The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-19

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hE6. n Work OF utiHES
"a n\NLA, heard and seen
" III and only half un-
VI ~ derstood. Eunice
\rH Nm was six too young
MAN to grasp the mean-
"a NM Ing of much that
(NNS she heard. but old
G NJ enough to renein-
ny Der, All day she
" played happily
with her dolls In the shabby furnished
room which was her mothers he'd
room. Tile door was locked. sand
Mrs Holmes. the landlady, was under
Instructions to look In from time 10
time To see what Eunlce was doing
but since Eunice was never doing
anything except playing with hcr
dolls the good woman's visits became
less and less frequent.
shes the most contented little
body In the world. ma'am," said the
old Scotch woman to Hilda Groves.
Eunlce's mother Mrs. Groves was
also called Marian Fay. but that was
when she stood behind the footiights
and enraptured her audience with her
girlIsh charm and ingcnue manner. by
day she was Hilda Groves. wife OF
John Groves. an unsuccessful writer
and the charming Ingenue was very
| tired woman with disseminated
| droop to her mouth.
I'm glad she's keeping out OF mis-
chief" answered Eunlce's mother
coldly.
IT'S wonder" soliloquized Mrs.
Holmes. pausing In the act OF taking
a pair of sheets out OF u closet and
looking at the closed door. ITS q
wonder that sort OF parents has them
kind OF children"
The good woman disapproved OF
Mrs Groves, whom she thought hard
aud unmaternal. Az for John Groves,
Eunlce's father who worked all day,
humping upon his typewriter In the
ilttle half empty hack room. two
stories up whenever he met Eunice
he experienced curious sense OF EN-
barrassment and shame.
When her mother entered the room
Eunlce would experience much th'
same feeling OF embarrassment thai
she occasioned her father. Thoue.
she had never been told that moth
era ought to love and caress theli
children Eunice wondered dimly at the
cold formality OF her mothers kiss
and teit chilled and repressed.
One snowy night In late December
John Groves came slowly downstairi
and dismissed Mrs Holmes. who wal
making Euuice ready for bed
Congratulate me. daughter" HI
said. Il have an offer OF a position
on tho stan OF the Manhattanite."
Euniee looked up vaguely.
How would you like to celebrate
the occasion with me. chiidg inquired
her father. addressing Eunlce banter
tngly, because he did not quite know
what To say to her
"'Es." said Eunice. slipping be
chubby hand into his own.
The motion Is carried" said Joh
, Groves. I'VE are to go then TO se
: Mamma transformed into a benetceG
I fairy A YOU are doubtless aware
she takes the part OF the Fairy Coo
. mother 10 the Christmas play MOI
running at the Hudsonlan.
! That was the first time John Grove
/ and Eunice had ever been out I,
xether. except for an occasional stro
round the block to the newspspe
man or the corner grocery 7
Groves the sensation was as as'ol
tshtng AZ a VAS unexpected Here h
had been creating his dream men an
women all his life. while there was
live child. hts own, waiting to
discovered. and full % the most anna
> Ing touches OF what he would hay
: called, In his jafgon. human int
! est" nut a. for Eunice. she Wa
In wonderland aud II far transcende
! toll.land She had never imagine
ANYTHING so heavenly ms the light
,he people, and then the mystery
the tunnelllke approach to the the
ter, tho gloomy aisle. aud the VA
behind the row OF little lamps TIL
went up into The root and disclos,
--Nothert
Ooh" cried Eunice. ieapinE I
out of her chair. And nobody scolds
or even rrowned, because this was
Christmas play and the spirit
Christmas was upon everyone
There MAS her Mamma. all colo
and shining things. standing In 4
fairy garden while her sod chlldr'
grouped themselves around her Al
| such transformed Mother Tic
] Happy they all WERE She Was lsuE
: Ing as Eaniee had never heard n
laugh IN Mrs Holmes eoardh
y house. aud che Kissed the ehildr
20 and gave them the most wonderi
toys,
a "no you kroW who that oid telis
) Vs. Eenieer" Inquired her father.
:" dicatiug Christmas eharaet
10 That's Santa cisus
'Thanta Claath," repeated Euu
happily
\ Yes HES the spirit Of chrls,m
: lie gives every body everything N