_,-_\_- nizccuinm i6.I19°4_- _ , ` 'ii I -~P\\ " I _ |a _ 'I' ii. _ spollei Joan. Some one whom I love _ _ very llearlygave me that. I am going 0 _ tl ‘ fr »<~ ' l. ` » \,~ __ _/' v' Aga,/,__ . ./fgqflile fm- -l than .-\unt. Edith anti cifut lake soniucli pi I "_'m;.t‘, .- __ tinn- for ns as she can. Aunt Edith kindof pl 4': fb* a '/'lf 6, `-it-‘.`-1 ‘;» -` :,_-. - _ ` . `<§p~' ¢ , 5”. . “X1 J `~ il. _vonii:.:er than I ani, is completely spoiled. I U in' 1-oizrsc she is my especial care; but no in:it.t<-r hofw hard I try to reason with her "I way in everything, she gets it just the sinnc. The consequence is that I ani n|~ hi* ways bla.nied for what -Ioan does, because l“‘\.` “'l“`" Sli” P193’-* "ll" l’l'\“° -l“~*l like” “ lain older and hugh; L0 get her ,, betta. like -" through. But we liked the outside of it example, mother says. I do'nt think mother quite understands how inird UW ii, is for me to make .Ioan plpfib |,_y me not concern tiieni, mother says." n it v t-yhuiple [gat h¢r,0|- she wimpy make Boys too" was .loans saucy aiiswer, liubiuyat of Omar Kliyain." ` te- ' '- ` ' more allowance for inc wlieu Ifnil so “f often. to llut Aunt Edith |.indnrsl.ands,l ani sure. Wu' Aunt Edith is lnother's youngest sister, and has been with us for a long time now fm" _ , only one, and| hu __ w ' besides _befing at spite ol' lt; and perhaps mother is buslei: takes usoil`inotliei"s hands,i~he says, what- A her to go driving or go to the opera oi' an _ _ _,. `¢ ’,_'l;_¢ T HAPPE\,ED nurscry inaking something awl'ul pretty be with him always iinii to live with him ' _/’ In-tm" “,uy:.am| while slic talked to ns, vi hen she was call- ‘in his own lionie`foro\'ei°." 4 _ all t_h r o u g li ed away downstairs by somebody, and __ " $3338 I0_;>l1lJI'i11‘_l- she looked so prett usshe said goodnight looking than ever when she said that it my 'Sh'_te‘:_n mg to us, her eyes were so happ. llke,nnd she was time for us to go bed, and then went ggcd us both so liard that Joan said down stairs to see Mi'. Dunbar. The next ter she had gone, "Gilt-ss, that niau who day she went out Ioradrive with him,and three ye" 1'” takes .~\unt l‘}dltli out driving ami to thc t peru house evi-ning`s, down stairs." glimpse ot her pretty bookmuile her want “Little girls shoul ~'ntspea.k of u. gent‘e- to see It again. So in she went to Aunt an like Mr. Dunbar is such a disrespect- Editli's room and got it from where it laid mul tell hdr she sh0u|d'nf, lmyh hu-' ow" ful way Joan," l said. on her little table. And she brought it ln- ' "Well, I du'nt care. He`s it MA N, and to the old nusery; or playi-ooin, for wc are takes _-\uiit Edith ontand hc leans ovcr Luo old to have n nursery, Joan is eight “Little girls should uiind their o\vn bus» b i \\ hich l felt that I had nt much more ti1\Y.lUNl~ l»l\0l\\ TIN "exif (lily Allllli l‘:‘ll'l' read, liut perhaps we thought so lie(-niise S “ll-ll l\"l'l\flBl'l'~‘i*`-SGW* “"`l`° 0"¢l` “nil wc did'nt know what it nieiint. And all she bruuglit ii little book I nscd_oflen to 0 in lierrooni. Ihavc iii.-ani her read H _ _ _ glaway now. Iwilltell yo_i_i a story to- A Story Written for Christmas Guardian Read- ~..'.‘Z"£.I.f.‘°vI.‘l.i“'.Ii°.Zi'.1'.i.'Z.'.l"3..€’f'l§ ..'.'.'li`§ ,' _ _ ” _ as ever she _,could IFA, and she sat _ digwn inthe big oiiali- cfore the tlrc-,Joan D - C__in'istm`as Patrons, by. Moore & McLeod. 35°-flllfifgf-ix-535153353tg:-li:-:F55 _ - think about anything. The story was all - a once, went to her slster‘s home where there were a little boy and girl whom she _ _ loved very much, and then she niet some do'ut mind Butas Joan calmly took lunny nameAnnt Edit-h took it fiom her nd aaid:~“1 mus'nt have my book ut this afternoon, so I must go and put relied up on one arm ofiit, and me on bout how u. girl who was awful lonely _ ,___ J , » ‘is - `r.f, gf’-5'* » "N J*-\`Tf‘-it \ v`__ '__ \ _GS l@wg§ ,_ _ ,gf ‘gli _ /V I »\ ` showed him Aunt Edltli`s old l-ook and \ ` \ ‘ stairs so happy and snilling. Then hc put. would get tired of ilndlinz little boys and one else who was a_wful good to her, and girls to toil us iibout who were tad to eaoli used to take ber out places and send her ‘ ‘_ other sometimes but loved each other in llowers andt- "Li.-an over her when she played the ano,'like Mr. Dunbar does when you ay, Aunt Edith?" interrupted Joa.n.But _ unt Edith dirl'nt get a bit cross, she just . cvcr that moans, and is with us most of' hugged Joan close to her, kissed her curls tin- time ‘cept when seine one _calls for and -went oni- “Perhaps so Joiin.And one. day he made evening. - - her \ ery, very hap`by, lor h‘e told her that The other night Aunt Edith was in the he loved her so well that he wanted ber to ss and not talk about things which do lcu.i.her with big gold letters on it, andthe 112|' Fellillilll Wl1Ell8llU“'0lllll 'I0 Silt' which I suppose Aunt Edith put there, A'nd Aunt Editli's eyes were _happier hal, was the beginning of it. Joan‘s one nd Iain eleven. Then she and I read it all esi.. It \vas the prettiest, soft white aine weniailc it out to be was "The It. was tlu-'sillicst -thing I ever ver ii. thc-re were liltle pencil niarks nd on thc wiiitc odgc ol` one or two of C) ‘ .IOAN IS MY SIS'l`I-Ill that ‘children always told the truth." Then she asked him to sing sonietliing, and he sangtlieprettiest son_g,\vIiile she played for hini.Ircniembersouieofit,it was so niuch more easy to remember than that business about the “B0ugh, and 'l‘iioiJ" thatl in-.ard Aunt Edith read. Did`nt Mr. Dunbar sing that songjust great! I could`nt help won- dering if Aunt Edith luid`nt told us that , storyyvrong, and that he was lonely instead of the girl. For he sung like as it he was just so awful lonely lic wanted her and no one else in the world. I want you only, you and your song; Dark is lilc`s shore love, night lsso deep, Leave ine no inure love, sing inc to sleep." About ii inontli after Aunt l'Itlilli`s birth- day shi- ciiine into tlienurscryonc cveniin,:, and her eyes were red und slit- cried wlii-ii .loan put licr arms aiound her neck. and _\uiitie hugged mc so close I almost crii-il. And sho told us an a\vfnl and story, about Iioiv the little girl was ni-vcr going to ilicnlce n|an's house after ull' that the n’ci- man had changed his niind, and that they had aqnarrcl over sonietliing, and neither one would bc the iii-st to say they \v\-re sorry, and then _-\uni. liditli cried nu l' __ ' _ ' . 1 iI=i-=-1 __ fi , ~‘~' . -- - _ MM- 'hm thayuy it that my lo ~ ‘__ ` It all to her, told her how we had spoiled but we would have to give her the five dollars before she could let us have it. Joan cried great |116! tears, but she did'ni; roar as she always does, iuid then a gentle- inan who had been standing down in the sl/ore with his back to us, came up to thc counter where we were, i\n`d who was it but Mr. Dunbar. “What's the matter Froggled" he asked and then Joan and I told lilin all about it, asked him what we could do. lie looked the spoiled book over and smiled a sad kind of smile at the page that had written on it “Lennox, Bcst- lle|oved.," and the date ol that evening she went down it in his pocket and bold us to never inind; that he would pay for the book, only we must never tcll Aunt Edith. “But you inus'nt tell her either" .said I, "'l"ol' we do`nt want her to know that iliis is not her very own." “And could'nt you put the little inarks on lt., Mr. Dunbar I" .loan queried wist- fully. Mr. Dunbar thought for a inoint-nt] and ieplledz- “'l`hat`ll be just thi- thing. you dear cliildren. But _Yon`il have to leave it with me _until toniorroiv." "I`oniorrow'.~ (Tiiristnias live, .\Ir. Diin» bar" said I. "l`liut`s all rl Iii Fro ie It`|l lu- ` ' I ‘ _ Aunt Edlth's, and all 'the rest oiit; but ' I --_ _ *@- V - ' ~ pouesuiou of tha putty book Wm! such ,, all she said was that slit- was very sorry, \.\ Q f Aunt Edith. ‘ ~ s as - In good tiini-." _\iid llienlu-_ took us into _ f' » » ,»‘Qln the in-arcst t‘oiifcctlouery store and I l *- bought us lots of good tliiiigs. Ili- said he would see us safely home, and on Lin- \vay \i'c told hiin all about _-\unt Edith ll how sad they were how, and of how olicn W iii-r |iii'thdiiy, iiiidof Iiow slit- Iiugs iis both “ and cries over us. ut-iii' hoinc, und his voice sounded kind oi' tii stern and iii'iu as lic said: - ` “Now i"roggic, do`iit you tcll her you it saw nic. lluslil Noi anotlici- woi-il," for ivc \vi-re ut our own doorsti-p and ln- had In lofi us. ._ . after we were, ii.ud we in-vcr said ai. word [0 of anything totlicin. llui tin- next; altt-r» noon when they ivciit oiil. iigaiii, Mr. Dun- il, iiuccrlittli. xiuirks all over it, only the iv, "Love, I ani lonely, years are so long, _ _ .- . Q , _ “y .ini t ie stones s ie u.ed to ttli ns, and to siifl-ly. l"i'o;:gic"saitl Mr. llunluir ou :ind .Ioan can lia\'e iinythingin ilu- orld ilnit I run buy you. In-tiers have She Sings um, sung he _,_lm__, the "mm of failed. l’1-rliniis ilu-_ old Uinar will ivork spell," `\\`c want _\ui;t Edith to Li-ll ns im-ily I-Ie did`iit say very inueli uiilil we ,_4'oi°' slui-ics again, nnil lu-i' <-_ve-.~ to sparkle like i-_V used lo, in-i`oi~e-" "i`ln- bail uiiiii nnidi- lit-i~|iii|iap|»_\'. was Froggii- I" \ 'Yes indeed hir. iliinbiii. \\`t- _just 'e Aunt Iidiili-" "‘l'lii-rt- arc niori- ‘hun you love Iicr l"i'ug. i Motlicrand ,~\uni.ic \\i-i'i- noi in until Butlniusl, go. Noiv flo`nl. forget ulicrci put that book" and then he was gout-. said she would be up in a little while to licip us hung up our stockings, and"-it si-eincd to nic that It was lioum and hours ufterivards that Aunt I~' from the tree were given away I'got i- old one used lo bi- and uc hid in the ilu- lieaiiitilulcst old watch f-ver alnov . , , _ g _ _ _ bnrcaint-_ and gave nic thc book with those _~|nitIo\\~.- of llic lnill vi lien sin- canii- and li-oiild have, and a little card was with lt harder than ever. I could ni say a word, , lieiii-il iii-i' .~.;i_v :is if \l|t- was sin.-iikiiig I that read: - on ii visit,and Joan and I love her dearly. '_"g Not quite as inueh as we love niother, but ff” most as muah. No niutter how had wc are W (and wo are both naughty, soint-tinies, lor mu iornllttlc hrother and sister toquarrel and seold each othbr; then she gives us ii Sh kiss, and makes usigriss ea,_ch other, and sends us oi’l’to our p ay. But`Aunt. |‘Z¢iii.li "'l`l\l\l`N ll fl1H\|,\' l'l\I\\<‘, »\\-UH lidllll-" “' _ iid. “.\ndilic l:ook`s pi‘i'ttlei‘ tliun its ing rooiu after dinner, us it was .\unt m".sel.y|,ef0l.c me nmnell us st_m.i(._` “hom mum-_“ . l§dlth`s birthday. So wc proiniscd and crossed our hearts to inakc niotlici- sim- 1 bled like Joan and I do,\when one of tin-ni ,,|,,. _c-,,i,|_ My ,,,,,,,¢ i,-, 1{u,,,,c|_ bm, for I-llslaivellle--nl \Vll1ll»\\'1‘- will, and \\'l\vl\ flied and went to Heaven, and the `nothi-r ,.,g||,@ yciignli [ddnt know, when mothe me l'"“° 'mule we “mm” d°W“' W" 'md UNC I\0"l‘1`£§0li 0Vel` NIUE S0l'l`.V “ll the fl‘¢"l' wants to be lovelier than ever, and Aun,- I0 ol' his life. l-Idith wants to pi-L me real good, they D coincs and sits down with ns in the old I bl some other little boy and girl who .~sqiiaI>- ` i3'i\-_ iat it docs wheii I say it over. So when 5| e told nic: - 0; “'l`lic uziine is very licaiitifiil l"roggiL-." 'l`lierc's_ ne thing about it: perliaps if calluic lfroggie, sol su|_1D0’*‘~" ll-‘S “D05 2 ____ ___ __ _liiiit Eiligir were lierc all the time, she name, cvcn if it`, lsnll V011 Dfeblfy- _'__ _,_’ IC l1ll~H0\\lfQf ll, l~'0'l\i= lhlllii "l’0‘ll» the leaves there wasadate written. One lllv, Il lllill Of lDl`l'l\d. “Hd 'VIIOU-H "did of theni win; only a few days' ago. -loan lil`llt SCU J'\lSl» |\0W it U0\\l‘l "\l\k'~‘ 'W1' S0 nnidc some rciniirks that I thought did _],,m, provokes “ie 01-ben “um I lose all l\1lIll1yl00l¢ll\H$h“l~ ll0l'l1l\l>H I ‘l_lll'I\liii“ilf_9 not sound very respectful to Aunt Edith puuenco and shake her mul hard and mnke i1ndcistanii_i|ic inoaning of it, aii_d it ,md 1 wok her _to musk "bong, in so from her ery) Iiivtfhelf tllkes usalong side of her """"d"“ ‘m‘°""'“ the “my “hc mud 'L to °“°` ihiulf "° “"°Ll'°" it “""‘t 0"' "mn I and talks topsln t-liatdear .~iweet, way of W1 , _ _ hc,.,,_ and wus us how very wiuked it is Aiint ludilli laid the little book down on book ,lwuy before anything wou'rl|nippi.-ii ' Ullllv I lwkiffl ll0l' ill” "um" 'Jr ll- “ml to it. Things wcnt. on veiy wcil fora wcck ‘ilie llnbinfvat." told us that if we would be good, slic- apped .loun`s cars and niaiielicr put the ' two after that,ii.nil one evening uiothi-.r ouid nll'ow ns to.go doivn in thc draw- ts of goods things that night, and Mr. unbar said how much Joan looked like uni. Edith, I said that she \vas`nt half tt ii. d helauglicil ond, told Auntie “Sing ine_to sit-cp love, you alone, Olali the world sceni all niinc own; ._ Nothing is-` iniihfui, nothing true, In Ileavcn and earth but (ind and yoii_‘_' I doii`t know what made me do that, but Aunt Iildiili put her arins around nie, and said soinctliing iiitcr .she felt bctter 'ihut sounded likez- _ - “Hut he says I'in NO'l‘ true, Froggic. And I do love him wt-ll enough to die for him. .~\iid-lio's wrong Froggic, imd he`s going away." Very soon sin- went away' for a day or tivo, and l\lr. lliinbar nevercamc near the lioiisi-. llut she had li-fi her pretty book on the lable, and just bt-.cause I told -loan ,that shc ninst`nt. touch it, she went. and got it, laid it down on the iloorto read it before- the iii-i-; and with her face between her hands and her hccls kicking up in the air, took possesssion ofthe hearth rug. I I-l"“¢ l‘“"‘l"“‘| -"°_lUyv writing on the pages direiikl'nst oui- _ .l A . ‘ .t I _’ ___ » 1 £5 M , . _ _.1 _..v. A ._ I " 9 Q 4 ~‘ 4.00 1 » -E , '.3 ` is Always a welcome gilt and perhaps you can _ more for them ‘-just at Christuias." _ tolli’-l» out alter the book. Aunt. I‘Idllli Boys, Flanneleue and Zephyr’ Shirts' some with Collars’ some Wim' ` ami mother were away I/osoinc ijliristiiins °“t"0g§"' 50C’ 75°‘l d ‘__ ` ilecoratliig,r-io we slipped out with our (" Warm ,V07 lr 55°," an ' -‘C' . _ umnuy “ml the om hook W we would Men s Shirts in fancy /.epliyr and pcrcales_ citiicr soit or still bosoiiis, , , _ ,_ V special patterns lor Xmas §5 cts.i~i.<»<»_ i_i-1. i._:_5. ;;';`;;‘;_';":;l‘;::;fl :;'t`o‘f_:_1'_cJ`_;;_u"E_)_l|_: _:Boy llest line of White .Shirts for 65 cts up to _-si.,-15. one until at last. il was Ki-tiliilt dark and Heavy woolen Ur wnincd Shirts so cts' gina' i.'.`.?ilifif.Zl'§§`,§2l'§$.'."\32`LX;§’$'.’Il7'§fI1 l`lEN AND BOYS' CAPS ,,, < '_.' t ,N -1 - _ __ Z -0,, LQ .» _ l __ ,- < * /./’ We 0° . I/ (_ Q 0 B ‘_ -,,' .f‘f7.f How about a Gladstone bag in imitation Alligator leather, with brass moizntlngs for $3 9.5, Smaller size Q3 55. These are zo and zz inch bags. Or ii suitcase in imitation lcather, 22 inches £2.40, 2; inches ii: oo. leather, brass mounted _$3.90 Another do .ble strapped $4 25, these in olive and russet leather. A linndsome one in olive or russet solid leather, brass mounted steel Still another extra heavy brass mounted, leather lined throughout, sbiit pocket. adjustable strap $io_oo. And we have club bags, in russct leather from _~a;».;»o up i4inct1,!£3 io; io inch, $3 go ; large shape io inch, $4 50. 'l`elesc ipes from 35 cents to $i.8o, i4 to 24 inches. ' Mevi‘s all-wool Sweaters 750, !li.oo, 1.25, i.5o, 2.00, 2 40, 2.55. These are oi heavy line wool. in cardinal, navy and white. Also ln the favorite club colors, such as Abegweits and Victorias and in Gymnasium colors as And wc have an elegant Sweater, especially made for the young ladies' in 3 sizes, color crcaui and special incase yii i5 any si/.e._ “ Y-I \ wx / rv _\_unt Edith ciunc hack, und of coin-sc 4# ,_"- 0 0 ii; ivc tlioughi slit-.`d inlss the book at oni-1-. "'_-~ ° I , ,.,T_i - v , _ _ /’ ¥_ _ _ /_‘_/Q .313- ` 1. ¢ is _ 4_4 E’ - ovf ‘ `. e AI<`§fE°‘ Q o \.\il*`- Q a 0 a0"\ Q Q e Q e Q ci ' Q/ _ _ ___|¢_;a¢_r_,__.|¢.__z,_B., L.a_,/ I afford to pay a little we imii been im»i