Show anta 4 H Myrtle Mott man rm n f I IX IT and antl Santa Claus were ere among the names of af tely given en to Ray nay Charlton b bi Intimate friend for obvious ob reasons This I Ifor cir car fall full of young folks on their way wiy to a neighborIng town to however thought they hid had him stumped for the car seemed hop hopelessly delayed In a aline aline aline line of vehicles baffled by a washout ahead row Now Now Mr Ir II Fit 11 it if challen challenged ed Mu Iu Muriel Muriel rIel when hen they the found there wis noth nothing nothIng jug ing to do but wilt wait lIt for the to get et the road passable and antl another added le Ie les Santa Sinta Claus what are arc you going oln to do about this Christmas part It 1001 s is as thou though h we e wouldn t get to the Merrill Verrill s until Christmas day is 0 over er 6 You rot toll foll foils s ju just t wait said Play TIlY stepping out into the sloppy road and disappearing b be e rJ hind the cir car at l I Y their rear reir j f i f 1 When hen lien he returned re II 1 turned Ins his friends froen j t t laughed e for he wis 1 carrying c i a small spruce brunch ands v a red andr find and M r s t green bundles hundle Fit rit la s ting tin the fir tIr branch JL Into tIle the cigarette j S holder jilie of or the car Zi he pro produced three 4 iSS miniature candles candle rS 3 S which he attached to the tree and ands A s lighted 11 II gilt g h t e d Disappearing J if n he lie came came back bick chanting Jingle jangle no Ho there Mike Make wiy y for Father Christ III mss 1 Re TIc entering the car he lie ills his gifts The girls uttered Surprised e clama on receiving Ing dainty little bogies bo of face po powder t two 0 of the men had packages of cigarettes and the one ho w lino t e n a handkerchief bearing his all initial Initial all ely wrapped ripped in colored paper Now announced TIny music Ray music an and dancing and then refreshments with which he produced i t pocket comb and antl piece of ot piper paper for orchestra and antl made tl all rl rise e and do exer cases to limber and warm themselves Then he passed a bo boy of bars sent by his California aunt thanking his stars tars he lie had brought them along The fun thus started kept up until the Move o e on signal reaU really surprised surprIse them Once past the repaired washout and andon andon on their way ny Muriel said said said- Now Santa rig Fit it tell us how ho you worked the magic That was as dead easy elsy I he laughed You cm always find what you want ant if you look 1001 long long long- enough I d noticed 1 something green 0 by bythe bythe J the lie road roul and antl after I d tl along alon back i t few rods Ir I found it ous t little r spruce pruce tree I IQ Q couldn t pull it up II- II I 1 but my trusty bl bi tide ido severed e ered a n branch are are r and antl there you sou ou nut But time thc can candles and and time the CI sign ciga U relles les 1 e es and the powder bones boye fancy paper andall and antl am all I simply collected col collected those from the cars back of us One mm man was as a n salesman with o I case of 01 those boxes bogies A woman In another car had a lot of or little candles f for for r her 11 kids kid's ds d's birthday cake coke and also some someI I bright paper The cigarettes are my myown myown myown own just done up fanc fancy fanci like and the hanky It fl too too-It too It was ju just t my good goodluck goodluck luck that flint the non er cr of the time bunch has an Initial the same as 18 mine trine The woman with the candles let me ine Into her car and helped me do up the pack packages packages packages ages That's all nil But nut But h to enough murmured Muriel prove that the Christmas spirit is sUll all alive IC 5 1130 estern Union O u Christmas If deserts can cnn be made to blossom through water ater that Is conserved and c far afield cannot the Christ Christmas urns mas spirit be he conserved con ef and through h the year Thc The Magazine |