Show tr P A by I 1 L B lyo rie IL I 1 ml v f eve and judith l 1 ross found herself alone at last but still very lonely 1 1 her only relative her I 1 kid brother paul had juat gone away taking a bride with him one of these days judith paul will go and marry some one and then be left alone her sweetheart ralph reed told her two years before on christmas eve just after judith had bad refused to go with him into canada ralphs prophecy had come true paul had not sacrificed his love affairs to remain at horne home with her and she expect cd d it and yet she was thinking how unfairly life had treated her judith gave a sigh and looked about her for there were the wedding decorations including the mistletoe the flowers the wreaths the huge bell and the banked altar in fix the library just as she donned a great coverall apron the electric buzzer warned lier her that some one stood in the cold awaiting admittance to her cozy home ralph was all judith could say yes teas it Is me judith two weeks ago tonight I 1 listened in on the radio in my little shack up there thera in tho the woods and heard a pittsburgh radio station dedicate a number to paul and his bride to be and then it was that I 1 knew you needed me judith I 1 imagined they would be marrying about christmas so I 1 started out the very next nest morning to reach here in time but old tim down attha station told me they had gone already ralph blurted it all out and then opened ills his arms anna and judith crept bredt into them knowing her troubles were all at an end and she was to be repaid tor for the years she had sacrificed tor for her kid brother how flow did you know I 1 would still be waiting for you ralph she mumbled frum from the depths of his 1113 great coat love takes a lot for granted you know dear and then too a few ecks ago I 1 heard you sing still waiting for dear from the radio station and ana ilant I 1 recognize that favorite song of df mine even before I 1 heard them announce the singer I 1 knew not be singing that if 1 some one else hid had claimed you just then the buzzer brought them back to earth and judith arranged her tumbled locks as she went t to answer the ring there stood the little old parson iho ho had just left the house a few hours before have you forgotten something asked judith 0 no o I 1 believe not ive my book promise of two witnesses who will be along in a minute parson henderson Ue assured her witnesses she asked yes dear ralph answered for he sad bad followed her into the hall ball 1 I took a lot for granted phoned the parson and now we can be married on christmas eve just as we had planned to do when paul refused to go back to canada with us true to their word a few moments later the parsons sister and her daughter joined the little group at the ross home underneath the same wedding bell before the s same in flower banked altar in the library in tho the shadows cast by the same flickering tapers that had furnished the setting for her brothers wedding judith promised to love and cherish ralph there had been oceans of food left over from pauls wedding feast and the little bride judith herself set get out the remaining salad cold pressed chicken and the other goodies just a potluck pot luck wedding dinner folks the she proclaimed her eyes grew starry as ralph retorted toor ted it might be a potluck pot anck dan dinner but its not a potluck pot luck christmas christina eve for it is the happiest christmas eve in my whole life folks As he made the statement he slipped a most generous fee into the parsons hand making it the happiest christmas ve for the parson too judith had bad noticed his movement so slie she followed ty acy slipping to tho the two women folks two tiny jade pins pin 9 which she had purchased sometime ago to give as presents but found a place for them before fatter all thought judith christmas Is synonymous with love ilove and love is a synonym tor for christmas M 19 29 western newspaper |