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Show i : ! Buy Christmas Gifts It will come as a relief to many housewives and others to know that the ban on buying Christmas presents has been lifted, the official information shows that all impediments for the normal buying of goods, such as existed before the war and after the United States entered the conflict for many months, have been swept aside. This is as it should be. Business must be stimulated so -that greater prosperity will prevail. In its wake, more intensified trading trad-ing which promotes more prosperous times, will provide for the employment of returning soldiers. ' : The lifting of the ban 'opens" the way for the employment of everyone. With more trading at the stores it naturally follows that greater production of material must result. While some fear' at present to shop, the though.! is suggested that this would be a good time to consider what you wish to buy, tfid at the first opportunity to take advantage of what the stores rave to offer. '' "Shop early" is still sounded as a campaign cry. All should feel thankful that they now can buy Christmas presents to their hearts' content without the fear that they are violating any rule on conservation in any direction. WAS IT THE FIELD FAIRY? Prt I Jack and hia elter Nina were two little orphana who had to beg from door to door for their food' and a plaoe to sleep. One day a man named 8'moa told them If the would work for 'him he would give them a home. Ji.-k and Nina thought Simon must be a v"ry Wind hearted man to offer them a home, so they worked Just aa bard as they could to repay him. Hut in I hia they were Bttataken, for Simon waa a very grredy, hard hearted man and only Offered to take the children chil-dren that he aet got their work for nothing. .lark did ell tho chorea about the farm snd Nina took care of the houee, although al-though they were bth mack too small to do eurh hrd work In return fhmon irave them a ptsea to sUep on the floor of the attic and very little to eat One dar Simon told Jack be was going to sell the hlg hfitidle row to the butcher and that he waa to drive hr ths neat day to tbe town, a few miles t aay. . Jsck and Nina were very fond of 1 Hrtr(j, cos and wept httterly when they heard this Thy hegged ttimoti not to let the butcher have her. but he told 1 them he would not Hate to any eurh atlty chatter and for Jack to he off the text morninc bright and early. Nina put her arms a round Mrtndle Cow , and rrtsd when Ja k was ready to lead , 'her away and wstt-hed them lown (he, irosd: but her tears Wtnd! her sn ah could not se. and shs went hark to got Simon's breakfast with a sad hjirt. ( When Jsck came to tho wood bo led Rrmdle Cow to a stream to drink, and while ha sst on the bank waiting he was surprised to see a fury slip out of a lily aa It opened. T thought yeu were never coming, " said ttte littie creature. Jack thought tt waa to him ahe was -speaking, nnd whtls he tried to find hie tongue. Brindle Cow answered: "We had to wait for dayllcht, yoo know." ahe aald. ve. I know: hot the oun w ill soon be i vp and I must get borne before that," said the fairy. "Now what oaa I do for you?" "Have my life! I am on the way to the butcher now. replied Brindle Cow "You tuld me the day 1 did not eat the field flower In which you were sleeping that you would help me If ever I waa in need of help. Lat night 1 saw one of ymir slaters and told her my aad plight. 'The Kleld Flower fairy would help me If I could only find her,' I aaid. "Oh, she will be by the stream In the wood. 8he sits In a lily until It Is time to go home la the moral ng. I will tell her,' she aald." "Of course I will help you," aaJd the Field Fairy. "t will change you Into anything you like. What shall It be" "There Is another thing, good Field. Fairy." aald Brindle Cow. "Thia poor boy will be punished If 1 am not carried to the botcher and tho money he gets carried back 'to Mimon. TM boy and hia stater have ben very kind to me. They never forgot to hrfnr Oie water and gave me aalt many tlm when their tnaeier did aot know H I ebould not like to gM them Into trouble, evoa to aave my life-." 'Xk. pleaao da tvH mind us." aald .tack, who at last W hble to speak. , "Nina snd I will not mind being punished if only vou can erape the butrher." "I have thought of a plan," eald the i fa try. "that will aave u from the butcher and will not cause your twe friends the leaM harm, either. It l this "Instead of changing you Into some other ship, why nut change your mooter into a hind and good man?" "tih, that wou'.d he best of at1, aaid Jack, "that in. ,vf Brindle Tow doe eot ob)ct to remrning a cow." "I would rather be a oew If t can t- sure I am golr.g to live," replied Brindle t ow "Put you can understand. . of course, thrre run b no joy In life for me with the butrher starlna; me m the fsce." "Well, that la all settled then." replied the fairy, "and aJthouok the mm Is getting; get-ting; up. I think I can get to your master without letting the. old eun maa are me, for it f cool and ehady alortg the road to the ferm Tew two wait here and oee what happena." (Copyright. 1lt. by tho Monure Newspaper News-paper 8yndkcata. New York City. e |