Show J A r re J R TIDO for w wb 9 I b Luella 13 B. B Lyons HIS IS being with the family THIS on Christmas Is the bunk so I wont won't mind parking myself down there In Martinville Ue Mr Howard Paul Boyd told his employer That's how he found round himself spending the holi in a lonely little room in a boarding and rooming house His landlady had gone out to church services he knew but he determined to pass the lonely hours by reading having having hav hay ing big prepared himself with a lock flock of new detective fiction before leaving leav ing the city Before another mother half haU hour had passed Paul tossed the book aside and began pacing the floor noor Here he was alone at last on one Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas eve far f from om too too-cor corned relatives and friends As the crowning insult without a moments moment's warning the little litte light that hung on a single cord from the ceiling flickered and went out Great day this is the hc end I II I I I I I t i iu t I u av I Tossed the Book Aside and Began Pacing the Floor wonder what they do here when the lights go out out out-go go to bed I suppose suppose sup sup- cose pose he muttered disgustedly But But just the same he began scratching matches to nun loaf for a n possible kerosene lamp he might have overlooked Five matches later later lat lat lat- er he found a candle and lost notime notime no notime time ligh lighting ing that At least I can find my way about while getting ready to retire he grumbled But as he jerked at his tie tic the unmistakable sound of a smothered sob came to him through the hot air register Paul wanted to be alone but sobs did things to him and it took him just three minutes t. t locate the door from behind which was darkness and those sobs All AU because a thoughtless landlady landlady landlady land land- lady had failed to provide provid the lovely lovely lovely love love- ly and lonely girl with an ln extra bitof bit bitof of ot lighting in case the rather unreliable unreliable unreliable liable power company service discontinued discontinued discontinued dis dis- dis- dis continued without notice wasn't the only reason for tor the sobs Being in a noisy city where folks talks are celebrating asking all kinds of favors of you at the hollday holiday holi holl- day time doing the same old parties parties parties par par- ties family dinners and all that that that-I I thought drought it would be nice to escape it for a change she he explained Jean Hathaway she said was her name J 4 Jean I said the same thing and maybe we were both right only that that-that that that and suddenly he became became be be- came embarrassed but struggled on that it is 3 all okeh If U you dont don't have to escape alone Just one for company and for tor celebrating is about the right number What do you think J Jean Jen n Alone together It do doesn't make sense as for English but it does Christmas edly speaking and the light of of the candle burned high and proud on th that t holiday for tor just tw tw w. w |