The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-19
ESTRANCED COUPLE
LEDBY LITTLE SON
TO SANTA CLAUS
He Couldn't Understand Why
Mamma and Papa Sat Apart
in Courtroom.

For days six year old sydney Levens
has eat at the side OF his mother. Mrs.
Nellie Levene. and her lawyer In the
big court room before Supreme Court
Justice Lehman. In another part Of
The court room the child's father. Louis
f.evsne. an auto dealer at No. I7ti
lawyer waiting :or Mrs. Levene's sep.
aration suit against him to 10 to trial.
The boys big. black eyes opened wide
- he heard men asking questions NJ
husbands and wives who went up along.
side the Judge and sat in . high chair.
u was very strange to little sydney
Some OF the women were crying and
seine men gave signs Of anger. sydney
could not make II out All he knew
was that his mother and hther had
had Q night. He knew his mamma WAS
still angry and that che didn't speak TO
dadey. And daddy didn't secsn anxious
to talk. either. When sydney went from
mother to father and asked questions
both parents stroked his long. dark
carls and told him not to mind about II.
CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT " is
ALL A0oUT.
Three days OF this mysmry pushed
Sydney completely. lie was tired sitting
In o big chair and waitinS. Conrns
downtown M street car to-day no saw
hoo windows nlied with toya and boys
OF his age trampins alongside their
mothers and fathers with arms heapsd
With toys. 10 when recess came to-day
and Mr.. Levans AMI his wife hap
pened TO t,s near Sydney grasped the
hands Of his parents and complained:
Lots OF little boys have seen Santa
Oaus already. Amt Eoinx to see
him. too"
Levene looked at his wife. For the
hrst time In months there was no rancor
and anger In her eyes. Levene smiled.
They turned to sydney. lie stu held
hoeh hands. He wanted an answer. The
TO lawyers dropped back. The next
noment they we're thunfivrstruck, for
Sydney. his father ana mother went
away from the dingy old court house
80 is crowds and Into Broadway.
Over OH the corner NJ Chambers
street the parents mechanically climbed
into . ar with sydney. II was crowd.
-. and Levsns held sydney in his arms
Mrs.. Levens was jostlad against the
Husband and Sydney heard her say;
Excuse me, please
sydney was Joyous. Those were tho
hrst words his mamma had spoken to
his father In . long time. He kept up
. running hre OF questions to father and
esther. They answered him pleasantly.
~ he noticed that neither spoke TO the
ether. Then the car came to the Christ
mas shops and all aiiEhted.
Both parents seemed to know with.
dat expressing themselves where they
Wsrs going. They came to big coun.
" burdeasd with sleds and things, and
nAar by stood Santa Claus. Sydne,
told him what no wanted and Santa
Claus pointed to the counter.
The father picked up q train OF cars
Me-. Levsne selected q big drum. The,
daddy bought sydney u toot-toot. Th,r
came jumping Jacks.
The clerk was busy setting Ssid,
eydney's presents. Neither parent ha'
pohen, but their faces betrayed tn,
masses. Sydney % va big striped bal
~ liked.
$tUssANo AND WIFE SPEAKING
ONCE MORE.
Lets buy II for him. Nell what d
yeu sayy'
The words were out OF Lsvene'
mouth before he realised. Mrs Leven
turned. Her eyes wslied up q momen
a. she replied:
Yes, Louie. poor little fellow. H.
wants . rubber ball. and can't he hav
some boots and q hat, toor'
well. ! should say he can. Com
aleng: let's see where they are"
They went to other counters an,
bought sydney more presents Finali
Il came time TO leave. Mrs. Leven
stoppsd . moment to case into jewelr
counter where there were some prett
'availieres. But hubby's eyes were fla o
On the door to which they were fas
walking They climbed on car. neithe
fathsr nor mother saying a word in an
swsr to Sydney's cea~sless prsttle.
The car stopped At the court house
he little group trundled Up the stair
70 Justice Lshman's court room. Tn
mother and sydney took their 50:
essids their lawyer and Levsns wen
- bis on seat.
~ ~ sseassssa suit went -.