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Show f THE SPANISH FORK PRESS, SPANISH FORK, UTAH K mg else. She knew of old, exactly ul! the good things that her boy liked for the Ciiilstmns dinner Juicy black fruit cuke, steaming plum pudding. odoriferous brown-rousteturkey, ami j but oh! she didn't know what to prepare for her couldn't get any frag I legs If she had wanted to. And the j geography said that frog legs were a By Dfc LY,Lfc CAS! favorite French dainty. Oil, whatever would the minister say? , , , yes, ami Sally I low art It, CopyrlKlit, 1U1II, by Wui.rn ia,.n.i bn,m, too. when they heard about about I M3 oh folks always "Angetlquo!" Sally had been sweet" had wanted n baby on Henry, and poor old Ma Barker bad girl, even long after Imped Henry had been horn. But ah well! She mustn't let her Hut iht years rolled (bar hoy kumv! lb mid Ills VigeHt'e-woulhy, tlielr hoy grew ni la there tomorrow. big. linmKome and Christmas eve the old m decostrong, always cheer-fil- l rated the house with fir boughs, holly and )ualif til ahoiit mid the farm, and they even strings of colored popcorn. They trimmed a tree as tlie.v laid done tried to resign themfor Henry ever since he lied been a selves to the fact that little boy, Ma Barker thought. with their humble h opes u rising lump In her tlugnt, that maynever would he satisfied. Old John be the French girl would look on It Burker never referred to them, hut all as silly; Would curl her Up r tlielr every onee In a while Ids wife would . . . catch herself brooding, nilstyeyed. of Iminely endeavors, lait Christinas the hired Jed, morning the sure day when young Henry would man, drove oIT In the sleigh to meet marry and leave them ulnae on the uml his bride at tiie - lilon their big farm for which there was no other ill towlmy ii. The odor of savor.v good heir. things on the kitchen stove permeated Her sole comfort In the thought file whole farmhouse, and the big open was that he would undoubtedly marry lire In the room crack Vd In one of the honest buxom daughters of comfortable dining contrast to the sparkling neighboring farmers, who would lie cold of the snow outside, Ma P.aikor content with country life and not exhustled about, sadly setting llm tabic pect to take him too far away, from with her last dishes, She caught old them In thelr-olage. John stealthily coining up the baseThen came the grant war, and ment stairs vvitli a dusty deoioliti. Henry went overseas with his regiWhy, Iu Barker! she exclaimed. ment as did most of the other true What's that you've got there? I do t believe Its that cider that fermented so as we couldn't use It! Yes, 'tis," adinllteil old John pretty shamefacedly and shuttling his feet to hide his embarrassment. "Bait you I thought that tuny la see, 1 as Henrys girl Is a French woman shed rather like hard cider, seeing as we haven't any light wines nor champagne for her to drink. A few minutes Inter jlhey heard the slelghhells J'ligllng. the snort of the horses and the crunch of runners on the snow in front of the house. In stnntly the old folks forgot the dread til, it laid been overshadowing them since the letter came. Ma Barker, with trembling fingers undid her apron, smoothed her hair so that llen;js girl would see her looking right," and rushed out of doors. Obi Jehu followed more decorously and stillly, for his rheumatism laid been troubling him more tlum-volately, work harder for him about the Accustomed to the Wicked Frivolities making farm. Yes, he certainly vvs going to ; of Paris. miss Henrys help when "My hoy! my hoy!" cried ma ns Amerlenn boys. The old folks parted she threw herself into the extended from him courageously old John arms of the sturdy young soldier h with a stern grip of calloused, n khaki us ho leaped out of the sle.gli hands, and Ma Barker with tears behind the broadly-grinninJed. . steadfastly hidden behind her faded, foi a They clung ecstatically together He was tlielr all and loving eyes. few minutes until .old John fnried they gave him. In the anxious months that followed them apart to pump his sons hand the old folks' life held the same hard up nnd down nnd mumble something routine as ever on the farm. Old about the bright sun on tiie snow makJohn drove to town oftener than usual ing his eyes water. And then, after the first exuberant sometimes even twice a week to were over with, Henry gieetlngs see if any letters had come from myslaughingly disengag'd himself and terious, sinister places In France, and he and mother would pore over the cried at them: "And now let me few that did arrive In the proud knowledge that their, Henry was a llque to you, people. good hoy and was doing his duty. lhey prayed each night that the Lord would keep him safe to come back to them am! to keep him from tempta-Ho- n while away from tlielr cure. OJi'X sZSV V: Then one duy, like a thunderbolt out of a cieur sky, came a terrible letter from France, which said: I have found the sweetest little girl j'Ua In all the world, and I'm bringing her hmne with me ns a Christmas present to you. The regiment Is now at f fff' Brest for embarkation and well surely be home for the holidays. . . . She Is awfully pretty; tilnck hair, big os and always wanting to be kissed. Her name Is Angcllque. Of e.airse she can't speak anything but French, but, dear mother ami dad. v v'iftjVW'i 1 just know tbiir youll soon learn to love her as much ns I do." The old folks were stricken with consternation. Their Henry bringing home a French girla foreigner who wouldnt understand their simple, ways, and to whom they never could reconcile themselves! Such a one accustomed to the wicked frivolities of Iurls never would fit In on the farm, however modest or idee" she might he. More likely she would despise It. ami them, and take their boy away to live in Angeltque Was a Four-Yea- r Old some big city leave them lonely In Girl. tiie old age that was now upon them. The old folks bowed then j.mil to feel fh.il dies jniics as much beads beneath the blow, nearl.v heart mine Filell love jou, as In broken, although they tried bravel.v to il es me." From the depths of the hooded eoiiceal their most harrowing dreads from each oilier. sleigh he hiimihii a diminutive figure, "Maybe sbe won't oxpoit to wear svvnddhd In luis ami tnprohes, with silk underwear all the time and will I m hi., round eyes beaming be witling to help you wipe the dishes on them and red lips curved up into evenings, mother. old John ebmisllv mi adorable smile, r trim! to console Ills wife as iliev sat old baby Aiigeluiue was a alone In. the farmhouse kin hen one gill whom lie ! .id adopted liom a Ami flight uftor chores were done. village near lie- front' after all, she won't want to "lit r people wire ail killed li the , maybe, smoke cigarettes before people when (emains," explained apoioget-icall.she finds that Amerlenn girls a round . "so I tin in In I d la lag her along here dont do that sort of thing" of lotting In be seal to some Ma Barker shook her head sadl.v. oi j h. nave " M.i B.irlii gana i linking sort of "Id do anything almost to make our boy happy, pa," she said, while il.v ahdi.il III (III- li.ihv gill for vvllli ll t d so Ike tears gathered in her faded eyes. she had long In her relieved A e must do our best nrtt to let him - loi old John, he I'li-allowed ionite how disappointed we are, Only hard u no id broad!, at the gmm.ng I m a '"i aid shell nevpr be content here Jed la ale die lioi-.eami said; VNe'viid i Idei in the oi the ! irm with us, got some lioUM-- , m up-- , Ma Barker went about .led. I'.eitei me t main preparations ? I Jj a on pu Mn for the hig Christinas , dinner with and have nip I 2 horses up. tiiish lor loi-iio Hi k of tom I ul premonitions, heavy hearted. . ni a us Sunni was in She nervous; winded to sit dmvu it, ynun nnd iry, Inti telt she had to keep up supposed to be MirprNfx nnfwuA, before pa, fm Henrys soke, If noth ' treut they, Jed?" A SIj'r j A lb ifullus ffiljristmaB , h I d f Jrracut Where Are Your F arm Imp V Because of the increased cost of all your farm implements, you cannot afford to leave them out in all the winter storms. It is money made to build a good house and have them all enclosed. ... We still have a complete stock of all the building materials you may need. r i toil-wor- i t Jex Lu g -- Phone 9 -- v; i f (Ellrtstmas (Elfiui?) FM'i Christmas Joy m ... 0 IWI VT iby a -- - v I - J f 1 - sv 't 4 , " ,v JJ v , pif-siid- I "Granted. But I havent known you intimately from the age of five years and seven months without learning flip implications of your voice. I repeat It: I will not do It ! Nancys pretty eyes darkened. Oh, Suzanne v w ant It ! dear, if you knew how much I You just couldnt refuse me ! couldnt! It would make me hap(i pier than anything I could think of. I suppose I can let you tell me, said Suzanne relenting, although I warn you that I know youre just getting round me and Id be tnueh wiser to hold to my original position." Nancys face flashed into radiance, Nanev, happy, was always irresistible. lou will be good and sweet and big and generous and Ii t me have my way ! Oh, I knew von would! Its about (iiretmrs, ft anno. You see, while ,'our f it in r has lccn piling up a fortune iny dear dad has been having hard times, and we are all having to be very can fal. It isnt anything dreadful, you know, so long as we have one another and the home; hut there mueh margin for extras. So I van give only a tiny little it cost me exactly 4!) cents in gift money and please, please, please, Suzanne, be good ami do the same to me! You ds you I love; not the lovely Rifts you shower upon me. Christ mu's . Mit money ; Its loving." Fi zaime pm her hands on Nancys shoulders and looked down into the pleading eyes. "I Clin use your argument, too," she answered it Christians Is loving, not gifts ami ymi know I agree with all my heart then why are you making li a thing Of even cm hunge in dollars U ti0l"g U for sakc?IltS? Art my Suzannes card ; I bought It long ago because wus It lodked so like you, Nancy dear. But It Is you who are giving me the real gift the Joy of sending you this." Nancy lifted It to the light. It wa the loveliest thing she had ever laid, but the heart of the Joy was that It meant joy to Suzanne, too. Youth's Companion. Merry Old St. Nick ii't lour-.ve.i- i it 1 Mil lli-ni- UZAN'XK ! I'lease I" I wont do it ! Suzanne said vr,ry promptly. , Blit you dont know what Nancy objected. me that the ooiy Joy I can get from it Is to use It to grant the little wishes that those I love have wished, or for j things that I know theyd love even If they havent actually wished them. Would you rob me of that, dear? Is it fair when Its Christmas? If you hap pencil to have the money instead of me, would you want to have the one joy of It taken from you? For a long, long moment Nancy was silent. Then she looked up with a bright smile. I surrender, Suzanne, she said. It wus an exquisite gift that shone up at her from the little white bo Christmas morning a pink tmirraa-- . line penilnnt set with pearls. Beneath j y VA'y . ''" r - f if I IIMISIIWWI .., ns ' V A MWMI I! IMI II , v J m 4 t c f k.j ' it i- In , a ry r s , , . , ,,'' ,,y- K '.i A f ?, - , r 5 - N no, 'MfnfAn int wwieem -- - Iou Nancy faltered. 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