Show 1 AM LINCOLN LINCOL walked slowly S SAM along the street gazing into store windows An icy wind caught him at the corners but he hurried across to the next curb Intent intent in In- tent on his mental shopping He was thinking hard of Cora too Though not a word had been spoken between them on the subject subject sub sub- jed It was quite understood that he should buy her warm gloves a warm sweater and stockings for tor Christmas Hed He'd saved a fair amount for this very purpose When you gave up your city living for lor the country you thought in terms of wool Cora needed all these things Her gloves were worn down to thin spots Her sweater had been mended a good many times and her stockings stockings- well Cora just laughed about them thein Cora would She had made fun tun of every hard thing about changing their home from the dreadful wheezy pump in the kitchen to the way the floors slanted in the bed bedrooms bedrooms bedrooms rooms so that no pencil would stay on a n table bible and books continually slid off oil on the floor Cora was a thoroughbred and a good sport Sam looked at ot a green grcen sweater That would be becoming to Coras Cora's light curls Or that cheerful red one Nice on snowy winter whiter morn morn- ings The very chickadees would sing stag with pleasure at sight of her herIn herin herin In that sweater He took a few steps toward the shop door when his eye fell on a yellow black silk kimono Of course he would not get it just inquire the price so that he might look at it The moment Sam touched a reverent hand hand to the exquisite silk he was lost Thrifty working hard-working Sam How could he have done such a thing And so calmly too Please wrap it up he had said The price had been reduced in order order order or or- der to sell quickly He walked out of the shop with the light bundle under his arm and slunk by windows windows windows win win- dows filled with warm woolen clothes the kind Cora so sorely sorely sore sore- ly needed All the way home on the train tram his heart sank lower and lower He Youre So Lovely Lo I Want to Kiss You Very Hard lIard felt so chilled and miserable at atthe atthe atthe the thought of his weak behavior that Cora rushed at him as he opened the door exclaiming My dear what dreadful thing has happened happened happened hap hap- to you They had an excellent 1 if frugal dinner Cora chatted happily of this and ond that looking unusually i pretty and gay Sam tried to meet her laughter but actually shivered along his spine Idiot Idiol cool Sool ool Wretched unspeakable lunatic that he was Would a yellow black Chinese kimono keep Cora warm It would not Justice demanded that he con con- fess Cora would be kind and that would hurt more than anything Cora would be kind and keep right on feeling cold on the crisp mornings after Christmas But he must do it muddle through it somehow After dinner he came close to toCora toCora toCora Cora muttering something about a agUt gift gUt and how v darned sorry he was and please please not to look at him so sweetly Cora unwrapped the bundle Sam wait waited d. d The lovely shining thing fell to the floor with the lights gleaming on itOh itOh it Oh oh i I never in hi all my life saw anything so magnificent magnificent magnificent cent For me Surely surely not for forme forme forme me Sam But how Id I'd adore it Im I'm sure sur I wouldn't t mind anything if I knew such a gorgeous garment were hanging in my closet But of course youre you're teasing me No said Sam heavily its your Christmas present I feel like a cad I know you ou need the warm things dont don't be so darned sweet about it he commanded crossly Cora Corn flung on the robe and threw her arms around Sams Sam's neck I dont don't know why youre you're acting this silly way but if youre you're so dead set on warm things a 0 whole box came this tills afternoon from Uncle Horace Sam sank weakly into a it chair Youre so lovely I want to kiss you very hard Why not inquired Cora Corn resplendent resplendent resplendent re re- re- re in the black and kimono This is simply the tile most wonderful thing you ou ever did for me I l Western Newspaper Unto a. a |