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Angels Sing

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i'1-111-1- on cnrth 11nd HIQITY 1111111? ‘ ‘

111111 11111 11.111115 -'1“'J“1'111‘d-"

t-hrgei, p; hlglltsl. 111-oven adored. ,-h,,,-,_ m,» ‘gierltistitig LONL. _ 1.1110 in ti111e l1~11ol1l liim conic, ' tlllaptlng of a 11181115 11191111"

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llail .111» iticttrtutte lleitl’!

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At Christntas Eve

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\\".‘.‘ iinii 1110-‘, .1) 5111111112 Nlorn,‘ ;111' tl11.- dntk 1111111 is paol. ‘P111111 111".‘ _, i]| 559115131‘ 111 coo-l lhllngs 11f sin-111 joy to 111i i11-opt». With 11101 1.11ii11111-1- 111' 1h.- cotntug our $111111? 1-_\'1-< alc- 11l$l1l1'1ll'vll hctihlo 1111101111"? ,i,.,1i Qjl ;,-_. ,1 5,111 111' which 1111-. Milllt‘ 11111 1 . ‘.1 Star .-"11--l1 ‘W1 1.111 ul‘ Jacob.‘ \\'1- would ulitnpr-"el ztualtf- 11111111‘ l1l11<~11111i111.' 111111‘ 1111 ll1-..vc11“1~" 1111111111» tncmlows 'lll.1l‘ 111i_'_-.hl lI-ad us 1'1anollit-rllt-tltlchcltt‘

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' ny's threshold, bearing gifts.

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, . New Year s Day In The Morning “meow oomoowvooooowoowooo-oooaooooo (By Blanche Gertrudedtobblns, ln baggardknutl wotrled. Underneath

East. and West.) .1110 thic , woolen cap- white locks of hair struggled down over his un- shuven tltecks, giving 111m an u11- kt-ntpt appearance as though he had struggled with lite inseeklug work i11 1111.- woods.

"l sure would like to give the bt-ggat‘ work." mused Derry", and he t'all,'.‘,'l11 ‘the magnetism in the 111-itching eyes o1‘ the youngster.

But there was no b1111k 101' the n-au and the hoyfl-ttnlcss 4- uttless Derry n111tle for himself a bed of' fir l1oui.‘.hs on the floor. Without ‘nubt the 1111111 had sacrificed much

Jfwhoever first crosses the thresh- old 011 New Year's ntorninnzbear- ing a gift, l1rlngs prosperity fol" tlte year to thc household," quot- ed 011111113,‘ hint-Phat! from het bountiful Scotch lore.

Shirley MacPhail sntiletl whltnsi- 101111)‘. ’l‘l1cfa were 11ot ntatly ofthc .\11d-Vital] clan left to cross (iran 011 New Year's ntornitlg, (1ra111li11thcr and Derry were up in the woods at thc lumbo1' camp with tht- tl1irt_\' "1911 “111-1113 ‘"111 11111111118 111115- . ir 1111- war. and 11c was nmkittg a

"Set-111 -1111 1111'. \\'llllt‘l‘r31l'0l(‘l'lc51llCFlltflllU zlttempt to establish 11111 e-‘e-"la-dh-s 1111111 the 51-11111: 11111.11: 111 1111- civil 11111111 111111111. 1111111‘»~’." 512m“ (1"“"")’. “With .\'1l\1'1111'r_v 111111 11111 i11-cu ollt of school K111"! 1111111 1° P11110141‘ 11111‘? 111M111 ‘111- 1111,11 of thc war, bttt he had (‘hristttizls holidays and your g1'a111l~. h," ,,,,-;;,,,,,.,, [hhx Sngfiflgpg o," his iatltcr and Derry 1111 th1- timc 11t,1-,,;-,,,._,_ i-,.,-h,,,,,,- mp, “'35 1,1,1, th1- t-atup. I ant left time ttple11tyi,.h-,,,,.,. ,0 ,,,,,h,. ,, Nm-Nhcp 1,, heih. 011 111.1’ 111111115» 1 E1"- 111 1111111111151111: ont- ~1ol'lier rc-cstablish ltimselt’. about ltotittcy, when l 11m alone so, --,, ,,.,,_ m. ,,.,,,,,h,-__Z,. grefllrillldltfg- 111-wit Ila-van‘! e 1111-11-1 11111 if1-el1-.-111111s 111111 1111111; 1111- 111111 1111-111- ltad come l1ack from the war he _|,,,-h h, (‘hnhdhfl Qxhihined iii;- wottld b1- settled with 11s and l Sn-hhhe "h", would l1a\'c l1is childrctt with us , ‘i wiii ,,,;,i,,1n_,,1;1@@[111- 11111! I'm a1\1'11_\"1-: liappit-st \\’l11-ll p h,-,,h,. h, ,),.,-,_,- ,h.,,.,-,,,,,,,.,,. ll11-1'1' are littl1- 1'l1i1d1'1‘11 to do for." . “My g,.,,,,,,,~,,,he,._ who ,5 ,hc

'l‘l11-1‘1' was :1 l1r1-ak in tlranny -,.;,| 1,1,“ ,,,' i)“. C;,,,,,,_ is ,,,, -,h. "1111" 111111 1111‘ F1111 1110' ‘V115 1'11""- 1iv1-r 11nd \\"1111't be l1ack till 1111'.‘ Rodney “'11s th1- hrotht-r, 01111-1‘ fflnight. ‘i-hpn, 1,, h hunk (ha; for, than cithcr Shirley or Derry‘, who ,,,,, i-_,,,»,.,-- had gone- ovt-rseas 111 the vt-ry l11‘- Hy," “.111 ,.,,, .,,. ppm-j‘, boss, l 111111111154 ‘111 1111‘ “'11P. 111111 111111 111‘1‘1\ can swing 21' axe like l was l1111'11 among thc missittg long l1cf01'etl11‘ m h, yo" m,“ (‘an me ‘iii; Jack,‘ “'41P 1‘1l111‘11- :1n:l m1- 111111 l1-t‘tl1- Jack \\'.i|l tnakc

"11111 W1’ W111 11111111’ $11 1111‘1'l'.\’t11i, p 1-1111111 happyllkc." t.-,\‘1‘lztl1a1‘.l i111‘ 1101111111" even it‘ we have 111 51101111 ,,,;1p, hiiskily,

-\'1‘\\' 1'111l1"-' 1711.1’ 1111 11.1’ 01lF$0l\'1‘-\ 'l'h11t night when 111g .l.11k ntadl‘ that you will b1‘ cotlstatitly think- piiiit. Jm-i, rt-ntly r111- l1‘.< 11111111111111 i115.- o1' it until l conu- 11111110 at l-Iils- 1111- yt11111_1_-st1'1' kill-it 11o-Kn to s11_\ “('31"11111' l1“‘ pr11,\‘1-1.~t, 11 hush fell ovc‘: tlt" father anti l11-1'1'_v wil‘ br- cotnin: ,-,,,,,,,_

11111 "1 1111‘ “'1‘1“11$ '11P" \\'1\11 1111‘ ".\ 1111541111‘ tine mascot to 1111111111 $111111! lll'l\'l‘ down tl11‘ rivrt‘. 111111 1-111111‘. I'm tltittkiug." murtnurc-l thc clenritig won't b1- l1111os11t11c11t1y‘ |1,-,-,-,-_

l1.n_:e1'. 111-rt)‘ says it is 11 wintt-r win-n 11in youngster was asleep 111' prospt-rity for 1111- lumbemncn; ti; Jot-k 1111111‘ out 111111111‘: th- int-u. think of that. GranlLYY" i 1111111541111: 111111111 the big 111115114 10°01

“T0 m)’ \\'11)' 111' 1111111i111fs’. 511111191’- 1111111‘, and told his story, .\11d I111‘ 1111‘ l~l1'1‘1111‘$1 l>1'11-*‘ll1"‘1'11.\' 111111 P1111 1‘1'.11n1 was breathless with intcr-‘st. come to a ltousgltoltl is ital-pines " "Z113- pit-l; 1111» up in 21-. litti-a v.1- said (lrann_\". “'l‘lt11.~'1- days \\'l11-11 |;,_1_-,. hrim- m. pig light. .\ 11111111 th1- wood “'11s still thick 111111111 th1- 11-111111111 111111 i11-r little _.lo.1n 111111- hit of clc-n1‘in1:. \\'l11‘rl‘ “'1' 1111111 11111’ t-ate of 1111‘ in zc cottagcatt‘ 11111111- hotnl‘. so that (irandfather 111111 mt‘ “w-ll, tittt-t-t-k, but 1 10111111 -tc1'~ _1't1u1' 1111111-1 and then I1t11ln1-_vco11ld-y_-1t all "1.1- timcflno r1-111e1ub1-1- y.- Si y :11 hotni- nights and slillmatl- 11111-1- bcforc 1.1- 11,4111. l l-‘1.n to 11_-,_1- the 111111111-1- camp, \\'1-re happi- talk 11kt- .\la1lcu1ois1-llt- Joan. B)‘ cs1 tor m1‘. Then 1 was so 111-fly 111111 by 1 no 1111 to v.1.- 1111-1-11 .1111 taking t-art- 11f my lovcd t1111.-stl1at;-.vo1-k 11y '/.1‘ (‘anadlan sol-lint‘ anti l had no 111110 for ltmt-stitttutlcss.,i1-;1i11‘ x1.- l-Inzilish gllfflllilfll-Z. 7.- .\‘ow 111111 they have to go so 1111111)" 11-1-111- 111-111 only ont- yt'1ll' old when miles 11\\"11_\' 111 cul .tl11- 11112411, ntissittz- my own sorely." ilc- '- us alont‘. 'l'l1c (Tattadian sol-

".\nd only 111.‘, wlto trusses th1-‘.d'111' i11 i1‘ 111-cg tnrcst tt-ll 111111111 Z1‘

1 ani,l1i-1 1111111111111 Jt-an 1:11 away H111 ‘

rhteshold New Y1‘ill".\’ lllf)l‘lllllj_',.‘ l1-‘a1'i11j_- 1111- gift of l111ppi11css,“‘illl 111' brittgivtg this hottscltoltl pros-l i11-rit_\"’.’" 1i111-1~ti11111-1l Sltirlcy. l

lip in llt-op Woods llt-rr)" M1111» l‘l1111‘l stood at thc door oftho camp. _\v111cl1ing the 1111-11 comc- up th1- trail. 'l‘h1-r1-. \\'(l.\' 1'1 stranger with 1111-111 111111 111- catrried a curious pack 1111 his 11111-11 an object 1tll huttdlcd 111a l11-ar skin. l)1-r1'y slrotlt- 101"‘ 11 1'11 to 1111-1-t the slrattgt-r. and 111', sun‘ t!111t tho object b1111dl1-d i11 the 111-111‘ plilll “'11s 11 l‘(1Sy'(TllL'l'k(3(l \1111|i;_-_5Lu1'_ _. '

112111 its Trc1 t11'1--'l‘111\u.

flu; ‘$111116 .111-1't- stt-rfcited with 1 ,..,;-s l11111i11:1ri1.~_ ‘flu-so havt‘ 111-on '1 us 11111 as 1111- 11111111111112. of far 111111 1 plant-t,- while yt-t. ‘twat-a 1lark.. 51-1, iii1- inin-r rt {sea of our nat- 11 '.\ W1‘ l111v1- :'111~1-d (‘Pilflfli-‘Pi-‘i 1'1)’. "\\'1111-l11111111, what 11f thc nigl1l".’" \_\1- w‘- w1-r1- 1l'11 1111.- 111111dr1-n ol 111111111111-‘111, but 111 thc light; we \'1-;1rn1-1l ior th1- l111_\"--la\r11. the 11111181111111‘ 1-11-111-‘111.

I11 11111‘ rt-h \\‘1' cntcr- d the pottlco of (1-111-1-1-"1, walkl-tl 11111111211 2111-"11111 ='l'.‘1-sta1111-11t art gallcry and um" Jacob. .\l:1.~cs, 11111111-1- -we stoppcd at lsuirtlt 111d lound pront- f-.z1-—"'l‘l1e 11111111111: cotneth." With i11 1pir1d hope wc furthcr went, and ll11-'l'.1ai1111'.sti:1 his conservatory moi,‘ to its of lit‘?‘1g gal '3. wide- .-'.-."11_t1_; 111111111. 111111 11 hing of (ilorr. lolo llnptiliscrvnior)" t1i'-"tl1c proph- 1-t_.-,w"1-_11'ti1tl1- 11111 way. 1111d they all loi-c-told of a f111'-.<p1-11t night. and a 1l1_1‘-,l1rcak 111-at‘ a1 11111111. Thus with .1 \"l1'il1- 1111-11111 of 1111111.- v1‘1' b11111‘ '1“c\\‘1-ll l0 1111- 111st 111' them all. .\ia|a1'l1l. \\'itl1 maze still eastwar1l “'11 1-1111-1111111-11 our jourttc)’. 1W1‘? "X" i11-cling th1- fuliiltni-ttt of t 11.111111 propht-tki p1'11111i1<1- 11 S1111 01311112111- 1.11111111- ss that shouitl arise. Thus it 11111131) 8111111111.‘, .\l111‘n. 1111111 e lottg» 111,1: for tl1t_\‘-1l11\1"11 11nd Slip-11p pro- 111-1l1'1l our wt-ary tct-t along life's 1I111<t_\~ l1i1:l1v1"11_v.=. '

And now 1.111111 hast comc. wc hall 1111-1- and th1- liingWlVhr-m thou dost 111-raid. Al. ill..- fct-t wt- vow llin1 our lastittg 1111-1111)’. our lt-eitrts ador- 11111111. and life's bet-t st-Wlcc. in 111,1, ii-ni-n wi- pledgi- lo trcad until i111 ‘ratlitiut s-milo of ztuotltnr and 1-1‘1-.r morl- dozzlinu ‘morning breaks 11pon us, when w1- shall br- 111-2111-1-1-11 into ‘the courts oi‘ everlasting day.

"llcllti, you th1- boss?" 11111111111111- 1-d 1111- stranlxe man. “l conic look- ing for zt- wood 1'utt1-r's job. l walk zc recvt-t‘ way a 10111.‘, long tnilc ‘/.l- suit-ll of 1.1.- i 111- and zt- spruce troax m1- along. 111111 zcy tcll mc 1111.‘, 1'111nps i11 7.1‘ woods~ "

"l 11m sorry, hut our camp is sup- plicd with men." lion-y broke in upon th1- strangc n1a11‘s explana- tion. “We l11t1‘1.‘ :1ll the n11-n w‘- 1-1111 coniltirtahlv hllnk. and they art- sulllcit-ilt in clttting 1’or us," 1111111 at a glitnpst‘ of‘ the tlisappoitttmottl in th1- n1a11‘s face thc boy stopped short.

“You ltave nt1 other work?" titlcstiottl-d.

"All 7.1- winter sittcn l (‘1111111111 l 11m looking for zc work." 1-1-spo111l1-d th1- man- 11 tir1-11 notcm 111s volt-c. ".\l1- 11-11111- boy, Jack, and m1- t-ntnt- to (‘anada lo find i111: big woods whcro work cos plenty. Sincc zt- war 211111 m: mamnta of littlc Jack go away, we look tor zt- happiness."

‘fwo bright eyes. glowing like tools i11 th1- depths of tho hcarskin. fttstctte-tl on Derry, 11nd ltypnotlzt-tl him. lie lcant-d toward the put-k

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111-cg fort-st in Panadu, so wc 1111111‘ to fin-l 1111-111.“

“11111-1-1; 11111, how t111- (‘alto-lion 1'111'1-.~'-, would lure 11 chap from l-Xane-c." 111l1t11'r1‘.1l l1t‘1'r_\'. flfi- 111‘ went out into th1- dtlrltttt-ss i11 cut for 111111n1‘ll' a hotl of iir 1111111141111.

l.’ Tlttougltout 1111- 11lghl-,7l71i1‘r_\‘.\/l’.’t".- Pit-ail 1111s" (oust-ions cfhis b-‘d- but ‘lip 1111-1 1111-1‘ lighted 11 swcct solac- i11 his l11-111'l. 0111-1- tht- yotttiléfiivl‘ ‘111d-pill; 111 11111 l11|11k crlt-d 0111111111" pily i11 his sleep, und l)c1'r,\"‘.< eves twinklt-(l. llt‘ was glad that ht- 111111

fa-tixenulllg Jack a chance. and had

111111111111. the little mastot lntoll11‘. 11t1np. 1111111111111111-1- hint-Phat] lattghl-d at l1u1‘r_v's itttpttlslvtniess. but he found no t'1111lt with him for hgivilii»! 111" Sii-nirt-q-r wink ln spltt- 0f t111- t~1’11‘\‘1lt‘tl 1'11n1p. lt hatl l-ver bcl-n th1- way of 111c- .\la1'l.‘hails to l1‘- itnpulsivt- and gt-nctwuls. The v1‘1'\' iii-xi morning fi1'an1l|11ll1cr M111‘- l‘l1all was do\vn'on his k11c1‘1~' 11111211" in; u-ith th1- nlast-ot. lCv1-n th1- can1i1 "cookie" ht-catnc pals with 1111.11‘ Jack. anti the yoltngstt-I‘ rotnpcd ltapplly i11 thc camp kill-11- 1'11 “dtilt- his lather went out to c111 1111111111". ' third day that Ill}: in cantp, that (ir1ll111l11-111' 11il came upou 111111 11111111 11111011 watchlttg as ll Twit-Q lic l11‘usl11-1l 111s 11111l Derry

cr .\lat'l’l1 bush, and thynmogjzt-d. 1111111115 ZIPFlL-in hi ‘cattgltt 11 glimp. . l “Hig Jack handles the 11x11 with ‘the Nlnt-Phail swing. The trick has been handctl down from i-{1‘111¥l'1\'11111 to generation ot’ ilic Macnldtail wood choppers," tnuttcrcd (iranil- 1111111-1‘. "1 was sort nf born W111i it. 11111111131‘ hall th1- trlt-k, and Yo"

on th1- strattgr-Vs ital-k and play fully thrust his hand inside 1111‘. l1t>arskin. lnstatttly‘ gu1'glinglau'_',l1- ter r1-war1lcd him, and Derry found ltimst-lf laughing cotttagiousli‘.

“Lt-elit- Jat-k good company- 11t- bc tnascol for ze czttnp," plcndt-d th1- man.

llt-rry hcsiialt-fl, A great 111111101‘ logs tras- now making‘ rt-atly to lc11v1- in the ntornlng for th1- villace 11nd th1- railrtizttl. Herc “'11s th1- t-lmnt-t- to snnd the man anti thc youngster hack to thc town nftr-r their fruit- lt-ss our-st for work 11p t111- trail. Tht- llnnbt-r camp was crow-tied now. Tht-rc was not :1 vat-ant bunk. llc looked up into the man's fat-e.

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:11'1» netting it. 1l1'1l?‘ 1111.‘? 1 111111-111 51-1-11 ;1 woodtnan 1111111111‘ th1- axc with that swing sittce lt11-l11<'.\‘ ]\\'1‘nt overseas 111 the forestry bat- ‘liolitm. l wonder how l’! 11811119115 ,that this chap frotn l~‘1'11nc1-l1a.~1th1‘ MacPhail trick.“

It was thc day preceding \'11\\' Ycatfis and Derty was thinking 11f 111111111y Nlat-Pltall 11n1l how she lov- 1-11 lo l111\"1-. folks- especially‘ folks of 111-r own clan-d-ro 11 the thresh- l1o|d1'111'l_v New Year's morning- hearing a gift. lt would not 111- 111111-111111- tor (irantlftttht-r and l')1-r1'_\" to go down the rlvt-r in 1.111.‘ clearing so soon again after the (‘hrlstmas holldtrvs. and Gratin)’ and Shirley must spend the day alone.

Suddenly thcrt- was a shout front the 111111 chopping, and instantly

w I the ring of oxes 1:1-used in the wood.

‘r111- gflullfl of a terrific crash, and us tl11- great tree fold a man's 111'!‘ nf pain. Derry run’ forward and saw Big Jack. the fnthcr of thc little mascot, crtnuplcd 11|1 undei thc fallen tree.

A moment of quick 1lc1ion' and the tree was lifted and the lnjtlreti man lifted t.o a more comfortable imsltion. Derryettndfiirnfulfnther hont over the strnttger. He wus not tmconsclous, nntl evidently only his right leg was crushed. But i11 his face was a curious startled exprertsloti, 11s though he were suf- fering from n shock thdt strangely alurtttt-tl him. He stared wlt.i1 in- crt-tlttllty at Grandfather.

“Quick, help mo to remember»- lt is nil so real-the woods and the choppers-mud you~just when the tree felled me to the ground." stammeretl the man, and curiously i-uotlgh ‘the French llt-cent was gone. "Things seem to be coming but-k- lhlttgs before thc w11r—bt=- T1111‘ llic forest in l-‘rnnce and the dpytt when .1 knewfipyv J-p n and ftttjgf- ‘ 111111-11." . '1 1112-11111:

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CHRISTMAS

Christmus in the Holy Land, and he is qualified to speak, for he has passed more than a score of Christ- mas days thc-re.

"Only three out of these two and twenty anniversaries were fine. as regards the weather." ho says. “On the other nineteen it either rained or snowed. This also is true: Pale-s- tlne is the land of flowers. but at (‘ltrlstntas almost the only blossom to be fotlntl is a small irls, except in some sheltered nook, whero an curly crocus has broken ltlto flow- er.

“Wt-re it not for our gardens." continues the 01111011, “th1- altars 11f (‘ltristcadotn would be bare. of flowers on the birthday of Christ in the 1211111 where He was born. "We decorate our churches 111 Jerusttlctn with fcatherly sprays oi‘ peppt-r true, which has bright rcd berries, and with branches ut' fir. also with palm branches, which are plentiful in the country, although not growing in Jedusalem"

ties for the c11n1p——and I was proud the axe-(}rand- had the MacPhall

l to be swingltlg fathet said l

swiug~" Teh man was muttering deliri- ousLv-at least it scented deliri- ously to Derry, (irandfathefs checks had gone suddenly white. lie iettned Iorward anti laid his hand on the white locks 01' the man with the young face, and his pulses tiuickettt-tl t'o1' in those black cyes 11c saw the flash of the Mac~ l

‘hail spirit. Dt-rry was thinkint: hard of the tiling that had puzzled G1a11df11the1'-—the swing 0t’ tl1c 11x1‘. in the hand of th1- ~stra11gc1'. “ltotlnt-y‘. Itodticy — ollr Rodney. who was tnissitig. antl whom we 11111u1'111‘tl as lost all lht-sc years," n1uttc1'1-tl (irandfathsr, huakily. "lto1l11cy—-\vhy', of 1-t1111‘se»--~\v111s‘n't l stupid to forgct~~funny how it is :1ll coming back," then a spasm o1’ pain crossed the man's face 111111111: llounrletm-d tor words.

"Quit-k. gel him into the house.

tor h1- is in pain," commanded liratttlfttthetg and Derry bcckottctl to the wood-choppers to help him carry the brother to the camp. "ln the dusk of the evening Grand- father sat i11-side the injured man’; l1u11k with tltc little mascot play- ing about. “Daddy . s 1 am to call you flramplc," laughed the little mas- 'ot. "And you will have to learn to say 'li111nn_v.' too." 111-nod Dt-rry. “Say, but th1- little shaver ottghl to h1- bark in thc clcaritlg with Gratin)‘ anti Shirley this minute. (‘amp isn't 11 fit place forltitn." “llt- docs 11c needing tnotltoring, that i11 surc. l can't help thinking what Granny cnttld 11o-for hi1n,". offcrctl liodnay from ‘he bunk. "i don't see how we can gctlhc 111111111- out to th1- clt-nring yet. und his‘. dad won't be able to hohhle f111' 111totl11-r two wet-ks," protestctl itandfathl-r.

' stcn. (irnutlfatht-r, thc 1'iv1-r is solid," broki- llt Derry t-xcitctlly. “If l leave 111-forte midnight. l (‘dll tnako the clearing by tiaybrealt I\'1-w Year's morttiniz, don't you sec? 'l‘ur'k the littlc ft-lltivt" in his 111-111" skin and strap hint to n1_v l1111'k, and he will travel as stint.- as in 11 1111111111111. it will 111- 11 ptimc shalt‘ down thc rivcr."

"A 1:01.11 11|1-a. Derry, and llkcly- ihc litllt- tnast-ot wlll sleep all 1l1'- w1t_v," agreed (Hattdfalhcr, "llul it will ho n strenttotm skate. boy."

11y the light 111' thc moon. Derry .\l111~l‘l111i1 sct out dowtt thc 1'i1'1-1'. th1- liltlc mascot snuggling 111 thc l1c11r skin pocket, anti stmppr-d to thc’ l1oy édtaterfis l1l-1ck. Twice lhrottglt thc night Derry halted, 111111 turning inshore built driftwood fires to warm ltimself 11y. Thc soft slct-plttg sound of th1- youngster 11111-11- llcrry laugh softly.

Novt-r lit-fori- had Dcrry Mat‘- Phail skated th1- lengtlt of thc rivcr 11nd his pulses tlttglctl with excite- mcnt. Tim frost was nipping his ‘ht-cits and ltis lingers. btlt he was ass-ltrcti Jack Frost had 110t crt-pt under thc bear skin.

Day was 11|1-akin: whcn h1-. 0111111- in sight oi’ the trlcarlttg anti tltc smoke t-ttljling frntn (irannfs cltitn- ncy. l-lc climbed 1h:- bank 11nd ltlt-ked off his skates. As 11c swung across thr- flclds he was 11111111111112. 'l‘hcr1‘ would he nont- carlicr than 11,. i11 crossing thc threshold with 11 N011‘ Yeorfis grcctittg.

As h1- flung open thc door, hr- snlilfctl t-he appetlzing odor of cuffs-1- and lmcon. Lattglting, 111- t-rtisst-tl 1111- thrcsthold. slipped th1- straps that held the bcnr skin and thc toast-oi. and swinging the bundle toward firnutty 111- calls-d 011':

“A happy New Year, anti may this gift bring prosperity to your ltottseltoltl."

l Granny sprang forward nnd caught the bundle in her trcmltlltlg arms. The llttlt- mnscot-—sleep_v- eyed and rosy-chcekctl -— ynwned tirowslly and then smiled one of

ls rogulnh smiles into Granny's face anti tightened the strings of her dear heart.

“O11. what n wontlcrful- wonder- i'11l New Ycnrie gift." cxclalmctl shirlcp". "And Derry. there's a story —-tl1ert- l-s something more wonder- ful you are not toiling us yct "lt is the part. of thc gift that brings prosperity to the 111111.111» ltolti.“ lntighed Derry. "1 remember Granny once snld that true pros- perity was happiness. and thellttle nun-toot’:- got lt aplenty for thc household of Mnt-Phnll." ended Derry mysteriously.

Bells

Christmas bells, merry bells, Sleigh lmlls gladly bringing Dreams of story-books and drums, Bright-eyed dolls and sugar-plums As their silvery echo comes Through the darkness winging. (‘ht-lslttms bclls. ivolcome bolls, nuint-r bells are singing--

Son a .114 gddne,1)aked' to a brown. t-,,¥lngawtcé, audniiévto crown. ‘r1.- 111-‘4111- 1111-1118111 111111.11‘ 111 "town. Here's in kccp them ringing.

IN PALESTINE

A well-known missionary tells of

THE CHARDOTPETOWN GUARDIAN

DECEMBER 2o, 1924 ‘

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X appem Evusharp Pens“, chggglafigg in handsome Baskets and Decorated Bcxcl. mill WI‘ - '

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,1 Camera, make; a gift 111111 will he a nlflw-"e 1°" Yem-

tainlng a No 2 Brownie Album, 2 Films, Photos, Paste, Portrait attachment and 8 Yea" . .

Kodaka‘ from $6.70 to $23.25. A nice assortment to chonn

h I or Mirrors Hair Brushu, Combs and Manicure Sets, Hudnuta. Yardley. Franc v y 1 vflngims Toilet Goods and Perfume. We would draw Ipeclal

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Cigars In Xmas packages that will dellghtjthe mO-si‘. particular smokers. Cigarettes, Cigar and Cigarette Honk“ Tobacco pouche‘. Miiigary Brushes, Playing cardts, Shaving Brushes, Razors and Shaving