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Show Page Four G1 The tossed" fitfully on the hard cold floor, and an incoherent phrase come at irregular intervals from his v small boy occasional parted lips. The tenseness and the anxiety of the post few weeks could plainly be seen on the young face as it was lighted for short periods by the flashes from, the opehing' across the room. Again and again the bomber, vjhich now seemed so real to the small person. lying shivering on the hard floor,' roared across the cloudy sky of his ''subconscious min'd, only to vanish into nothingness with each flash from across the room. Somewhere across the' darkened city a' siren wailod lonosomely, and a short time later the' roar of powerful' motors could bo' heard drawing nearer and nearer, only to diminish again as the noise of tne siren ' died away. .... ' . The flashes dimmer now, and the ' grew interval between them in- the dreadful cold became more and more intense. This type of cold could not be endured much longer by the lad, even 'though he still' remained in a state of Vhat was and unless something happened soon to relieve him that? There again came the flashes, but this time more blindingly caused a look of worry to pass over the brow of bright. The flashes corners of his eyes were wrinkled, as though in a the youth, and tho dith tho last attempt to closo out the awful' truth of tho situhtion. increase in the density of the flashes the terrible coldness of .the hard floor seemed to have been forgotten. Some of tho' strain seemed to vanish from tho' small face as the nt look of worry and anxiety gave way to a 'puzzled expresof what was in store for him erbwded each other sion. Thoughts again tho bomber, tn it identical ship through the puzzled mind--an- d which had passed by before, seemed to soar over; but this time it was motors again! But accompanied by the ramble of passing tanks. Those this time. lightly and in the opposite direction, as though returning creased in length; while each moment soJni-conscious-n- oss; ... long-prese- O'. finished performing a duty. Then quiet, blessed quiet, and along with it tat coldness oven colder than before andld. thout tho usual, flashes from.. aero from' some journey, having . .... room. small body This time freezing. Tho now it quivered, as though was as though" in the . agony of death cold were closing in. on the by all now exsidos, silently, relentlessly. .Nothing to break tho silence j. cept for the chattering of teeth.. flash had4 occurred , a blinding Then, 'as though 'an explosion filled tho room; and a voice, which brought tho small boy up flailing the air, cut the silence. depth Ox cold dont you know that you will catch your bed "Tommy, hoqrs ngq floor. You should have boon, in lying there on thehasbare t.h it Santa wouldnt died out. '.I told you once and here tho fire come if you stayed up and waited for him, and I suppose if I hadnt on been awakened by tho fire engine going by that you would have slept Im surely thankful the fire engine didnt the floor all night long. come, to our houso, thpugh." embar- 'As tho lad oat 'up, an expression of mixed anaz ent and rassment covered his face. sally the fire engine that made all that "Goe, Mom, was u hat not in noise? I guess 1 must have fallen asleep, Gosh, Im glad.andImtank for want that airplane Europe, and I dont knov whether I ' . . ' ; 4 Christmas after all," 4 m-.- X-VS- ism- - o |