| Show y 1 ri cheer c ee not forgo lien MARTHA G I TI OMAS OR Olt mercy sakes s do come along I and don t dr dreg drig so sot sol I Sirs Mrs Irs Casey ft J Li Jerked at the arm orm of her leluc J tant ant son ron who was craning his Ids neck beet to look Into three shop windows at once we e have lun-e only I alt alf an hour before the boat leases and 1 Ivo Ise 0 got cot n a lot of NI errands ands to do doyet doyet doyet yet There s a man mon waving at you mamma said the small boy lIe s comma down the street lie Ile wants to speak to lo you iou youDon ou ouDon Don t paY pay any ony attention to hIm Joc Joel I I ha cn t time to be bothered Ith him Just some on one who alto amts me to tab take n message over o to his fell s across the bay bov probably Lut the tho man was coming rapidly nearer ne Ills face focI was vas alight all ht with smiles Ills nis hand was out before the he hewa wa sins within five e yards of Mrs Sirs Casey Case Mammal Joo Joe hi Sou II tease to stop slop And Indeed the roan man had no Lion Uon of letting her Iler pass pas him How do y iou ou do dot del I ho called I recognized you 3 ou three blocks away Ho lIo was as quite close now and his rand was still out My My Iy It does my heart good to see you again Mrs Casey The woman frowned Who was this man Why by did lie he bother her when she was In such a hurry There would be no other chance for Christ cons chopping after today She Slie hall had come across the tho bay y In a small Motor bolt t It would be bo leaving for tor the tho return return re turn trip In twenty I I r ty Ilse 11 e minutes Jv t i iI I You rou don t remember remember re reL member me r 4 i r i L smiled the manIle man manlIe He lIe looked down eagerly gerly at the Puzzled woman It It was twenty years of neo ago on Christmas 1 tint that I 1 nr t saw saws saw s i you And J Ill III ncr nev neer s longs cr er forget It as ns long longas longas Ion y as I U e Ih e fi Mrs I r s C Casey l S e y tL J Jy y clutched her cl 1 op opping y pins ping bag bac more closely to her herSi Si breast and stared S SI I hid had a brother broth brother er said the man Ills his face tace aglow memory lIe He was w as younger oun er than tt on onI anI I a n little sho sha cr er when you saw him lou ou give CITO us our first real Christmas and ind III er never forget It ni as nilon lon long as I Mrs Case Casey Casci cd ell rapidly several times Part of a smile began to rr er around her lips imps She peered peE up Into the mans s face tace lou lou sent sour our our I down to totI tot tI t e little thick shack There we e 11 used lived ed con continued continued the man and he wrapped us up warm arm In mufflers muRlera and coats coals he had hod lIe II drove drone us In a sleight sleigh to your house Our mother hid Ind dieda died dIell dieda n a few tew months month before and ond wo we Were lonely an ani 1 ml w e e hall had mo cooed ed to the village Just that eel In ant I 1 knew v no one Our father tather hall had no work and ond we were terribly neg neglected heeled and py Yes yes ics es laughed tile the woman I know you now My Iy land 10 low II Us tug youve tad nd vou sou give ye us a 0 fine tine lie fig dinner I furl url e Ca cranberry sauce mince pie said said the man Ills voice olee was as softened and Ills his eyes misti mist with w tears It It sins ns the gl thy diy of at o my life lire I have never r forgotten It t lou g give ve us Ui a of ot happiness h that has ted lusted all these theoe thc t years vears enes and will go goon goon goon on forever forc It was wis the true spirit or of Christmas cheer and my brother and 1 I have tried to spree 1 It around as nse as ns we e can enn ever eler since ince lou see what hat you 1 God Cod ble bless soil He lie b nt nt swiftly and kissed leI 1 cr cheek cheel He lIe t Joes ear w ith ft Il smile mlle he lie strode oft ocr again and was lot lost In tho the crowd Gracious sakes 1 gasped Ir Casey dl eli If It that don t beat nil all allM I Siy m mi my my I Those 1 hose two little boys men grown gro grow n now 1 w beaming be face tace she che tugged at Joe s slees e Hurry UI up now I i ie emust e emust must catch that boat w mamma i let me rue Just peek Into tint that window In o But Sirs Irs Casey was as thinking of that long ago Christmas and amid the man who vho kid had reminded Jed her hr of or It 14 9 Wt 1928 W Wo r Union U IB I Greetings by Air and Wire 0 world will wl l Christmas custom which In to this countr country Is 19 the tho sensing ling of ot by radIo and cable M SL f f |
