Show A CHRISTMAS WEDDING by alvah jordan garth M 1120 western newspaper Iw paper union T WAS days before christinas christmas and netta doane had been left alone in the house except for the servants usually her favorite playmate cora wallace living near by called for her and they took a caroll or visited a neighbor or inspected the shops on the next street cora bad not appeared and taking her dolly isetta netta uan wandered dered about the upper portion of the house in a desultory way it was in her sister winifred a room that netta received a suggestion that she proceeded to carry out that young lady in her haste to join her mother in a shopping tour had left her jewel case open in full sight 1 I II 11 fix you all up for a grand party dolly prattled netta and then and there in turn a sunburst a necklace and a diamond pin were attached to the clothing of the doll innocent artless netta never realizing that sha was playing with a small fortune now v well ell ride to the party in the automobile announced netta further aa and she put on dollys dallys coat covering up her opulent adornment just then there was a call outside and netta hastened downstairs to join cora waiting for her at the door passing her mothers room netta noticed an open box lying on the bed it held a lovely new doll and in an instant sha slid knew that it was to be her christmas present for a new one had been promised impetuously slie she snatched it up I 1 oh coral cora I 1 exclaimed netta ap up before her friend look I 1 looka my new christmas dolly well go right over and show it to alice lisle the old one Is no good now and she recklessly flung it into the street with no thought of the jewelry it wore five minutes later a ragged little urchin picked up the discarded doll that 11 be a fine present tor for sister lou he declared and made for the tenement six squares distant carrying his find to a home possessing a marked contrast to the elegant mansion manion that atad b ad housed the discarded pet of capricious netta doane there was mas a vast commotion at the doane home that evening willis frere who ho was the accepted lover of pretty winifred doane made his ills usual call to be met with tears t e ars by his fiancee someone had find entered the house and had rifled lier tier jewel jemel easel father had bad reported it to the police but the recovery of the gems seemed hopeless I villis condoled condolee con doled with iab winifred but had a professional call to mal mat e and left early he ile was uns a young rising physician and arrived at greys tenement tenements to receive good news as to a patient of long standing mrs mary St endley he ile found her tier on the road to recovery and told her so and her daughter and the other children and paul martin a regular visitor at the house were mere made happy at the thought of the convalescence of their loved one there Is the b ilance of your bill pr tr frere spoke martin taking him into the next room the doctors who operated I 1 have paid too and the hospital bill Is all settled it Us a the only christmas present we me shall see around here this year but it enough to make our hearts glad mother well once more morel I 1 you know knon I 1 had saved up enough to marry martha this christmas but I 1 have gladly stood the ex x pense of her mothers sickness po there will have to be he a postponement we will call the bill square on your former last payment insisted dr fiere touched by the faithfulness of the young man I 1 what arc are these he added as martin lifted a box from a stand I 1 it Is something I 1 wanted to ask you about replied martin this morning little ned found a doll in the tile street and brought it home for lou who noticed all tint thit th it jewelry jen elry pinned to it ve are honest people and I 1 want ou to advice roe me how I 1 shall go about finding the owner dr frere could scarcely believe his ea eyesight in an instant he lie recognized the t h e jewels belonging to bis his fiance fiancee it was too intense a circumstance to analyze nil all at once its strangeness its importance he ile hurried back to the doane house and told the story of paul pant martin A worthy honest man observed winifreda Wini freds father these poor people interest me what do you say to this grand martin man having his wedding just as he lie expected this christmas alien back to martin went the doal dotor the poor fellows appreciation of nhat the donnes designed fairly ove oveita iame me him next day winifred and her mother spent decorating the humble tenement rooms and arro arranging ngIng for ohp h iN edding 11 was nas a royal gift toj to ionest honest need and file most mort contented hearts in nil all the great city that christi christinas n as night nire mire hose those that had bestowed such signal happiness upon a worthy grate tal fill tua fally ally 4 |