Show sYL r r b nel-e nel fiats f for or 0 N slammed the front door behind her lier and antl rushed J upstaIrs Granny busily In her rocker looked up with a start It 4 wasn't isn't like Joan to rush in like that without even esen a 0 word of greeting And Antl at Christmas time tool too I She laid her darning aside and with slow careful steps climbed the stairs At Joan s door she paused and knocked 1 Who I is it Just Granny dear May I come comeIn In Ins Joan the thedoor thedoor Why Why of course opened door Ioor 11 hits hats the time matter Granny just what hat I want to know YoU and led letl had a n fuss Join Joan looked 1 up in wonder at nt her grandmothers s un understanding Yes she admitted and oh oh Granny Cranny I m mso so miserable W hat hat liat do you suppose he said i Now NO NOno noI now no I don t want to heir and you sou ou t be bringing back nIl all that was ns said looking for rie grievances ances All I want to know Is who ho really and truss was as in the wrong heap Ue and truly he was Granny Cranny Then ou should apologize I I I But nut Ted was the one at nt fault 01 Of course dear That Is just the reason Now row If It sou ou were ere In the wrong Hong you might possibly force him to humor you but If lie he Is 13 In the wrong he lie will naturally ne newer never er want to give gl In She took tool oft ot her glasses and wiped them thoughtfully And Antl then how how lucky It its s Christmas time hang bang hang up some mistletoe Well maybe Well maybe If It you re sure It will Ill work ork Let Let Iet me tell you a story child Sit down Granny settled settle l herself and rocked lightly back and forth It It was as hen I 1 was as young oung- oung young oung as you ou are Joan that Joan tint I fell In love Jove My peo pea people people pie were not so well off oft as the boys boy's were tere although they were gentlemen on I both oth sides Illy III parents had bad picked out a n wire wife for him years yeaN the before before daughter of or friends of the family and were determined that they tIley should marry marlY I met him at church ch socials every now and thin then and on picnics and aft after er a time Ume he began calling on me Although I 1 didn't know it whenever he came to see me lie he told tolt his bis folks he was as going to see sec this other girl 11 hen lien hen I found tint that oat I was wa mad and lI tightly lightly too ton Tint That night when hen he came I wouldn t see him and sent wool woid lJ d to him that he could go to her lier house for all of me To my amazement he did I 1 then hen I J ai realized how ho much I los 10 loved etl ed him I but ut I Iwas Iwas was as afi iid he would never ne come back At last I decided to send him a n note I told him how sorry I was as and begged his Ills forgiveness It was ns quite a bit after Christmas but we still It had mistletoe so I hung sprays sprats sp s of ot It ItIn itin ItIn In every ery likely corner and doorway all over the house and antl waited Before long he came and I found that the mistletoe had been an nn In- In In Inspiration lIe He told me then that I wasn't to blame at nt all and antl that he had onlY gone to Claras Clara's to tell her hel that there could never ne be anything between them Granny leaned forward In her chair Do Do you know who the boy bly wasp she asked Grandfather Yes Indeed We Ve were marrIed soon after that that but I always found it paid p to give lve In when hen I was most sure I was right The doorbell pealed through the tIJI house and antl Joan smoothing her ber hair hall i II k It Was When I I I Was Young Young-Young Young as You Are Joan as she v went ent ran down to open the thedoor door Granny from the front window looked do down 11 on a familiar roadster and ond smiled After a n long time hearing the front door clo close e and the roar of a motor she descended 1 the stairs At their foot Join Joan clasped her Olt Oh Oil darling it worked it worked she she chanted lies lies Hes coming over to dinner tomorrow and he- he tie hee he he e men mentioned tinned something about bringing a aring aring aring ring And eh oh Granny she whis whispered pored bur burying burning in her head In her ber grind mothers grind mothers s shawl Ted must have had the We Christmas spirit already for tor we got along ju just t line without the mistletoe a 1830 1130 Wc tera Ne New Union Christs Chrit Masi Ma The word Christmas Is a COD COD- con cono contraction traction of Christs Christ's Mas Mass |