Show T if A christmas i movie y by ALDEN CHAPMAN copyright 1821 ebern et ern union IK sweet occa chimes were echoing out a chorus and and mabel durand sat in the parlor of ner coz little flat ab sobbed tn reveries that the season not brought to ner her face was not a happy one for hei memories were freighted with 1 that hal shadowed her life for years jhc had wedded rodne durand a beloso friend of her brother now dead ind both had been employed in the prosperous mercantile houie of hr father he too had now passed awny and mabel was alone in the world except for her little daughter arma only ten years old tho little one came tripping joyously into the room at that moment ab mamma she cried what do rou thanh our neighbor in the next flat sirs brayton wants us both to de ready in an hour to go w ath her to the mrs brayton had been a cheering element tn the lonely life of mabel durahn tor over two months mrs dirand had more than once during their brief acquaintanceship con convened vered with the neighbor she seemed to especially like about her past history it was a tragic one two years after her marriage to rod ney durand her husband had been arrested and sentenced to prison for embezzlement from her father I 1 lo 10 ed rodney and I 1 always shall insisted mabel there must be some mistake in the fearful charge they have brought against him there Is none replied her father Bt ernly aie has disgraced us he stole from me boldly still mabel hoped and waited and at the end of two years when rodney was released from prison she bore sl bently the reproach of never bearing a word from him so mabel had talked of her broken life and now it was christmas time again and the occasion brought a sad remembrance of those days in the hap in plain view rodney destroyed it py past when she and letle enna had known a tenderhearted tender hearted husband and a gentle indulgent father mrs cliatt ed casually all the way to the theater and told her she bad seen alie picture twice and was greatly impressed by it it Is the story of the life of a wronged misjudged man she said and I 1 know it will interest vou the screen outlined the cauree of business in a modern counting room as there entered a new figure little fran close to the side of her mother and exclaimed oh mamma that actor looks just like the picture vou hive of dear absent i upa mrs durand gasped and cd in her beat the gentle soothing hand of mrs brayton steadied and quieted her do not be startled or excited dear friend she whispered 1 I had a purpose in bringing vou here as vou will boon know perhaps gratefully the principal of thin movie Is durand bour husband and mi broth er for his sake I 1 have got acquainted with you for both your sakes I 1 have brought about this climax alie story of the embezzlement crime was depicted and it showed another as the real criminal her own brother her husband had taken his blame bearing alie penalty and reproach to save her brother from disgrace at a critical moment her brother had sent a full to taking the blame for the crime in plain view bodnev in the action of the plew destroyed it do vou comprehend now questioned mrs rr arayon ayon how we have wronged my poor dear sobbed malel can you forgive him all he me oh that I 1 could find him lou shall ind when reached home mrs brayton left her frend fir a few moments to reappear with her brother higher swung the gladsome chime bells echoed the happy sweet voices and beside the little chris mas tree that had been trimmed tor enn i those three earnest souls joined n the joyous knowledge that their paths piths would lead together ther from the threshold ld of that eve into broad sun ny pastures of love and happiness |