- 1.1.1.1111, t... ' THE CHARLOTTETQWN GUARDIAN 1 1 ' ' ' . THERE A SANTA GLAUS? 111111815158 Bells The Miracle - 11111; t-lie hells. the (‘Iirli-it n " 1 11". '—_'__'”“ THE (Jmis-rrn.‘ “(llil-III‘ out the Wtllltiflllllrtazltif)’F p Continued From Page 51 _ . l-iist 111 song on 1- .,| l ,. into a gin-.11 rooin of itiaskt-tl 1i.tl1(‘1‘I‘.~., 11--1 inoulh y4lg-lli,u,l._ , ll/Qau“; "m" minim“ ‘illfllllllt’, with a kiss: t1 saintiitita :11 soniui and mm- II 51111111 (lo/ix or '13‘ II only Daddy imiii illimis malt-tug,’ V '- mut; to kiioit- rails." my Iirolheri" stiy Hip fpt/(Hps m -,(‘ht st tn.- pm-li 100g,“ has um" m‘ tllflf-fllls Itit-ssztgt- britigiiig. 'n“],-_t"1i‘l/ l/iem Ilirrc i» I111 51111111, 11ml 1/1111 lfitllti-rt- (lttdl tfripudy fill our rmrkitigs zit/ten 7e1- go to rim-p. [-111.1- jtit‘. P. 1 5-1111: trl! mc if 511111-11 (‘Ions is real or only nut/tr baht-rial Your Little FYiCHd, l 1 VIRCIINL-I. Tin: Answisii W.‘ \'ir_-_;inia, there is '1 fillllllfl Claus. lie exists as certainly". 1.11111 tlwcrosily ilnd devotion exist. .»\i111_vott lot-or that they “m1 give to your 1i 1c its highest beauty 11nd pg. \1;1s1 llotv “otlltl 11L‘ tiic world if tlicrc were no Stiiiizi 1'1-.. .. l: would b-h-ht-y- as if there were no tirgitiias. '1 liere would be no b11511. 1111-11, iiu poetry, no riiiiitiiiet- to ti1.ii1c tolerable this Nobody sires Santa Lions. 1111i 111111 is tio sign 111.11 ti‘. pup Santa 1.111115. The inost rczil ilittigs tn ilie 11111111 .11-e} M "putter eliililrett not i11eti see. 111 is i-tiuiiug, Q11! 16111111, It is e:>t11- _ . .. . .. , _ v. _ _v H I _ _ H 111g tonight! p,“ ti1.1_\ t1.it dpdll tlii 11.111} s 1‘.I.1ilL .ii111 >11 11.1 . niolits tilt <1“ n“. §,|.,\,-y|,.|(,.,,- w“,- Wk. put ilt1-re is a veil covering the uiisi-cit zzorltl whiei illy soil 1' ' ‘The fi-ot of tli:- (‘lirIst-eliil1l uroitgrst nieu that CVCI‘ lived would lean" ztptr: witty t';.ith_ Wit-r, 111s e, roinztiiee, can piislt aside 1111- 1tt".ti.-.:t1 and new-i “Mp1. ls it all real? 1\li, Virginia, in all 111i. w-orld iltere 1.. .-\IIil i-;.11-1- 1:11 t~.1i"t11, .-,o,t(| m“, Angelic t-o ces iuigiiig, 1111i»; tli." Ittllt-i. 1l|t- ||||\|~1~_‘- tnas |11.-I1.-, ‘(illilllt- out t-he wondrous ..u‘ry 11c to. God 011 high, I-oreverinoiu; be glory! mm Christmas Carol "1111" “111111 1111-‘- sruwn old with its Intrdett of eat-o. Iliit at (‘hristin-zs it _\'1:iii1g; ilt1 liiart of the jiwvi-I l)t|l'll.\ lust- iotis 111111 fair, .-\iid .'ts soul, l'i111 of inuslir, breaks forth on the air \\ 111-ii the song of thi- :1 sting. tenth. aitd \\'l1ite t11t- \" 1&1‘ 0t‘ tIi.- (‘I11" tells out with 111-light alivays 111.1111"; i-vi ry fairy costume, swinging iii the. vast :1i1.z1- of the d. use, and 1.11M; .ii at. 15.41111, suiroitini. ed by the riot, but never overrun by it as tho i-xslud- til by a irall .tl\‘lh'll)li- but 11111111111111, \\'1t.~' .i1:s railtaiit thing. "Augu". rizeiitiiieiit seized 111-1". o i111-n,"l o.| cit-t. - .. . I ‘I “Why should her joy 1.". lite he uegiitttvi-tl by a Mm). thing like this. 111s veiy .nii11ob.1ity vra-s 1111111111111:- 11 iii-iiher coaxt-tl nor itien ecd- 1t remained always the sainc, u part of 111 r, projected eternally through the 1t.-is of the eye-wt sight deft-ct. “'l‘h.- resentment moved hor. She would asst-rt Iier will. Sh1"~\'t)t1l(l bo rld of this iiitriidcr. And with her 1ta;.d extended tovrard 1111- latch ot‘ the iluui". she 111111111. And at once the disturbing fancy fell away 1.11.;- thu unsiibstantlal i‘ bile ot a nightmare. 'l‘1i.-re were only a inouritain woniiiii and her child ineekly b side lier- ’1‘111.- woman spoke. ’l‘h1-.'o “'11s fnenill)’ tnpiithy in the soft voice. " ‘Ind yoit get 1:ul1l'.' too ivalketl pretty fast.‘ “ ‘1'111 soiry. I was thinking of fiUIIILhlIlIHL tlse.‘ “ ‘I know whot that's like. You can do ii lot o1‘ things when you tr" thinking and not know . out it. Ietort- hi1 was I101 —.-'he indicated the child by an uff-cetionato nott of the v11icce~=l used to do all iny work without knowing I'd dune it- 1 was by iii_\'s.-1i' nzost cf the tiinL-f ‘itl~;.tl.\‘l) 111.: leaded glass of thi- dooi" litiiig :1 g"e.it‘ \\11-.iih of Iiolly cronsoii witlt l11.1"ii1-t. ‘1'111- ..11|1o1 rccuilt-il the sfgnif nee of the tiiglit to i111- fall -. :1 11;..- oi‘ the ltousu, ..n1l it recalled also the ven- ttiii- upon which she, was ilt-ti-rininijtl. And for 11 nio- uii-nt she was annoyed by i111 piwisi-ntc of .111- iiioiin- iuin woniaiivtiiifurtiinatt- that she should appear In’ ng.-1s ls 11 cover ist-irhiltl ‘ _ That |ii:ii1kiii1| are 1-1i'li1i"1-ii of just d1. this tiin- to I'I"([II.I'I‘ a s1it-1t1-i". mil t-lte real ziiid :ib11lit1g. - ("111- “Still, 11111». euiild not deny tt, on t1 night of \\'in- -. . ‘_ < _ 1- , ,_ - _ ~ _. , - _ - _ 111', to '1 inotlii-i‘ \\"it11 a child. _\'p 31111111 Llaiis? llhinh 110d, lie lIVL> .1t11l 1H1‘! toiever. '\ tin th1- sod and thi- lonely. the "llt-‘llvf of’ eouise it‘ it could have been .void1d. m] yctfs‘ frotn now, Virgiui.'i~u:iv, ten titties ten tIt1.tt...-.1It“'-"“1‘11'"1 4111-1 111-iii" Ii ntigiii milk.- IIItHtf-fs t1 trifle toot-.- d-it tIiI- lint - ' ' . . ' ' The VUIKT of tlic (‘lirlsl-t-liiltl tut-.11 a perlson could lie easily inanageil. Ht-"ides :i11tl ituiii uow~lic will tonttniti. to IIIdhC glut the iii-ttii 1.1 I11 q, ,1; [ML rho Sump‘, as Sh“ “Helm, m“ ‘Mm i, “mm, he u , __'/ H]. /._",-,/ / U]; .\i1tI to i-tt-t-y 11111111 witiiilt-rt-t- opt n sitbtlt- tutti-h for 111-r Iiusbzitttl to find a: inotlter 11nd thi- door ‘ 1:11.111 iii 111s 1111115,; instead of a p-gtin doll! 111' 11 hiipi- that he tlarrd not to “ ‘Uoiui in.’ _ \- _ llit'i‘lll oi‘ 111-tote “She r1 inovi-d .1111» 1'lIlIl)t’I‘.s 11nd 11119 t-oitt. and With a sitnshlui- oi‘ ivt-Ieoint- for lt 11 tho way into the 11i'aw'1i1g~rooin. D . 1 ,1 By Greta G. Bidtake 1 Goodies ' H“; \\'iiii'1 around 111.11. lit-tic spli r-i .\ fi-iv mot.- turns to 11121111- .1 35-111". tit-Wt‘ 1"“ “filing "lml-Y my (11111. who set .\‘ou stfiiiiini: 1o. and t-otiking in :1 stilt-y. all. _,'l‘l11' feet of tht- huinbli-st iuay \\"111k in th. fit-111 \\'11i't"t- illt‘ fi-il. I of 1111-. 11a \'1- trod; - This. this ..- 1111- inarri-l to 1110111115 " ‘Shall get yoti Sfllllvillllli-Z to oar- tea?‘ " ‘1'111 not ltttngigv; we 11.111 our sitppt-i" 111-fore \\-1- 1 l't the i1i\\'i1; still. 1'1‘. got to ft-ed 111111 ——if you h.i\.- 111.111 and Iirt-ail 1i:1i.d_\'--~ ‘ "Shi- ivondeit-tl for a inoint-iit il‘ this IIIOIIIII-illl wonioit iflitlltllrll to fat-ti 11 ut-wly born 11111111 bread. And there tuust have been 11011101111111; of the rtttt-gr in 11111 'e.st us‘: l. ,,;n,,,,<ph,.|~,. ma“ ytiit land" ‘I "H "mmm “m m" . rt-vtali-d lit-r fat-e, for thi- visitor thong. 11 color slightly. and '1"'“"[‘.. “Mummy pnmjiw. “"11 11141.1‘ 1l111111'1‘1; 1111111 11111)‘ 11171“'>1-'\\'lIl-‘II 1111- silv t-y 1I‘l]]]|]](‘l§ m‘ .11 her 11\\"i1 e111i1ai"rassn1ettt. now tli-.11 she understood, - "1 11"‘ [hp Ulmdyplmhi‘ 111F115 1111‘ \\'1'1'111 111 $11111‘ o1 all, (‘ltristnizis have punk-d’ .vll(‘ |I1'lI1ILll1 lii-i" liaiid 11p unconsciously to 111-r own "null i-X-“htp. pun-y (‘ln-isl. 1111111“ 111 11‘1\\'1‘1‘ 1111-1 111.\‘*‘11'1'.\. '1‘tt.t 11111111111111 iirt- 1111- t-hiph-on III‘l'1I.<|. firui. lmtutifiilly 111111111-11 —t111-r.- \\'.:s 1i priini- lt-tlli- ‘ - \\"11ii'l1ng on 1o\"tr1| lh-sttn)‘. m- (HHL Lt“ “guy.” gt- ht-r \\-It.-t-1-\.-1- you .11-nil ilt1-111. ptiit- .I11nil1]1-s ‘i; cup int-1t- to tit- 11111 -1" tn l i-up suL-ar. 51-11111-1111111‘. 1P1]. 1i "KS-‘1- ptsirt 111111.". 2 teaspoons fat. 1 pound \lll‘llt‘fl pet-ans. Pecans" Aillllllll be vi-iy 1-lt-au. smitt- t‘lli iii- to tine pit-em, sonic in httlti-s and ptnrdt-r. 1 tilllllfisliiioii tnilk.. s-ontt- in ituaiti- 111111-1- \\'.1t--r or. 1111111 out c-viofftl 21111111111‘ "till. with stigui and butter i11 -" p, ('l‘t'iIlII Iiuttt-i‘ and s11 -.‘~‘1III‘.‘l'llfllI and slit‘ until it 111-gins By CiflPil-IBI WGCRS Avery 111111-11 t-uus. 1-Iio1-o111le,i11i p. i, ; ilt1-it allow it to I'l'}|lll 111-- ttrsttit-II 1\\'1.-i- with bah 51111-111111 stage 12111 tl1'§.',l'\‘l1§ Fain‘ It‘ 11111111111 aptii-zii-otl tn n11- 21g Ittttr-I; I '|‘ti.~"~ mass onto bakinfl- t-uheiti without stirring. l(\‘I1l11\‘<‘ 111-"- 1111‘ .'-'~1'1‘-.\' "1 11111111 11111 ro-l to 1 111-‘11 11111411 "tli front the tire 11nd as soon I15 it l1--t1 ‘111111111 11111 11111111111 111111111111 1"t'Ill<'I'. l§1‘1'"1'-‘ l1111",1't1i1|1-s cool atltl the nuts. ,~lii"rTiigi V Wit-.- gtu-tt lllIsI oat-It tin-“ttist until 1111- sugar :1'.H1lllilit‘.\'|\\11lI 10111111 1011110.! M12111‘ and bake ti-u 111-1-111111 tht- nuts. \\'it1i large spoon t.- '1'111-~.- iltirthhw. 1111- 2t1iI‘:|1-_ histri '11: on the tree. 1'r11liii1-~ 2 pilttlltls 111-invi- _t t-ttp -\\-.-t1,-1 or eontlt-nsnl‘ hgllltwptittlls butter or other Ill-111 iii snitill t-tilft-s- on waxrti pa- pt-i". .\l1II1II1tl‘~'. lirazils or peanuts ‘--1.1_v "1'I1-t1|i-" pi"a1in1- is :tl\\'tt_\'s with pei-otis, 11111111- tio —Phi1|ips B {am Why? friends W111 iefttri- 111-arts" prore lit- i1..1-1l but the. lll§illl\'llV4‘1k'l’l4liS irorlil is dull and cold? t'-ti glad to think so many still st-t- 1111- ntooti iii gold! , with i111-111 gol11_11r white. to "She Look stitnt- care iii tli- preparation of 1111- siinpit- 1111.11: thin slices of bit-ad with liiitti-i‘. zthd a 1111w1 of inilk. “lt su-ini-d :1 queer reversal of affairs that she, :1 titinip: r111 t‘X(|lIl.\"11l‘.ttt‘t'll$itlllll'1l to the initiutf-st Illullllltll‘ TOURS. 111- -. >lIUIIl1l be. lttrsi-Il‘ serving. this titan, .-\111I, oiii of sotnt- per solicit-d thi- \'1ry finest ar- .-"iipi-."I1 tray, a luster Iiowl. very nearly priceless. and a napkin froiii t1 (1111-1113 dowry; aizd to further 1-.\- 11-1111 that p1-i"v1-i"siot1. sh.- borc 1111-111 in and t1i"t-.<1-_1i1-11 "1-"11111-111 to tht titotintoin ivonian at tho she were 11 uiaitl 1.1.1 lier st-rr‘ "i 1 "Hill-I was iniprt-sst-il with the changed atuiosp- _ ilii-rt- of tlii- rooiii. ""1711~"1 “'I‘h.- cssi- . of ililtlgs tht-ri- 111111 ro-eivt-d soiue. thing to t-oinpli-tt- it. That l11ii"i111iny \\'ltl(ill 1 faiili- lh-ss tasti- had 1:1-.is1-11~s1_v 1‘Il(l(‘tl\t)I'((l to create 111111 1111'!‘ 1-d. I “'1‘111- visitor sat on the 111' lfire, liei yellow lioint-spiiii drc witli its lung skirt. “W1- tyres =n lit-fore llll‘ wont!‘- ‘.'a111-i1 into lint-s 11f ttlinost 1'1: . sic tltgnity; the 1 ilt1 _;\\‘_. 41 t, ‘ it“: . - ‘a’? . - tiif ‘. , -F'im / i Putsjhe erriment / / _ 111/.t.. 4o ' Merry Christmas /_ _ " . ..’_ / ‘ *- -- e 11M lay on the silk cushion Iiusitlt- her and in 11 lIIlITUI‘ ‘beyond sht- could see Iii-r own figure, advnncing with tthc service. - " “.-\nd in spite- oi‘ this tilay-zictlng shp felt hunihlcil and put down. “lu what hidiL-u vii-lite lay tho tllstiiiietitin of ilt1-scene‘! .~\ girl front the most primitive. life iit the ‘I clothing with a child! nil yet the very scents of the rooin 111111 e11 inu- 1-11; .h1- tierfnttte. the t-xoiic cigarets had been replac- ed by the fresh otloiis of the fields, as when windows art.- tltrown open on a Spring morning. “S111.- piit t1i1- tray dowti on the divatl 111-stile her visitor. She indicated 1111- child, li.- asleep?‘ “ ‘Yes.’ “ ‘ You eaine from the village?‘ “ ' Yes. we hail to go to p y our illXfli. If you don't pay your taxes the Stutt- sells your 1111111. \\‘1-. didn't ivont to lose our lIUlIIU"-il1ltl now.’ “'I‘h-.- inonnttiln woinaii ‘spoke sottltm goiitly- S111- weiit 0n. “ ‘The sheriff don't come through 1111-, niotiiit-tiins to collect the taxi-s. llt- si-ts a day for everybody to com.- to the town.’ " ‘And you 11111111- that jourtiey- in Whiter. iii 1.1.1. Fl. The Supreme em At a remarkable price! . Excellence of results with the D¢F0f¢$1 is a revelation, for with only three t111>¢8 d produces the volume, cross-continent ranges, ivity and tonal beauty you would cXpcct 0 A shining beauty in mahogany. S1111P1e 1° e injoy the carols Christmas night i The demand is so great that we can emphasize this warning-buy now, if Yo" Ch ' d 1' ! ristmas e ivery Price $100 -Croslcy Trirdyii oing the work it the acute select- f a five tube set. rect and operate. not too strongly wish to ensure Other DeForest-Croslcy Radi0P11°11°5 for th°se “i” prefer t0 pay a higher‘ Q1‘ 11 10W" Prlce- $22 $28 ' $45 $250 (Price! 1.0.11. Toronto) $450 De ForeseCroslcy Radiophone I The name is your guarantee. K. ROGERS. Baton Aqn‘. Chnrlotterown. ' a Radiophonéfir6-vg/ 71W Town Province -.....-......._.................._.... Mail this COUPON Defunct ladle Corpontlou MIL, Toronto- Plenu forward me. free of churn. 11111 DIP fleuhrl o! 1926 Radlophoncl. n not eating ubout...................................eomoletc. lunln Nam! "nu-m..........-..................................._ -..............._ tat-mud In wi-a-thei‘ ltkt- this, with your child?‘ “’I‘h1- lllllllfliilll] \\‘OI111lI1'Sl'BIIl43tl embarrassed to reply. “ ‘He-111.- wastrt Iiorii thi-n. He. was born 111 llll‘ town. 1 had to go alongivheit \\'t' went to pay the taxi-s; tlit-rt- was uoboily do stay with 1111-3 “The mistress of‘ tl11- house was amazed it those siniplt. details. But she niade 11o further inquiry. S111.- wtis seized with a suililen int-pulse; .1 longing to iiii- eovt-r her child, 11111111111 it. (rai-ess ti. Iltit ittstuitd sh1- intide some‘ futile inquiry. Would tht- child take tiny injury front its exposiirt- to the eold-dhe night- tht- journey. Sht- hail Iieard 1t cry. " ‘No, It. won't hurt hlin.’ “Asytho nothing could hurt hitn; as tho her 11111-1» tion for this child, out of its nwit virtue. put 111111 Iit-yonil injury; was iii itself illl-I1I‘t)11't‘il\'t-. "And then sht- repeated what she 11.111 said at litt- cotv-Iniii-n: “ ‘I don't know what 11121111- hiin cry.‘ “VIII-I Illlt-IIYUSS of the house IIHHlt- some vague apology to cover her absence froin illt’ rooni, and went out. This was titadnss. What was happening to ht-r flrin fiber‘! 'I‘l1.- night ivas iulraneing. Matters could 111- 11o Iougt-i" tli-Iayi-d. She Ilttlsi pull herself tn- gelhcr. S110 W011i over to ti (110501 iii illt‘ dlnIng-rooui potticd out a glass of liqueur. and drank it off- “It had 111-1-11 ln"1-\\'1'11 11y the monk-.- oi‘ (‘hartreus 11 fort- l-‘rtinci- dotiint-d thein to exile. and givi-ti to 111-r as a hlt of treasure. 'l‘h1--potr-ni liqueur revived 111-r spirit of revolt. 111-r will to ddvuntttre. She would pack the article-s she roqtiiri-tl 11nd go. \\'I1.-1tt had a 1x01111111 of tile Iiills to do with hei"? She had porvidt-d shelter, food, comfort for [hp night. Il-tr 1ihligiitious were ended. "She llllllfiPtl, 1-osldt-t"ln;: svxlftly what articles she should take; gti\vns—~_li-,tvels'.’ Nn t.111- gowns had bet-ii purchased with 111-r ItusbandK-t inoni-y. and the Jenn-Is given by 111m. She sinlletl, her Ietitures tense-honor ziinong thievcs~tis onr- would cut a throat and re- sin-el the coins In the pocket of thi- vii-tint! Murder! It might be ‘very nitirly thnt- This inaii loved her! \V1it1t would he do? "Site did not permit herself to reflect. “The gowns, tht- jewels could remain; she would not net-d them. Fortunately. the out- with whom she went 9n this atlventiire had possessions as grm-l i1.-i the one she abandoned. Whit time was: It? IInw still thr- world was! "S110 threw open the French tlnni-s of the dln- ing-room and stood out on the terrace. ,d.a\v1i 1n out ‘ iiiaint-tt 1.1 ilt1: l.1|tI-"I1l' out of the inotith of ilt1.- i'l1.~k - ‘ “|t niitst 111' u-ptiroai-liiiig 11151111111111. Pr-s-t-ttily" i111- ‘111-11- ot th-- village would riot-I. Hui how sitll ll ‘mt-H ;'l'111t iiioiinluin wonian alflflil 114d closed down, itad 1 aii-I how 1111- doiiii- of tli'- stats the liu1ts,-1 ‘that flanitttg pl in-t .1 111011-11.’ "Slit looked up. "1-‘11i" \\i1:i 1tt_ys111-_\" did 1""."1-i'_y‘tliii1g wail. What was diioiii t1 11111111.. 1 "'I 111-ii sl|-- tepp d back iiito the dlniitg-t-ootit- .ii1t| clo-"td 1111 doors, 'l‘h.- \\'.t'lif*l‘ ilflSh oit 1111- . 11-11- of 1111- cios-i rough: 111-r eye. Slit- swallow‘. 11 iiliat I . l1 sitadett I11 i"- “Sht- put up Iii r Iiands to 1t.-r hair. ..t il|- ..\.- qulsite gown, 1o her throat, as tho to tidy 111-r uppeirq aiice tor the 11131251311 t-..:1. 'I‘t1i.-i1 $110 went tillf) 111 bit-ll paittr_v. - This was lhu only telephone in the iioust- con t ntt-"iug dirt i-ily with the iillage. Ii wa- 111i n» stiiiitieiit for cotttitry s1rri1-1-. Th1 1'1- was a dint light 1 whire :1 tiny gas-jet burned. . - 1 “Sht- paused. "fit-- s.l.-n::e of th'- llfillfifltwflfi like .1 prerstlld- le deeptued and t-xteitilt-tl it ~11‘ as w.th a protoiitid, 11,11. lrrtn‘ cxiri-tancy. lI was as tho titt- =oul ol tli-tr» iilhllllllilit‘ 11nd iitiniovabli- 1:. the vagut- light r-tfllill-‘li towttfti 111-t ~ and uait1-1l! "Shi- ptiitiaclietl the t lr-phonc, t.11ik down tlii-l recs v1-r , and piit out 111-r hand to tl11- hnttoii. ‘.1111 tier hand 11111111111111 1 xtt-itdd; 1111- i-ie1-.\'1--t' slippi o,’ down or. its cord. ' "'l‘i11-ru wa.»; soint- oni- llL-llliltl 111-1"I 1 ‘Site tiirnid .~."lo\\"1y its with an llllllll-llnk‘ t-fiort , iii the door through} \\'lIlI‘lI sht- li111t just eiiti-ri-il, 111111 with :1 cry she flung 1 Iiiust-li‘ 11110 1h.- woinatrs touts. \‘.'itI1 an intlitiit- t.-11 "" I111 figurt- gathered 111-r to 1t.: bosom, 111.14 cur. .t.pt-d 111-x. "Slit- felt 1111- rinigh g riiii-iit against 111-r face, lite tiiius iIIOIIIIIl 111-r. And slmvly", as through sonio subtle tlisitlltttion, she 51-1-1111-11 to flow iuio this wo- t11.1ii, to 11111111 with 111-r- to ci-ztso to bt-—-to becoini- 11y nflillt- iLvino i-nehantnrnt the oir- that had re- t-eiviil lit-z‘ 'l‘lll'.' 1111111 slipped uliiuptly in I1 s narr Alon, and put a dire-ct. sharp i|iiery to the doctor. “Now wit .1 was th11""' Again 1111- dot-to 1111s staril -it llt- io1.1<.-11 about- 11.n1 iii the darkne lIe though thi- 1111111 imtttnt soint- 1-\'i-t.t happening on the i1.-ck of the yacht» soot. stitiiiil. soiitt- 11111111111. "What do you int-an?“ . “l in -.it'1 the 1111-111111 t-otitu-ption of the woman. '111:it site f.o\\'.-t1 into and \\'..~.i11\--l'1t .11 11y ilt1-figuri- i 11.11 i111 111 r. 1t1i:i1'."' . 1 “(food (l.111." .~:1il11 1111- 111161111‘, "ltow do 1 11iio\\".’" 000040000 oo-oo-oowoozeoooo0vqooooooooooovooooowooovoooooooooo000000o0 Presi nt1_ thi- iiiaii wcnt on- . "1 suppo, 111- .~i|lll, “no one ltntiirs. The littinan iiointl ll\'t It‘ is as pi-‘itt-iiiiil a niyst -i"v as the moving iinpiils s 1111111111 .t. 1- is 11.1 tist- to a s- nilii.- a lot ot it=1t11-.-. 1 know all about it. She \\'1-nt right Into i-vi-uts that \\'»-ie as i 111 11> any actual 1-r1-iitso1'lif1-. ,Sh1- saw 111 lit. that she was going into on (his ‘night just as aei-tiitii-‘ly as anything that slit- 11.11 |t'\'I-.' 1111-11 through. Sh.- s w it inst as 1-|<'.ii"Iy- 11> tho "~;h.- ircrt- looking :11 11111111211 .1 window upon it- l _ ‘"5111- >1-w .1 wontan l|lI1'1 yiiig about the 111111 s .11, '.\Ioiite tfiit-lo i'1.r1-ii1g 111-1" tray through the (‘ftiwtin oi", l|tropl.-. st-ari-liIng ziiiione 1111- |1l4I_\'l*I'.< 1-\'<-1"y\\"li1-1"1-. l through llii- ildt-d salons. ]1(‘,t'I'1lIt.‘, lII‘ '1 ‘y L'I)I'IIl*l'.' titito r-vi-ry f: -1-. l-‘ina1|_v at thi- tloor to lllt- l:tl1l.-s ofl, the lI‘1'IIi1‘-t'1~(|I|i\1‘. 1111- x111,- fiitllllitl". 11s tho strickcttl rigid. A 111111.. stooping t1\'--r. was- pltillllu tlown sonic igoltl pitt-t-s i1.-sin.- ;t git-I. h ""111-- tzlti \\:.s- gaining, but the uian was 0111131", than 111.- wtis" 11i~uig11t; his dark 111111" 111111 a ting-p o1 ‘gray in it; 1t‘s flint, suuttinnt-d fact. >‘llil\\’t‘tl purple: wins; tli - j -w had grown llvttf)‘. That's how slit- saidl 1111- 101111111 f i “She aw 1111- opeia in l':.I'i.~‘. .-\ woman. this saint-l iwoinaii. .~.ai in 11 box. Sh. \\':1,~. 1t1on1-. About her were 1'11“ 11"11111.\' aiitl >I111-i1d.ir of l‘-it‘i-*-; t11.- gorgeous ex- iifilfflldilllld of the opera. vast. 111-evenly music. But 1 sht- did not t-igaril ti, lit-t 1-y.s~ w-aiutli-it-il. fttrtitx-Iy." ihspi-rtitely". 1-v1-t'y\\"111-i"1,- throtigli 1111- iininense. ('l'U\\'.~l faii beyond Iii-i". 'I‘11t-i1 .~'.111- got up went otit of ilt1-l box Into, tli- foy I‘, 111111 11111111211 down over the 1111111.» tiatlt- of the stoi 111-low ' a gaiuin front .\Io1itt11:1rlr1- w ' "ante time-chant: 1d inaii, t-oi . t1-1-i1 of ti pilliirFl 'l‘h1‘i'e 11 111111111-111 111-nee. The tlotrtot" w-as l1-:ii"iiiitg I'oi"\\".i1"iI 1n his chair. 111- was trying to niaki- otit the figure bt-fott- hitn in 1111-» ilarltiiess. llt- wn-s 111-gluing to uiidi-i" :iiitI this story} lle thought he knew who i110 i111in was. Ili- had st-t-II that fat-.- bi-low ilt-i-lt when 111- had been 1'irst t-allt-il; oii tli 3 . '1‘1111tc1i1iiigt-:ii tlit- ii1i1n,:it l('.\>'i,\\'Z.1S no‘ l|Zlll1I(‘lII.1lll)lI. 1t liati liappt-tii-tl. What the woniiiii ini this stoiy 111211 set-ii was life: :1 lift,- shi- had escape-dd but 11iisii1:1i1 hail not est 11111-11 it. 111- 11.111 livi-d it 111-l ivas licre; Iit- >111 there in the darkness, with ilt1-sol, physical evidences iipoti lIllII, and now stid-It-iily 1t.-l \\'1-i1t oii-a sort of 111.»"ti1-.i'..t1- energy in ' 1111- tliiel: Ytiiffl‘. "flint." it said, “no duty, no tibligatioti! \VIi1-ii no vow 1.~t 111-pt! You can't d. 11y thi- yi-tirfs their toll, ol’ you. License iniikes way for license. And she saw- 1111' o\\'11 faci-"what i1 would hart. b1-1-1t~—p1-1-i"ing o-.'1r- the rtiil of iiii- baliistrat s. II \\":1. wfnl! '1' soft, str.i\\'-eolor1-t1 hair, ltaish with 111-111111; the .-_\ 1:i"i1\\"foott-d; rottge. stencil, every fnli1-- 111-vice?‘ s. out of it. It wt-ttt on with tht- 1I2II'1‘1t1I\'1'. , “'l‘lii-\\"oi11.111 in the silt-tire in 1111-11111 light of tli -1 butler’. itantry, p111 out 11.1" hands in a great gesture tf l'i'jl't'liftll. 'l‘1t1-i1 slit- I1. t: 11 to statzgi-r about. grop ing for lllt- 111.111". i "Soin. thing Iuri ~11 ht-r. “Shi- inust t‘ititI it; it was 111-re; sonieivltt-ri- in; 1111s |1t.-tt.~11-; but how tin-d she “'11s! ltntv her klti-t-si drtiggr-tll “She cann- fiitally into tlt.- 1lt‘:1\\'ing-i‘i1i1t11 a.~=, through h1:i\'_v water. Tht- t-hild covered with thei white laitiliskin l:i_\' :1sl1-epi1i1-t111- silk cushions at the‘ -n11 oi‘ tI11 liliit- divaii. iii 1111- soft glow of the fire.‘ Sht- filing liCt's."ll' dowti beside it and gtuhi-retl it up in lIPI‘ zirins and for off tht- lit-ils of the village began to ring." Again 1l1.- 111111131 voice stopped; tint-tor. living through every 11011111 of thi- story, piit 1111- query that ninvt-tl liiiiii “And what hap-pt-ui-dil“ For a time there \v.'i.~". no reply, 'l‘h.-tt thi- voice in, the ilarkni-ss si-t-int-d in trail off- l “It w-s the thing that ilidtt‘i hitpp1n "on Iii-r husband 111111 111-1-11 warned about it. 11nd 111- had‘, w Eli-d all night at (h1- aie of 111p grt-untb -\'.th his wcapitn for tht- two persons- in the uni-or to t"?I|It-,‘ out. 111- t-antt- In at ittiylight. 11nd Pound I1‘- \\".i‘.--1~l1-1-iti tigaiitst her 11111111111!" | "IIIYT thi- 11101111111111 ivointiit,“ said 1111. tloi-itir, "th.- inan with 1111- Illlllt‘. 1111-1-111111. wiitit had 111-coi111- of tht-tn. Did n11t the inan ivitii-Iiitig :tt thi- gate soi- thein whi n tIti-y i-atne out? D111 111- not we ilt1-111 when ilt1-y 1-1111-1-1-11‘! What bi-i-aini- of 1111-111?" Tht- voici- of the dying iiiiiit 111-came stronger: lit took on ittinost 1111- firmness- and the vigor of health “It's thr- Gospel "that I wished you to renicnilir-r, I int-an tlit- story ofl tht- Nativity nceoriling to that Gospel “Jet-its nl‘ Nazuretlt was horn iii Iletltlt-Itt-ttt of Judm when Joseph and Mary journi-yt-tl Into that village to hr- taxi-d. You sr-o, Docinr——-" Th1- voice cetisetl as tho fitter-rs Iii-111 t-lo-w-d on thr- throat. The tlnctor knew whiit had lnippenrxl, but h1- did not mnvr. Th1- dt-ttit-hetl i-inbolus had floated into thi- in thi- sky. And sitdilt-nly for .'I\\'1l_\’ the gre-nt 111-II of t thi- cathedral 111-gun to sound 111 the still. thick tlark. J "1 Christmas Cards The (‘hrlstinas card. 111 ltii pre- t'I 211011118110. lit-tore that date little used. The 1111-11 for such a u 1101111011 artist, Joseph Cundnl. Christmas 1924' How blessed are thc- years of pence That follow warn long strain, sentdny tornt, was nonexistent iin- How surely tines their pass-tine henl The heart airings torn w'th ptiIn. they were very expensive and Init Until the burden o1 our grlet For those who fought are (Ila-d. card printed was Issued In 1846 by In lightened by tht- memorteg Thut conu- wIth (‘hrli-itinns tide. For their deal" sakes \V1- loved and loot In silettcc let us stand. l-‘or one brl1=f moment while pledgi- To this beloved land, A Infth as 519111114241 and as 111-op As theirs W110 died that we, Might know through all the years to como ' T110 10y 01 liberty. \ \\' D —WtllInm Bantu. I t-g-e-e-e-e-z 9 111111111111; a part of it. I\'1i\\' what ._‘ PAGE SEVEN GIVE USEFUL (llFTS TH 1S XMAS Hockey Skates And Stocks The Iai- 0.1a STAR Hockey Skates _at prices ranging from $1.75 to $6.00. Hockey Stocks from 25 cents to 81.50, including me celebrated Roger-s A. V. Stick used by regulation Hockey Clobc. Also a nice line of, Shin. Guards. Any o1 these would make a nice gift for your skating friend. a I - ‘ l ocket (utlery Sleds We have n splendid stock - | o1 English Pocket K-nives at Make Elm" I Zuyweimuvzlra Prices ranging from 5 cents to hapP)’ Wlihrrnfefi“ in Stock $5.00. Every inzln ‘or boy 1m?” 355° . _ are Mm," wants a lmcket knife, Give an“ the puns i" ‘ - reach of everybody, rR-‘UI-“B hlgti? “lbs chnsngj; l from G0 cent»; 11p to . $2 00 - .- ' ‘ 1. (ZSS ' 9’ _ >- “Kniv ‘ L Snow Shovels .1 1 f.» es Every Kidzli’. Iikts to =1 Bcst quality Engiish make shovel snow, an: the prices .1. ' Stainless Steel Knives. A gilt of our Snow Shovels arc so much appreciated by any low that every kiddie should i. housewife. A splendid bargain have one. Prices 20 and 25 ,5 at our price of $6.80 per doz. cents, ' W HUNDREDS OF OTHER USEFUL AND PRACTICAL f.’ GIFTS AT THE PRACTICAL GIFT STORE. 0000000404 oooooooovoooae0vcooooovoqovoooooooooooovoo0oso-ooopaoooavooov 1 o! 'l‘1t1- roiet- izhangeil. 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