The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-24

OF course, does not occur to them-I
should like to murmur little wish for
a bottle Of hair tonic.
One moving picture firm wants to
put me into play. The plot is some.
thing like this: | am driving my rein
deer over the treetops, when am set
upon by band of aeroplane pirates
The pirates make me hold up my
hands and then divest me of my stock
Of toys. Just when the banditplane
is about to fly away, leaving me in
distress, the chief of the robbers
makes discovery.
Amid the pack of toys he finds a
rag doll. By the tag around its neck
he sees that it has been addressed to
his little daughter. My thoughtfulness
In remembering his little girl, despite
her fathers profession, touches the
bandits heart. He weeps, and then
to the astonishment Of his pals, he
orders them to lift me into the aero
plane.
Now, Mr.. Claus he says, accord
ing to the subtitle, we are going to
deliver your toys for you all over the
world tonight. Give us directions and
we will fly wherever you command
$50 at my direction, the bandits
aeroplane starts delivering the toys,
making much better time, let me tell
you, than my poor reindeers who were
left behind. Things are going along
fine. Our aeroplane toy conveyance
has covered Canada, the United States.
Australia and South Africa, when sud-
denly, to our dismay, we find that we
are being pursued.
More pirates?' ask in alarm.
mo, the aero-police!' shouts my pi-
rate friend.
THE police had found my empty
sleigh and motionless reindeer. They
naturally concluded that I had been
robbed and kidnapped. Now they are
on the trail of my captors. The pi-
rates are very much afraid that IL
arrested, they will be hanged at once.1
The police craft Is gaining upon us.
In order that the pirates may escape, |
they decide they must throw all of my.1
toys overheard. The vicious crew de-
mands that your old friend st. Nick |
be thrown overheard too, as I am pref
ty heavy, besides being the cause of |
all the trouble. ssj
The race continues through the
sky.
Il want to raise the white flag as a |
token Of surrender. ! pledge myself
to the captain Of the pirate aeroplane
that will plead the cause of himself |
and his crew and secure their release
from the police. / tell them that the
police will do them no harm, after
have explained their kindness in car
rying my toys all over the world.
"The police craft is now SO close
that escape seems impossible:
Give me white flag,' cry.
"'There isn't white flag on board
nothing but black flags says the pi-
rate. Hurry up and do something
You have no time to lose. II you don't
surrender they will shell us. And in
that case, we will have to throw you
overheard, St. Nick
"My mind works quickly. have no
white flag. My handkerchief, like
those Of the pirates is a red bandanna.
What am / to .dQ2 Whiz! Another
shell rips past oeF airship.
"Ah! 4 nave it. 1t is the scheme
that saves the day"
The interviewer at this point leaped
to his feet and shouted in excite
ment:
well. what do you do to have your
life?"
II wave my white whiskers at EN-"
replied Santa Claus, proudly. ut is
the signal of truce. Our lives and our
precious cargo Of toys are spared.
What do you think of that idea for a
play? They want to name it, Santa
Claus in High Life Do you think
would make hit as the star? Well,
I'm glad you think So"