Show a Katherine J Jt t 9 K t tf f ARIAN turned slowly from M MARIAN the full length mirror where she had been surveying surveying sur sur- herself for a critical moment mo mo- moment ment and looked across the room at her twin sister Im Tm so tired of all this Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas fuss she said languidly itis it itis itIs is all so old-fashioned old so out out- dated ted Are Arc you expressing my feelings feelings feelings feel feel- ings Nadine's voice was even more languid but how in the world world are we going to make our dear family feel as we do about the matter You know they are already in the throes of Christmas preparations the he threw out her slender hands in a gesture of infinite nite boredom as she finished We can let them know mow that we wont won't be bc a part of the silly business we we can serve notice on them that we wc arc are going to work against all the noise and fuss that is made about Christmas Forgetting their pose of boredom and sophistication for a n moment the seventeen year old twins jumped excitedly around the room Just think of how they will be shocked Marian cried I can see mother and dad It is all going going go go- ing to be so exciting fighting exciting fighting the world so to speak But they were taken back quite a little when they announced their big news mothers mother's voice was very serious I If you really feel that way I guess the rest of us will have to celebrate without you Were We're going to miss you a lot of course but we must consider your feelings The twins failed to see seethe seethe seethe the twinkle in her eyes as she looked across the table at dad As if to make matters worse Bill and Dick laughed in derision at their plan I bet they'll be on their knees to get in on our fun bet beIm beTm be be- t tOTS I h I r 1 1 1 N t tf r d G e J p Ir Irb b s r rIm Im Tm to Like Going Do Everybody Else She Said fore tore Christmas Bill BilI predicted And as if that were not enough he suggested that now there would be nothing to buy for the twins maybe maybe may may- be he could have the thc moving picture picture picture pic pic- ture outfit he had wanted so longI long I r hope you dont don't change your mind sweet sisters he cautioned as ns he proceeded tc to put a huge piece of pie pic in his his- mouth I r do want that picture machine pretty bad The twins threw scornful glances in his direction they couldn't trust themselves to speak There were things they had forgotten when they made their big resolve resol to do away with Christmas preparations As soon Eoon as dinner was over they hurried hurried hur hur- ried Tied from the table The days that tha t followed follo were not nol very happy The twins could find no one interested in their plan to change the way of keeping Christ Christ- mas Even the most modern of their friends laughed them to scorn No one was really interested in advancement they decided Here they were verc willing and ea eager caber er to get geta a new crusade started one that would save time and temper and mone money and no one not even their best friends would lend a hand They grew fretful impatient even peeved at each other One evening Nadine came home and found Marian in their mothers mother's bedroom peering into some saine boxes that had just been delivered Nadine Nadine Na Na- dine smiled to herself herse and hurried hurried hurried hur hur- ried from the doorway so Marian would not see sec her But next day in the toy department department department depart depart- ment of Smiths Smith's store things came cameto cameto cameto to a showdown The Thc twins ran into each other found themselves side sideby sideby sideby by side clutching for foolish things that lay on the counter Brown Browneyes Browneyes Browneyes eyes challenged blue as they stood in the crowded aisle Guilt showed plainly on both faces Then Nadine was speaking quickly Incoherently You might as well know Marian Im I'm chucking chucking chucking chuck chuck- ing your silly plan Im I'm going to todo todo todo do like everybody e else Im I'm going to make a big fuss tuss about Christ Christ- mas I want to push through the crowds crowds to to buy foolish things things to to hang up holly wreaths wreaths to to to do just everything And if Im I'm not mistaken youre you're just dying to todo todo do do the same Youre absolutely right Marl Mari Marian Marlan an answered utterly careless of the amused glances thrown in their I direction Weve been a pair of fools but were we're going to have one grand erand and glorious time in Jn the two days that are left left i Were We're going to make the biggest fuss about Christmas that has ever been made before Western Newspaper Union |