Show Christmas Serial r Santa a and the Snow ow Man ManBy ManTER L By Lucrece uce Hudgins u i CHAPTER TER 7 I IbAN and the Snow Man ManI ANNY D' D bAN I I stood speechless as the great V stone tree set settled led to the bottom bot- bot bottom the lake far below them tom nm tom of all their Here was the end of labors labors and here was the end of hopes of curing his D Dannys Danny's annY twisted leg The c little boy tightened his lips Ups and nd tried not to cry The Snow SnowMan Man was not so brave great tears ran Jan down his snow But the tears were for Danny and not for himself though his bis own arm ann had broken off i For a long time neither spoke Then Ihen Danny sid reid id Come and I IMil will Mil fix your arm ann He got down on oh his knees and rolled a fine round arm out of snow and tenderly tenderly tenderly ten ten- derly fitted it to the Snow Mans Man's shoulder Moulder t I I wish I were a snow boy he said Aid trying to laugh Then I could kick kick off this crooked leg legand legand legand and make a new one any time I wanted Just the same said the Snow Man Its no fun to be always melting away You never know what's going to happen Then they began to laugh and they sat down beside the road and laughed and laughed and after a awhile while hile their heartache was gone Maybe the Wizard already had nad hadi liadI i L stone tree said Danny Maybe said the Snow manOr man Or wOr maybe he wouldn't have I thought Nought it remarkable enough The They sat there for a while and absently at a little fir tree m in the other side of the road It ItRas m vas quite small small maybe maybe five feet all but all but It stood so straight and proud jroud and its branches were so 50 soven soven ven ren and Its needles so thick and there green en there could not have been i more more perfect tree anywhere h C s sM M o of ov v f Jy v q WHAT'S THE MATTER ATJE WITH THAT HAT TREE V I I DONT DON'T know who thought of it first Maybe the idea came to bothof both bothof bothof of them at the very same time Anyway the two of them suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly jumped up and Danny said the matter with that tree And the Snow Man said That Wizard has cockeyed trees frees in his valley and not a single one is so remarkable as this plain little old fir Well they set to work and dug that tree up and carried it on down do the hill to the Valley of The little tree sat lightly on their shoulders and smelled so good and felt so soft it was a joy to carry it The Wizard met them at the Avenue of Colored Trees where each cach tree was a different color color color- orange or purple or maroon or raw turkey umber not umber not just the leaves but the bark and branches and all You never saw such mad looking trees What is that cried the Wiz Wiz- Wizard Wizard ard and when Danny and the Snow SnowMan SnowMan SnowMan Man put the tile little tree on the ground Its a Fir tree said the Snow Man Its very remarkable added Danny I guess it is the only tree in this whole valley that looks and smells and acts like a a. tree Mercy me cried the Wizard What That a feather in my cap such sucha a tree will be Wherever did you get it The Snow Man winked at Danny and said That will be our secret Remember the agreement was only that we should bring you youa a tree different and more remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able than any you have Oh yes yes said the Wizard falling on his kness and smelling and caressing caressing- the tree as though he truly had never seen another like it anywhere The The the pill faltered Danny Dan Dan- ny Yes yes the pill muttered the wizard He reached in his packet and drew out a small box holding one tiny pill Here he said giving it to Danny When you have left my valley four hours behind swallow this pill and your crooked leg willbe will willbe willbe be as fine and straight as that of any boy you know knout But take care If you lose it it- it there is not another one to be had Tomorrow The They Lose the Pill |