The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

Why. what would Apu du ar
"a tell him what think Of him "
Aud what 70 that
oh that i think beB q Taud, Pre-
tending be comes in "a sIcleh whom tho
rfDund hos been bare lor month
And re,ud"era loo VINO dues ha think
Ia going 20 bellcg, that Q Why dorut
hn como ON q h.rErle
His fur .uat would be rather Iu
the way, said Fletcher grasok And
h"a pretty old luu. and maybr docs
not kuOU hos 90 ride. aUd. b,sldra
how would be bring the urea,n' g"
Wbata tho as" OF presents aus
Wag newer have anything ,hWH
auy gDoI
. think you have the blues toIat
said Fletcher and then be- eta uot
speak again though Teddy tried Ia
draw him out
tie .nemed tu lo in . brown study.
and nothing rauaci him az Iids caIna
lB and rNoH then he ilH not sbr unrH
aud stayed pH short time
n aaa the evening lhat 3D. card
1855 brought 80 Tr1t. ON 10 Naa
written Santa rlau TrddfH csr.
auarkIrd Toll hw '3 come n. he
said ETaHdtiF
a moment I,rr Santa rlHu. stood
before him. a tail mr clad figure aitH
hnHiuE Haif and uralt IrHls auut
hands aud introduced ihn guest u Dob.
aunt
pid sou uud t aa9l al,aeNua
Tedds asked Aud boss aru fnn fn.u
derra
20 Jd uJt rome 1n guunru youue
man. aald Santa Claus ParhnpH uu
did not know thSsc la up SNOW or
lhr ground
Bicycle H" asked Teddy
No. / cam" 100 motor carriage
4 a motor carriage ?" cried Trdds
iucgriunusly Then he ram To- the Rlu
dow and looked out III iR Auu.
ida he said eAc.tcdlg. coming bach
lou can H"" Il Just as plain o4, uu.
der the electric Light
did not bring you any presents
said Santa Claus BH / heard Won Lia
not care for them, but wouIb Ike &c
take you for little ride if our uuUl
Wiil 10 too came early" Plancins
az the clock. $50 that can rot bach
and attend TO the boys anl gIrls phf
Ike 20 have presents"
or course we viii go said TrIds
promptly = have never been lu "A
motor carriage
In few moments The three were OH
their way, we'll protected from th,
cold brgoiuE air by an abundance ot
U.fII "a
but after the lighted streets uf IA,
town were past the star5 shown down
on them brightly
Teddy was wild with delight aud his
tongue ran on rapidly AZ length thorr
were occasional pausea, tliru longer
ones interrupted by disjoiulcd 10.
marks Finally there was total silence
Fletcher bent over so that he could
see the child's tace. then lee looked at
Ida and smiled
Il don't know how to say it, be-
burst out desperately at length II
keep forgetting how / look. aud II /
say IL the way ] want TO II will be per
fectly ridiculous, And yet ] must
say II, for | may never have another
chance"
She was looking at him, her startled
eyes dark and luminous IN the star
light
Perhaps you do not need 10 say II
she said gently
DO you mean that you understand
without my telling you p he asked
eagerly
Yes she answered very low.
When they reached the house Fletch-
er took Teddy in his arms and carried
him in He laid him gently on the
couch in the hall and turned away
thinking the child still slept
II can stop only a moment" Fletch-
er said rs It late ?"
At that instant Teddy sat bolt up
right, staring about him wildly He
caught sight of his father in an ad-
joining room.
"Oh, papa !" he cried, his voice ring
ing out clear and shrill "Oh, papa
Santa Claus is kissing Aunt Ida ~
Boston Herald.
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