Show 7 c N rf y s y r v r rR m y ym l t M Mr Ml Mu r l u t ti WAS the night before Christmas when all through the house of a creature was stirring not ey a aa mouse a 4 te 1 I Plenty Of Time i ForI For i I Christmas Christmas- 0 By VL Gaston s ea II Y had 11 It good time Christmas Christ Christmas r mas at nt time the Mackey Ia he home in in fact they thc had land several se good goody more times times more good times thin rp r n needed Deeded Mr Ir Mackey hid r L iM ti 1 pro prosperous insurance busy busi bu busyness o 1 Li y nee nets ness down own town Ills con on nl Ir was a deputy depute in the city citi clerk cierI clerks s office onice and hi him daughter was as a confidential clerk in one of the big lass liw firm firm Mrs Irs Macke Mackoy was as housekeeper hous Leeper and er cr She wig wis lS president of the I ladies adzes Aid Ald society and In tion tIon to other duties was organist for forthe the thc church choIr Christmas was as comm coming in fact was onh a few fes feda da days Bass s off An energetIc clod clock igent was ns In town selling elec tic clocks The Mackes needed a clock so It was as easy to sell Mr lir Macke one lIS as is a Christmas present for his Ius vile Ire The urgent inquired about the family and in i m day di or t two 0 he had sold old i l clock cloch to tl e a son for his Ius mother and confident the daughter bought one conti dent tint a clock clod v r be just the present liei hel met mother would enjoy enjo The members of the Aid society Hr were interviewed le cd and a clock was IS for their president Mrs Irs Made Mackey Of course the choir wanted to e express theIr of theIr Al i organist and they bought a clock cIoch and sent It to the Mackey home marl marked ed Do not open until Christmas c eve ese e On Christmas ese e e all ail the packages ere were ere brought In iii and the family Bath gath ered cred around the tree to In inspect the gifts that old Santa had brought That generous old soul handed Mrs Mickey 1 file U e good electric clocks cloche There was as some little tinge of chagrin but it could not Dot be helped Mrs Mr kissed hIssed them all an and said pIa playfully playful that lIfe sine ehe he n was going to have e the time of her I The next asIr as Mr Ir Mackey Was vas dressing lie he looked out of the V and saw the tile clock agent hur n hurn fling In to l the depot A hundred yards 3 behind him him came one of Mickey Mackey neighbors time the th Mr Ir Mackey hauled time the and Stop Stop tin r man r of you ou 1 I want to 0 see him I will be up When hen ivi time the i bor neighbor reached the depot th the twain neigh neigh- Ibor re reads to start and the agent was was clImbing aboard The accommOdatIng neigh bor pulled pUlle his coat and Informed hint that Mr Ir Mackey Macke Mache him wanted to s see ee e I cant can't LT walt wait replIed tine the a nt agent but but I know knos what he wants if I- I Ints one of thc these e clocks If It tint thit Is s what hat he said said the neighbor neigh neigh- bor I can tai tal e a It to him How ow i is it Z I 1 dollars dollar agent th the lime Iho e e eh n e ea sax a soon made carne came ns as andas the train pulled out Mr Ir and l running all out ot of breath lIns I that man gone gone JH he e ad dressing hl neIghbor le Ics replied the n but but that Is all r I got goot the me clock for sou ou Mete It Is isyou can the te me one move any time tim 0 1130 1930 Newspaper Union |