Show saved to buy christmas present for her daddy HE eldest of the four children was THE now ten their mother kotlier imd had been dead three years how the father had kept such a young oung family together was waa a miracle even een to hlin him but with the help of the day nursery nur bery lie hud had managed very ery well for the third christmas now the widower tucked the children snugly in bed with a promise to call them at daybreak da break then he tiptoed to ids his own room half an hour later when the house was quiet santa claus claua entered t the 11 e tiny kitchen and proceeded to fill tile four little stockings hanging in ili a row behind the stove then suddenly lie he remembered that he had forgotten to bring a present for the father of the house how disappointed the little ones would be to have their father overlooked like this why they would think lies hes not been good I 1 but it was vas too late now to get him anything nothing could be done shortly after the house bouse was quiet once again the little girl stole into the kitchen and hung a stocking with a package in n it near the others for months she had saved her pennies so that when christmas came again she would be able to play santa claus to daddy how surprised n happy he will be she thought as she rhe crept back to her room 11 lucus luclus cook Q 1126 1926 western arlon up ion |