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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Mrs. Wesley Peacock left Sunday
morning for Ocean Point where she
will be the guest of Mrs. T. A. Lit
tie. Mr.. Peacock will join her over
Labor Day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith Of Pitts
burg, Pa, are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Leavitt, 5
Gannett street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Major Edward e. Philbrook Of
Portland, Governor Of the New Eng
land District Of Kiwanis Interna-
kioual, was a business visitor In the
city, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Mrs. Walter Whittingham return
Cd Monday from st. John, N. B.,
where she was called by the death
of relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. George Craig and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hallowell call
ed on relatives and friends in Free
port and Richmond Corner. Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Miss Fannie Doyle has returned to
her home in this city after vacation
of two weeks, which she passed in
Boston and Nantasket Beach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Mrs. F. H. Fogg Of South Gar
diner passed the day with Mrs Har-
old Maher and Ruby Eastman, Mon
dav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31
Fearl-Bowlby

Sunday, where he attended thu !.
day Of the campground meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

Opera house-Aug. 81. Colleen
Moore In 1T Must Be Love"-Peter
The Great in THE Sign Of The
Claw; Comedy Eyes, Yes Babette''
and Scenic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Dance at st. Dennis Hall, North
whitefleld. Wednesday evening,
Sept, /. aug31sept1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31
LOCAL NOTICE

Will the girl who borrowed cleo
trio nat iron from house on Western
Ave, please return It. aug31d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31

Lost-Zeta-Psi fraternity pin,
Sunday in Augusta or Togus. Finder
please tel. 1928. Reward. aug31
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-31
Two Quality Tests

There are two tests of shoe
quality: O) Immersion in wat
er; (2) Long wear, day after
day.
Last spring in the Steel
Creek district of Alaska they
had one of the biggest floods
ever known to that part of the
country. Miss Helena Lindsay
escaped with only one Canti-
lever oxford and she tells about
the other:
"After being buried in the sand
and mud for over one week my
other oxford was found.
washed it out, filled it with
sawdust then dried il in the
sun and am now wearing it.
The shade of brown is just the
same, the leather just as soft and
seems in all respects quite as
good as it's mate. Those who did .
not know which shoe was in the
flood cannot tell by its looks"
Mr.. Arthur L. Marsh. an
editor, has proven Cantilever
quality through the test of corr
slant wear over a long period of
time:
q. after wearing this pair
Of shoes for fifteen months, more
than twice as long as have worn
any other pair, | am completely
sold to the Cantilever Shoe. Fer
the first time in many years !
have been able to discard IS
Bunion Protector, which comfort
had made a constant necessity"
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01
DEBT SETTLEMENT

matter of Importance to the Imperial Valley is
this prospect OF French settlement. An agreement
standing for honest recognition of about S4,0000Q0000
of debt principal but allowing the most liberal terms
possible in interest rates and schedule Of payment,
will be big benefit 10 both countries
The chief result OF such settlement would not be
psychological. Not much IS expected in the way of
tual collection for many years But definite
rangement to pay once made would remove cause of
irritation in this country stop the pickering both
sides, open sources of French credit and enable
France balance her budget and lind funds for
industry.
Better international relations ana better business
conditions the principal reasons for funding any of
these foreign debts. Whatever cash we get is Just
much to the good
Down to south and east of Us are the worlds
greatest copper deposits. Bsbee, Globe, Miami, No,
Jermoe are cites founded upon the red metal. They
yield about go per cent OF the copper the United States
turns out and this country mines 70 per cent Of the
whole worlds copper.
France and Germany need more copper than the
whole world produce say for three years. That's
the amount they needed a the end of the world
Maybe more now.
When this French debt settlement IS through the
administration will remove its ban on private loans to
the French government and French people the hun
dreds Of millions they need to buy rcn and lumber
and copper
When they begin buying copper over there the
great mines of the Southwest viii boom. They al
ready producing to capacity When the extra demand
comes the copper mining country from Butte to La
Cananea will be hiring by thousands than a.
present, and the Arizona demand for extra supplies
will hit this Imperial Valley almost immediately
Their fertile Salt River Valley can barely supply Ar-
OF the things Of this wonderful farming country
cOmes lettuce cantaloapes, cotton will jump prices
before unknown The undertaking law OF supply and
demand Is never changed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01
HOLTVILLF
By Press staff Correspondent

HOLTNILLE, Calf, MAY l.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Newman of Los
Angeles are visiting with their cou
sins, Tom Webb and family of Holt
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Lott returned
Wednesday evening from Los An.
gelcs, where they attended the fun.
eral Of their uncle, 7. ". Newman.
Mrs. Greaser of Holtvile left
! Wednesday evening for Claremont
whore she will visit her sister, Mrs
! Allen.
The new trustees of the Holtville
grammar school, Z. J. Webb and
Henry Hooker will be installed i'll
office TO-DAY.
There will be concert of both
instrumental and vocal music by
tuol;vllle artists at the lloltville
nigh school auditorium, Tuesday eve
ming May I, under auspices of the
music committee of the NJ. t.. church.
This entertainment is guaranteed to
be equal to any rhautauqua or ~
ccum feature. 1t will consist of
piano solos, violin solos, instrumental
trios, duets and quartets. y varied
program of high class music. The
following Holtvillc people will assist
IN making up the program: Mrs. Z.
y. Murray, Mrs. Walter REYNOLDS.
Mrs. \. Is. Powell, Mrs. NJ. C. Blan-
chard, Ii. F. Foster, Mrs. Russell
hrnaett, Robert {. Mitchell, Miss
Mildred Bergen, Ted Boln, John
Thompson, Robert Bolin, Mrs. B. NJ.
GruwcH, Mrs. Helen Dresser, Miss
Jeannett Collins, Miss Betty Harris,
Peerless ladies double quartet. Peer
less male double quartet. and others.
There Will be nominal admission fec
charged. Tickets are ON sale at j.
Ed. Armstrong grocery and Thomp-
SON Bros, cIothors.
Dave Hill, the lumbcrjack evauge-
list, started a gospel campaign
Thursday evening in a big gospel
tent at the corner of 9TH and Fern
streets. There will bc meetings each
evening at 7:30.
Mrs. }. kavanaugh, who left Thurs
day Ter san Diego, is attending II
round table Of school executives and
supervisors The meeting opened
Friday and Will close Saturday.
Elmer Baxter, manager of the
IMPERIAL Valley Hardware, bought
the Sehctzel property ON Eighth
street
Rev. Fred H. Ross, vice prcsident
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD r. CARTS
Copyright, 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND TUMBLE
TOM

Baby Buntv had a play toy which
She called Tumble Tom. Perhaps tha.
was his namt-a; any rate that is
The name Baby Bunty gave him. and
;he little rabbit girl liked Tumble
Tom very much. indeed.
"What is Tumble Tom like? "
Nurse Jaue Fuzzy Wuzzy used to
7>k Baby Buntv as she toddicd
around CARRYING the box. with Tum-
tile Tom in under her paw
"Oh, Tumble Tom is like 4 Jump
iug Jack. only he's different and
he's niecr," Baby Bmty would
SAY. Aud he's like Jack III the
Box.
And, IN way. this was trul. For
Tumble Tom could iump almost Us
wcll as Jack who does some funny an
ties when YOU pull the string o.
squeeze the handles. according 10
what sort of Jumping jack YOU
have.
And Tumble Tom was like the
Jack who lived in box and who
Jumps out when You open the cover.
But the Jack in the Box never 5ump>
III the way out. being hchl fast
by spring, whereas Tumble Tom
could reap all the way out of the
box and turn somersaultS on tn"
''oor. That Is whv he was cailcd
Tumble Tom.
Baby Bunty PLAYED with h-r toy
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

of the Los Angeles Pacific junior
ture Friday evening on "Jesus
! Christ, the Teacher for This Gener.
ation.
Mrs. Harold Hall is expecting TO
leave for Bisbee, Arizona, the first
of the week to join her husband, who
is in a hospital there. She will take
her little daughter Franvcs Jane
with her.
Reed Brooks is a new employee at
J. c. King S store.
a delegation, composed of II
BAPTIST young people from Los
Angeles are expected to visit the
! Baptist churches of Imperial Valley
Sunday. They will be divided
among the churches for the morning
services, each group speaking in the
interest of the Baptist Youn. Pco-
pie 5 union.
Assembling at the FL Centre church
At noon, they will be served lunch
con by the Young People S Union Of
the county, after which confer
ace viii bc held They will re.
turn to Los Angcics in the evening.
Mrs. Allan McClclland and SON
Junior, will return Sunday from Il
two weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. Sacimorc of Los Angeles.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Rex
MadduN will be glad to know that
ilttlc t.mogcnc, VINO was struck by
Il delivery car on March ), was able
10 he taken home from the Holtvillr
hospital.
Mrs. Josephine oxford and infant
daughter Dorothy Josephine left the
Holtville hospital Wednesday.
Mother and daughter are doing
nicely.
y memorial service in honor of
Travis White was held by the Hi
\ boys at the Holtvillc high school
Tuesday evening at 1880. Several
members of the faculty were pre-
sent, also Rev. B. II. Blanchar,
Rev. Il. W. Seals and Rev. NJ. H..
HUDSON.
The Girl Reserves who spent last
Saturday and sunday ot the \. W.
{. \. camp i'll iIipass returned to
HoltNilIe Sunday evening. The girls
went by truck, accompanied bv Miss
Mildred Wiley, Mrs. +. L. Ryersou
and Mrs. Anna kingsbury. Miss
Louise Kelley was also present. The
girls prepared their own meals, took
part in i religious ceremony sunday
morning, and went for Il long eN.
ploring hike Sunday afternoon.
Those who went for the outing were
Owe Hart, Pauline Chambers. Dor.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

othy Spear, Marjury Allen, Jewell
Null Bonnie Lee Webb Fredonia
Eckert, Lois Sperling, Ruth Layton,
Regina Stockton, Erlma Foster, Eve
lyn Walker, Wilma Griest, Doris
Guest, Ernestine Edwards, Helen
kingsbury, Beth Melbourne and
Martha Ryerson, who is president.
Mrs. |. \. Mckmnon, Mrs. n. b.
Mckinnon, Mrs. l.. O. Whitmer and
Mrs. Bert McKinnon and children
spent Thursday with Mrs. Roy
Raincs of Brawlcy.
Mrs. b. II. Blanchar was taken
suddenly i'll Monday evening but l.e-
condition has greatly improved.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01
PAROLE VIOLATOR TO BE
RETURNED TO STATE

SACRAMENTO, Calf. May l.
Austin fittz, parole violator from
San Quentin, viii be returned from
Chelsea, Oklahoma, through a rcqui-
sltlon issued on the governor of Ok
lahoma by Governor Friend ".
richardson today. Fittz was scrv-
W- a sentence for burglary com
mitcd in san Diego county when
Inc was parolcl January 8. 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

MANY davs after Christmas W.aa j.
fist came to her, and then SOM
thing happened. one attcrHoon e'hcr.
Bunty pushed the spring tha' open,
ed the box, Tom didn't tumble out
"Nhat : tie matter asked Bur
~. looking down inside the boz
Why don t YOU tumble out, Tom
But Tom never said a wotd. nor
did he bob out and Baby Bu.0v left
sad fearing her toy was broken.
"Now don't cry Bunty, Srunt-
cd Mrs. Twistytai', the lady pig,
with whom the rabbit child was then
staying. For Buntv was au orphan
and took turns living around among
the animal folks of Woodland.
d" Don I cry. just take your play toy
to Uncle Wiggily. RE VIII fix it
"Oh. goodie, cried Baby Buntg
jumping UP and down. Il Ike to 60
>"e Uncle Wiggily and he likes me-;
doesu' I he?'
He does when Won don't tcasa
him or play tricks. laughed Ms.
Twistytail. "Takc Tumble Tom T."
Uncle Wiggily.
A little later Baby Bunty was
holding GU tthe box to NJ. Long,
ears.
"What' 5 the matter with it ?"
asked the rabbit gentleman.
"Tumblc Tom won t Jump ont
and tumbIc.' said BuntY. "Plcasc
fix him for me-. -
"Perhaps he needs bit Of oil, y
said Mr. Longcars. But when he
had dropped seine on the toy, moth
ing happened. Tumble Tom still
remained in this boX and Bunty WAS
sad.
"'Maybc he's hungry for lojlv.
pop said the little rabbit girl, aft
cr Uncle Wiggly had tried many
WAYS of making Tom pop out of tn"
box. "Mavbc ii Won took me to the
store ana bought him a lollyPop he
wuud tumble out,
"Mavbc." sand Uncle Wiggily
twinkling his pink nose.
"And if Tumble Tom didn't want
the lollypop after you bought it,
why why-now ! could eat it. y
said Buntv ~ wouIdu 7 mind. y
"Oh--all right" laughed Nj.
Longcars, as he took Bunty to the
Iollypop store, leaving the box with
Tumble Tom in our on the side
porch
Now while Cnclc Wiegily and
Baby Bunty were going to the store
along the path came the Bob Cat
with the silly little tail. Seeing
the box on the stoop th" Bob Cat
said:
''l will see what ; in that box ana
if it is anything good will eat 1t
Then / will try 80 make myself
small and squeeze down inside In"
box and hide. And when tncI"
Wiggily comes along II Jump out
and nibblc his ears.
No sooner said than done. The Bob
Cat put his paw on the box cover
to open it, and then, all Of sudden,
the cover flew open and out tumbIed
Tom. Whether he worked Of his own
accord or whether the oil tnci'
WiggiIv had put on caused hlr, t"
work. or whether Tom thought M
Lougcars and Bupty had come back
with the lollypops / don t know Blt
out tumblcd Tom, and 50 suddenly
that he frightened the Bob Cat.
"Oh, Wow. Ouch. didn't t know
You were in the box!" howled the
had chap. "Don t hurt me! II run
away" aud off be trottcd, taking
his silly little tail with him, whllc
,'nro tu,uhIrd about the porch as II
hc had never stopped doing his trick.
"Oh, my toy is all right now!
cried Bunty when she returned and
saw what had happened. :" He docs
not neeu loliypoP, IN eat j. my
sclf.' Which she did. Anyho"
that s how Tumble Tom drove away
the Bob Cat. And if the figure |
doesn + tuin u somersault and get
So twisted it looks like the figure
s, III tell YOU next about Uncle
Wiggily 5 May blossoms.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01
THEATERS

PALACB-',Tbe Night Cry. -
Rlu-tjn Tiu 5 latest Warner Bros.
feature coming To the Valley theater
tomorrow anU Monday, i said to
ac uoe ot tAy me>; ro@urtul pictures
/" which th5< famous caulNt star has
ever apucartN,
10 WAS t}.wlG 5u is eu,jrctv rjsht
in the hvae, rt the <hrcv raising
.,oWJEN Nsav p.au>, ry.UG2 mas,
streams. yNeN;Ut"& jas, rs one
wyU,o foN 1a Ihy>r Am&nuc auG
cpmvtul >urreUuG.aS>
The sheep ,ouu;-, @-G Is people
form t1c bayhSra"n& Il the story.
with R'H.! p,aNsaS ,AS leading role
"aU carrying U ,h.u0S. ;o lis lhrill-
my climax.
Htrm.n ba,maAtr the director,
who made ht.-i.0-TM'> : las, success
p" Tracked ii The Snow Country,
and Below the Line. welded
me1apbguo Tor The Night Cry"
Jun M5giowc, the EitIc heroine.
is firmly established with the fol
lowers OF EAty's features. as She
has played The feminine lead in 4
great many of them.
john Harron, brother Of the late
" Bobby Harron, is said to do
some great work III The Night
cry.
Oayac Whitman. Don Alvarado.
Hcime Conkliu and Mary Louise
Miller are included in the cast. Phil
Klein and Edward Meaghcg wrote
The Night Cry.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

VALLEY-In the course of her
long and varied screen career Gloria
SWANSON has been called upon to du
many things-somc rip-roaringly
'Gnnv, as Tor example, ucr Impcr-
SonatIou - sharAe Chaplin; others
extremely dangerous, sUcA as diving
or high chtI into the SEA below
~ ne er did She really feel the
thrill that comes once in Hfetime'
uutl- snc played the title ro.c i
The Cntamed Lady, her latest
productions, coming to the Valley
thcatcr tomorrow.
There Is a. scene in this picture i'll
which Gloria is forced to 20 down
.4.,o The ,t0kehoid OF q yacht during
= raging storm and shovel coal into
The furnace. 50 that the yae4it may
make port. .-4ISs Swanson coufcsses
Eat, although the experience was a
JtNl-g one and Sic WAS not a little
Sea>-ca AFTER 1t W,S al. over. She got
L great kick out OF if.
4AI> : oUt one -, 5he many >trih
IL ,I.so'tcs IN Gloria : newest star
HIS teLlc.e, which was especially
Wtltce4 1ot her BY Fannie Hurst.
Sc plays the part OF wealthy So
clery aelrcs>, with an UugoYenable
trmpcr, whose tiauce >e.s out to
tame her. Ihe clash between these
two egu,lv determined Young peo-
PIE l. productive OF some tIugling
action, sparkling comedy and tense
drama.
Frank Tu,Jlr has done work.
Uan-iike job of the direction, and. i'll
i,e0luon, mas gwen the production Il
lavish mounting that makes it pic
toriaIly attractive. Any slI who IN
lerIls 70 mulIon dollars certainly
mas 4 right 10 splurgc bit on
clothes. 50 it ism I surprising to find
Miss swanson displaying marvel
Gus array OF ultra-mouern gowns
quite III keeping with her social posi-
non.
The supporting east is notable for
tie excellence and quality of lis per-
>onne-. Lawrence Gray, who did
such effective work oposite Gloria
ia "NJage Struck. Is again her
! leading man in this picture-a dis
5lnction which he fully iustifies by
his very finished performance. JOS
eph Graham and Jack Scager are
some Of the other prominent players.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01
MODERATION

"1Ioderation in all things was Chauncey N. De
pew's answer when asked to what he attributed his
long life.
It is Of the simplest rules ever given in answer
to question which is continually asked Of elderly
and women
Simple though is, it is hard for nation like
to follow. We pursue fads and new movements. pros
perity and pleasure intensely and too swiftly be
moderate go along. let it is habit worth
striving for reWardng with peace sanity, health and
similar blessings most Of those who acquire it. The
middle way" is best.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01
Race to
Be Held May %
at San Francisco


SAN FRANCISCO, May l.-Th
national whippet championship Wi
oe decided at kezar Memorial stac
ium ON May % under the ausp'co
.tt the San Francisco Nhippct 90
club.
More than 80 Of The fastest win
pets i'll the world vii Esp, 'c.&lon
with dogs Of lesser mote for tn
title, which carries Il purse of $500,
Bay region flHcicra held tic l92
title races at Ke2ar stadium las
year.
Whippct racing is an ancicn
Welsh sport. Whippets. or smaI
grcyhounds as they are more I'd
miiarIy known, have as much spec
as tncir larger brothers. They arI
trained to race down courses Of giy
on distances without the lure d
mechanical rabbits or other dcviccl
Perhaps because Of IN ammnnitio|
shortage an election has been callc|
off in Mexico City.
Galcsbr"g, H.. girl woA rifl
champion ip. JUS the same, sonl
brave maH m3v marry her.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01
EODD REAPPOINTEp
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO. Cal, May Nv.
J. Dodd of Los Angeles has bccn
rrHppointcd BY Governor Friend W,
Richardson to represent the south.
crn district on the state board OF
architecture. The governor also an.
hounced appointment of j. f.. Bishop
as member of che Laguna Beach
sanitary district board
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

Locks if the hardest thing explorers will have
to do in the Arctic this season is tc avoid running into
each other.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

he new 3.75 per cent malt tonic the federal gov
ernment rules is for sick people only" And it's re-
markable how much sickness there seems to be this
spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

To find the actual liquor situaton add the testi-
nony OF the vets and drys and divide by three.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

Styles started by those who look good in them,
and ended by those who don't.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

Bids for building the tri-county
tubcreular hospital for Imperial
Riverside and Orange counties will
be opened June %.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

There 5 one nice thing. Before u
girl goes swimming she can hide
her clothes in her swimming salt bag
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-01

GaIcsbr"g, H.. girl won a rit
champion p. JUS the same, sol
brave mtd m2y marry her.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
Arizona University
College of Mines
Work Is Commenced

siUniversity of Arizona (Tucson)
Dec, Recognition of the pro-
gressive spirit of the College of
Mines and Engineering of the Uni
varsity of Arizona is given in a
recent article appearing in the
journal of the Ronald Forum, which
features in its December issue the
work being done at Arizona in the
new graduate course in Admins
tfation of Mineral Industries.
This course. which is the result
OF long thought and planning by
Dean G. M. Butler and Dr. Cloyd
H. Marvin, is attracting the atten-
tion of both the engineering and
educati0n world. The course
which is extremely limited in num-
ber, and admittance is given only
to a chosen few, is under the, super
vision of Dr.. Edward P. Matthew
son, world noted metalluggist
The article appearing inktAe For
um,; which is but one of many re-
cent notices, was prepared sMithodt
the knowledge of the. University
authorities by Percy e. Barbour
prominent U. s. Mipang engineer
and FREQUENT contributor To- the
scientific journals, and deals at
length with the success ofsthe new
course.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25
America Pictured
AS Women S Paradise

BOUIsNEMOUTH, England, Dec.
% APN9-+Ameriea was pictured as
a paradise for women by Miss
Beatrice FOrbes-Robertson, the ac-
tress, who told members of the
Richmond Hill Literary and De-
beating society, her experiences in
the United States where she had
been, born an dliyed for several
years.
Life for, women was most COM
Portable and luxurious and they
had more opportunity there than
in any country since history be-
gan, Miss Robertson said, but ex-
planned that she, did not mean that
she wanted to go to the United
States to live. She had come back
to England because she felt like
in America the people were so over
wllelmed with material good that it
was difficult to remember the spir-
itual and the aesthetic side of life,
such sas peace, beauty and love,
The problem there was how to
bring, +up young people without
their becoming materialiStic
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-25

now who had been children before
he left, he did mot feel out of it.
They might not recognize him,
but he was at home and he was
happy and loneliness had been ban
ished from his heart in glorious
ly complete fashion.
He had gone home as soon as he
had arrived. And now he had
come up to get the mail. 1t was
not that he expected any mail. His
Christmas cards and boxes of cigars
and neckties and such would be
sent TO his business address, for
it was not until the last minute
that he had been sure he would
make the long trip and reach home
in time for Christmas Eve. His tel
egram had come before him, but
his presents had already been sent
out, and his mail would be waiting
for him at his office. To be sure,
he knew the family would quickly
ard marvelously find little gifts TO
nut at his place on the Christmas
gift tab.c. But the going for the
nail was Simply desire to do
what he had always done, to -nin2ie
with the people, to see his own
townsfolk.
1t surely was wonderful. to be
back again. Wonderful beyond
even what he had dreamed it would
be. How lucky that the train had
been on time and he had been able
to have a long Christmas Eve.
Christmas trains. he thought,
should always be on time. Mo
ments at Christmas mean so much.
He was leaving the post office.
He had seen "a number of peo-
pie he knew Just outside he met
group of men who had been
gradJlted from high school ir his
class Fs-.iaey were picking up some
of the now falling snow and throw