El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27
S. a Nd I didn't give her a thingl"

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embroidered glove case from
its tissue paper wrappings and looked
at it disconsolately.
! To find on Christmas morning that
! some one to whom YOU have sent moth
( ing has remembered you with an ex-
/ pensive gift is, to say the least. dis
/ concerning.
Look. dear" fnsistently. for Warren.
Z who was going over some cards ana
I letters had not troubled to glance up
T ITS an expensive one. tool It it too
late to send something Lots of the
Christmas mail won't be delivered un-
til tomorrow anyway She wouldn' Z
know, would she, that 7 sent II after /
received hersi"
WHATS tbat?" he demanded, en-
crossed in a letter.
Patiently Helen repeated her ques-
%Weu, if YOU didn't care enough
about the woman to give her some
thing in the first place, why do 1T
"But don't you see. she thought L
would. or she wouldn't have sent this"
"Uh-h," cOntempIuOusIy. well you
can't get anything. No stores open to-
/. Warren IS Cruel.
ooh, I've got plenty of things right
herei That lace collar and cuff set
Mrs. Dalton sent yesterday. It's real
lace. too, and III never wear it. Il
send her thatw
''By George. you're about as small as
they make EN-. you've got the rotten
est ideas Of gifts of anybody / ever
knew"
.But dear" flushed Helen, that isn't
wrong. Mrs. Dalton wants me 10 get
as much pleasure as I can out of her
sift, doesn't she2 And if it gives me
more pleasure to give it to Mrs Bar
clay than to keep OF myself isn't that
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was too profound for expression.
your brealSfastu get cold. maian,
ventured Nora as for the third time she
suggestively passed the toast
The mail had come Just as they were
sitting down. and Helen had not yet
touched her breakfast. There was
great pile of Christmas cards and let
tiers. and a number of small packages.
ooh, Warren. what an expensive
cardl From George Thornton. That's
q real little water colOrl What @ waste
TO put So much money IN a christmas
Card-a thing that nobody keeps
who ere Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Wal
laceE' asked Warren, pulling over
card.
Don't YOU remember We met them
at the Stevens's. She called here sew
eral times I'm glad I sent them cards.
Oh, they're too larEe-they're uines,"
glancine at the size on pair of stock
ings why viii people send stock
ings and gloves when they don't know
your SiZe2 But they're lovely quail
ity-I suppose can exchange them
did YOU send cards to the MerWins2'
asked Warren suddenly.
No, didn't Did they send us
Warren's answer was to toss over a .
card And YOU forgot the Gordons.
too. Like to know who YOU did send
to-"
Helen started to saw that he too
wanted 70 remember the peonle VINO .
membered them but she decided such I.
remark might not add to the enjoyment
of their Christmas morning
And now the Hoovers are fiNinc
their cards like ours triumnhantly. as .
she drew from small card envelope ,
Mr. and Mrs. HOover's calling cards. .
tled together with tiny red bow and .
the simple phrase, Merry Christmas ,
written on one of the cards
Last year Helen had conceived the .
idea of sending her card and Warren's .
mn this way Tt made simple and /
dignified Christmas greeting. I'm quite
rs good taste as the usual geudv. over
decorated cards. Tt was clever idea. /
Helen thought and saving of both
time and money
This year several of her friends had
adopted the anne plan. but when Helen
suggested they were copying her War
rem had scoffed at her "unmitisated
Pushing back the cards, Helen ran
TO answer the phone.
AS the phone was in the library. she
dd not see Warren draw small pack
age from his pocket and slip it under
the pile of mail by her plate.
1T was Mrs. Stevens" coming back
10 the table. 'AIr. Stevens gave her
another diamond ring-a karat and
lalf stone"
Helen did not add that AIRS. stevens
lad asked what Warren had given her. Z
md that not having the courage to adj
n-J ne had glFen nor nothing. she had
deliberately lied and said "a check
Helen knew Wa~ren'S attitude all
ways was chat if he wanted TO give
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