Show The Evening Daily Short Story I BROTHERS BROTHER'S MISTAKE Copyright 1914 1114 b by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate But there is a Q Santa Claus Glaus Insisted chubby Tiny Williams stamping his foot toot vigorously I know thoro there Is daddy is daddy F said ald so supplemented his brother broth r Jimmy 5 b years tars urs old An mother tool toot l I V lr knows added Tiny demonstratively demon demon- His Ula curls which resembled nothing so o much as peanuts ld to his head fairly bristled The Thc bl big brother John turned on his heel A Aw w. w come off Youre You're but ld kids s or you ou wouldn't believe bellove such Buell fah fairy tales 1 John Johner voa was S. S T The e two younger Bouncer young er brothers brothe looked after him in Tho They had always believed be- be lle ed In John and th this is was 38 R a blow to their faith faith In In John Johns a nut Jhn Jimmy concluded ded inelegantly In Inelegantly In in- elegantly and dismissed the matter from rom his mind Rios lIes a repeated Tiny no nodding nodding nod nod- ding vociferously and returning to his his' dl digging But as the dl day wore on and tho the childrens children's chil children's childrens chil- chil drens dren's hour rolled around tho the two little minds returned to the tho subject of or Santa Tanta Claus Glaus They hid had been thinking of or him hm and talking of ot him and waiting for tor hint him for tor dag ever days vcr ever since the shops beg began bean to how show ro rosy y round images of him In the windows And their big bi bl other had said eald thoro there was no Santa Claus Clais 9 It wasn wasn't t true true but why had John said It Il Aunty Aunt Doris Jimmy asked when their theil mothers mother pretty sister had cuddled them down In her lap on the ru rug before the smoldering hickory logs Just before bedtime where does docs Santa SanU Claus Glaus live Uve Alt All away up In the sky near the north pole romanced Doris Wheaton In e 0 totals b bv b e Attie tar asked aske Tiny who was all n but asleep Ills Ilia fat rosy ros cheeks cheok were as warm as toast against Doris Doris' hand Yes Acs Tin Tiny by the little star filar rye tepU replied p d Doris And it wont won't be long lone now till ho no comes sliding down the skyline coasting from ono one cloud to another till he sets gets to daddys daddy's and mothers mother's housetop Darts Darls went onI onI on I r It it Jimmy muttered d. You what Jimmy I he ho was was was' up there John said there thero wasn't w any Santa Claus Glaus Ho fIo did say sa- saIt it It- It ho did Tin Tiny sleepily Doris ors is fill bit her HD Up r tears teUS rushed t ther to her eyes These o babies babies' her hel heart cried These babies I Not so soon not 6 so o soon Do DorIs r s loved children She fairly adored her two baby nephews and she wanted thou thorn to miss not a single i one ono of ot J 1 lifes life's pretty childhood da days She loved to tomake tomake to tomake make Christmas a n golden Jolden spot pot In their horizons there Later would bo be some way a to explain about the myth myth But Dut they they were s such ch babies Fe Feeling th that t the Idea Wea had not taken root In minds she sho she did did not o mention SS Sh-SS It again but kept on telling them of ot ho how Santa Claus Glaus would come down the chim chimney ne ney and fill nil their stockings B. B and of ot how together h er c every every- everyone one would bo be After the they were wera in bet bell Doris began be an anto to think of or the on that tha t had cn entered cn- cn ered their minds She knew John would sneak of ot it ft again arr a and she Determined determined to make this Christmas on one of absolute absolute r in Santa Claus Glaus for Cor tho those tholo o little fellows fel- fel lows Doris had one persistent admirer r who was voas always trying to Et get t the boys boss to o call can l him Uncle Unc Dave Dav D v much to theof the amuse amuse- ot of th ment Jou real Uncle Da Dave e eto t If I you OU wAnt to bo be a t to Tiny an and she told him on ono ht soon Iori after Timmy's remark mark about ants anta Claus Just h help lp m me to confirm this year r. the bo- bo boys boys' better belief In Santa Sont Claus to rain grain that rel relationship ip 1 to Aunts AnnU Jubilantly them cried Da Dave Dae e at shall I do Go Coup Go up tn in In an airship dressed a RS as Santa Sant a Claua Claus and ann come coma down dOWn Just at du tu dunk k an and Doris halfIn half land on tho the housetop replied L to In e could be done h he Da It said slowlY woul 1 l In J nt t have hv No omo Im I'm Dave I you risk your our life liCe th that at t Wa way But do think thin of ot something something- clo Da Dav V a was silent for tor a n fow f fo ow moments moment momen Then h sat up straight nn and determination tion bristled from hIli hi t Leave Lel It to m mo me Doris leave it to rne me For Fo further Instructions a as to what you areto ar are areto to do with the kiddies as ask It me meon on the of ot December at ate atSo 1 So o clock In th thI the I afternoon That's all aU I And h ho would say sav no more in iii spite of ot pleadings pleading 8 from Doris But under undemanding t that th he meant to make mke tho the children childrens a I of at Santa Claus Glaum con come true Doris kept on telling them of ot h his Is coming until the very day Christmas An tonight Santa Glaus Claud comes AUn Aunty Doris Doria JimmY toward evening Doris nodded and hugged the two bo- bo boys bos s closely in her lie own JO Joy Yes tonight and maybe hell hll como come scouting aro around nd the 6 sky t early in tn the tho evening to ee see f iq Irl you vou are are all nn good boys bos and sod ready for tor be bed berf bede e early sh she told them Im now TI Tiny V said I I I won wont won't t tope ope mt eyes to look look look- look no o. o I wont Aunty Dos Do's said ald Tin Tiny An to 20 o o won wont won't t t T T. T Aunty Aunt Doris Dorla ac acAn acquiesced ac ac- Jimmy 1 r. r Doris rl hUgged ed them again again- In Lets es take l lono ono one good look at tho the sky k before no we go BO BOto goto goto to bed boys and f e see e If It f v n got a n sight of old Santa anywhere lIe He might be around early They Thc went according to Instructions Doris had hall received from her determined admirer to the big front windows of the nursery The wonderful red glow of or the tho setting sun warmed the room and ana Doris took the two t babies on her lap and cuddled cuddled cud cud- died them then on th the window seat ReaL L Lets LIts watch for him and then so go to h bed she whispered tier Her own 11 heart was Seas beating quickly i Jimmy strained r his neck and Tiny JIU glued d his bis nose to the tho window pane Their eyes searched th the stretch of ot sky ky that was plainly visible across the h heath Opposite their nursery windows I 1 do dont don't t see inn ni said paId Tin Tiny Oh ohl Oh oh oh-oh oh oh What's that cried Jimmy pointing to a spot In the sky that was growing larger and ana coming coming- closer Where Oh where whore asked Doris I 1 tc tee I tee TIn Tiny cried The Tho three watched the airship sailing slowly through the tho crisp winter wiMer air nit It was a a. monoplane Now it was In sight Eight now flow tt t had circled and was abo above the house It Is Santa Claus Claus' ship said Doris Dartt too happy for words almost Dave Davo had timed hl his flight to tho the minute and ana she ShA was proud of ot him hint Jimmy was as awed at tho thc sight We We wo wod d better go Q to bed hod or 11 he ml might ht see us he said after atter a a. while Im doln to Lo bed said fald TIn Tiny eyes wide and voice subdued to a whisper Oh watt Oh wait he's hes coming down dears said Doris The boys bos watched the pl piano nc descend on the wide wid open heath and then they saw a fa fat t man with a big big- bag on his shoulder begin to walk In the opposite direction Tho sunset glow was over o everything e as ns Doris Dons whispered It In the babies' babies ears Now well we'll run off oCt to bed Santa Santi has to go bO to all tho tiro houses morning and hn he might como come hero o soon Kiss aunty and run off to Jn mother ther Doris slipped downstairs do and putting on n. n n big bib coat ran around th the in Inv front of the house till sho she reached tho the I opposite side of ot the tho heath I Olt Oh Dave Date It is 8 she nho cried I What tit hat will the neighbors think I Neighbors ho corrected from under his snow snowy beard If U you ou didn't live U In such Ruch a n sparsely setU settled d neck of or the woo woods s i I never nover could hats o done it hut it but your only lIel neighbor would never notice me me I guess guiss I It worked per perfectly cUy Doris went on And then as she stood thero there In n tho glow I of the still red led sun she told him Santa Banta Claus Glaus might bring her the present he be wanted to bring I wont won't need an nn airship now now now-I'm Im I'm In Sn the clouds anyway y Dave Davo told her hor aa as he left leCt her to return to tho tiro monoplane and Its pilot patiently waiting on the heath I |