Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-11
MISS SANTA
CLAUS
By Geraldine May Hall

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And wen have Santa Claus. chill
dren," said Miss Holmes, as a fitting
finish 70 her Christmas promises 20
Little Turtle school.
He never comes this way. teacher
pipod up Batty Briggs, the youngest
hope q the shasy o. outfit. Were
700 far from the main line. Pop says,
ard travels bad In winter time
Wen, he'll come This wear, Batty"
Paula gray eyes snapped with some
hing more than resolution. She
looked down a. the meager school.
only niRe children culled from far
scattered ranches in the Little Turtle
valley. Some or them rode miles on
ponies 20 reach the iog house. some &
them had TO ford The river three miles
away, and sjill. day after day, through
the Ions golden tall, and early winter
with it, singing frost and Wild winds,
the faithful nine lad arrived, right
side Up, 90 70 speak, at the school.
house with a composite suilC for
teacher
There had reyer been 8 Christmas
celebration az the Little Turtle
school. Indeed, there had been pre-
CiCus little school there except az itiul
intervals when a now teacher would
appear aud try 70 vrcstic with Tic
problems Of tho position.
Paula Holmes from Omaha had held
oRt better than any Of the others She
was little and gray eyed and set in
her ways, as old Pop Briggs said
she boarded a. the ShaEy O. SO Pop
had plenty o. oppcr,unitv 20 notice
those ways So had other member
of The Briggs family. especially the
e'de-t, Ard after nearly four months
81 counting. Don Briggs had stumbled
into the holidays without 2 "a Of hope
or good cheer So far as Paula was con
Cerned She would not speak to him.
He CoulG not ride 10 school with hes.
The notes that Batty surrcptdousIy
left On leT desk we're burned unread
where Batty Nigh see their fate. and
bear the news homo 20 the sender.
The quarrel had risen out Of the
Christmas celebration tor The children.
Paula SAID she would give one, and in
tite everybody iu tbc valley.
Aha Fat efI. ra. aAaf' 90 NV
rrossbens come Don had said fatty.
with all The arrogance Of tvrntvtvo.
Z don't run 0-ifh any shusp gteegeIs.
Checkers CroS5bcu aroye his old lot
ri stcacbacks MP over. our range 1ast
summer, and left It bare as Moses
-u-se OF rraEshoppeTs. 7 got one good
shot 81 bin
, Ton what Don Erisss:'. gasped
Paula, Mortified.
Got q good sl0. 8t bla, and lot-
hole In his hat. too. Caught him up
around our water hole, and III bet ne
had something hot TO dope IL gp With,
TOO.
"WeB- said Teacher decidcdly.
IN glad tfcund out what sort Of
psrscu Tcu arg fu time Mr. Brgcz
In tine for wtst'" Don laughed
down az her his blue eyes dauciuE
With fun or having caught her. YOU
know you like me Paula. Anyhow
you said you did-cnce
Never mind That. nov. Paula
pushed back her -ugiz tha. would
come stra-Ius down in vav insult
Cd 70 a ztafd zcloolna'srl. T want
70 understand this situation clearly
~. Briggs IoT viii not come 10 b.
Santa Claus Il ? invite tao Cross
bsns-"
no. maa-. Don replied firmly.
. And vouu End gcu can't have
celebration either, because half the
valley won speak 20 the other halt
1cY over the trouble nth the sheen
and czrJis using the sans water
holes and range. Il zen get Us al Up
here, tssrsu Is shooting up time
Pop viii start It with Old sam Cross
5ens, and III dniEh f. I'D with CHECK
srs"
"YoI needn't SPEAK 30 me- again
E- Briggs said Paula. colby. I
ion't like 70 associate ~i-h such psr-
sons as you"
In glad got 3 eli acquainted with
or EfEt. -E1lflsd uon again TOh
-5ve met and we've loved. and we've
PARED. al On account of Checkers "
7 tatnk- -ou' re
pon't zay g. Paula dear THIS ri1
oicv over.
Sst Paula lad walked away with
III IN sing an -7- SEPT 1S- y ORC.
She would not speak 70 ror again
and shs hsrlT vcuii hold The Christ.
mas cslsbrsrcn and iEyLts ali the val
tsy ranchsss. whether cattle or sheep
But she had her warning from The
children -kemsslves- Tie mothers
night come, and sons OF the big Eis-
s-z. and Cd men but the t7-o fac
inns ra1 decided q z raid Zach he.
IeTe5 The ether would 90 TO ths
schcnlhcus ssa-snc each Intended 10