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_PLENTY or Piioor THE ciiiiisiriiiis SLED. sAiiTA's_cnii|sn\As

By O. F. Woodruff. Ro8e Elbertson. - _ " By Mary D. Arnott

'11q¢_i1¢._1)i¢i{!" wlniii Gi-hm Fair. picked out foi-_ his littlc brother.

fax gayly. ilasliintz siiowflakos from Grant pushed if from him, all his

pleasiire gone, und. sitting down,

his eyes, “this looks like Christmas

stared hard at the fire. Presently, lie

doesn’t it?"

_ , _ _ " _ i , ' _". _ _ t . l t. t tl doo . He

huhoocih m__hhh_h_h_§__'t‘e:1;1y___¢;1;1ntw§¢_rh he was leaning out of ihe wlndo\\_ Feels l ke tt too answered the §<_i__wii=:»____dh_i__t\\;_t;:1__ <;_ee_;e;__ 0___r_ The swer. e - '

He d|dh~,_ fem as if he. had wamed little fellow, standing at the gate of

_ _ f I b __ them at hh_ hut more as if he hhd a small yard which enclosed ii misor- _

“;1_‘_:;_1‘f_jé1__s__§a;1‘_;;vrro?;`_ ‘e was R just Shhmhed along “mthhht ahq ef_ - able dwelling, “lt's Christmas eve 111110 Sky, and the 101111 V/111112 101111 ln'_i1hc' next room childish voices

Tim had said it sc- ic miist ne tort on his past. as ii he had been _ uimvny, an' 'Ped stirs Santa Claus is w°111111_ away 1°“'-'1f11_ 111° 11111 ‘H1910 nratueil io_voiis1_v. Lindenette had not

t e for Toni was ellilit years old and some sort it-1’ delightful 1-ish bird, HC i goin’ to bring ine sled- a real one _ 111110 131611 1115’ 111'011111111H 01’ 1119 C111`1S1° foundk the hcu:-t to tell them that dllldiilt have to o to bed until 8 0' leaned away ont of the window, not Wil11 1~1W1111S' 111’-0kS,<f1\1il bright steel IMS sled. Grant caught up the bear- (;|,r|,(,m,5 w0h;,| have to come and

feeling u bit afraid ol” falling, and ' ` ` l' -

half ast seven and he realized that looked down upon the _~iti~eet_ he cried, dancing up :ind down in the 'the ellitrzi hall’ hour made a man of Yes, down there on l.bi'_- street, as SHOW, W11l1€ 110 0111011011 1115 111111115 111'

ihe world out of Tom,while it left tlie plain as_day, lie conlri see the rein- ite-_t_léer__ ___ _ _ _ (__ _ _ ____

' unfortunate Teddy still a baby. 11001' 81111111115 11111 10115 1101115 111111 ° 1" - "°101“"‘ "9"-' mf" 11"

Toni had stuck' his hands into his Dranclng until the bells that seemed "l'm 1:01111! 10 1111110 1\ S1911 100-

i packets- 'I‘om’s trousers were lovely almost to cover them filled the air “Where 3/'011_E_01_\1` 110W'-" U511e‘1 111'

1 ,md rough just like his father's'-and with their musical janglc. And then tle_ Dick, wls_ttn l_\.

d around teling all the there was a gleam of fed. Somebody To Hortons lor things to make the _ __

had Bwaggere 't Santa was climbing into the sleigh! There pudding wlth,”' replied Grant. 1”310“- but 1111 “ds S11"mge.1Y 1111191 as {"_11°w_“ wzgnthgggsggggd zzxfther he was the eché of a jovjfl Yoke calling -iaoodhy If voh See Ted at the . he examined the cc/ntents of his

` 111115- ' _ _ " - , _ ' ' '» -~ stocking. » _

had _mid that there used to \,e_ but the horns ol’ the ieinf ce; qulvered store. tell him ive been good. __W__ G_________ w_____ have ____ _lone

th _ uh .yew there wash-_ going te joyfnllv and the wholt turnout seem- The little fellow looked so balmy _h 1' I 1,, tk __ .thy f th

- H 11.- “ ~ - _ t 'rsei."ase e aer , _ . h|_ . ,I .1 U _ 1 \V _)0\l . “

1 0 11119 'au ' -' ` ._, _ . 1' .` _ 1 t 1 him with surprise.

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cried' but of course one as 0 as dow but here he was in bod Wlieii Grant pushed open the store 1-7111111113 1° 1111111( 11° had done w1'°“5 he never cried. __ __ B ____ heme _e__ HA ____ up and h_h`h_nd awhhd the door he mum; me place fhh of cus, in_tlius disposing of the beautiful gift,

Teddyh woudlglxee decidifil he woilldn't room. The fire in the 'irate had gone tomers, but Mr. Horton did not look “'11h°“1 “51‘1n5 1’°"m1B51°“1 but hf’ Lilulcnette, “H1111 111.1' OWI1 iS 01/611

' I - ms mf.” shi h| mother whpm he lgv- outybnt the gray light if the morning pleased. in fact his face wore u de- 1’.’“Ve1Y C°"f_e“_9‘-"(1 11? WM1; M011' more iinpossibls-~ being Lindenettc "*~'/ 5° M "1 21i“.i“s.g:,i:;.yS‘i::"..1i.'iii. iii'-I”-.1 i;‘.:‘.°--= :‘.;>'..‘..§ 1':. ii: :.';..§";;‘.‘.‘.. .tif . . - _ rescn _ " ' . fir - ' |0118” than was necessary? “Hans 8 y 8 'U 0 e an n tml um V vin Goodwin entered the pitlfully

barren _room info which she led him. His eyes followcil the girl rather than

the contents of' the room.

Two small, piiie faces peered at _ sclously she-let the ni`an'r°e'i-id Whh; ` ' ' him from the liitclieii door, and Good-~ her heart was laying. -- win smiled at tliein.

Iifilldcnette' struggled vainly with

thc tears that squeezed ut. lust through tired eyelids. it was not often that the- brave little lionieniaker gave way to grief. but in the resent moment

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_ _ she seemed nimble to control her emo

stars glittered frostily in thc- dark tion;

quickly in bed und listened eagerly, because it sounded, it reallyidid sound, as if it might be slelghbolls. In a minute, he dldn't `inow just liow_

Teddy sat upon the top step of the

stairs that ieii to the street and rest- ed his chin in the palm of his hand. Some of the fellows came along 111111

pier than he remembered having felt ' 1

81111111 1111111135 01' was it somethhig ' ' ' more subtile, more wonderful than

had crept into his mind? -

lie laughed a trifle nervously.

“I am going to ask for immediate

payment for the joy l have found for

_Li

tionlng eyes met his he said impet- uously: “Let me come tomorrow - and help make Christmas glad for the

skin rug from the floor and wrapped it urounil him. Then he took the sled. and slipping out of the door, closed it

softly behind him.

lie was awakened _by shouts of de~

light from the smailbrothers and 1 vide-d‘i'ooil for their slight frames. sisters. who had found the presents left for them during the night. He dressed and' joined them ln the room

runners l wish it was tomo row"' go- n_rlt_hont thi- much lieraid‘ed visit

t’roin,;Snrita Clans. Since the loss of both pi1re‘iits Lindcnette had managed

to keep a root` over the heads of her

g _

clock. Teddy's hour for retiring was

Linda glanced sf' him with a new -

Wliut did it mutter if her cheeks had - get that Chi-igtmqg 1;;-¢,@_ 5- ` lost their rc-.ses and her lips their Next morning Linda and the child- '_ 4'-i cheery bloom? The smile lingered. ren were up early =. _

That was all that mattered.

She crushed her tears aside and

arose to answer un unexpected sum- mons from the knocker. She looked her surprise at the great man who

stood on ber tiny porch.

“l have come in search of one Lin-

de-n Lane," the strzuiger said with a

smile to which the girl responded.

“The name is unusual." admitted

roa ‘-

ed up the stofrepipe-created a spirit '

of cheerfulness that greeted Marvin Goodwin when he presented himself at nn early hour. _ ' - "Obi" shouted Bobby. "hera's ou ' ._

win deposited on the table. ’ ~ “Bobby!" cried Linda. »

Claus before‘?’1 quiered Peggy 1 » "§_`

one l will acquit myself with

e di ii--." _ '

“Good for you, young 'Santa Claus!" prop r gn

There were tears in his mother's

eyes. :is she bent down and kissed him. saying:

The stockings were bulged in all some barrels. l-lis face was buried

in his hands. his attitude rlejected. l-le was a lad of sixteen, and Mr.

Hortcn’s sole. clerk. He worked from

_ ' » h d like ,

_ . ` "3:-3t‘:;?;¢1¥i€e1(esl'1.1;}rl1lcwhggeglglstbas directions, 'as had beer their exhiliar- ""'1R gvo came and his mother 8115115' 111011- ating___wo:‘t i_;i o_ther_ yi urs! lie _hput

_. _ ings out s nn ; oucici one o em _. -

__ _ ght out his bigger!! 111111' 01 "Wk _ _ _ _ That was kind and generous in i Q and huhg mem up at the end_ of ,the gently. lt was no dre_ mi The stock early morning until late at nlg_lit__f_oi _ _you G________ B___ dm you say M___ Ho___

t in w s full to overflo wing' r sm Il a and lived alone with

13.../ mantel he could hardly kewl? 1111911 110 5 11 _ _ _ _ -M _ ~ V6 Y - a 1’ Y-_ D_ __ __ the _hh __ ton had turned poor Ted off without "DD I look h~_o Santa Claugh., he T/ ` iam-S" Howlddigaplishglfdthlg' “gift 1111; V133; 1‘:lIl¢‘;l’e1111\'1s1'511`-118:11:-1111l`131“13'1l1l1;l§ Vili1Elellmr1gttl:g(;lth11;" lc11<1 1111151119- 1215 Dimilhg mm 'm€,h1;m!geS? She" they asked them by '.i'av of breaking the

_‘ 'mother wou e ‘ . _ _ _ ‘ _ _ _ _ ' - I fi ‘_ w aye no . rs thas 1 nner_" _ __ '

1'" ~ 1" 111° morning "nd mmm thedsthog; laid; llvalilllig und? 11112 ;’iil:>c\1'mosiiFs’lde`¢v. lg; “en olphdns’ md new y r cm , "1’i'1°°[1, the-1' Wm" assured MY; cable, yon dcfn':_" 'returned the boy, “__ 1115 e“11’°1'1 ghelleaneghcgecrygli tired 'Then with a cry of ii isolute delight "ls tlicro anything the matter with 1`“_1\"1_‘_‘x__ f°§_e1_:'egr;g€11Cai3t 1_§o:_';':`et'0 bluntly. "Beslil -s Linda says it may A cd 111111 ten or ya by u ¢1on‘t. seem he dashed into his mo hcr’s bedroom. you, Ted?" asked Grant. after stantl~ _ __ D _$1 13' I T I Z ted b _ be too cold for Santa Claus to come

dculr? she zglgglii. 0 She 011911611 11 l1H11` 01' 51°Bl1Y 11Y€‘11 111 ing beside the bov t'or it moment. ;i'_;‘:‘;`im ";____; 8b1;;___o_;‘_e W_5;5_h ‘Xe _____§_ oh( this yeahh- -_--here was a wah from

- 'ss iapny 111 ~ _ . _ _ ~ _ . i ' ti rin .i t i l th-1>_ to

_*_ Teddy assured her. HS WOI1 115 11° the smmd °f_1he 1’1‘1i_’“g mu” met ‘N011111111 mum! ““SW°r_e‘1 'Mgt pudding betwe-en_ them. was little vfjlml, ig 23113,. _X1 ‘ms dia oginiygex ' *li-

§ was able for the lump 111 1115 1111051 Teddy threw h1m"]f “pon her’ m1511115 1115 face “and mmmg W Dick, his eyes shining like stars, his _ _ _ pp _

` ~ i well. His mo- laughing and sobbing, eyes upon Grant, only Mr. Horton _ _-1 _ ses and a me fun at tli s announc men . ye OLD -NME CHRIST-.MAS

i, _ [hm he was pcr_iect.Yo__e she “,a5_ "Oli, mother, mother. mother!" he has _bounced me. wltlic-nt my nionth's meeksd "teh___‘;_ Lgforé him 1’ Lindo gave t-em each a hug H1111 FEA°T ~ umm- like mshg sfegtloii She merely cried. “Hs came aftrr ali! Santa pay, because some one left the spigot °f__’1G°°m___ _ can never' thank you told them to iz-n along. When they 'J' didnt Dreillxer loaf rocking Chair and (`-laus,dld come! H8 111-1, 116 11111- 119 out of the molnsses barrel, and the enough ,.' whispered Ted ..I know had gone- she trsiied to Goodwin with

‘ I ‘1'°“' “P 511111 S11°11@<1 11 ‘°1 "1 "°‘"~ Like ““ who it was that broiigiit me sled. for "“1“"Y 1" 1"" ‘~"""

~ ` tn he tiioiignt ani!" _

. ‘ qf;1'd,:)_‘;"51g_i;5t}:§l<1)§_f_1 u1\a11dS;l\en crept npt _he did it himself, but he- blames though you med to _“be __ om I :_ _.__h_v __________h_ _ _ ____ ___.ca_mm_0m__.. hs

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‘ quvlelyi dliiylifgfadrlong time alter she WHEN CHRISTM/.S COMES. _ "’l‘liat‘s toe- bad." responded Grant. gs; évuoggtlalugavg _I Heel? 'D?c‘k! YH1; Home wo cDnh_(_~le_l_ nltnwm and to

1 wenei watchiiig the fire lizht flicker _ -_ ` 131110111’ 1111111119 1° exijre” gm _f1m1:f;_ woke me up and told me Santa Claus y0ui° li11Dl1111€SS~ 1 1‘“°“"~" H9 ‘1"eW-21 __ 11.1 o has this slmlincance died out-,~but '\ on the walls. He couldn’t go to Sleep (By Amish whhams Burtom thy he _reu11Y f¢11- 110119” Y ° had come himself-_-_ a little man mcmoruiidum ii_;ini_his -pofkéff’ .tyand 1 ;l?v_?__r,1h°1_§SS beef. is the English \Y. 1 und besides what was the use, whel; ‘ _ ‘ 11111_1`1<@11- __ __ D_ _ ___ _ assed me ilr_essed in whi_t_e fur. after coiisultiinr t,'_ gf eh' h mi" U" _"V113" mem' charles II-"1‘“151‘-_"W 1" there wat-1n't anyl11111K 1° WW” “P lm" When Christmas comes. l never mind 1 “HW 1 9 C_‘~ ‘ '_ 11" ____ he So he did! declared little "Dick, father, Linden Lane. il e ye ii _ie oin of beef at a Christmas feast . -1 ‘ A ood many tears rolled out of the _‘___ wld cottage, and he _t01< 1110 0 6 Y “l saw him with my own eyes._ Stillwiiter, Minn., 22 years ago. >ecause he relished the dish so mueh

' 8 f 1|; e es but he didn't I -me to get hp p,-mhpt and goto had 1361211 S0011- _ Grant laughed. but his eyes were "lies, replied Linda. with 11 1111811 after returning from the hunt.

_ ` °°"‘°“‘ 0 1' y ' ` gchool _ Ted Sl111111F5 10 1111* feet' "x°1"1m1"15 suspiciously misty, for all the dign- cl excitement lending roses to her

_ _ car€'11°W- ' ' nn; ' ` i _ 11', it k._-‘i -i ~ ture." _. _ _ , Q" He must huveslal1l;lll\(ie>luegll‘;randibll)i1l¢l Ain ldo nil: S\vlvllill`ks "bout watln' to W’,.0l1, the Door little chap! What ii yfléeffdil:_1:e£w§i;'ef_{‘;§1;f,sm$ng-ey ehne C .?.f.1_;__ mw;l;’___;_°'"dh_;_tly to the Q1-1016 d§Is1:_al'1€S» _‘0_dd A fish! a noble _,___

mm 1?, t5lht‘;01;yes to rest them from An C iligntolile-_ ‘ 1 1001 1 was 1° 1"`°‘“15° ‘11°_h_1";1_ _ __ would find lilm a place in his own point." Gooilw_if___ told her. ‘twe find Ay_ Home made by mm

just H u 'l‘l ou h l like sloddli' bettcr. as a 110 1101111911 1° 501119 1" 511 V11" " warehouse at it better salary than two deposits ot ....5 each in two of our By kniglitly rl8ht ldub thee knight- '

1 8 banks there. Cie Linden J. Lane sh. L0,” henceforward be_.,

manent roses in 'her cheeks, and her eyes will he mine. and that will be

'all the- hapiness one Santa Claus 5'-

could have."

Lindenette smiled.

When the Druids gathered ‘tha

mistletoe. two bulls were sacrifiqil ,:

each winter. and as.; reminder of 3”. ine ancient Bi-itaiiis ate -beef. Loo; fl

- d, 8 _ .

me light' when this ill>eirtli(1l.uH;o::1 1-19 1 le cll 8101111. 1110 1‘111111¢'1`~*1 1‘11”m111at"1g 1" Mr, Horton had paid him, there was __

. very 11111e D110 I Oi- bulilllii' forts- Biii nothin' uin't 1W0 H1111G11 11W1111'5 1101“1f“»__“,“‘_1 ”‘1‘1°‘1'_ not ii happier boy in the world than opened the accfunt _22 years ago. _ _ ,_ .... ...i - __ '°1_»,f°g;;Si§,,;;;"; ‘;;,';;,,°,,,,‘_‘@;:i';° gg-=1;_-1 F_;;1f1;;;, ,'~“';=;f_;_;;,w»=; _ '1f;;,»; 1-;;=;'",;f;,~,‘g;'°;;_;:;f‘_,§_,,,,_ ,__ ...__ W-im" W1- »-is--iii - in-is

E STAR when Christmas comes' 1 siinlittlg and 011 1101 “H111 -<11' 11“1’1’-" io ('1oiisv1=x(diteniIei`l’t- What 'l)`o0Do“ liaiilcfailiires iiinl put small amounts 1 dgunkt between friends' The cm'-.1 _-.

1 FOLLOVWNG TH h i l'd just as this ii'oli"iilni: tliiit lic liovimd up and 1 ` 1 1 . 1 i in iii-um- i. She iu°rned sparliling eyes _eitlléallui-paiiitillirifggthtllid clxrtzlegergyhgég 1 W ;

"’-"“ - l (1 stmas izouira. ‘ ' _ ’ _ _ ._ ,' ' _ .. D ~ - _

B F,-cds,-iek E- W°1*111°'1Y Ww“|h,frg|ve hint, 1101"" 1“"‘t "lm " ‘h1r1’y. "mei '“1’:'__ -_-i-*-- “1"’" ("’°‘1“1"'_ _ We _1h"“.'.:m we ‘Fd “N119 1011111611 1101. and Sizzled in the ‘

My cookv to the bubv. fin' tnko care 1'0W." And totwitlistainliiig li s i-i x collcfflf-'11 H11 11‘~ 1‘1"'11‘g”- 511° 5” d' ale

1' .

“_ whh mo eve of Clirlstuius; the snow Ab _ _he ____________ teen years, the tears stood in -1-cq~_~i WHAT- HAPPENED ON cHR_ST_ ...Phase two ,.____.h5 we,-0 undigcovep ~ _

ou 2 --

__ _ ,, , 'ri W ii b ii _ f -- .

la deep and white. eyes. cd, the man lniiglicil, und the hens 1° “B” ‘"1 W1" 01°" 01 _

_ ____ beléhhe mv window, and looked "_-s fiih tohinukc thc little fellow __W______ _“___ __0_______ ________ _v(______,.. MAS DAY»_ _

. = 1\\t0 111°' 111111” mm ' i i 'inn -i rin not mail 11811211 G"‘"” ’?`“'1’°'1y' H” ml, lk?

=-1_1"1.l heard* the 'church bells r_i_l_\_§_l11li. 1 11¢;__;1_:1;'_1gf_1_1;___’_‘_1__;_‘__ co__'_c___ crylnk hiniscll, lic wiis so sorry foi _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _wo mary. “That"s lor reme'mbman`ce."`

-'» ' suw the bright stars s , 111-1-16 1)01‘~ Thr- Pllgriins' who condc1nncil nil -11'- 111111111-“1"01-‘ “H ‘"1 le i ‘ ‘ .

, . J* ‘ _uhhhooil cninei again to nie _ _ _ _ ,_ hm "He hm-t gtvi-n to trusting iuiicii, __ _ __ _e________-___ __ ____ ________ ________ _0hw______ mug h__m|S_ nit ish tomme! 'l‘l_ie peacock also held an important _ '_

U-*nd Lwlith all its dreams divlnc. _ When l‘,hrlstni_as cami-., ion _“___ ____ ___ ______ ,_ . _ 1-111~f - -- -11 ~ “___ chhdmn! ._-hey Cm, have their - place in the old Christmas fast. .i 11'- ‘

l to the bells nni K1*-t 10 SVG

, _ » - _ - - - 1. S nts Plans!" _ _ _ . 'lhcn ;\__s___l___l_i_i;t<_e;_i§1__k______ a_______ My slihets a wlpo. an ,tiub my iiiirs ________ ____________ hm Smuh b_,ohm_§ _hm <l_.:_\;_li;1;g__:h0§_i;h_i_aiid_?;ohiGi_y__hi_¢;it_;_ aG0o__w___ _o_____ ________e__ _ee____g _______ ghéshy the 1:53; _i_|,_h,_gh|_B_hed___ lady _

tiithcro rose 0110 11 ° .i.t '. l n their stockings over lc ' _ i W 0 11 0. 6 R§<l__uG__ ' '

omonhili eiistslldjes ( 1 Till my 1181111 11_‘f“‘s~ . t ood ll:eelp1ac1g.gNow and then the little 1h;_f"_S1 11°‘_§_;’___Q:___1’1;‘;_§1_;’;‘;hg_1_;‘___}4_}?__1 hall to the smmd oi music, t he real

M B mei- 'star srcw pale 11”' An’ mother Hays. 'F1181 110111 0" 5 i-assi-ii stocking iisiiiiiiig from the out _ ~1f 1"1;1“-_» _ -_ ___ hon __‘c_ °f 111° lsdiw f11110W111s- The seacock

"nd °v`°'y 0 t iieiiveniy slow- '° "'61" - - - init-if -i-use iieioi-8 iiiiii. iiiui sometiiinii ‘-°"'°’-"‘° “B W, ° fr? ‘Q f ',, _ How oscsmsen oo-r i°rs NAME. was prepared by first stripping. tue 1

1 1 ‘ore-ma bid me follow. and' l But l‘m nc-t 'frald ol dyin. cause _“___ __ ________ c_______ into me hmm_ He suited from tus s mp ed 80 0__11__110l;_ skin off without disturbing t `é'Dlum'- _ i N* It welsxlxlld tigot choose but £0. 1'1" ‘mt I S only glad had been asleep for some time, how- l1_1_;2___1_11_1_111;§ t;__g_.20\in , was or _ ______ ag_e. 'l‘he_ bird _wha ghen _shuffed with " _ ‘ No different from a wu_.~ - ___ _ _ _ of __m0thermg . - _ sp ces ani swee er s. e peace? -‘ _

111119" C1"`1"1“‘“" c°m1's1 Nl h nh f:i?;lit:i1l?i!iid lgwmxvolccs below nwnk- _“$133 `_1_’_:1t_§’:____§‘t)i‘:)f_1'tl_$'oE'_|;ri;;uTE; The first appearance of December wns_ anciently in demand for bg . ___

in-an a mansion fair. From the 13°°°""b°" st* G ° ` ‘ chef; him. ha'me_ of 0keeC'hohee'\ Fhh in wmch in the calendar was on the role of the queue, served as L ple with the pl _

1' t. ;on '“'- .. . , q hi. cred i it t|` or ilie year of Romulus __ ed crest appearing at one end., - 'I '_

it itione through dinsy °““"“‘°“ B Tmf" mmm (` mm wxclicaiv. Zachary Taylor 10111011 111° 1"‘"“‘“" en 1- mmiielii tim-ivi-il rioiii "iieceni" ezine other the tan iii an its ii 'ieiidir' ~ -

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