New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-09

relation. During the weary perioG
when nutrition has been one of the two
great problems the tremendous impulse
that has nOurished the world was alive
IN the faces of the two women. kind
Of creative fire, such as had burned In
Mary at the cutting Of her pattern
Asparagus escalloped with toast
crumbs and butter was for the moment
symbol of all humanity's will to keep
alive.
ladies' said Mis- Winslow, with
no other preface. what do you think?
Mary Chavah's little boy is coming
from Idaho with a tag on, and when do.
you s'pose he's going to get here:
Christmas eve!" -
christmas eve," repeated Mis-
Bates, whose mind never lightly for
sock old ways or embraced a contre-
temps. what funny time to trayet."
Likely catch the Group and be down
sick on Mary's hands the first thing"
said Mis- Moran. Its pity it amt
the spring of the year.
Mis- Winslow looked at them search
ingly to see if her thought too far out
distanced theirs.
What struck me all of heap" she
said, ''is his getting here then. That
night. Christmas eve.'
The three women looked at one an-
other.
That's So Mis- Moran said.
"Him-that child" Mis- Winslow put
it. getting here Christmas eve. used
to Christmas all his life. ten to one
knowing in his head what he hopes
he'll get And no Christmas. And
him with no mother. And her only
month or so dead
"Well." said Mis- Mortimer Bates.
its too bad it's happened so. But
it has happened so. You have to say
that to your life quite often. notice.
l don't know anything to do but to-
say it now
Mis- Winslow had not taken off her
cloak. She sat on the edge of her
chair. with her hands deep in its peck
cts. her black knit "fascinator" fallen
back from her hair. She was looking
down at her cloth overshoes. and she
went on speaking as If she had hardly
heard what Mis- Bates had interposed.
Hell get in on the express she
said: MARY said so. She don't have to
60 to the city to meet him. The man
he travels with is going to put him
on the train in the city. The little
fellowll get here after dark. After
dark on Christmas eve.''
And no time for anybody to warn
him that there won't he any Christ
mas waiting for him." Mis- Moran 90
served thoughtfully.
And like enough he'll bring little
something for Mary for a present."
Mis- Winslow went on. How'll she
feel them
Amt it too bad it amt last year,
Mis- Moran mourned. Everything
comes too late or too soon or not at all
or else too much so. seems though"
Mis- Bates impulse to nonconformity
had not prevented her forehead from
being drawn In their common sym
pathy: but it was sympathy that saw
no practical way out and existed tame
" as a high window and not as
wide door.
'Well." she said. MARY amt exact
" the one to see It so You'll never
get her to feel bad about anybody not
having a Christmas I dunno, If It
was any other year. as she'd be plan
ming any different"
No." said Mis-; Winslow thoughtful
y. MARY won't do anything. But We
could
Mis- Bates forehead took alarm-the
alarm Of the sympathetic nearer who
b challenged to be doer.
Dor she repeated. You can't 60
back on the paper at this late day.
And you can't give him q Christmas
ana every other Of our children not
have any inst hecause we're their pa
Continued on nest pase.