke one feel lest. I've
'list had a box from home, jelly and
tnrkey nnd all that. I wish I my,"
'ie went en beylhly, "If I asked tlint
Mttlc sewing lmly down the hall, would
jeu come up nnd share, tee?"
Mnrjcrrle ' '' moment, nn'
n as he pleaded with his eyes ati
hlrt voice in.. ... Mime she answered
grnvely. "Yes.
"Half an hour, then we'll be ready,'
ii snlil. whlHtllne his deg up the stairs
When the deer had Closed behind hllr
Sfnrjorle looked about her breathlead
I Te. mmii nmt thnn this lnVltntiOD. IK
had never se much fla talked te hei
before, nnd he had lived In this very
same house for three months and
brushed past her en the landing and
seen her nt night carrying In her rdlM.
8hc toel: off her hat and, opining bht
clei-et deer, cbese the one drew en the
hanger, a creepy little frock of blue.
She freshened It with her one precious
possession, her mother's real lace co
ir. unwrapped her single pair Sim
stockings and drew them en luxuriantly.
Her cheeks were flushed with rose, her
eyes were the color of brown leaves
when the brook water touches them, and
she seemed an entirely .new Marierlc
from the one with the heart'break In
her face nn hour age.
She took two deep buds and thrust them
through her belt nnd climbed the stairs
te the fleer nbevc.
Miss Telloy, the sewing lady, was al
ready there, nnd she turned a smiling
face en the newcomer.
"new pretty we leek," she chirped.
The expression of Tem Angus' ees
told her even mere.
Net since she had come te New
Yerk had Marjerie enjoyed herself se
much as she did at that dlhner en
the bnlze.eevercd tahlc. They laughed
As
I he
they ate, the turkey legs nrid opened
lellv irte ullli n hntnln ! and yet
through all the laughter was n serious
thread that made her feci life held some
thing new nnd significant whenever she
met Tem Angus' eyes.
Net until the roses in Marjerle's belt
hung drooping hendtt nnd the daylight
wiut almost dusk did the two gUrsts
leave. Then Tem Angus rose and fol
lowed Mnrjerlc down the stairs.
He held .out his hand nt her deer
and fald slewly:
"I hepe you're going te let me see
you often and take you te dinner and
the theatre?"
She paused with her hand en the
deer. The languorous sweetness of the
roses drifted out te them.
"When I first saw these roses I
thought they were beautiful," he said
bluntly, "but If they mean another ftl
low's get first chrthce, I I '11 nver
leek n rese in the face again."
Mnrjerlc didn't sptak.
"De they?" he begged', "de the
Or de you think there's a chance for
rne?"
"There mlghl be," she whispered,
nhd then the deer had shut behind her
and she wan leaning hard ngatnat it
with her heart hammering wildly.
"If it hadn't been n mlstuke, he
ever would hare looked at me," Mar Mar
eorie was thinking. "Oh, I shnll !
ways love reseil" nnd, trembling
slightly, she crushed one te her lips.
BOYS ACCUSED OF ROBBERY
and toen came upon the Oten Mlllft fugi
tives. On being returned te the Institu
tion the boys, ntverdlng te the authori
ties, confessed te the housebreaking.
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Three Fugitives Prem (Man Mills
Scheel Ar Quickly Caught r n r x n r
Media. Dee. 20. Having silenced r"J fcABUAKU
a pet poodle by bentlng It nearly te
dehth. three boys from the Olcn Mills
school ransacked the home of Frnhk
Meycr, of Media, Sunday night, In the
absence of the family. They took $250,
the family says.
After completing their search for val
uables, the heys attacked the pantry
nnd made a meal en mince nnd custard
pics. Alse, they kindled such n fire in
the kitchen fcteve as te endanger the
house.
Wntten Meyer, ft son of Prank
Meyer, with Harry McOredley nnd
Edward Odgcn, searched for the robbers
but tiiselhlmed nil knowledge of the
!K0. They said they took only $1.00.
They had been sent te the school hospital
1 te take charge of ft patient. 'JLney
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