Show h Marteen Eugo Mist Robert Fine Christmas weather G GOOD sah Fine Chris fine Chris fine Cameron bluntly Ignored the cheerful greeting and the newspaper which Midnight Midnight Mid Mid- night the colored newsboy held out for Cor him and walked on briskly down the street his gaze directed toward the pavement 1 tumbled back against his stand news-stand a queer expression of ot bewilderment bewilderment be be- wilderment and sadness spreading over his face Dats de firs' firs time dat Mist Camron evah done buy a from somebody else he soliloquized a I lump gathering in his throat Dats de firs' firs time he evah pass mah man place sayin Good He aint nevah nevall got no kick an no complaint complaint com com- I plaint t make t me Dats Dat's de firs' firs time Ume Ah evah see him go bustin by like dat an so he aint lookin whar he gwine Dah am s de All the rest of the day Midnight was In a sort of a trance He watched the elevated fairway airway from early e afternoon afternoon after after- noon for the return of Cameron His fitful vigil was rewarded when when the I young lawyer walked wearily down i the steps Midnight watched his ever every move Jealously jealous to see whether he he purchased an afternoon paper from his rivals Cameron stopped at the little negros negro's stand Good evening Midnight he said languidly Merry Christmus Mist Camron De world am me fine as silk an an Ah aint got no complaint t make maket t t no one returned th the boy bravely 1 Z T 1 Ills I rf I I- I I J I r l 1 h v l 1 a y 1 a s a 1 flaG IC 0 Half Un Unconsciously consciously th the e Two Young Pe Persons Reached f for or the Bough concealing the anxiety that had been overshadowing him all day I Yas sah gah said the lad aloud to himself after atter Cameron had passed on toward his home dah am some some- I thin de but but it aint me 1 Midnight closed his shop that night in a happy frame of mind and wandered wandered wandered wan wan- dered off toward his home ome whistling He was around bright and the next day and when hen Cameron came along on his way to his office made It a particular point to see that he was not overlooked Hours later when the flying snow was painting the dusk a speckled black Cameron came back along the sidewalk more slowly and uncertainly uncertain uncertain- ly than ever It was Christmas eve eve and Midnight l felt at peace with all the world People were flying past their arms laden with presents and andaU andall andall all aU anxious to be home As he stood in a sheltered corner of his booth counting up his profits of the the- day he called to Cameron meron Mist Camron Ah got a present fo yo yo motha Ah wan's t tax tax ax you ef of you will come roun In de an be de do firs' firs t buy buya a Christmas Chrismas paper paper Its Its It's good luck fo fome fome me yo know Why Mist Camron suddenly exclaimed the lad as the young oung man came under the light am you sick Yo am white as a Q aghos' aghos aghos' aghos an you wak like you done git dis grip what bout Mist Brown Drown cross de do street he git It Mist Simpkins up at de cor con nab nah Lordy Lerdy he ho git de misery so he stay In de do house an dat lobely Miss Willoughby you Willoughby-you you know de deone deone deone one Ah mean mean mean- Miss Helen Wll Wil lough not nol y-nol not dat sister sister she she come long dis an an dough she an happy like Ah know she mus' mus git It too too too- too too-dat lat dat mus' mus be why she aint wak down de do street wid you an an yes yes- guess I i I I guess she aho must M W reeling a little under the said Cameron as he turned away away Merry Christmas Midnight exclaimed ex ex- claimed a musical voice Why Why good why good Miss Merry s Christmas rist 0 A 1 Oe 2 j Q not you but ah done ny Ah guess to Ah w 1 t r a A Au An e 4 1 w U T n- n amlY y an she he I some r c- c cle le frens ob de ran an Ah sens sen's her do money dat dd sh she sha need t f lib on Ah Alt ain aln had no daddy an no mammy fo ro de longes longest time cause dey bofe bore froze t def in de bluzzard bluzzard bluz bluz- zard wh what t come long bout six year ago How did you OU ever happen to come here Mist Camron done brought m me You see mah man mammy been a n cook an mah mammy's sister a nurse In Mist fo near near 30 30 year an when Mist Camron come mammy ax him f tr git me a job some day dayan an an den he sen fo me H He Hetry Hetry try me fo to a cook but Ah guess Ahm Ahma a pretty bad cool cook cook Mist Camron he say one day why not I a news stan an he give me de money money an an dats dat's all de what Is bout L me but me-but but Miss Willoughby Ahm glad you come long to-night to cause Ah got gota a present fo to you some you some mistletoe Ix a fine big branch what mah mab sens sen's up from Marylan git it fl offen often de trees right In de swamp back o 0 de shanty Ah wan's wana t ax you rou ef of yo will please be so good goodan goodan goodan an kin as t come roun In nde an buy de le firs' firs paper cause It means good luck you know Hardly had the Christmas horns blown their first greetings of the day when Midnight saw two figures coming coming com com- ing down the street from different di dl One was Cameron walking slowly along the main thoroughfare and the other was Miss Willoughby Merry 1 ChrIsm us called Midnight even before beCore the young lawyer had reached the stand Ah hopes you is dis Thank you Midnight I feel all i right Here hurry up with that mistletoe mistletoe mis mis- and give me that first paper you wanted me to buy he added II quickly as he glanced up the street and saw Miss Willoughby approach approachIng approach Ing briskly Ah doan Ah Ah Ah doan know Jes' Jes wha who Ah Al did wid dat aln Ahon fool Ah put it right tinder un tin under under der dis shelf Jes two t minutes ago but Ah Ali cant can't find it ithe he replied rum rummaging rummaging maging nervously among a pile of pa papers papers pers underneath th the top shelf Merry Christmas called another voice and Midnight raised his head and smiled Into the face of or Miss 1 Wit Wil who stood at the other end of the stand taking great pains not to see Cameron who was striving equally I to avoid her Where is that mistletoe you wanted wanted want want- ed me to have Midnight You see sec I f got up very early to be the first one here and you know you promised it to me Well ef of dat ain am de funnies' funnies thing replied Midnight laughing Ah Ah had two fine piece ob dat right but A cant can't fin em t save mah soul A Adone Adone Adone done promise dis t you Mi f. f Willoughby an nn deed Ah done promis It t l' you Mist Camron fo to yo moth motha an an a Ah choly doan dean know what bout it Ah cant can't bus' bus it In two Half Hall unconsciously the two young per persons ons reached for tor the bough then hesitated Why of ot course let Mr Cameron have It for his mother spoke up Miss Willoughby Give It to Miss Willoughby sal sai Cameron Perhaps you will find theother the theother theother other piece after awhile Ahll AhIl give it t f Miss Willoughby f f Mist tote it home bome fo dc do lady The girl glanced at Cameron any nn another moment the young c ct Cf were walking away awny from the carrying the bunch of tween them gr grinned leaned against his and c Ah guess Ahll take dis otha pIece right straight up t Mrs Camron mah self cause Ah know dat piece ob mis tIc toe ain aln nevah gwine t leave Mis Mist Willoughby's house ef of Mist Camron CamroD kin bep hep it it- It t I Jo 1 u |