Show ca EVE UE homecoming HOME COMING amary MARY GRAHAM 1 BONNER BONNE T MAS so cheerful when the an unknown C crowds were left behind a and n d the known one ones appeared that wae was on 0 n the last part of lle via journey dexter I 1 biad been traveling all day and now it was dark and the lamps on th little branch line lot biblo were uetta orld all the tome home comer comers from all fill direction directions had met Ee everyone knew everyone elso el on an this train and the conductor knew them all the stove at the end of the train wa was j 1 burning almont too warmly the Thet iain joggled along the car wa was filled with alisa suitcases packages of all hapes and sizes tor too the tick eta ets only as it see on lary considers cons tion ilia first interest was wa in hear bear ing how everyone ee eie had been what they had bad been doing when school or collige began after in ill n the business r k t must be back in the cities to emerone eie eier rone lone he wished a e merry christ nm I 1 lit y had hurried so to make con het t 11 they they had scrambled and injen in bcd through the great holiday crowds hut but now they were all sure they would get home hoine on christmas I 1 te e after they biot ot on this train here there could be no of connections end and the conductor hod had promised lien they would be on time out of the window windows occasional lights could be wn ien in the farmhouses they rasit bawd d rind in the streets of ery small 1111 ages bit every house matter how separated rated and alone was deco deo anted reached everywhere it penetrated the traffic of cities and out to th the mott mot t remote places there was a general chatter going t n a renella renew tas of friendships a talk between bt t wn onie some who ito only saw aw each other at this time of tl e year who had bad dif ferent interests and occupations and ched in different alicee but who eu tu joyed this annual little talk and then the engine gave a long long long whistle it was not the or binary whistle of at an engine it was the he way ay the engine always whistled on christmas eve 0 o n nr v to carry word to the n alting families and friends at the little station at the end of the th line the train was doing its part to ahti 14 them a merry christmas by bringing its load of people 1 dexter t was van out on the station plat to form rin oh such uch greetings as there were cre and then a rush to the differ ent homes hot suppers were spread out upon cardie cardle lit tables and I 1 ere rud ly ores fires radiated their glaw of cr ct eer daxter man wn surrounded by his taa and beides be ides abere was nancy ancy tit tint it made the herft ct et tor or it pie him tie tle hoi hole the anpo leen ken promise mat he have 1 hie his own tx u home coming bet ire ic ng n nancy woul I 1 neur neer hive joined thlu family blithering withering on christmas le etien lien biter weal jut home it she he ltd not deeded flat cernic matters I 1 e had sd taken un with her in letters nir to be answered by ment ament a asi ent I 1 oh oil nancy uny he be told her later litter it d dos 0 s it does mean meart that oa ou say may yes tes 1 debut it and nancy said that it di dill t I 1 A Nt antul Ul |