The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-16
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- ~ hoe automobile She turned
e ~ oo011A whe Was golng 70 &C.
nonny her downtown and said: Il
Z ~ ~ . God AoA to get ones
z0111tDas shopp6ng III done several
n okD - o6vn1co. You get much botr
fl ot1o0t100 IN the shops. and you
kko Il easier for the poor tired
fG1esegiris.s
5 D1k." astsd the cousin. do you
Ow vhat yoa want % tar ahead Of
~Yes. hsse's my Hist. Look Ut It while
I eo1fp4 ny gloves"
sHhn6koscAiefb, dresses, waists
Dves. vedl-Whew. for whom are al
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~ 49," answered Mrs. Gould.
- hogn. three dolls, Z drum, pair
oh1too surely the maids can't use
'asked the cousin.
IL toyD are for my washerwo-
lnnso ch1l6ro0 and their little friends.
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nat b1ooood me with children Of my
-. Come the. car u Ct the door"
0ueo0o = ohop window IN tho bus
1T GeToot q the city stood little
La swift Around her shoulders she
Noco tatterod shawl, and her hands
Nugo onneE1ed under It to prevent
49, 6u0 freezing. She stood with
~ 6neo pressed close to the glass.
NY she said half aloud, "ain't It
ed mr. The end Of November, and
-. amt that . beautiful doll. won
doe WAethae Santa viii think Of me
this year!"
Lena shivered with cold, and big
tears came 70 her eyes - she went
- Mna1ng. HE amt never come
since mother died. Aunt Rosie says
sho has 10 money for nonsense and
such, and she says there ain't NO
Santa Claus nohow."
Move On little one," said . police
man coming up to Lena and tapping
her shoulder with his club. Lena ran
OF half fearfully. half reluctantly.
and ct that moment spied . large
Santa Claus who stood ON the oppo-
site corner ringing . BEN and asking
the pasoersby to drop . coin in the
bowl for . Christmas dinner that
would b Given on the twenty-nfth
Of Dece0ber at the Wayfarers' lodge.
The child made . dash across the
street 20 tell Santa Claus what she
wanted him to put In her stocking.
when she received . terrific blow from
behind. Then It seemed a. though
che were falling g-down-
down. Then . pair Of strong arms
6lted her and she heard q soft voice
which seemed to come from a great
distance say-"Smith. il she much
s hnrtfs Poor little puss."
Lena awoke the next morning and
i tDund herself I'm . soft white bed in q
4 nom 20 beautiful that her first
t1ought was II must be dead and this
4 01ro - heaven" A white-capped nurse
Il boat over her.
She tried to glance about, but the
q pain shot through her head and made
Il ~ close her eyes.
Then Lena experienced something
y Tat she had not felt since her mother
{ - died. caressing touch and 8
B flss.
q Lena had been badly hurt and II
u took several weeks for her to get ever
Ii Weu enough to sit up in bed. Christ
rs morning dawned cold and cleal
n - the child was allowed to see wha,
b - had brought her.
q At the foot Of her bed stood a gor
- Christmas tree, such as she
often seen in the great t0ysh0pi
nover In the widest flights Of hel
~ dreamed Of possessing. On thu
- beside the tree, in tiny little
~ chair. sat the big doll will
81 bhutting eyes" that she had seer
~. nh0p window. Then the beau
hdy came over to her bed ant
ING her arms around Lena, said
o4t you think Santa Claus has beer
~ to your"
Are they all for me? What wouli
1T Rosie say? She thinks there
III no Santa Claus"
Tour Aunt Rosie knows you ar
- me and she says it's all right
they are all for you. There arr
cher children here. This is thu
time the real Santa Claus has Wis
ne, and this is the happies
9oemaS I have had since l was ,
myself"
WAT did Santa bring you?" asket
- returning Mrs. Gould's embrace
80 happy woman took a miro
- the table and held it in front o
eh1ld. Lena looked into it ant
. face 20 clean and white tina
scarcely recognized 1t, framed b.
- OF brown curls and a pair o
blue eyes that returned her gaz
erinsiy.
D ne" she said.
-; its you. Santa Claus ha
At me You, and Aunt Rosie sal
keep you"
merchant who argues the ques
49, advertising pay?" probabl
GAve real advertising rea
YOUNG WHITE MEN
BEAT THEIR BOARD BILL
yoamg men. who had bee
- the Cedars on Cedar stree
Weok past, left Thursday nigh
~ without paying their boar