Show I p pI I I 49 It was on Christmas morning The paper had been Put to bed The Therun Therun run lun of stuff during the night had been of a a. similar character that r runs ns every Christmas night The first run from th the big perfecting press was laid on the table and he hurried glance given to see that there were no bad breaks either In matter or makeup Then camo came the g goodnight from the boss in charge and the tired gang wended their way w-ty homo home and to Christmas and to make sure that Santa had not forgotten anyone on op his visit Please sir buy my papers wont won't you you ou came a plea from e. e doorway on the corn corner r where now stands the sk skyscraper scraper erected by jy bythO bythe the thO Walker Valker Brothers for their ba banKIt banK It was 4 O'clock Christmas Christmas' morn mOrn- ing A look showed a a. la lad of ot perhaps per per- perhaps perhaps per per- haps 10 years who was the speaker and another perhaps 12 years old was with him Wont you rou ou buy these papers papers Mister 1 was again asked of the writer and with the plea came a sob followed by an n outburst outburst outburst out out- burst of tears Ive lve had bum bum luck said the laI la l. I r sold all my papers but these two and then Just when I I 1 was read ready to go home a man grabbed me and took all m my money away from me and so Im I'm afraid to go home cause unless I bring home my money dad will give me an an awful a walloping Jim Jin here was sent out from home to look for me me-I me and he knows what Ill I'll get if J I dont don't sHow up with my Eal sales s of papers Buy m my ny papers please Questioning QuestionIng- the lad Jad he imparted the information that his sales of papers had been As said it was vt Christmas morning Tho Th d dawn wn of the day when there should be peace on earth good will to tom m men n. n it was not really a flush morning insofar as worldly funds were concerned but the appeal was such that one could not resist an and the remaining two copies the lad had were purchased and to start I th the Ch Christmas day as it should be enough change was found to give the he lad the sum which he said had been beeh taken taen from him I Then to carry out the Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas idea a short note ex explaining explaining explaining ex- ex why the lad Was wa out so late and the misfortune which had overt overtaken ken him was handed the I two boys ys A Acab cab Cb called it was calle as wius ws ine tue aay any autos the ne- ne two wo lads Vere were vere placed in the vehicle and the driver drivel instructed to 0 carry arry the lads to the address whIch they gave on South First We West est t street and the driver vas was to accompany the lads into the home nome to protect the smaller one if Dad talked of whipping them He was also to call calf the writer by phone as ato to what occurred at the home 1 Half an hour later ater came a call over ho phone saying I I delivered delivered ere ered l the boys at the place designated designated designated which is the Grant school You 1 od were wei e apparently an easy mark for when I stopped in front of oC the I school building and endeavored to I see see if It I was at the right number the lads Jumped from the cab and andas andas I as they lan ian cried out out out- Tell the theold theold theold old duffer duffe he was dead easy wellsee well we'll wellsee wellsee see him again It was the dawn of the day when Peace on Earth Good Will to all I prevailed |