THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, DEO. IS, 1011. PAOW t 1 mm the QCTager J3 Christmas kovc Story By GENEVIEVE KENNEDY elation. RETURNING over nnd nnon to the town which held the one thing desirable to me, I was fnfn,l t, .iai.n mnnnAC It IVU All IUU UOUUi lllllliui.li . UU liJU IUU Wt'UUlUi U lUilL'UUil A UUU One fine sum mer day, boorish ly enough, I was berating the stupid habit of Main street n prlmcvnl and In alienable habit of blazoning abroad misstatements and woefully garbled versions of "the truth concerning the matter," what ever the matter might be. How ever, they spoke truly enough who said of Sue and me, "She's re- fnnprt him flvnrv 'THEY'LL HAVE UB smmer for the ENGAGED BEFORE . . . , .. we nEAcn the last tcn years end of the Perhaps, because street." o: the precision of ill, mipsH in ruin lnsinnf'H. inv ill- unrKH were mnrn rnnn liHiinnv RcaiuiuLT "I'll wager," said I to Sue as we ironounced as her love for her native uwu, uuu wuai lue uouru nam 13 iu tinnrio Plfv prnn Rn l Mnln Rtrent o Hilton. "I'll wager," Sue challenged, Ignoring v rfiniiric. iniir I I'nn inivf, mill 1111111 igalnst Main street for three months, if ' nni rv. I mv inniiHr wini'ii villi iniiv nrf tn Intrust tn mp. nrnvlrteil von "You for accomplishing that," said I, Arriving at Mrs. Jack's, it was very fiUULUU uuu guuuiu IUUL X J.UUUU Uiv- 111, iiiiiiiiir i( nil 11 . i linn iiinniiRri'ii "A thousand pardons," I murmured ii v. iiiv t'vi'M mi mil. j i t'w ipsa ill UVi uuu nnpnpn. "ineru nr nnnrtrnrn nnn have something urn nwni m " mini Mrs. jacic as sne fluttered a w n y, pnrlnf Hup nnn me together. nwinHni tow stltntw ever such a trifle hi i nr. m v pvps nn HI II lift I'll III IHPR iir inn ripirnpr ii r ji ti v mripp DAI UUU &Aimi.B VL'i least: ii. x Huiu. rra at wrtv -nvvxr "I judge you came for that reason," "Do you remember" "I soldom or never do," she inter- "that little thing," I continued cas- iv iiiir ill iiiiHHr 1 1 ii i! n i mnnrnnnpn luiio uiuru uuu uuiu waves uuu oiuer ifjiiiinii 1 1 1 1 1 ii'i miii i ii in urn itp iiiv in rror, Imagining that they can butt in ITU I "Your translation Into tho vernac- iur is not at nil Hmnrr." isim rnm "And has nothing whatever to do in in hiiiii ri i nnn in ininn cnin "For what I was wondering is. Are uu kuiiis niiu iuo i-eri-va uuu yours k i i in ni ii i u i v . 1 1 1 t iiiu i i i vf 1 1 t 1 1 1 nr rnn "Yes, I bellevo we're all to go to- ;etber in he big car. We're to be iii!rH in tiui(! rnr ninnnr nr n ri'ha ceer is raggeaer ana lovelier than vpr." "Dear neef," said I. "It's rather u pnvpnq. it was nr. n ninnin nf ti. "Yes, but tha coincidence?' Sue iu cried. ''Merely it may bo tho last place 1 i ii . ii ml. i. iui -rnr!pnfA of mfsrn Ma wnrlf nra i nnrftlnrlrfA A artmr n tliH 1- 0lnts of Sue's philosophy 1 might mve hesitated and. forever have lost ny venture. "So I'm going to take Holy Bob?'" Sue nodded. "He did ake orders and is curate this year at he Iteet You may not remember his penchant for secrecy. At school it nmounted to genius. Til die, 'but not divulge,' was Bob's motto. "Then," continued -I, with the airy unconcern of true sport, "say Bob marries us." Sue is so uniformly master of herself she scarce lifted nn eyebrow, and of courso It may have been a glint of the westering sun that shone in her eyes, but I can swear to the shine in them. "Say Bob marries us nt tho Reef," I repeated, with nonchalance, "some time between now and Monday a. m. Why, I'll give you n month two, three any time you say for Main street to And us out and gossip us to house keeping. I'll stake my Hfo nnd Bob's that death will And us yet dumb. If I win you lose, maybe. If you win I lose all," I whispered. "If," said Sue slowly, deliberating, chin on hand, "Bob swears, too, I'll accept the wager. It's as good as lost to you, though. I have, nnd still do hold, matters of more or less moment und less strenuously guarded than this will be, which have never reached the oars of Malntreet." "This Is the 23d," said I. "Two months from tomorrow will bo Christ mas eve. "Merry Christmas,' I mur mured nnticlpatively. Won't I look sweet all done up in tissue paper and Santa Claus seals and holly ribbon? But supposing I shouldn't. Suppose I lose?" "That is the end," said Sue tersely. I tried to read In her inscrutable eyes ever so small a hint of Interest tn Main street gossip. She smiled slightly nnd repeated her creed. "Se rene I fold my hands and wait, nor care" A sound as of muffled scrap ing and n sharp click caused us to turn toward the por tierred alcove. Then some one Joined us. I have but a pipe dream of the whirl Into tho neef that night; a memory of a delicious sense of having to sit gloriously close to Sue in tho well filled car: a sunlit Sab- bath spent in hazy October woods and at midnight a sol emn ceremony in a dim lit church, minus music or flowers or faces, save only three; X FAIRLY PIERCED II I M WITH MY QUESTIONING GAZE." the exchange of a written compact and farewell. I did not see Sue again, for I had to leavo the Reef at dawn to mako my train. According to agreement, we ex changed no letters. The days followed ach other with uneventful regularity. News that is; tho news I strained my ears to hear came out until it seemed as though a cursed fate slew all tho little birds that tell things on Main street. Sue preserved a silence which I doggedly forbore to break. Week after week, day after day, brought no sign nor the faintest breath of rumor till three days before Christmas, when there camo a note from Mrs. Jack, which read: "I am having a surprise party for Sue Christmas eve. Fail me at your peril." Had Mrs. Jack met mo with a tri umphant air as of "one who knows" I was prepared to have bugged her on the spot, but her bubbling mirth, can did and unsophisticated, struck chill to my heart ns she proceeded to enjoy "the surprise" she was giving Sue. Sue's back was toward the door as Mrs. Jack announced me. She turned, and for an Instant I fancied her face paled. Perhaps it was but the reflection of my own. Then tho dear, resolute chin lifted, and she calmly bade me welcome. The only other members of tho party were Jack Coplta, Mr. and Mrs. Percy and the Rev. Robert Clemmons. As I grasped Bob's hand I fairly pierced him with my question ing gaze. But his face was unrespon sive, I fancied a bit pitying. I turned hopelessly away. "Here," said I to myself, "endeth , the first lesson." At dinner I found myself at Mrs. Jack's left Sue was next me and Bob directly op posite. Tho gar ishly diminutive Christmas tree seemed mocking me from its icy lake in tho cen ter of the table.' Everywhere were holly nnd mistle toe, but across the tarty around th, bappy hum the tables lis- of voices there TEN ED BREATH- floated to IDG O lessly." sound as of "sweet bells Jangled out of tune," but it wasn't. Sue had evidently heard it also. Her little band uncon sciously touched my sleeve. In the alcove near the portlerres Syd, tho lr repressiblo ten-year-old Coplta, stood near a table which held, a big talking machine. "It's a little surprise Syd has been saving for Suo'b party," ex plained Mrs. Jack, "It was a surprise to me also till a week aso. when I was I I hunting for tho last blank record. Would you like to hear it?" The chor used rcsponso was nil In the alllnua tlve. "All right, Bon." nnd she nodded to Syd to proceed. s A sharp click, a preliminary muffled scraping ns Syd adjusted the record. Sue shot at me one look of startled ap prehension as from tho brazen mouth of the horn camo an in distinct murmur of voices and clatter, then my voice, low, but unmistakable: "Say Bob mar rlos us nt tho Reef some time between now and Monday a. m. Why, I'll give you a month two, three any time you sny for Main street to "she touched her Und us out and glass rim to mine." gossip us to housekeeping. I'll stake my life and Bob's," tho metallic echo of my voice ran on, "that death will And us yet dumb. If I win you fose. maybe. If you win I lose all." Tho party around the table listened breathlessly ns ono waits the denoue ment of the third act It came as Sue's voice replied clearly and deliberately nnd, withal a trifle brasslly, "If Bob swears, too, I'll accept the wager." Mrs. Jack broke tho spell. "That will do, Syd," she gurgled. "Hold up your hands, Sue. Lnst Friday I went to tho rtppf mid whllo Mrs. Percy sang to Bob I secured the koy of tho church and searched the register." Then, springing to her feet, glnss high In air, "I toast," she cried, "tho bride of the Reef, the loser of the wager, my dear est friend Mrs. Ted Moore!" Sue touched her glnss rim to mine and gracefully, gloriously surrendered. "Yes," she nodded comprehensively, nnd so in response I toasted, "Tho ubiquitous, the nil pervading, the ever blessed Main street and its presiding genius, true son of his mother Syd Coplta." "But whatever made you think of the blank record, Syd?" asked Sue. "Well," replied her youngest adorer, "there was such a racket when mum had ono of her tea fights qn I thought it would be fun to get It and let her hear it some tlmo for a surprise may be her birthday. But I guess I got too close to you and Mr. Moore there, nnd of course if he wouldn't split on you I wasn't a-golng to. Only for mum I'd died and kep' It dark too. But it wasn't a bad surprise for your party, was It, Sue?" Later, in the recess afforded by that ever blessed alcove, Sue assured me that if I would but loosen my arms enough to permit her to breathe she would tell me what she thought of it the surprise, she meant, of courso. "And as a small nsset to start house keeping on," I whispered, "would I do for a Christmas box without the holly ribbon?" I'm afraid her answer tightened my arms again, but the memory of Its thrilling sweetness will ever be to me the most exqulslto music of all the bells of nil the Chrlstmostldes. Clinton I supposo your little ones ask you many embarrassing ques tions? Clubleigh Yes; they are Just Uke their mother Boston Transcript Talk about being- hungry ! I was hungry as a bear. So, walking into a dairy lunch, I ate oft the arm of a chair. .TlllcrO. Early Shoppers Get Their Pick This doll is waiting (or some one to buy her, but she will not wait long. Some early ihoppei will get her, and the late ones will get left. By shopping early YOU GET YOUR PICK not only of dolls, but of all oilier Christmas goods. Q IIERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE O REAL ESTATE. By virtue of process Issued out of tho Court of Common Pleas of Wayno county, and State of Pennsylvania, and to me directed and delivered, I have levied on and will expose to public sale, at tho Court House in Honosdale, on FRIDAY, D1CC. 22, AT 2 P. M. All the defendant's right, title, and Interest in tho following de scribed property vu: All that southern part of a cer tain piece or parcel of land, situate In Preston township, Wayne county, Pa., beginning at a heap of stones on, the lino of land surveyed to John Chambers; thonco by tho samo and land surveyed by Daniel Bauman, north G3 degrees east 107 perches to a -beach corner; thence by lots Nos. 42-37 of thb allotment of the Bond tract, north 27 degrees West 320 perches to stones the corner;" thence by lot No. 29 on said allot ment, south 63 degrees west 107 per ches to stones corner and thence by lots No. 39 and 40 of said allotment, south 27 degrees east 320 perches to tho place of beginning. Contain ing 314 acres more or less, being the same land that Thomas Cadwalader and wife by their deed dated the 7th day of December, 1830, said deed be ing recorded in Deed Book'No. 7 at page 256, granted and convoyed to Bernard and Cornelius Rellly, and the said Bernard and Cornelius Rell ly divided the said land property 'by the said Bernard Rellly taking the southern half or 160 rods by 107 rods of the eald tract and tho said Cornelius Rellly taking the north half or 160 rods by 107 rods of the said tract. Also all that certain piece or par col of land situate In Preston town ship, Wayne county, Pa., bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stones corner In tho lne of other lands of the said Bernard Rellly; thence by Lots Nos. 43-44 of tho allotment of tho Cad waladers In Preston township, south 27 degrees east 186 rods to a post set for a corner; thence by Lot No. 23 of said allotment, south 84 de grees wedt 180 rods to a stones corner; thence by land of N. L. Ken nedy, north 5 degrees west 159 rods to a stones by corner In the line of land of Bernard Rellly; and thence along said line, north 63 degrees east 42 rods to tho place of beginning; containing 78 acres and 149 perches bo the same more or less, nnd being the same land that Mary Cadwalader by her deed dated the 2nd day of March, 1843, granted and conveyed to Bernard 'Rellly, and the said Ber nard (Rellly having died on or about January 1, 1866, having made his last will and testament in which he devised the said land to his two sons, Michael Rellly and John Rpllly. The said will having been duly probated In the office of the Register of Wills in and for Wayne county on the 13th day of January, 1866, and recorded in Wayne County Will Book'No. 2, page 243, and the said John Rellly et ux having by their deed dated March 27, 1873, recorded in Wayno County Deed Book No. 43, at page 76, granted and conveyed all his in terest in all the said land to the said Michael Rellly. And tho said Michael Rellly having died Intestate on or about the first day of January, 1896, leaving to survive him a widow and one child, Charles J. Rellly, and the said widow having since died the entire title to the land above de scribed became vested in the said Chas. J. Rellly absolutely. Upon the premises aro a good frame dwelling, barn, shed and other out-bulldlngs and a good orchard. Land mostly cleared and balance has some good timber growing upon It. Seized and taken into execution as tho property of M. J. Moran and Chas. J. Riley, at the suit of The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com pany. No. 96, March Term, 1910. Judgment, S300. Attorneys, De Laney & McCarty. ALSO All the defendant's right, title, and Interest in the following de scribed property viz: All that certain piece or parcel ot land situate In the township of Dy berry, county of Wayne, and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and de scribed as follows: Beginning at the south-western corner of a lot of land, devised by William Hogland, deceased, to Eph riam P. Kimble; thence south 50 de grees west 90 rods to the middle of the public road leading down the Dyberry Creek from Tanners Falls to Honesdale; thence along the mld dlo of the same, south 28 degrees cast 23 7-10 rods to a corner or Eli Burltt's land; thence by the same and by other land of the said party of the first part north 50 degrees east 95 rods to a corner and thence north 44 degrees west 23 6-10 rods to the place of beginning,4 containing 13 acres more or less. Being tho samo land that Frederick Hubbard and Elizabeth Hubbard his wlfo by their deed dated the 29th day of November, 1870, recorded In Wayno County Deed Book No. 65, at page 247, granted and conveyed to Charles Tribes. Upon said premises is a frame house, barn and other im provements; land mostly improved. Seized and taken into execution as the property of Charles Tribes at the suit of Harry B. Ely. No. 131 June Term, 1910. Judgment, $50.55. McCarty, Attorney. TAKE NOTICE All bids and costs must be paid on day of sale or deeds will not be acknowledged. M. LEE BRAMAN, Sheriff. Honesdale, Nov. 22, ,1911. OVER 66 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks DCStQNS Anyone nenrilng n nltrl -! nml d qulcklr ascertain our oplnum tr Intention Is protmblr pnlei'i ti'. tlonflBtrtcllj confident lul. if sent free. Oldest acencjr for Patents taken throueh JH . tpecial notice, without cbHrtzo, it i Scientific Mm, k A taftndflomelr lllnntrMed weekly. T.nnreft cfr culatlon of nny BdentlUo Journal. Terms, (3 a rear: four months, U Bold brail newsdealers. MUNN&Co.36,B'Mi"'' New York Branch Office. G2& V SU WublDKtou, D. C Wo print circulars. NOTICE TO BONDHOLDERS OF THE MILANVILLE BRIDGE CO. The bondholders of the Milanvllle Bridge Company will take notice that in pursuance of a resolution duly adopted by the Company, and in ac cordance with the provisions of tho ihortgage dated January 2, 1905, given by the Mllanvlllo Bridge Co. to Homer Greene, trustee, one thous and dollars of the bonds secured by said mortgage have been drawn for redemption. On presentation ot said bonds to Homer Qreene, Trustee, at his office in Honesdale, Pa., they will bo paid at their par value, together with interest thereon to January 1, 1912; on and after which date in terest thereupon will cease. The numbers of the bonds so drawn are as follows: 64, 243, 32, 163, 218, 242, 30, 112, 276, 33, 36, 114, 37, 246, 300, 87, 261, 227, 290, 298, 138, 11, 229, 12G, 240, 100, 188, 142, 160, 281, 16. 62, 187, 246, 272, 164, 89, 169, 12, 173. CHAS. E. BEACH, Secretary of the Milanvllle Bridge Company. Nov. 14, 1911. 92eoI4w CHICHESTER S PILLS W Till! IIIAMIINIt imivn .x . ...... . . ... "mini Au7our,'rucgiRiror . riit-chM-tcr'l IMiinonilTlHind k. tciu J with Bias Ribbon.' ToLo "Ik". IltlT of nn. iiriiirirt.t. iUvr.-.icirt.'iri:8.TFnn IX uX IHAMOM, IIIIAMI l'II.I.,forC1 V V ,V '' naiBcst,Snrft,AIyjKelUblt VN .. M,pji-(j! FVFfmVKFRr W. C. SPRY BEAOHIiAKE. AUCTIONEER HOLDS SALES ANYWHERE IN STATE. To the Farmers of Wayne. Co.-- We Desire to Have You Patronize the FARMERS & MECHANICS BANK PCF CGflta of ne stockholders of this Bank are Farmers 75 Open An Account in thee Progressive Bank Capital Stock $75,000.00 Surplus and Profits $17,000.00 Comparative Growth of Deposits: June 1st 1907, May 1st 1908, May 1st 1909, May 2nd 1910, May 1st 1911, M. E. SIMONS, President M. B. Allen, George C. Abraham, J. Sam Brown, Oscar E. Bunnell, Wm. H. Dunn, Officers: Directors: W. M. Fowler, W. B. Guinnip, John E. Krantz, Fred W. Kroltner, John Kuhbach, John Weaver. 824,398.54 8109,896.20 8161,077.58 8241,843.67 8272,600.68 C. A. EMERY, Cashier Q. Wm. Sell, M. E. Simons, Fred Stephens, George W. TIsdell, J. E. Tiffany, D. & H. CO. TiriE TABLE HONESDALE BRANCH A.M. P.M A.M. A.M. P.M. stations P.M. P.M. A.M P.M, A.M. SUN SUN SUN SON ,8 30 10 00 i 30 Albany 2 00 10 60 10 60 10 00 10 00 6 03 .... Blneharaton .... 12 40 8 45 9 00 . A.M. 10 00 2 15 12 30 2 15 2 15 .... Philadelphia .... 4 09 7 14 7 38 7 14 7 38 . A.M P.M P.M. 8 15 7 10 4 40 12 30 7 10 ....Wllkes-Barre.... 9 35 2 55 7 25 12 65 10 05 4 03 800 530 1 19 765 Scranton 8 45 213 630 12 05 912 P.M. A.M, I"!" P.M. pTm! A.M. Ev At A.M. PM. P.M. P.M. P.M. 5 40 8 45 !;.'."; 6 20 2 OS 8 45 Carbondale 8 05 1 35 6 60 11 25 8 27 5 60 8 65 6 30 2 15 8 65 ...Lincoln Avenue... 7 54 1 25 5 40 11 14 8 17 554 869 634 2 19 869 White 7 60 1 21 6 34 11 10 8 13 6 11 9 18 6 62 2 37 9 18 Karvlew 7 33 1 03 5 18 10 63 ; 64 6.17 9 21 6 68 2 43 8 24 Canaan 7 25 12 66 5 11 11 45 7 47 .... Lake Lodore .... 6 26 9 32 7 07 2 52 9 32 ... . Waymart 7 17 12 49 5 66 10 37 7 39 6 32 9 37 7 13 2 67 9 37 Keene 7 12 12 43 4 68 10 32 7 32 6 35 9 39 7 16 2 69 9 39 Steene 7 09 12 40 4 65 10 29 7 30 6 39 9 43 7 20 3 03 9 43 Prompton 705 1236 4 61 10 25 726 6 43 9 47 7 24 3 07 9 47 Fortenla 7 01 12 32 4 47 10 21 7 22 ti 46 9 60 7 27 3 10 9 60 Seelyvllle 8 68 12 29 4 44 10 18 7 19 6 60 9 65 7 31 3 15 9 65 Honesdale 6 65 12 25 4 40 10 15 7 15 P.M. A.M. ."I"; P.M. P,M. A.M. 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