Show Telegram Christmas Serial jf lI tt SANTA SANT SANTAS A i t su t t. t S And the Snow Man ManBy r By Lucrece Hudgins r t f w r rr r a J J l. l fC f ot r J C 1 V T 9 I Y i f r l T t r I r l I rf s. s t. t r i r F fWU vou 12 TAI TA E OFF YOUR HAT TOO Too i CHAPTER 9 I Danny He couldn't say a P POOR word He could only stare at athis athis his leg which was now so twisted and knotted it looked like a piece of crooked wood and not like a leg at allf all f It hurt too like something was pulling at it t and turning it all the time The Snow Man started to pick him up in his hiJi arms Ill carry you he said gently For I know how It must hurt Danny shook his head Id best est learn to use it Tie he said and his voice was so steady you would never have guessed his heart was broken brotten Perhaps Santa will know what I we we can do said the Snow Man hopefully But alas Santa was as helpless helpless help help- less e as they When he saw Dannys Danny's leg and heard their story Santa turned away to hide his sorrow Its lilts my fault he said It lilt is all my fault Why how could that be protested protested protested pro pro- tested Danny But before Santa could tell teU them about Flournoys Flournoy's desire to hurt him Mrs Claus Glaus bustled into the room loom Only look she cried Heres the boy sitting indoors by the fire With his hat and coat and boots boot on Certainly he will take cold when he goes S out Come now now now- not another word until you are warm and rested and fed too She Shee swooped down on the boy and peeled off the heavy clothes Aly My she smelled sweet Suddenly Danny panny wanted to hug her tight But he knew if it he did he would cry and cr cry so so h holding himself oh b so stiffly he said Thank you maam Mrs Claus Glaus looked at him nim queerly a a. moment Then she kissed him quickly right on his lips Well Vell for a minute Danny al al- al most didn't mind about his leg he felt so warm and so loved And you must remember it was wasa a ver very new feeling feeling- for him Except Except Except Ex Ex- Ex- Ex for the Ule Snow Man he had never been loved by anyone at all Mrs Claus Glaus turned to the Snow SnowMan SnowMan SnowMan Man and said You better take takeoff takeoff off your hat too though I can understand why you'd want to wear it it-a it a prettier one I never saw The Snow Man touched his red peaked hat with the white fur trimming Maam if I took look this off Id I'd have to say good good-by And it was true too as they all well knew for the hat was the magic gie spell which gave ave the Snow Man life If he took it of off he would be just an ordinary snow man and never could be real again not again not even if he put it on again V Well ell in no time Mrs Claus Glaus had the three of or them cheered up and smiling and no one said a word more about Flournoy They had a large dinner and this time Danny had a helping from each of the 15 different bowls of ice cream He even had seconds in m cherry and peanut brittle r I HEY were still sitting at the table when there was a banging at the door and four little Santa Land brownies raced In followed at a much more mote sedate pace by bya a beautiful fairy Santa Santa cried the brownies Only look at Nadeen See would you recognize her 7 They pointed excitedly at the lovel lovely fairy and Santa and Mrs Claus Glaus gasped in astonishment Nadeen smiled demurely I 1 know I was the ugliest fairy in Santa Land she said Then I heard of the Wishing Pool I went there and bathed and wished I might be beautiful My wrinkles vanished My pointed ears grew small and round My hair grew fine Cine and golden And here I am amand amand amand and I 1 know I am beautiful be because because because be- be cause I feel so beautiful inside See cried the brownies So Sowe Sowe Sowe we are going to the Wishing Pool at once But where is this pool asked Santa Down the way cried the brownies screaming all together Over the hill Across the clouds Behind the moon Under the daisy daisv bed With shouts of joy they pushed each other out of oC the room and into nto the night Wait Vait Wait Valt cried Danny who had been sitting all this time in absolutely speechless astonishment astonishment astonish- astonish ment nent but who now found both feet and voice Oh Oh wait for me me And me shouted the SnowMan Snow Man Man jumping up and following Danny For of course they had the same I idea for dea for Danny to bathe in this wonderful pool and wish to have his leg well again I IJ J |