The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04

As companion for q wealthy invakAa,
and they went 20 Europe,
She may be married for all I
know aud have forgotten me, and L.
wen, am perfectly happy, am
sure. Hanecd II know what haa
got into me that can't think Of any
thing else tonight | doa't want toI
think of her~cf course don't. ! am
perfectly content as ! am. Yes, her
white kitten was as the apple OF her
eye. neryl.-a pretty name - Berry,
Rayswlnter, wonder II she did mar
y, saw Teddy bears aRd woolly
dogs and cotton eats In tho ahop win
dows tonight, and | thought OF tho
Christmas trees mother used TO make
Cor me-red apples aud striped candy
aud popcorn. with tallow dips Tor
candies. TIA tho old memories that
have got into my brain tonight Con.
found tho holiday season anyway
Rut | believe III take u turn down by
the shops and shake them OF. ] can
make a lot OF little duacra happy
with handful Of Christmas pennies
Il IL not that I want home With
Reryl Ia lt~no~ecrtainly not IN
lust 60 to.-to--I am perfectly aatia'
ted MS | am but III take a look
around to- to- well, to paaa tho time
away"
The stores were ablaEe with light,
aud the windows twinkle with tinsel
and toys. and the tired shopgirls
we're behind their counters until IL
| o'clock NJ night. John had spent q
. pocketflit Of dimes, aud there waa hui
/ ono left that Is. hut ono dimo left oi
/ tho ten dollar bin that he broke when
/ he stood treat to Christmas toys fol
the aFst ragamutiin he met as b.
= started out TO do the Santa Claus aci
on small personal scale,
0 Az he turned to take the ear b.
d stumbled over a ragged little mite
/. who was pressing a Bit ot . blue fac'
( against tho plate glass Of hlg win
o dow and cooling IN broken English q
!. 4 spnwllug yellow Teddy bear IN th'
. toy window,
% want Teddy hcarf" hC asked
d And the child grinned hungrily
Il "weli, come on In, then. IN gct yol
one"
10 The bear bore the price tag Seven
o ty.Ave cents" John must 80 In :
70 change bill. Crowds were thinnln
IN the store. and no dragged the Eap
's ged mlte after hlm through tho lon
- alsles, up the elevator and dow
q among tho rows Of toys.
a "roy anlmalsI Oh, yea. Down tha
aisle at post TO-" so the noorwalke
y said, and John led tho child hastil
~ along.
oi Have you toy he began. III
= clerk was putting a box on the shei
y She turned weary white face 10 q
:, tend to her late customer
- "Teryl@
y, ~ The cry rang across an ocean
y. y. cotton cats and paper elephants hcol
l" y, cd on a dozen counters A little ra
~ Ting crash followed, and then q
:, voice of q alssk crying. .0h. N
y. ~ Headman, Misa Bayswinter has faln
vn cd agalnW
Tho manager hurried up. MI
,ro Bayswintor las very white and lln
across the arms Of the tall customer
No one noticed the little Germs
IA wnlf scudding away With two whi
nd cotton cats and a Teddy bear IN b
pinafore,
nh send for the ambulance, some
ire you! Miss Bayswinter win get i
nd discharge In the morning. This fall
,od Ing Is getting altogether too 4
oh. quent," tho manager said sharply
where does this lady llyef" Jo
ray LOTUS asked. II win take her hol
ak. Ia carriage
ng, "oh, rooms somewhere, Wen SO
her to tho hospital. Don't trout
ind yourself"
70
ay; The marriage occurred on Chr
tho mas day, and now the fellows are
ret wondering who the mischief NJ
or Bayswinter was, whether she y
a some English girl or simply an Am
lean heiress.