The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-12-24

!: Next WEEK: COMPLETE NOVEL N the EVENING WORLD
\ North Of Fifty-Three
\ BY Bertrand w. Sinclair

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His hands were busy with his gar
ments all this time. turning them
inside out, putting them on upside
down, tearing them, mislaying them,
making them parties to every kind Of
extravaganza.
IL don't know what TO dol" cried
Scrooge, laughing and crying In the
, samo' breath. and making a perfect
LAGOON of himself with his stock
lngs. Il am as light as q feather.
| am as happy as an angel. I am as
merry as a scboolboy. 1 am as giddy
as O drunken man. A Merry Christ
mas to everybody A Happy New
Year to all the world Halo herci
Whoop! Hallol"
lie had frlsked into the sitting
room. and was now standing there
perfectly winded.
| There's the saucepan that the
Cruel was in!" cried Scrooge. start
| ingson again, and going round the
| fireplace. There's the door by which
tho Ghost OF Jacob Marley enteredi
! There's the corner where the Ghost
OF Christmas Present sati There's
the window where saw the wander
ing Spirisl It's all right, tia all true,
II all happened, liza, ha, hal"
Really, for a man Who had been
out OF practice for 30 many years. II
was a splendid laugh. a most illus
| trious laugh. The father Of a long,
long limo Of brilliant laughsl
| u don't know what day OF tho
month II is." said Scroogc. IL don't
know how long have been among
tho Spirits. don't know anything.
I'm quite a baby Never mind.
don't care. I'd rather he a baby
Iiallol Whoopi Halo horoi"
He was checked In his tran sports
by tho CHURCHES ringing out the lust
lest poals he had ever heard. Clash
clash, hammer: ding, dong. belil
Rel, dong ding; hammer. clang
clasRl Oh. glorious. glorlousI
Running 90 the window, he opened
II, and put out his head. No fog, no
mist. clear, bright Jovial. stirring,
cold; cold, piping for tho blood 10
dance To; Golden sunlight: Heavenly
sky; sweet fresh air: merry bells. Oh,
gloriousl Glorlousi
whats today" cried Scrooge,
calling downward 10 a boy In sunday
clothes, who perhaps had ioitcred in
10 look about him.
"Eh3" returned the boy. with all his
might OF wonder.
whats to-day. my fino fellow r.
said Scrooge.
"To. day" replied the boy. why,
Christmas Day"
ITS Christmas Day!" said scrcoge
70 himself. II haven't missed II. The
Spirits have done Il all In ono night
They can do anything they like. Of
course they can. or course they can
Halo. my fine followl"
'Hallol" returned tho boy.
do you know the poulterer'a, In tb,
next street but one. At the cornerf z
Scrooge inquired.
II should hope did," replied tn
lad.
IAN Intelligent boyi" said scrooss
~ remarkable boyl DO you know
whether they've sold the prise turke
that was hanging up there7 Not tn
|. little prize turkey. the big one7"
what. the one az big az met" r.
turned the boy.
What n delightful boyi" sal
Scrooge. tits a pleasure TO talk I
him. Yes. my buck"
IT'S hanging there now" reptile
tho boy.
!. rs III" said scroose. go an
4 buy H."
/, Walker" exclaimed the boy.
mo. no." said Scroogc. 81 am 4
> earnest. Go and buy It. and tell Ter
to bring II here. that I may civ
!. them tho directions where 10 take 4
!, Come back with the man, and T.
. give YOU n shilling. Come back wit
Q him in Iess than five minutes an
n I'u rive Won half m crowr
A rhn HOO vas ~ ~. .,o, n
,,t,s, boy. 80 a s,aady banS q, ~
trigger who co,,id hays rot a ,ho
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"a auu.eHs war no' s.eany one U,
: wrte u ne n'o' somehow, ana wei
n uoWhs,hirs 10 open inc street. 900
= ready Tor the coming or mo poulte
ers man. AS ne STOOD there waltz
his arrival me knocker caught h
eye.
snail love u as long as live
cried Scrooge, patting II with h
Z" hand. u scarcely ever looked Mt
before What an honest eSpressit
id IL has In lie faoal IL. a wondsrf
r knocker!-llere's the Turkey. Hall
"a WhoOp! How are your Merl
Christmasv'
IL IL was. Il turkeyl He never co,i