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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Landry Of sun
hurst were Kevin visitors this week.
Mr.. Landry IS superintendent Of the
0'Neil refinery at that place.
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ExeF...nqe Of stock

Arrangements recently were COM
pleted for the taGing over OF Julian
hy the California; stern on an ex-
change Of stock bs A valuation
OF approximately 100000 was
placed on the propcrtit involved, in
cluding oil lands in Cali1c MIA, Texas,
Louisiana and Montana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
TO LOVE IS no LAUGH
By Coningsby Dawson
Away From Home and Bob Found No Joy Anywhere

! .feavored to conceal what she carried,
! hut Icons eyes were sharp.
"Ha, Madcmoiselle. site ave ca
| teaup"
/ Leon was the porter. tie had lost
| AN arm IN the war. There was very
| little she objected To Leon knowing.
| He had suffered Because he had sui.
fered. he understood. He and she
shared secrets. She had told him
about her lung: he had ronhded t" her
! that there were days when the ache
! in his shorn shoulder became intolcr.
/ able. So she nodded.
For a child"
| In the hurried privacy of the eleva.
| tor. AZ they assembled. he peeped at her
| hand
"t;ct make the musiuue. mademui
sole. Nest .re.pas? Eet ees pretty"
She examined II shyly.
1T Is pretty she assented Its
prettiness attracted me. Hello. There's
writing on the back. | can't read II.
It's in French.
lie halted the elevator between
fonrs---that abe might show him.
't.et res the tune eet plays" ne
haxarded.
But what In 1t called? Translate
tor me"
''To Love Is to Laugh"
Is
THEY had reached the tormost
= story. At the last moment she
very nearly parted with her posses
sion She imagined herself surprising
him. 4 hnught it FOR your little hoy.
Leon, Instead. she held out her
hand. \ happy Christmas tomorrow. "
And hon Noel to you. mademoi.
s,atI 81, hn of
her attic room, the darkness pounced,
as rutiian might have done who had
! been lying in wait for her. You
can't escape me. I'm your loneliness. -
run. The newly kindled flame of her
| happiness fIickered
She didn't attempt to turn on the
electric light. Why should she? Sh,
knew the room too well. Rut. in the
darkness. she could imagine that the
attic was luxurious and that she was
desired
The scene framed by the window
was incapable of improvement---n0 in
venting IN her part could enhance It's
loveliness. From below In the garden
the brittle rustic II palms assembled
Arclights. following the Croisette.
were fsr'fiung rope Of pearls. The
casino was q blazing jewel
Posie knelt by the window. her face
between her hands Why had she he.
com" suddenly happy? she'd bought
a music box in The Rue d'Antibes.
ANY one could have bought 1t. Her
motive had been that II reminded her
of childhood
There. my dear she made an un.
conscious gesture. 'See for yourself
Nothing's altered No letters. No
cables. No grounds whatsoever for
this hurst Of optimism. y
Her assurance was both true and
false. Her attic was the rented
perch OF transient; the chang was
in herself-a hrea thless expectancy
What WAS she expecting? 1t futtered
in her breast so fiercely that II al.
most hurt. She glanced at the music
box
III can't he that" Then away. pre,
tending To ignore II. THE Christmas
madness. It's catching"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
The Squirrel and His Habits

IN the animal Kingdom there II
ppobahiy no animal more busy at
this season ot the year than the SOUR.
rel The parks and squares are filled
with the busy little rodents. working
hard~heggins nuts and huryinI tn. M
for their Winter supply,
In many Washington parks they
are NJ tame they come no, only close
and take nuts 'fiom the hands. hut
chamber into the lap II by nv other
means the nuts can he obtained Hut
they do moi iarry. They quickly
Scamper otr. trying one place after
another In the effort To hurry the prsxe,
II II not hurried very deep into tie
ground hut il carefully covered AMI
The earth natted down with tiny froni
naws, THAT finished they turn gveed
ilv tn seek either gains,
The squirrels. in addition IL nuts,
arurns and all sorts Ut Vegetables and
fruits. are fond of animal food and
devour mice. small birds and binds
eggs. They also eat YOUNG bark of
trees and buds and do quite a little
damage In this way
Some species of the squirrel family
pass the Winter In a paltial state III
hthet nation. When the warm Snrtng
weather begins they wake ur and the
nuts which they have stored away In
the Summer and early ta,l supply
their food, The gray and red SOUR.
rels, however are more or less active
all Winter,
Squirrels vary In sise. from ne
larger than mouse. n SPECIES found
in Ro,neo and West Africa, u others
az large AN a eat, such aS the black
aud Velluw squirrel III nurma and the
Malay areas, The common Suutttel
h found all over Europe aud worth
ern Asia, FtaM heland III Japan and
from fapland tn north Italy, bat the
s,"rics IN this Vide range dittcr sd
IN color IA to constitute different
taees ThuSe of North and west Eu,
rope are at the htish. tea ealar IT
the british animal. While thaNe ut the
muuntainuus rcEhAhs vi so0t hetn Eus
rope are at n deep hE,okt~h stsv,
Those ffnm siberia are n sle4,r pale
sraN col fherr Is great seasonal
rhanae. IN the appearance aud ca,M
". this latter squirrel The ears lose
their tufts nj hair aud the tail
htea hes ~ much tighter eul,,r,
In the torests ut northern Neth
America the red squirrel, aud in the
hardwoad forests af ren,sal, eastern
and southern United states the gray
ana fox squirrels ara chatarterlxt.c
species The hiaek squirrels are
phases at that sre,lss In CALIFORNIA;
In found larse sfaN sintfret The
real ofd,natN species AT squirrel u
littie aninai from eight IA ten lnehes
ny iem,h, With Mlsh, saappN htatk
eyes and n h,ahN tail nea,N as iana
a. Vs hndN,
The Enntish squirrel IL beautiful
tttia an,uai, hut ~ surpassed hN
many IL the squirrels IN the tropics,
and especially Those nj the Msiav
countries, Here nearly al. at the
sneeles are brilliantly Maeked amt
many are urnamen.ad With various
rolatea stripes undet the h@s,t,
IN India IA the pretty title stripe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

palm squirrel, which Is partially do
mesticated: al least. IL lives in the I'M
mediate netShhorhnCsi NJ human hahi-
tation. There Is one Oriental spe~
ctes which presents the only known
instance among animals ot the AS
sumption. during the breeding season,
of distinctly ornamental roSat. cor,
responding TO the breeding r'unaaSr ~
birds. During the greatcr part at the
YEAR this squirrel Is Of uniform
gray color, hut about nccemher It's
hack becomes brilliant orange-Sct'
low. which lasts until about March.
when II IL again replaced by gray.
The mating tine ot the squirrel j.
frasn February to April The female
hr,ngs firth from three ~ ntRe Young
The squirrel IL a ntonagauous animal
onr sometimes n,avvr.s at the az,
pafent holiness and rexk.essneSs of
squirrels In ieaping through trees,
Hut they would sustain no injury u
they tell Every species 1T tree sautr'
rel seems CAPABLE ef scft of ra,it'
nen,ar> dying, or making Itself Into n
parachute ~n as to ease or hreak n
fall m hap rNam great height, A
squirrel has heeu known to take y
leap ~ 40 feet and land without in,
Jury The tail Of the squirrel ~
bread ana bong and when he leaps ~
falls through the air, the tail IL arehed
and rapidly v,hra,es, thus acting a. "a
safety valve, 10 II. therefore. more
than an ornament, 1t not only h an
aid in tiy,ng, hut serves also aS
cloak when Il wraps around Il when
II Sleeps
The Twins Sauirrc, IL the x~nt,ss,
and m"st harmless IT s,s,ea,s, 1t has
large soft eyes, and Sett, heauttftti
fur, 1, IN far more eomN"n than the
gray squirrel, TESS dlsnthea and Mrvr
otten guilty nj petty laVenv aeout the
harris aud in the grain aeldS, ThiS
squirrel aNs up no stare cf nuts, hut
Svurstcs ahont for foaa In all weather,
teetisng upon the sec,ls in the eoneS
M the heluls'k and SeeaS at frv3ea
apples When il dues elN aside a Stase
tan future a$e, IL iageniaa>lN sticks
he nuts hefc and there IN Slpllpss
and trees near It's quarters,
When the sap starts In the early
Spring, squirrels petfatate the tArA
at the hranrhe$ et the mapte trees
with their ehtsell,ke teeth ami drink
the sweet liquid,
The cheeks ef the r~d and gray
squirrels are without packets. 80
whatever they carry II between their
teeth, The eh,rnunk, On the cssnttatN,
much mnf~ rrNNsaent than the tea
squirrel IN storing nr us C.,a fas
Winter, has perketS IN hiS cheeks ia
Which, ~ vatrN nuts, AetItes er What,
ever u MaN be putting awaN fVE che
WtnteE
thtpinuaks Nre saMet tpaes eatlea
stVund squirrels hSsA,,ss They live ~
the stnnnd Thetv feet are Arss amt
h.ted Mhh strong saws Iar a,sslNs
They hatfeW deep into the greana
nsualh NnAer the VaM NJ uea vi
Nn,ter a stone NAH and make a rouua
ae~t at the hettea, usually With i've
entrances,
AIRS, b. ", hsANiiNst,N,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

AZ In n dream, she began Ia un.
dress She had not dined She dared
not face the family groups In the
restaurant To 40 10 he'd no early
was ridiculous, Everything she has
done had been ridiculous that evening,
One by one. tantalizin. rag~rness
with si0wness. she removed her gar
ments This time last year she had
been putting on her res~hud froek-~
making herself Irresistible, Rob had
besn coming for her,
The memory had lost it's power to
torture II seemed more m incident
anticipated than n memory. Hhe knew
quite well the pleasure she was post
poning. Che Slipped her feet into her
nantounes. fastened her dressing
gown. and seated herself before the
mirror tn brush her hair. To the
childish face that stared hnck NJ hst
sh. nodded. "t'm aware ~ an your
shortcomings, yet approve of you. :"
pfeiiy fare~smore pretty than
beautiful The ~yss we're hiue and
appealing. The mouth WAS qtiivefy.
Rbe VIA making \ mare than ardi
nary fastidtnis toilet, There want n
soul IN Cannes Who cared Having
brushed her hHir. che powdered her
b"ss and eel 10 work upon her nails
A r laal' ahe sguutted on the floor
tailor. fashion. II was really
comic 10 have beaams so childish
Tie music sbox's doing. she rk-
an,lneh the writing on The back. 70
Lave IL Ia Laugh, Not doubt ~
u. When she had fannled that Hob
~as her conquest, she had hsen al
ways iausiisns A wise person the
person who had written II, A WOms
an's han nd, II shs were mt mistaken
What kind 1T woman An MD one
who could laugh 10 longer. hanMuse
hove was endedY And yet t,sthapa
u young one. whose faai roeh.d ~
cradle while her hands made toys ~
helD her husiian
10 change her thoughts sha neated
| al The picture an ths Top A eunuihs
picture, naive ~ n nursery rims,
Terribly crude, NJ Ga,lrss' Trees
Asra gtsan as parsley. The setting
sua Was searching ~ n red rhoi
poker Tbs scene depicted n entiaRe
and girl running dnwn u garden
. path, Pressing against The gaze, HE
arms outstretehed. Was q ahstublc
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stockings. Her hand gripped the
music.box. Her only Christmas pres
ent. She had had TO give it to herself.
Through sunlit stiffness. church
bells were calling: ITO love Is to
laugh"
Precious little to laugh about, And
yet she wanted to laugh. Perhaps. by
thinking of receiving. she was starting
ut the wrong end. IL she were to
think of giving
But she'd bought no presents. and.
If she had. on whom could she hestow
them in this land Of strangers? She
turned the handle of the music box.
hoping that might help her. a child's
toy. Its magic had vanished.
AZ though she were late for an en-
cagement. she rose hurricdiy and set
about dressing. Now and then she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

glanced at the mirror. She had
changed since yesterday. There was
nothing TO account for the singing in
her heart.
II ought TO he miserable. I'm not"
Having adjusted her hat. she made
for the door-but halted. conscious
that she had forgotten something.
The music box. IL looked so lonely
there on the dressing table. Snatch
ing 1t. she took it with her
The hotel was. unusually silent:
either everybody was late. or the hour
was early. She pressed the bell for
the elevator. No response. Very
early-that was the expla nation. -
much the better. No one would notice
her. Put she must hasten. or she
would INSIST was uncanny. this Ger
tainiy that she had an appointment.
She was in the Rue d'Antibes--a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

squeezed for her hadn't been sufficient
So many francs for dollar. lie fan
cied she was wallowing In money,
Rather than tell him. she'd mounted!
up and up the hotel. retrenching and
retrenchiny. till. nj hast. she was in
an attic. the neichl1r Of Russia n
Cuuntesses and damestics.
y
THE Casino. Pushing through re.
volving doors. laughing couples
Women in costly wraps: men pilotin:,
them delicately. She turned away. IL
only Bob were with her,
No letters had arrived no presents.
The mail was delayed. Messages were
certainly an the way; hut il fed her
melancholy to pretend she was neg.
iected. From the sea front she wan,
dered into the Rte d'Antibes. retracing
her steps to her hotel. shop windows
were ablaze. tempting passcrs tn eN
travagancr. Here one could procure
flowers. there perfumes. there laces.
She PLAYED a game that Bob VAS with
her--that they were In Cannes on
their honey moon. II was game ~
charming that she riSked the night
air to loiter.
And what shall we give Ia Angel
Face" Our first married Christmas.
Nothing sufficiently splendid"
They peered through the plate glass
1ewelry? Too insinrere. Flowers
Too perishahle. Then what?
1T must he something ! can keep
for remembrance
Everything had been dismissed as
unworthy. She was within few
PAGES ~ her hotel. Before a toy shop
she halted. AS she sayed. vii the
childiShness beneath her woma nhnM!
welled up Dolls. Cows. Cradles.
ke.heliaNe tynicism faded. In her
heart she became little. There hal
been Christmas eve when her father
had taken her on an elevenih-hon
round of shopping. She had been five
Was IL four ar five? No. more than
six. anyhow She could remember the
white streets the glittering lamps. the
pin point stars--the magic Of the eX.
cursion. They had paused before n
toy shop. he squeezing her hand.
Choose anything.
From all the magnificence she had
chosen a box that made music. he
had given her money. urged her across
the threshold. and. from the pave
ment had watched her make the pur.
wanted. For the first Christmas ~
her life. every one seemed 10 have for.
gotten her. On the festival Of chill.
hood. when her own childhood was
siippin. from her. she wanted box
that made music. For remembrance
II Senx me hottie aui fait de In
mnsiuue." she demanded of tn"
dark young man who came gliding
fran behind the counter.
But certainly. mademoiselle.' he re
piled i'm English, "a music box. We
have MANY
He led her at once to the most ex.
pensive.
Il don't want one so large. It's for
child. she invented, almost n
baby. II II were too heavy. 1t would
fall from her tiny hands,
They are all for children. ma de.
maiselle." His eyes glinted amuse.
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tunnel of golden quiet. Not a vshsr'a
moving. Shop-wiHdows shattered
Round corner came shutting -
feet-littIe feet. She guessed tNeV
were little before she "a ~ them. Thev
struggled into sight. the solenn-facad
mites on their way 10 church. Inc
nuns like shepferdesse< isehInd then
Posie recognized the procession. l.
was from the orpha mage She ia
tened herself aga inst the wall.
At it's head was a child whose eyes
rested on her-his hig innocent sy~-.
And yet they were resting Tot So
much on her az an the thing sire was
holding.
She stopped and kneIt. pressing the
music box into his hands.
She had loved joy rose in hub-
bling laugh. The little feet parsed or
downright 1877
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Continued from SecNnd rag,
IN secret Christmas VAS cesssogSas~,t
la cls,ntssiiae fashion. as u Il ~erV
something uuAclN and slasSsN&rao u
SssnS parts though, gAS (sa>;sUS> s'%
SaNeSies and religious "t'>sSNa Hce>
werc uIssn and then sAerN Mas Tsn,
saS against the authorities Who tS'fd
To Interfere. and haStN blows Ne,
Ssr,Nh and Rsuls than ore Tie e'>t,
The furts&u government tsSe, 3Hs1
Niax Charles IL the NeTrSe NsnA'NN,
soaA the thrHne> Taen Abe a'Tf'
EnSlSSh Christmas was CSV,\SNt
We COME n0w ~ tire N,NSt deter
mined struggle NJ AL waSed tS5''>;
Christmas u occurred IN tAs sss',t
nsw ~ devoted to Christmas tSs
United States.
The rarstAaS who settled New ftASN
'aaa hseugA, wtsh them an '2etY
hatred et NWletSsse, As tor tAssy sTss
Christmas IN the New World ne
toavnNl VI loha Bradford has ms
entrN;
And W - ,saN ONSl t-eSsae ~
erVCt We dISt hHssSe ftN' t>,snNsss, 49, -
receive them and their x,~NtS -
We - siaN aNvN' - eet eNNo ,'t'sTd
ChrtSsnsaS,
I'm tNT tMk'wtnS CbFt>tasSS tSs 49,
crN0r t>Stsea a sp%,<esl ny,ser t@Ne
everybody should keer At Mean -
the fsW~t aSN aaI there ee aH 'r'"'
tNet lon,
ThtgiN>aSne wears after taS As's,,f$
Vt the tslSttsnS the GrusTa' R'N,S.sy "
Massachusetts cHaVtvI THIS lw>
That whatsoever shall ~ tV&@d -
S~FN lax ANY s,s<t, day SS Cert~."N'S
F the Gke either tN t,2VsNNrtsss ~
e,hes, teSsSltNS ~ ANY etAVg Nay
shall IN SueSv~t ~ \ u,tv ~ aNe $40
tns~,"
The uESt EhglSt,nS~ tesesVAt2ss@ -
Massachusetts, Mas held IN \ t@> a
SeN~Gn0s, Who, w0h All the ceEsN>FS
>hut AGAINST ham, NSed tse sa"a
hossSe teS r~Elx seuS services, aad ""'e
With an escort * Solttsers ~ sNet'>k
hnN against the wrath ef tee e,fFs%"S
Vet ~ New EnStSnA, ~ essSW Ae}S,
tAs MtN $pgts es Christmas a'kSt'N
nteNa,eea aatheuSh u Mas CAV !"
lNAe that CAytStn.as Wss nns(sN aAste
\ eesas hest,taS ta Massachusetts,
HSiaN. Aet lS heVe> sAe&~ sF@ ~
nAfte eaesNteS vt Christmas Snd ~
checg, at see9N5 aes sa WAR enrss@ N"ss
SA IN the t0lt Snsrst at che taase> We
" ssh Nru al a MetrN t'httStaSs
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ment. I'VE have M boxes for~-how
you sayy--~ihe grown ups"
He spread before her fresh seiee.
ton. They were stu expensive.
'ThSse aren't the kind" She shook
her head.
He seemed 10 sense her disa ppoini.
mtnt. Perhaps msderpoissiIe would
tell ne?'
II was little sGIars one, !" She
took him into her confidence. 1T
shons Hike sii.sr--~nnIy. 0f ooilrse, IL
wasn't On the top there was pic
tats~~a country scene gayiy cplored
In tho aide IL had hs ndl~. When you
turned II, little tune commenced -
Then she saw how he was regarding
her With n friendly mockering. aisss
ing. no doubt. that the present WAN
for herself. She hiusbed furiousiy. II
must be cheap" she sttofe Ia master
her confusion.
"isni mademoisetie should hnve said
cheap, have what she wants ex
ne,iy."
He had. II seemed the old one r..
covered. MOI that sine remembered
the old one in detail, but when he
turned The hbndis II gave out the
sums sori 6f playful little tinkie ~
seemed ttt ~ home, despite the fact
that II could never haze sfen Amer.
icH~~as though il had bssn rescued
and. after all These years. was being
uH RicHiiy restored.
IN take IL" She sBatfbGd e8gefiy.
"Tisass dDHt trouble Ia wrap II
A. she handed ever the money she
had the sensation that her father must
he Watching her proudly from the
Us ysB,snt. She actually aahed up and
fown the street for him ~ she made
her ext.
msn shout The age her father
had besn, sas psss,ns, laading n Iittls
girt by the hand tlne0Hsriousiy she
stDoi,ef 10 glance into the rhilds face
almost expecting as~~s.
Bni whatever ghosts acre abroad
were keeping hidden inside her head
''fbis has gone ina far, rs siIig."
she Mas minded Ia threw the ih,np
away. u VAS making her absurd
BU she tgnRsd 10 hear The iiaklinp
tune ~ Isisu,s The dark young nst
In The shop had only ground out II
few sample bare, Already their al
had ssfaped her II shs could ~
alone she could inrn lhs bs ndle, yield
| herself IA The speil, listen 10 IL from
! beginning Ia end
A. shs sntsfed The hotel she en-
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with their warm backs pressed against
her, the gentle heaving Of their TANKS
and beating of their hearts. Robs
heart beating. JOY that was suffo
eating
The picture faded. only to begin
again. moving in circle. New de-
tails were added. The ending never
varied; snow and laughter. She was
holding the music box safe against her
breast.
HER eyes were opening. Where
was she? Christmas morning
Sleepily she sent her foot cropping for
parcels--the rustling of paper would
betray their presence. None on the
hed--they must he in her stockings,
She peeped above the sheets. No
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Houtsita 10 was uleedniSh-. Rrvr-
deed i, Was fvixzi witt sinking pip
pie, Nm !; ;o-uhlej hipps SNOW"
l, was ,se night in de front from
t'hreeStnaaS
k kleeckety- kleck Itous from da
clock n,atirrilllzed cukcc,, CuSoo--
cUk----~-
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK,
P.nCuS. De Missr. reu qQesS r.
Shhould epen he slurr. He safe a lc'jS
by de dusrstep,
rees time waS ffe beSkess,
In itch one was a Sea from Il Sra,
Cuko,'s t,ukt>o,' So was gTa&4eI,E
Marry ChrcestnsS"
sCacerfsAs ta~s@l
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HEART SHE BECAME LITTLE.
hadn't ron to q ehaperon. Friends
from Paris. whom she had expected
for Christmas. had eanefied the ar.
rsngsment Except for the improve.
Fnent in her health. her entire pro.
gram had miscarri%h.
In the old walled town on the
mound above the hsrboF twipkiisg
lights were springins up. II stood
sionf from the modern Cannes of
gamblers and fashsonnaksrs. a relic
Of sserneF civilization, bumped he.
meath The weight Of fading sky IL had
been ancient wk ~ the tneas were be.
ing conquered. swinging low over
itk turrsts. stars shons ssreneIy.
The scfne brought tears io her eyer
-~~rtcolikctioHs Of q eonttnimeDt never
visited. yet familiar:
Q. ii,tie town Of ssthishen,.
HoS sfsl St St thef lie
Cattle In The stalls The manager.
Mary. SUNDAY evenings. Childish
woes. Brothers AMI sisters cIumpsd
ioStthsr. bsfors any III them had
dreamed NJ growing W. snow on
the xrennf~~pi III II. A Christmas
tree against the window. with flick.
efjug ca ndiss eihiej,stn ~ vivid
tte Town an o hilltop exactly Ike he
enc before hnr. except that shs
missed the blanket 0f whiisBess A
fnfno,y ~ when hearts had been sim
pie. never DOUBLING The worlds Kind,
ps@s
Grown wiser" che sighed, II mish
] hsSnt"
Ter longing brtdged the miles 10 her
home. What were people doing The
fso3Ies crowded. Seh,s,t .nfsd Every
ens excited, wrapping presents. deco,
tw&!nK with holly There would he
hs nee ioeigbt~~s new batch ~ dsbU,
tkBtss Would any one remember her.
Ara Eot~~for which sirl wo.iia he h.
buying fowAPsr Once he'd tried ~ kiss
hsF, !. vas q, sbs hooF. close an
midnight, 81 che war letting him aHt
gshse be@n both glad and frtghisnsd
Running up The sias,s. sbs had met
Esr father
Your mothers Tired"
Poor old daddy jsnw rsDfoHohfti
hsa iooked IN bie dressing gown, lie q
had 10 ssffitlre to ssHd her abraad
There were tie other children. 1917 =
Epo' ON her lnBk THAT Mas different
le'd had tn d. wltlloH, tita new raJ
bed bed ~ make the DID nns ron
sts d bsst auiis ueksiflsh and cheer
t1a about ~; But the amount he 4
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