Show t 3 s UI The Cooky Lady and I Tims Tim's Christmas Letter sa ATSY liked to take her doll out P PATSY in the sunny kitchen and watch Ann the cook roll out th the cooky dough douch and cut round moons mooDS then put them in a long pan read ready for tor the oven When they came out all smelly and warm Ann would put some on a paper plate for lor Pats Patsy to eat cat Ann had the nicest dimples when she smiled and Patsy would smile right back at her and say Thank you Cooky lady Sometimes there were brown cookies and fruity ones too but the red and md green candied ones that Ann made for tor Christmas were the very best of ot all Patsy adored Ann Through the seven short years of ot other her life Ute she had been her cons constant nt companion Mother was Just the lovely lady who was always busy wi with her clubs dubs and going places and Daddy was too busy at the office office office of of- fice to be bothered much but there was always Ann Patsy liked the nice postman Tim who came to see Ann and sometimes they all we went t to the movies together Tim could play pretend almost as good as Ann But once she heard him call Ann his best girl and say Some day youre you're going to cook for tor me After Alter that she did not not like him so welL Things seemed all aU wrong and Santa hadn't answered her letter and it was only two days till Christmas She had said Please write soon and that had been days ago He must help hep quick or it would be too late Several times a day she would go to the mailbox and stand on tiptoe tip tip- toe to look in for fear her letter had been overlooked Here Tim said one of ot the office of ot- fice Ace clerks is lIis another of the kid letters to Santa Claus guess uess this ones one's up to you Printed In a childish scrawl on the envelope Tim read Santa Claus Glaus care of t Tim He drew out the folded paper It read Dear Santa please bring Tim another best girl cause Ann has hasto hasto hasto to cook for us Your friend Patsy Reynolds Tim stared then chuckled Santa San ta old boy youre you're up against It this time Docile time Jocile Webb Pearson e Western Newspaper Union A. Start the New Year right with witha a paid up Record subscription |