Show k anta im Hf Til MurUs kooi Koon Ch n l I IX IT and Santa Claus were ere among the nimes n of af I Ii given gl to Ray nay Charlton by b U intimate friends for ob obvious lous reasons re This Tills tar ear full tull of ot young soung oun folks on U onU Y I it their way wi l to a n neighboring town ton to n however ho e Cr thought they had him stumped for the car seemed hopelessly delayed In aline a aline aline line of vehicles b by a washout ash out ahead Now Mr Ir 11 Mitt It challenged ch Mu Muriel Muriel Iu riel when hen ties th found there was as noth nothing nothIng Ing to do but wilt wait for tor the to get the roid road passable and another added leo les lee Santi Sant Claus what wint are you goan going to do about this Christmas party It tool 1001 s is as though thought we e w wouldn n t get to the s until Christmas day Is over OHr You You foil foll s just jU ot wilt wart slid said flay stepping out Into the sloppy road roid and b 11 be e IT hind the cir car at e 1 their rear g h 1 11 When he lie returned re re- 2 turned his Ills friends tit laughed 4 laughed uproariously t e for he lie w wis is d lr I Ii carrying carr a n small m ll 1 spruce uce branch and ind eral se eral red rell find and J n green bundles bundle I it tug ting tm the fir branch br JL Into the cigarette holder of nf the cir car lie he pro produced three ture candles sr which he attached to the time tree 11 ee mad ind lighted f i 14 pc again agam he lie came back bick chanting Jingle jingle ITo there Mike Make I he way wiy for Christ mss mis Ile He the car he dis distributed his Ius gifts The girls uttered surprised exclamations on Ing dainty little bo boes es of flee fice powder two of the men had packages of cigarettes and the one who dl didn n t e a n han handkerchief bearing his Initial Initial all all wrapped rapped In colored paper bow O o announced Ray Ray flay music an and dancing and then refreshments with which he produced a pocket comb and piece ot of piper for orchestra an and made them all 11 lice e and do gymnastic exer eser cases cices to limber and warm Then lie he pissed p a boC box of bars sent by bv his Ills aunt thanking th Ills his hl stirs he hid had brought them along the fun thus started kept up until the Move Io on ou signal really surprised them Once t p the repaired rp washout shout and andon andon on their way wi w Muriel said SOW Now Santa tic FIK it tell us how ho you worked the magic magI That was as tle dead easy he lou You lou cm n lh a il ais s find what hat YOU vou want if IC you look 1001 long enough I d noticed something green bythe by bythe bythe the road roid and miter I d 11 alon along alongi back a n few tew rods I found It was a little 3 spruce pruce tree I coul couldn n t pull It t up but my trusty blade severed a branch and there you youre you ire are t t But Rut But the candles and and the ciga cigarettes Yes Ye and the thep 4 p powder 0 d e r 11 boxes 0 t e s fancy C CU fine U paper andall andt and t all allt all I simply col collected collected collected those from the time cars back bick of us One man was as a salesman with Ith I a case cae ca eol ot of those bo boxes bores s 's A woman In another car had hall a lot of little candles candies for her kids kid's birthday cal e and also al oo some bright paper The cigarettes are arc my myown myown own just done up fancy like and the hanky hanhy It too too-It too It was just mv my good goodluck goodluck goodluck luck that the non smoker of th the bunch bUllch has an Initial the same as mine The woman oman with the candles c 3 let Itt me Into her ear car ar and help helped d me do up the l puck packages rk ages That's all nil Rot Dot enough murmured Muriel to prove that the Christmas spirit Is sill sUIl alive 4 k 1130 w We extern t Newspaper r pcr Union o 9 O Christmas Thought If deserts can be made to blossom through water atu that Is con consent d and andl l carried fir far afield cannot the Christ Christmas Christmas Christmas mas spirit be conserved cJ and anti carried c through h the year The The American Magazine |