The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

ME or nandkeTCnlelS mas
Os1nnn0 begun" she OBJ
served in a dry but humorous voice
This is from Lottie Preston. This"
lingering a thinner envelope ginger
ly, lis probably pin cushion cover
from Geraldine, and this very fat
envelope contains linen initial
handkerchief from Molly Drew.
Last year, Aunt Sally, | received
II handkerchiefs and three EN-.
broidered cushion tops that bore
unmistakable marks of previous
Christmas travels. | received three
invitations to spend Christmas with
relatives Salina and Pauline. of
course, and the Prcstons-au of.
whom had gaps to be filed in. and
4 hlled them as usual. / spent 1872
Tor Christmas gifts that / didn't en-.
Joy giving because | knew thev
were expected, and made three trips
TO the city for the express purpose
or suitlng everybody as nearly as
possible, and in consequence 7 grow
so tired that | was cross to YOU for
two whole days before left on nv
Christmas tour.
This year | shall not moke
single present outside OF nv imme.
date family-which means inst ia
TWO, Aunt Sally, for / intend IN
make myself a handsome Christmas
present instead Of wasting my mon.
ey on the relatives who dunn ali
their !eft-oyers on me. ! shall NOT
accept a single invitation, either.
nave lost the Christmas spirit"
Aunt Sally's honest black face
took on look of perplexity, whore.
upon Miss Pamela went on IN er
plain the situation.
Il an tired Of being n Cbr,s,,
scapesoat' she declared with shirt
Everything unpleasant is Ioaded
on my shoulders because | hammer
to be unmarried"
i do wish to goodness SAX. wa,
had-amarried!" exclaimed Amt
Sally in tone that gave pomo1o
10 understand that all hope had
been relinQuished.
You never was cut ont for q,
old maid Aunt Sally maintained
soiroWiully, whereupon Pamela sbru,
well-set shoulders in half humorous 4,
She dearly loved her faithful ola
and friend, who had descended to bor
with the little country home which
most undesirable of effects" mentione
paternal will ito be equally divided ar
three daughters"
Pamela being unmarried had No
The negotiable property which her sist
bands eagerly desired for the purpos
largins their business operations. so
had accepted the country house and
OF maternal income which barely s,
cover the taxes and repairs.
Now we shall see what Salina has
observed Pamela as she opened her
hurriedly scrawled letter.
Dear Pamela" she read aloud
Don't take offense at what | have do
simply had to take advantage of your
sihility at pinch, The Kensingtons
member them. don't you, Jim's sister
ily?-haYe just come back from r,
course expecting to be invited here fc
mas. That is what we'd have to
didn't have YOU to fall back on I'm
them all down to you to spend the
as we simply can't have them here,
reason that we've invited the Masol
business friends, you know II is Iii
Tom Mason will be here If he can
from a pressing business engagement
he was rather attentive to Geraldine
mer at the mountains something may
this Christmas visit You know hoy
Gus Tom is and how n crowd OF noisy
would annoy him know men of h
they are as sensitive as girls, and |
pose to spoil my daughters prospect
sake OF the Konsingtons
Geraldine is packing q box OF t
the Kensingtons which we will sen
press to-day, so you needn't 60 ~ an!
buving Christmas presents for them
youvu have q real pleasant Christ
come TO see us as soon after the he
possible"
Pamela threw down the letter Wit
mined gesture and for few mon
thought deeply, painstakingly, with hi
forehead puckered IN a very unusu
Aunt Sally" she said suddenly, "
nossibly make out to spend Christina
the pasture cabin?"
"For what, Miss PAM" asked tn
IN q puzzled voice,
"For peace-l'm going to spend
s nlease. The Kensingtons can cor
like and make merry in my house,
not going to be a Christmas scape
longer. Can you make the cabin
Sally?"
"need an can" was the contider
az can cook the bestes' kind in a fire.
IKE nv old nanny could. Ben cal
down all the bed close an things we
Fortunately Salina was at home W
o1a,s telephone call reached her, so
NO delay. she was SURPRISED 20 recei