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Opening today, "In love Life" at the Prime Edward Theatre, for two days only this charming film has a child star, Dickie Moore, and seldom ll‘ ever has any screen personality given so incrutlnting a performance-

Lila lee plays the part of Dickie’s mother, who has been turned out of her father's house when she re- fused to obey his counsel and give up the mun she thought she loved. Against her father's wishes she married. True to her parent's pre- dictions, L!'a's lover, leaves her be- fore her ehi'd ls born, and, when the girl returns to her father, he stemly and coidiy turns her out although he promises to care for her younjr, son on the condition that she relinquish all claims to him and never try to see or speak to hlm again. She rucepts her father's words a", law rmd leaves his home. completely broken in spirit and denied cvrn the solace oi’ her own bnby. Claude Glllingwater, as the severe father, hires a tutor, On- slow Stevens. for his grandson. and, due to a chance meeting, the

tutor and Miss Lee discover a. com- mon bond of interest . . . D!ek!e's welfare.

Finally Fats. in the guise of the stock market, takes a hand and

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POLICE COURT —At the Police Court Saturday the defendant in a breach of the» ushoms Act ease was sentenced to ay a $500.00 fine or in lieu of paymenhspend six months in jail. A drunk was sent to jail for ten days, and another was fined three dollars and costs or as an al- ternative five days in jail. A man charged with a breach of the sani- tar-y by-law was dismissed.

FUR SALES — Messrs. Frederick

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A GHCTT STORY . (By Charles Dickens)

visited before; and found the mother and the chFdren seated round the lire.

quiet. vary quiet. The noisy lit- tle Cratchits were as still as statues in one fxnner, and sabiooking up at Peter, who had a book before him. The mother and her daughters were engagzd in sowing. But surely they were very quiet!

"And he took a child, and set him in the fnid;t of them."

where had Scrooge heard those words? He had not dreamed them. The boy must have read them out, as he and the Spirit crossed the threshold. Why did he not go on?

The mother laid her work upon

(Continued from page 4) the hand WAS open, generous, and I true; the heart brave. warm, and tender; and the puiss- a man's. Strike, Shadow, strike! And see his good deeds springing from the wound, to sow the world with life immortal! No voice pronounced these words in Scrcogek ears, and be heard them when he looked upgp the bed. He thought, if this man could be raised up now, what would be his foremost thoughts? livarice, hard dealing, griping cares? They have‘ brought hi4! to a rich end. truly! He lay, in. the dark empty house,. with not a man, a woman, or a child. to say that he was kind to the table, and put her hand up to me in this or that, and for the her face. ' memory of one kind word I will be,‘ "The colour hurts my eyes." she kind to him. A eat was tearing at; said. the door, and there was a sound of i gnawing rats beneath the hearth- The ¢°1°"T7 Ah- P°°Y Ti“? “m! stone. What they wanted in the "They're better n°w 55am?’ 531d room of death, and why they were c-amhws wue- "It makes ‘hem so restless and disturbed‘ Scrooge weak by candlelight; and I wouldn't um not dare lothink. |51ww “you eyes to your father "Spirit!" he said, "this 15 a gen.’ when he ccmes home, for the ful place. In leaving it, I shall not WQFRL I‘ must befiem‘ m5 um“ leave its lesson, trust me. Let us Past l" Tather» Peter gmwered» gm.- shutting up his book. "But I think he's walked a ‘lttle slower than he Still the Ghost pointed with an used, there few last evenings, unmoved flnge: to the head. mother.” "I understand you," Scrooge re- They were very quiet again. At turned, “and l would do it, if I last she said. and inasfeady cheer- could. But I have not the power, ful voice. that only falte-ed once: Spirit, I have not the power." -I have known him walk with Again it seemed to look upon him. "If there is any per:on in the town who feef; emotion caused by this man's death," said Scrooge quite agcnized, "show that person to me, Spirit, I beseech you!" The Phantom spread its dark robe before hlm for a moment, like a wing; and withdrawing it, reveal- ed a. room by daylight, where :. mother and her children were. She was expecting some one, and with anxious eagerness; ffr: she walked up and down the room: started at every sound; looked out from the window; glanced at the clock, tried, but in vain, to work with her needle; and could hardly bear the voices of the children in their play. ' . . At length the long-expected knock was heard. She hufrlcd t0 the door. and met her husband; a man whose face was careworn and depressed though he was younc. There was a remarkable_expression in it now; a. kind of serious delight of which he felt ashamed, and which he struggled to repress. He sat down to the dinner that had been hoarding for him by the ﬁre; and when she naked hlm faintly what news (which was not until after a long silence.) he ap- peamed embarrassed how to answer. “Is it good," she said, “or bad?"

fast indeed.’ ‘ “And so have I," "often."

"And so have I." exclaimed an- other. So had all.

“But he was very light to carry." she resumed. intent upon her work. "and his father loved him so, that it was no trouble-no trouble. And there is your father at the door!’ She hurried out to meet hlm; and little Bob in his comforter-ma

cried Peter.

the hob, and they should help hlm to

they said, Don't be grieved!" Bob was very and spoke pleasantly to all

dustry and speed of and the girls. They would be long before Sunday he said. “Sunday! You went today. Robert?” said his wife.

“Yes. my dear.’

how green a place it see it often. I promised him

8th; Sixth sale. September 28th. PERSONALS

Mr. H. H. 0;, M-LA. Mcrell, was in the City yesterday.

Mrs. J. W. MacKenzie and Mrs. I-I. D. Dixon spent the week-end in the City.

Miss Bessie B. Beer arrived home Saturday evening to spend her Vag- slwm Willi hcr parents. Mr. and

Mrs. E. H;~Baeg,5 Euston Street.

Mr. Charles Bentley and M15; 130mm!‘ Bentley returned" from Dalhousle University, Halifax, sag. urdav to spend the Christmas 11o!!- days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bentley.

Miss Gertrude Adams was g p“. senger from the mainland Ffldgy alight ent route to her home in 59;‘,

8W. a er spendin inﬂoston, Mass. g some months

‘The many friends of Mr. A. a. MseLeod of Stanley Bridge will re. gret to hear of his serious illness. in his home for a few weeks. His brother, Rev. J. . McLeod. loft this morning to e him at the ursent request of the family.

Latest reports received from Montreal re the condition of Loulle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George 51111618. indicate her condition as billll slightly improved.

Mr. Charles Fisher, Scotchfort, left Saturday morning for Boston to spend the winter with hi: :on. Dr. William Fisher, Maiden. and Dr. Vincent mixer, West Roxbury.

Mr. Loyola I. Duffy, dental stu- dent at M00!!! University, Mon- _ arrived in the oity m Satur- day waning. lie will spend the

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little, little ch!ld!" crléd Bob.

-to help hlm. little child!"

"Bad," he answered.

“We are quite mined?" "No. There is hope yet. 08-N- line." “If he relents." she said amazed, "there is! Nothing is past hope, if such a miracle has happened."

"He is past relenting," said her husband. “He is deﬂd."

Shq; was a mild and patient creature if her race spoke truth; but she was thankful in her soul to hear it, and she said s0, with clasped hands. She prayed forgive- ness the next moment, and was sorry; but the are was the emo- tion of the heart.

“What the halt-drunken woman whom I told you of last night said to me, when tried to see hlm and obtain a wee '5 delay; and what I thought was a mere excuse to avoid me; turns out to have been quite true. I-le'wus not only vﬂry ill. but dying, then."

“To whom will our debt be trans- ferzed."

"I don't know. Put before till-t time we shall be ready with the money; and even though we were not, it would be bad fortune "in- deed to find so merciless l. creditor in his successor. we may sleep to- night with light hearts, Caroline!" Yes. soften it as they would. their hearts were lighter. chrdrerrs faces. hushed. and clutt- ered_ round to hear what they so little understood. were bright": and it was a happier Lou: for this wife," replied Bob. man's death! The only emotion that ‘mqrybody know the Ghost could show hlm. caused Peter

by the event, ‘via: enact plum-e.

helped then they were.

stairs into the mom with Christmas.

werg signs of some one been there, lately. Poor down in it, and when he

self. he was reconciled pened, and went down happy.

They drew

traordinuy kindness Scrooge‘: nephew. scarcely been but once.

—"just a little down said Bob, pened to

said Bob,

it, Mr. Cmtchlt.‘ h‘: said. heartily sorry for your good wife

I don't know." "Knew what. my dear?"

‘ll . went along, Scrooge local!!- um tum to find bun- f nowhere was he to be

named as if he bad known

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the two young Cratchits got upon meanmg in hLs knees and laid, each child a. little cheek B-sulnst his face. 8s l! "Don't mind it, father, scfcqgg.

family. He looked at the work up-_ on the table. and praised the lu- to the grave by which it stood. Mrs. Cratchit dime certain ends, to which, if persever-

then,

"I wish you could have_ gone. It, The 5pm; w“ would have done you good to see ever.

ls. But you'll that I Hus as he went; and follovilng the would walk there on a. Sunday. My ﬂue; read upon the

"MY neglected grave his own name,

14¢ broke down all at once. He couldn't help it. If he could have it, he and his child would have been farther apart perhaps”, 111m, and bu}; "um

I-Ie 1m the room. and went up! above, which was lighted cheerfully, and hung There was a chair set close beside the child, and there

having Bob sat had thought a little and composed hlrn- klssed the little fwce. I-le to what had hap- again quite

about the nre, and talked: the girls and mother work- ing still. Bob told them of the ﬁr;

whom he had and who, meeting hlm in the street that day. and seeing that he looked a little you know," inquired what had hap-‘ distress him. "On which," "for he is the pleasant- est-spoken gentleman you ever heard I told hlm. ‘I am heartily sorry fog an

TM By the bye, how he ever knew that. "Why, that you were a good that!’ said

"vii-y well observed, ‘my boy!"

"IM me no 6°11‘ cried Bob. "I hope they do. ‘Heart- noctcdwithadil "llld BMW!!- ily sorry.’ he said. ‘for your good "or ‘that dark ' tblmbef. Spirit». wife. ff I can be of service to you which we lift Just now. w!!! be for- i may way,‘ he said. giving me hi: nor preterit to up.” ~ card. ‘that’: where r 1m. my

Th! Qilﬁl’. hlm l-hNlllh come to me.’ Now, lt wasn't.’ cried “"151 gtpcbfamlilor to his feet: Bob. "for the sake of anything be

might be able to do for us, so lliiloh ll for hi! kind WI!- that

this was quite delightful. ‘It really ~ur

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is. "Peter will be keeping com- pany with some one. and setting up

. grinning.

"It's just as likely a: not," said ‘Bob. “one of then, days; though there’: plenty of time for-that, my |dcar. But however and whenever we part from one another, I am sure we shall none of u; gorgct poor Tiny Tim-shall we-or thi: first parting. that there was among us?" . '

"Never, father!" cried they all, ' "Aud I know.‘ said nob. "r know, my doors. that when we recollect how patient and how mild he was; although he was a little, little child; We shall not quarrel easily, among

ourselves, and forget T! Tim in doing it." poor my “No, never, father!" they all

cried again.

“I "u "Py happy." sold little Bob. "I am very happy!"

Mrs. Cratchlt kicked him, hi: daughters kissed hlm, the two young Cratchits kissed him, and Peter and himself shook hands. Bruit o! ‘Ilny 11m. thy childish es- sence was from _Gcd!

"SPQOIW." said Scrooge, "some- thing informs me that our parting moment is at hand. I know it, but] I know not how.~Tel'. me what man that was whom we saw lying dead?"

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Cﬂme Will/Eyed him.» as before- ‘hough at a different time, he thought: indeed. there seemed no order in thue latter visions, save that they were in the Future-info the resorts of business ‘D1611, but showed hlmzelf not himself. In- deed, the Spirit did not stay for anything. but went straight on. as to the end Just now desired, until BBYOIIBM b!’ Scrooge to tarry for a moment. _

“This court,” said Scrooge, “through which we hurry now, is where my place of occupation ls,_ and has been for a length of time. I see the house. Let me behold what I shall be, in days to come!"

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Scrooge, folding one‘ of his bod- curtains in his anns, “they ire not tom down. rings and lil- ThW l" here: I am here: tbs shadows of tho things that would have been. may ‘be dispelled. They will be. I ‘I!

manta all this time turning tbam inside out, putting them on upside down, tearing them, mlslaying them, making them parties to ev- ery kind of extravagance.

“I don't know what tn do!" cried Scrooge, laughing and crying in the same breath; and making a perfect Laocoon of himself with his ltock- ings. "I am as light as a feather; I am lg happy as an angel; I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am u giddy as a drunken. mu. A Merry Christians to everybody! A Happy New Year to all the world. Hallo here! Whoop! Hallo!’

Re had friaked into the sitting- room, and was now standing there: perfectly winded.

“There's the saucepan that the gruel was in!" cried Scrooge, start- ing off again. and friaking round the firepl . "IhBrels the door. b!’ which the Ghost of Jacob Marley entered! There's the comer whore the Ghost of Christmas Present sat! There's the window where I saw the wandering Spirits! It's all right; it’: all true; it all happened. Ha. ha, ha!’

Really, for a man who had been out of p_r;ctlce for so many V0811. it was a splendid laugh. a most ll- lustrimu laugh. The father of a. long, long line of "I don't know what dwy 0f the month it is!" said Bcmoge. “I don't know how long I've been among m. Spirit-s. r don't know mythiuz- I'm quit, a baby. Never mind. I don't care. I'd rather be s. baby- Hallol Whoop! Hallo here!"

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The Spirit stopped: the hand was pointed elsewhere.

"The hou'e is yonder." Scrooge

exclaimed. "why ' do you point away?" _

The inexorable finger underwent no change.

Scroog~ hastened to the window of his office. and looked in. It was an office still, but not his. The furniture was not the same. and the figure in the chair was not himself. The Phantom pointed as before.

l He joined it once again, and wondzring why and whither- he

Tiny 11m mwn his shoulder. very had gone, accompanied it until mm

l they reached an iron gate. He paus- ed to look round before entering. A churchyard. Here, than, the wretched man whose name he had ‘now to leam, lay underneath the ground. It was a worthy place. Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds, the growth of vegetaticms death, not llfeychoked up with too much burying; fat with repleted appetite. A worthy place! The Spirit stood among the graves

had "need of it, poor follow-came and pomged down w Ont H; m. ln- Hls W! W85 Nady f0!‘ hlm °ﬂ vanced towards it trembling. The

tried wllb Phantom was exactly as i‘. had been. li- m°5l1 The“ but he dreaded that he saw new

its solfmn shape. "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which yOu point," said "answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things

cheerful With them. that Will be. or are they shadows the of things that May be, only?"

Still the Ghost pointed downward

"Men's courses will fcreshadow ed in. they must lead," said Scrooge. "But l.’ the eourtes be departed from, the ends will change. Say it is

“Wmed B°b- thus with what you show me!"

immovable as Scrooge crept towards it, tremb- stonc of the

EBENIZER. SOROOGE. ‘Am I that man who lay upon the bed?" he cried, upon his knees. The finger pointed from the grave

“No, Spirit! Oh no, no!"

The finger still was there.

"Bruit? he cried. tight clutch- ing at its robe, “hear rnc! I am not the man I was. l will not be the man I must have hem but for this intercourse. Why show me this, if I am put all hope!"

For the first time the hand ap- peared to shake.

"Good Spirit," he pursued, as duwu upon the ground he nu bo- fore it: "Your nature inter-cede: for me, and pltles me. Assure iris that I yet may change tbele shadows you have shown mo. by an altered life!"

The kind hand trembled. »

“I will honour Christmas in my

heart. and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past. the Present and the Future. Th; Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessom that they teach. 0b,. tell me I may Sponge away the writing on this stone!" ‘In his agony. he caught tho spectral hand. It sought to free lt- self, but he was strong in hi: en- treaty, and detained it. The Spirit stronger yet, repulsed hlm.

Holding up hi: hands in one lut prayer in have hl:' Me re- versed, he low an alteration in the Phantom‘: hood and areal. It shrunk, ccllaplod, and dwindled dowilzinio arbodpuat.

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bed. "The Spirits of all ‘Time-shill strive within fill. 0h Jacob M01107!

IIINII cu repeated, as h; mumbled out of

Running in the window. T10 01ml" q! 1t, gnd put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial. stirring‘, cold; cold, piping M‘ the b1 , golden ailllllﬁh‘? heavenly sky; sweet fresh air; W"! bells. 0h, glorlouk Glorious! “What's to-day?" cried 847N080. calling downward to a boy in Sun- day clothes, who Perl-WP! Md ioitered in to look about hlm. "Eh?" returned the boy. with e11 his might of wonder-

uwhwg mqiay, my fine fellow?“

said Scrooﬂ- n "To-day!" replied the boy. Why. ISTMAS our." " "w; Christmas my! Bald "I haven't

5cm to himself. mixgfgie it. m spirits have d°ﬂe if all in one night. They can do any- thing they like. of course they cau- 0: course they can. Haffo. my m" fellow?"

He dressed hinuelf "an 1n m; 5mg {Q l“ ll“ M out into the u ' ° P-Oblc were by this

m° WW1"! fvrlh. as he had been them with the Ghost of Christmas "$9M; 8nd walking with m; hm“ behind mm. Scrooge regarded gory; okne with a delightful smut i0 00 ed so irresistibly pleasant,

n '- Wld. that three or four good- humoured fellows said, “Good "‘°"""'¥,-_ 51" A Merry Christmas w 7m“ And 5¢1°°8e said oJten afwrwards, that or Q11 me bmhe sounds he had ever heard, the“ were the bllthcst in his em, 3° hm n“ 80M fir. when com- m! on toward: him he bcbslq m, Pmly gentleman, who had walked lfnto his counting-house the day be. °',° “d Wd- ‘Berwse and Mar. leys, I behave?" It sent a, pm; acres his heart to think how this

“I-lallo!" returned the ‘b0?- "Do you know the Poultererb. in the next street but one. hi» m‘? 0"‘ her?’ Scrooge inquired- ~-r should hope 1 did." reclkd the lad. "An intelligent boy!" said Scroo¢°

remarkable boy! Do you know whether they've sold the D589 Turkey that was banging up the"? Not the little prize Turkey: the big one?" "What, the one as bis B8 1M?" returned the boy.

"wan l. delightful boy!" nu! Scrooge. "It's a pksasure to talk to hlm. Yes, my buck!"

"It's hingiug there now." N‘ plied the DOV. "It l8?" said Scrooge. "G0 l-M

buy u."

"Walk-er!" exclaimed the boy-

"No, no," said Bcroosﬁ. "I 1m in earnest. Go and buy it. and tell ‘em to" bring it here. that I may give them the direction where. to take it. Come back with the man, and I'll give you a. shilling. Como back wih hlm in less than five min- utes, and I'll give you half-a- crown!"

The boy was off like a shot. He

must have had a steady hand at a. trigger who could have 8°?- l shot off half so ‘fut. "I‘ll send it to nob Crltchltlsl’ whispered "Scrooge, rubbing his hands, and splitting with a laugh. "l-Ie shorrt know who sends it. It's twice the sine of Tiny Tim. Joe Miller never nlado such a joke as sending it to Bob's will be!“

The hand in which he wrote the address was not a steady one, but write it he didnomehow. and t down stairs to open the street r, ready for the coming of the poult- ercrk man. A: he stood there, wait- ing hi: arrival, the knocker caught his eye.

"I shall love it,‘ a; long as I live!’ cried Sci-MIG. Pit-ting it with hi: hand. "I mrcoly evBr looked at it before. What an honest expres- slog it has in its face! It's a won- de u! knockeri-l-Ierck the Turkey. Hallo! Whoop! How an you! Merry

It WM a Turkey! Ila could never have stood irpon hi: legs. that bird. He would have snapped ‘em abort off in a minute, like stick: oi nai- ins-mu.

"Why, it’: impclaiblc to c that to Camden Town." Scrooge. "You must have a cab.’

The chuckle with which he

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°1d sentleman would look upon him‘ ‘Jill? ff;"'.€i‘§.“..§’“.'..i‘° "m" "h" he took it. s ‘on mm’ m“

"My dear Sir,’ 1d 5c qllwkenlus his pace. 3d tnkixogre; 014' Eﬂntlenran by both his hand; "How do yo do? I h _ “WM "stealer. 1t w? vyecryyu 13%.; g“ A Merry Christmas w you,

"Mr. Scrooge?" .

"Y"? "Id 56M“. "That is my "R110. and I fear. it may not be pleasant to you. AUOw mo u; 3Q Y0!!!‘ pardon. And will you h“; m; 8001111 "—herc ' hjgpemd inHhls ear. w

Lord bless mo!’ cried the gcnuq. "Jlbdl-i 11 his breath were gong " v ﬁr M . Bcfoo ' serious?" r u’ n‘ you

"If you please." la rouge ‘glut n. farthlng 1w. s: greastcmany

c! nlyments are included in n, I Wure you. W!!! you do me that favour?"

"My 681!‘ Bit," said the other. shlklns hands with him. "1 don't "f?" ‘(but to. soy to such lnunifl—" t Dont say anything, pious," n. "Md Moose. "OOmQ and m m, Will you come and see mo?"

I will! ' cried the old gqntigmm, And it was clear he meant to do it.

said moon-i I gm much obliged to you, 1 m.“ yo“ fifty times. Bless you!"

"e WM w church. and walked about the at ‘ . and watched the Noble hurrying to and m, mq patted children on the head, and WWW"! Minors. and looked down into the kitchens of houses. Ind "D to the wlndowl; and found that everything mum yum mm pleasure. He had never dreamed that any walk-that ﬂlythlng_ will‘! live him so much hlpplness. In the afternoon, he tumcq m; "M! towards his nephew's noun.

Ho passed the door a donor! times. before he had the courage m ‘q uP Ind knock. nut he and our 1 m“ ' duh’

"Tl "your master at home, my dear? aid scram to m, m), Nice girl! Very. '

"Yes, Sir."

"WM!!! ll he. my love?" said

‘fu- '1 u. u '1 Y! B hint-room ‘Sir, along with lstreu. 1'1! m; you “P ltllrﬂ. if you plane.’ "Ihankbe. lie known me," mu BOIWIQ. with hi: hand already on “l! fulﬁll-mom lock. "I'll go in m". N! MIL" H; turned it gently, and n41“

' . ' so ‘ " ‘ . m $1.? {an ‘ bu"? mu "who’: mo" m’ m‘

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and ma» nu own hem" Hush“!

had rum Abatibenoe Pnnclvle-

have come to dinn r. mun. Fred?" e Wm you u hlm in! t

didn't shake mi .13. ‘o? w]: at home in five mlnuteu. Nothing could be hcartier. His niece looked just the same. So did Topper when he came. So did the plump 515;“. when she came. So did every om when they came. Wonderful party, wonderful games, wonderful ubkm. mity, won-der-ful irappmesg;

But he was early at u... m!“ n"?! mfmllnl- Oh, he was early there. If he could only be there

first, and catch Bob Cratchit 00m-

late! That was the thing he had set his ireart upon.

And he did 1!: ye he did! The clock struck nine. No Bob. A quart- er past. No Bob. He was full cigh- teen minutes and a half behind his time. Scrooge amt with his door wide open. that he might see him come into the Tank.

His hat was off, before he opened the door: his comforter too. He was on his stool in a jiffy; driving away with his pen, as if he were trying to overtake nine o'clock.

"Ilene!" growled Scrooge, in his accustomed voice as near as ho could feign it. “What do you mean by coming here at this time of day?"

"I am very sorry. Sir," said Bob. “I am behind my time."

"You are?" repeated Scrooge. "Yes. I think you are. Step this way, Sir, if you plclse."

"It's only once a year, Sir.’ pleaded Bob, appearing from thﬂ Tank. "It shall not be repeated. I was making rather merry yester-

day, sir." u "Now. I'll tell you what. m!’ friend," said Scrooge, "1 um Mi

going to stand this sort of thin! any longer. And therefore," he con- tinued. leaping from his stool. w“ giving Bob such a dis lu "W Wald“ coat that he ‘stasgered back inw the Tank again: “and therefore I am about to raise your salary!

Bob trembled, and got a lime nearer to the ruler. I-ic had a mo- mentary idea of knocking 5cm!“ down with it; holding him: i"! calling n. the 1190M" lu W w“ for help and a straitwalstccat.

"A Merry Christin“. 30b!" “m Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clap‘- ped him on the back. "A mcrfli Christmas. Bob, Il-J 800d fclow. than I have given you for mnuy (l; year; I'll raise your salary. m‘ endeavour to assist your strussililli: family, and we will discuss Y0 a affairs this very afternoon, ovfr Ohrlsfrnas bowl oi smokin! b1>h°PI Bob! Make up the rues. and b"! anothcr coal-scuttle before you d° anothor i, Bob Orstchit!" d

Scrooge wasbettcr than his W0!’ _- Ho are n. all. and infinltsly Imdlfy and w Tiny run. who did u“ 0' be was a second father. Ile beef’; ugoodafriendasgoodamu. m» and a: good a man. I! i" B°°d gm city knew. or any 0'3!" 5°” 00d city, town, or borough. in the l! w old world. Some poo?" “"3"” he :00 the aim-nation in hlm. bulded lot them laugh. and little hoe w thorn; for he was who euoulh know that nothing ever hwviﬁ on this globe for I°°d- “l w some people

that we: Quite onoush 7'" “m” Ila‘ bu! no firthcr int-recurs" ymr Spirits. but lived Hi9"

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aftcrwatdi: and it was always if: of him, that ho know h" l°

wall. if any ma" ‘m’ panned gbo-imwlrllv- M truly sold of us. G :0. ll Tiny Tim oboerved. bill: Us, Ivory 0110'

an! not have 1b.!!- ful.