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Show Dire Possibility Had Small Girl Worrying Little Marlon, age six, was expectantly expect-antly awaiting Santa Clous with fond hopes and with restrained fears. On the wall of her East side home, Marlon Ma-rlon often looks at a picture of her Aunt Lena, who lives In Los Angeles. Marlon's choicest gifts always come from Snnta Claus via Los Angeles. Now, since Marlon Is aware that the donor of the gifts Is Aunt Lena, she often looks at the picture of ber aunt and talks of the expected arrival of the box filled with presents, greatly great-ly enthused and wondering what It will hold for her. During one of her perplexing moments mo-ments Marlon's face clouded as she asked: "Mamma, isn't Aunt Lena much older than her picture?" "Why, yes, dear," replied her mother, moth-er, "why do you ask?" "Then," Marion said more solemn than before, "she might die." Indianapolis Indian-apolis News. |