Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-12-10


pieces to the bells the telephone o
girls, the checkroom boys, his waiter o
and the head waiter, and the cham v
bermaid on his floor; he felt oddly
disturbed. q
Garter, my boy" he told the tall,
gray-haired image in the mirror,
You're getting sentimental. You're
thoroughly disappointed because there
isn't soul in the world who call
call out Merry Christmas to you,
and mean 1t from the bottom of his
heart You're ike boy with nothing
In his stocking I'm ashamed of you,
sir: ! am indeed"
Yet that didn't help matters. He
wandered around the deserted hotel
corridors in the morning feeling ut
terly lost. Nearly every one seemed |
10 be going out to dinner to some |
place where he was urgently desired.
Four times he strolled over TO the |
desk and looked casually up at his
box but there were no mail and no
presents for Mai Robert Lee Carter.
The last time he had really de-
cided to give up and ring up some
business associate to take dinner with
MIN at the hotel. But he saw let
ter In his box, and the clerk handed
, MIN a curiously shaped parcel, rather
bulky and oval He took it up to his
own rooms. and opened 1t with
funny little thrill of anticipation.
, By George, he was wrong There
was somebody, he didn't know who
II was. but there was somebody who
had rememberI him. The last wrap
per fell off. and he stood staring Gown
at a little homemade willow basket,
4. filed with mistletoe. A card on top
read. Love and Merry Christmas
g. from Pam"
Pam? lie remembered no Pam
-, He opened the letter for enlighten
~ ment. and as he read, his heavy gray
eyebrows drew closer together, an'
!" every now and then he CALCULATED
'o God bless my heart and soul.
- you won't remember me at all, bu
'' I'm Pamela 04ayson. and my mothe
a. was your ursers daughter, so IT
Az YOUR granAtiece. see? Mother ole
IL about q rear ago. just after we cam
north. and ! have been here aion
- ever since didn't even know yo
Ne we're alive until cousin Florrie,
oy Carriers Landing. down home, wro
er and told me to share this mstet'
ey with YOU. for she had gathered II
no the old oak grove where you used
20 when you were little boy. here
OIL wishing you a merry. merry Chrl
ler mas and | wish ! knew you, becau
are II does certainly get fearfully ioi
IN some here in New York holiday III
when you haven't any one oil yo
very own.
D. The telephone bell rang shar
,s inst AS the major was about 10
God bless my heart and soul OF
again. But he lifted the receiver
eve smiled at the voice that answered
RESI- hail.
d "Deliehted, Ralph. delighted
the boy. but you see, am gong 10 II
ac- Young lady guest here to dih
ord with me, my grandniece, SIT IL
Gun. Virginia. Now. instead of my 10"
l all YOU in your bachelor apartments
the nosine YOU join us, and try ana
nee. norsate TO her for having surely
chan for a dinner partner MAJ
ania Miss Pamela Grayson. Come
lilict down"
one Tben he smiled, and kept on
cam inc in the oldest. happiest way
( ex- no loaned back in his deep lea
q do. ah.ir and III cigar. and watched
smoke rings form overhead
smiled m at them. He had iou'
b. ,ors PANS grandmother had
vne's tho Youngest. And now so,ne
,rrup. thev we're all gone. as he INV
,', nov If the roses" and he
in of alone. He had rather los' ',"N
q the all the nieces and nephews anu (
-, II nioces and grandnephews Seh''
,,,o,,, doos NOT thrive in the New ioi
,-, sosnhore vet as he looked
,,.oro Iotter he felt an odd glow oi
"a ana no hold the little basket o'
tletoe out at arms le"s."' =
retrospectively. Many time Il
). gone up to the old OAK grove ~
,, :, for his mother TO decorate the
l .0OU.. hall at Christhias'
2 pop. tie Pam .,,,
5at,on The major rose suddenly WIN
ans -, intention. Five minutes later
a.ro. on his way up to the address
letter. Upstairs two flights he c'
and tanned at the low top uoo
It's modest card:
West Pamela Grayson. .,
,o,a 20 She stood at the ease' WI
, ,1ni,s ID back to him, big blue apron
e. she was singing.
Ths "Oh, holy town OF betniene'
E ANY How still we see tnee ne
Above thy deep and dreamles
The silent stars go BY
parrn The major stood at attenti
y wa, when she turned and caught
,om,n,, him she gave a little cry OF i
~ aress uncle Bob! How did you c
,urday. soon to mel"
lntry.