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no tibia thU year 7 either alther ADd Aad never Daver came cn a muffled voice The Tho arm anna held beld closer clor but the Up won were sadly that tbt Im I In n afraid never the kin ad want waat The rumpled brown biown own bead came eam to ton sw again n Hith at a little ert e Thin Then win you Mil IoU m me about tile the th ClINt maa There TIM warn waa w a s dignified d II a aOam Oam U In III tho tone t aai Upa Up ed ps close cleoe c for forA f fa A ute ut Then she abe bogan u n It U woe waa 1 i iMM U MM ago 10 Tad you POU OU were re born Ok yes yea I she abe broke oft off with a bait MU MUI auk I dont dODt wonder that LUst you wont want lUtt Pa 4 hir at of that ao 0 0 It U UI t w a a I happy happ ono on for tor to your sour father Ana played pad pia with tho tb lb eort ft brown hair with OUt VS ve r Men n Jack Jck ao 0 radiant an e ho woe waa w i tt mornin for fo you youw ou w Tad T she h ba explained Ite h be oem eama toil tall me ml he U h and net Grace lib oty my aid 4 in tn Boston wore Ivi ere e g lo 10 loba 0 ba married Hed R 4 lOt got ot the tha letter toot that Wily Why be he acted like Ilk a boy bo bolit boyt lit t it danced me fl off o to the II ne t room rOa from Oranda Grands to tell lell me though U Is ever ivor you have bave ll to Toil t I kay hope you wont take lak aa ii long lone It H Si Coun Jack Jck Old dd that day Nana Koa shook ook a playful nger at her herUe sit Ue II me ma m and ant joked and would make me 11 And Ana An did you OU cried Ted Tad could I whoa when hed never lleV alv liv alvn livi v van an n i me an Inkling ho cared lor tar any anyone one onel oMI No I 1 down to 0 Oranda Oran 1 end and then had Pied to 10 give up Bui I tell teU me and that Chat It ItI wa Grace Grac GraceI GracI I was waa ao eo glad Iad I 1 could have bave tn deer dear fellow The fact tit la IL 1 I 1 believe belve I Idid Idid did I 1 wai we ao so And that thata how bo Jack Jik became become your our father and Grac r mother and I f woo waa 11 tiit Dont you l h could have ye been beon there Uaen Tadpole Nine Nana laughingly d hd her cheek Well I do think If It Its pretty horrid weve wv never had a e I could I eo Tad Ted frankly frankl pouted now that aba oh and end Nana were w on more nore confidential nn t term ter If It they died nio Dont Tad Tid Nana Nan hided gently DU with sUI a hurt burt look In bur hr eye For or If It I hare ha t had bad you all oil theu t whatever er would I 1 hove have done don The band that IbM with wi Tad trim tram Mad And AM If H It U nt that it would be ouch auch eb a farce wed have ba a II atom maat II tar for you yoo But what hat would be the thea a There i Oranda he cUe t exactly hop bop round roun a tree trae could uld eM her Nana Ninas smile wee waa mIsty mIt OM Tad Laughed Ob Oh that thet would be fun fua nil nylAnd nilAnd 1 And there only m iu left Ift And ono ne have uv an any kind f f t a II i by oneself now III The Iho truth U lii raft had al ai tried triad It too ninny many man anti anil a I It a failure fall u r li it was ilK juit jutt hiving having a dinner puny party In One lot cot lotU o Ural tIred U of doing all th the Itie ant talking lathing 1 No It U w i H l a B I vii u I tin is IN isTad Tad fad want wan t 4 where m i happened u as thy they th had HI at It 1 IN PIC it I loll IOK 10 al IKI ahi ph h hd in nI 1 h to 8 1 get like Ilk h It hr i felt W aura aur If lINam Nana 11 uh ly g II t mar flier married tied ried there uld bv be a ihil tuu Why thIM NOU nu i co 1 i I T rI 1 brightening ft i p s I nui If Me M N d no Ito Tad lad 1 ui u n I t Mill Bat H Why Punt Duni i i I 1 i i iOn On Oiw w Once nt I thought eli h I l Itka Iha bu ha the tb iia i if k i t i I It U tl tI lIt ill 1 v ri ti I h he I I I I IIII In III lid fi rand und lila bin bl t I I t nut lit whet what I Ihu hl N I Ni Test Tad I n r rIed on 01 tl In 1 III I 1 Ing U Nen lit ii M V ii y 11 nII ll I I either M 1 l M uJ Id u i i A Im got t thug ling hug mi at 0 Il 11 Hut JOU QU ou 01 1 h t ni v ui Ul stork cloak 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to mak mik ma oae breath corns coma m rut rest and md one OM onis eye e pop out It WOe Wall Oranda eo 0 went to te now n In shy hr climbed the U lItt lINt Bhe be tum atom tumbled led bled at the tha Ul tOt tor t p Tad a ninny sll d It the III um stop Hey Hoy a 1 Who wao baa their neck If t ts a pity it a woman rin t we tle a batty bouy 1 oven on if nf f 1 r n ck tIt her tIton heronti er onti on rom no whiled walled a querulous votee from trona tv t next nt 11 11 icom 1 1 Its fla tun jt n a t Tid Hey HeT 7 So St you JOu have uve broken b your OV our neck I knew II It 1 J knew it 1 ud lv h h broken n there thare some ome day dar di Its been kept ht that thet way wa a purpose no so Id br break ak m 11 neck If lver ever I Wit went t down and be luH lall in in lilY grava grna Talut mj rny maam It If my m log 10 said old Tad Td rubbing the number aa a she ahe be entered t the room Eh still If Jr It h ha been Nan Nn Id Kny r e d broke U l I a u o not to toi i valt a It on m What have you broken It II f r Th Tri little tan s In TOd di dl dire 1 re from tron e 11 d ct It t h hr her r chair with t Ith Mat oye oe It U waa Wi be beu naum u Oranda Grands woe waa wo so o odd with Ith the tho nan airy ou 0 i hak of or her h h hed fl and end these them bright bendy beady yr yea re md mid tea fea feature turN ture slid ella Ju Juit t such each tUI as the ther i Tad Ml III i t t Ii i omo mc me to her ber room wa was s a n l it 1 n a 1 Grands her ber herf sit f t 1 rth h iti tte h b i fh ih k i r r and I funny little tn taut t he r kM her ber jolt mm the big bi chair that hat hilt half Ite it twant o UP and aM the queer r uM II 01 f lined heir hair nd If wf we w w t it r r P see IK hung ne on tHI tile the wall nor even the bright ray iny raar 4 t tf tn i pun ui Ul h Il IlI tro I t high window though h the anon shone It ralAh In bar hi taco fan M y UremIa Uranda reached out with her Iter hercane hercane cane eane for Tad Tad Id and recollected fatal aist t broken maam ma Of Ot I might ha knows known Into It K Tou Yo break k your our leg I for no as nobody body abr ell 0 t Tad led stand lIta at t her bar M X I dont think an se anThe The Ill rh little Hub old eld woman 1 all triumphantly i i Ha ri n ha hA And you isa i F break your nock neck now would yon 0 our r What Wat forr lorr toP h For anybody n My say mo in or 01 orNan orNon Nan Non Tad traced the to bend bed of her Iter ahoe oboe while she aha pondered On No Ho Not even not even soy aay for Nan Nanto Nano to o got eat St maUled married r Tad Tact pricked up her hor ear earu aid Nan Nn get fet married She pushed pitched nor ncr tool tOIler chair to tn the dU 1 ladys and locked eagerly Into nor bar fa faHa toes faM Ha Maybe Kabe be she ho he ha flat But Non Nan N she ahe added quickly with a chuckle Why Wh not Grande Orand a yei eM glittered at t Tad till they the made mM nor Mr Bar H 7 the th man die dl far tor her bar bareither either I told 1014 Nan Man M ha M 0 lat And she he be dl t believe Wt mo mi Nan Maa But Buthe ut uthe he be none no the tb lea ken she Bhe lb her lieI head bead a great many Untie u Did he kayo have to t Eh El Somebody always wan has baa to Ie I die dJa But Rut do you tt really believe He It Believe Bellev It tU Oranda snorted forward Dont I know bow it It Every body believed it I the tam fam family I liz ily tt t a Slid I told toW you yon 00 of Aunt LIbby and Great Gnat Uncle Und and andOh andOh andOh Oh yea ye and an Id rather hear beer about the now pie hinted Tad Ted hastily hut I Aint It in that very 17 story atory Relieve Believe K I eke ahe repeated And II then subsiding bald In from tar her seat t Eh Ell child Where shall ball I begin T TAt At the very beginning with Santa Rants nta and UI Jack Frost Froat Wa Woe W Jack Froat Fleat my WI Jack Jsck Maybe yea vie maybe no Ill warrant Charles harl would wouN ha 0 sold aid so 10 o Oranda Grands Gra chuckled Who la is I barl r That bat another name for lor Santa Rants Claua CIau He lie put the ring In III Nan Nn you know I And then And then after Hanta ha gone gen hors bare come ui Jack Frost Froat And Santa I ta and Jack Frost Froat hated bated seeb ten other Oranda Granda nodded Ill Jn warrant they did 14 Each Bach wa WU jealous of Ian ta IL ba lIa corn come round In his hia sleigh alah with I I Ibelle belle bells ringing on Christmas eve and II climbed down the llIe chimney to put bla hie nta In the t locking and ad Jack Jaek Frost roal 11 he could do 0 ever was waa fly ft along Ion with wit the w and n paint his hla h pre pree Cut enta on Ob the window pane pattee at t night Now Bantaa BAnC were real ha p liked hi his prent the tho beat bait t and much notice the tb drew draw drawIng Ing In age on the window which likely med made Jack Froit pretty tty mad Oranda Grands OraD I t for far breath And 80 an when Santa Rants had up and gone gons Christmas eve ove here hii re along Ion came cm Jack Jaell Jackw w who ho bo knows know Int ft a minute Santa Rants ha h been there for hed pushed the t now enow down don from the root roof whan wh hed w walked alk d over oyer it at atan and an It ha be II fallen on the tile window daub daubing ing In it ao It went no 00 good god for a pie pic picture ture luft Jack Frost t hi h looked Inked at t It a minute boiling Inside InIde with anger and n then wore 01 n Oh he h hed d not get even V with Ian San Santa ta to 1 fur for this This Thin vas OBI a little too much to 10 If Maud tand Ho I 0 h drew a picture anyway and anI when hel done away be ho blew I of f hid bit ht linger at Hanta and howling as a hed hd got the tho lIt best of 0 him lint fine more and ran Tad Mid laid Oh nh with solemn ayes lyes Bh And next morning up let got Nun 1 li I WAS Van Sn an It n wu wI II hi hr r name flame wee waa U Non Nan And up ci h t HI tin h next and found th i rin r In her r a kin Old she cha ah like Ilk If It I Ant And didt dl i she abe Who Wo ta La LaI lit d I t a ring in III a Ilu au 11 At al once she aha lie ate looked mi 01 ti 1111 r mi tIn the thc window MW saw S I Sr Jack KI H tr r x o n 4 U hat do you U think It Itis Itt 0 is i h t t q rt I Ia i rd forward f mya my m mt 1 i t l u Kith lIh 1 flagor r raised rained ral I 1 I answered TM Tad JUKI m tc 1 if Ir h tto did not nt know uw every e eT i T Int itt I lb h thil had tome com and md vt t 1 mi had ad nut heard It t t t 9 Ki It 1 h hr r volee coise 01 toa to toK a K uhler A skull A dull lt if n P ui Ur r Is Im born horn mada m out sot outi i th Ih nou H Hum 11 ha h let l t fall fait only It ItI Kim I 0 I i k r F Frt hi ht h maae It laW Into lit n a Mid Iii t 0 lIu Ihn u WI 1 h i J i t i r MU n when shy h see ste tnt Ih p i I d i f fir from tt It tu tuh rh h L Id I M the tha Skull the lite 0 ring rn It U i tiny r 1 4 but bl tUrned tu lu load II I wac n it IH 1 which WIl tunic It no nor II rod r M M mi till lur r cul 1 be b And Aud Hanta t k 1111 r li ii tc a and nd ner 1111 tame ram m mI mi ID I The rue old woman nl w WI nt III oa CIa 0 In Inan all an II IH I sing In sung lIu tig hild when h vim vu A 4 kuil on I the a rub nab II It out ut t ul k Not nit Ott nut not mal isi 1 u Iw T Tj i j y J JACK FROST AT LIBERTY PARK JJ tH not Net Mot mel three tIa time Urn and lid rub It out quick Did Nana Hana rub It out 1 Not Hot Non Nan It woo waa w me aa u rubbed it lt out oat for tor Nan Han ht b chuckled Nan NII ad 4 ba ha let tot It atay stoy Oranda Grands Both started It ft won wan Nan f fOrant Orant yon ion Jo tell IU Tad lad such anch stories But Bot Ita its snob b a Ana Sas story atory None Nana cried Tad pleadingly No Grands again n And A turning If It a very rJ foolish story atory thUd Ted Tad watched the holiday tUne time ap approach a ROe h did not need n nt scant t the 4 day off on her fingers aa u aaa ana a way woy of telling the nearer Christmas I eama eam Sach ch day daJ that something un ual In III the lb air grew more pronounced Moala and a merrier stalls of greeting for fer for each sOch other a OS they thy passed pal In III the streets treat esore windows put forth more tempting array arraya of toy were more brilliantly lighted d and nd earlier u aa the h m an wen ft lter It And Aft bye ye and 4 bya 1 ret by there began to t appear p r cotton snow storms In the window over cotton houwe bouseL hou mantels mantel with wit red firm Bree ar that never nver burned out from which hung bung bun advertised stockings Mocking Oa On ml Ie for the tO tb tree trees decked with bobbing colored balls balla and gold fOld strands Tad did not miss missa a step t In the dae march of or Christmas for le he found excuse of errand to bring her often to In the te busy bue part of ot town and nd when there lingered U much longer than the to purchase of a pool spool of thread tb or ribbon warranted Rut But It U WOO waa w the day when lIeli she ahe b found too tha Christmas trees tree decking the curb curbing lag ing In front trout of th the grocery stores store tor and the strands of 01 holly boll and mistletoe set aei lie at the tho bank corner that ha uhe felt |
