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Show THE PROVO POST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922 ! straight into the eyes of Mrs. Mc- Phie. Well, you can count the McPhie family out of it, that lady said hastily; and growing red and fanning herself, she hurried away. I don't blame her a bit, whis- pered Susan Perkins. either. "I wouldnt go (Continued from Page 1.) She has herself to please about to get every one listed and prepare it, snapped Hattie Jones. And an a costume for our Santa Claus. Please let my brother Chris be unfriendly argument was beginning Hes Santa, begged Mary Ross. in that quarter. build. size and the right Very well, then, continued Molly, jjust would love to do it, determined to put over her mission said MyMrs.Pete he would love Peterson, of peace, it is decided. Already you it. are all thinking of so many nice Perhaps we can have two, Molly things to do that all there is left is suggested to avoid trouble. The meeting was over at last and the representatives, some delighted and others disgruntled, had depart-leIt looked very doubtful to Molly that she would get Dans mother to go to her parents home. It was a silly thing, the quarrel that had kept them apart all these years. Air. Turner had complimentI d. . ed Mrs. McPhie on a very becoming new dress. Mr. McPhie had interpre- For Your Christmas as an insinuation ted the compliment that his wife was not usually well dressed. They had called each other ugly names; and eternal enmity had been declared. That was twenty-fiv- e years ago, and the hatred had gath- e ered force through all the twenty-fivyears. Dan never went to Mollys home because he knew he would not be welcome there; and Molly did not visit Mrs. McPhie for the same reason. So the meetings of the lovers took place at the home of Simon lived. Pratt, where Molly said Molly a few Daddy, dear, Candies Nuts Oranges Bananas Call at minutes after the meeting adjourned, weve planned to have a community Christmas tree here. We mean to have everybody come and Oh, ye have, eh? Mean to have everybody, do ye? Yes, daddy. Well, I reckon it aint too late to change yer plan. But it is, daddy. Why should we change? John T. Taylor Grocery Store Thats right. Why should ye? She wont come, nor her boy wont. Dan is coming, daddy; and I hope his mother If ye dont want me to say things to em, dont liev em come. Thats all. Why, daddy, Dan has never injured you. Coin over to their side, be ye? Im going to marry Dan. When ye do that ye say good-bj'- e to yer parents, understand? You speak plainly enough, I un- derstand. Never in the history of Poverty Row had so many things been done as during the two weeks preceding this memorable Christmas. The boys carved, and popped corn and practiced on Jews harps and harmonicas. The girls embroidered aprons and The e wed caps and made candy. women baked and boiled and stewed, dish for each concocting some dainty The men wash-eel-of6 a neighbor to enjoy. and tied in parcels a stew Carrots, a head of cabbage, a few sars of corn for hominy. Everyone found something to give, knew someone to give it to. Dan and a half dozen younger boys procured a beautiful tree as he had -- & . Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with promised, and made it ready solid props for setting up in the big bare room at Turners. But to enter the house uninvited was out of the question with Dan. As far as the door he would help the boys with the tree, but no farther. Molly could not leave her work until after dinner. The decorating was to be done by the boys in the forenoon. So early in the morning of December 24th, there was a merry jingle of bells and a noisy shouting of small boys, as Hans Johnsons gray team drew up outside Mr. Turners gate. The excitement brought all the family outside, and while the boys were tugging at the big fir they had brought, Mr. Turner was limping out to join the jolly youngsters at the gate. Coast to Coast ANNOUNCEMENT f y Thunderation! I ought to know better! Oh! Help me, someone, help .TV) me! Dan, hearing the cry for help, saw that the old man had fallen and lay helpless on the icy walk. In an instant the strong arms of the ytmng man were around the shoulders of the sufferer, and with the assistance of one of the lads he was carried into the house. I am so sorry, said Dan, bend-- j ing over the old man, are you badly THE UTAH TIMBER & COAL CO. Wishes You a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year hurt? Im an old fool, Mr. Turner anI ought to know my old crutch would not hold me on that ice. Guess I aint hurt much, mebbe. Have so much rheumatism I cant tell it from the hurt anyway. Can I do anything? Go an and set yer Christmas tree up, an git the trimmins on. Reckon Ill get up agin soon. If the old man had recognized Dan he gave no sign; but the young man had been invited to remain, and he made the most of his opportunity. Early in the afternoon the parcels came pouring in. Most of them were labeled for a particular person, but enough were left to be used as needed for every one to be wtl remembered. Mr. Turner found that he could sit in his chair and check off the list as Molly looked over the swered, Keep the Home Fires Bright With the Coal That is Right j things. If only Dans mother could come, it would be such a She had persuaded Pehappy time. ter to let Dan be Santa Claus, and having been once admitted to the house, Dan had promised to accept. Long before time for the entertainment to begin, children and grown people began to fill up the borrowed chairs, and the boards that were laid across between them and covered with quilts. And when it was 7:30 and they arose to sing Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,. Mr. Turner !tH missed no one who should be then except Mary McPhie and possibly her son. After the song Molly told them the Molly thought, real Christmas story the birth of the Savior, the angels song of peace, the sinless life, the cruel death upon the cross. When she ended the recital with the most wonderful prayer of all film, Father forgive them, Thny know not what they do, the children sat in silent amazement; and most of the older people were in tears. Her fathers eyes wandered to every nook and then rested sadly on the floor. Peace on earth, good will to men, Oh angel singers, sing again. While hearts and voices here below Join in the glad refrain. The song seemed to David Turner like an echo of the story his little girl had just told. He was thinking now of his old friend, Tom McPhie, of their boyish friendship. Dear, honest, Tom! And they quarreled. How foolish the quarrel and of all these the bit'rnoss f it the little womanyears was Bf'cmme shut outVn Christmas eve, Che dear little WQmian whom Tom had loved. And Mddly was unhappy, and Dan, and he, himself, was most unhappy of all. He took up his crutch and coughed as a pretext for going into the kitchen. There he put on his old gray sweater and proceeded with what haste he could to the poor little cabin of Mary McPhie across the railroad track. Youre a fool, David, he kept thinking as he hobbled along, youre a bigger fool than I thought yotFwas. Youve let a darned little quarrel spoil yer friendship for a quarter of a century, an now yer a pityin yer- self fer havin to speak the first word to make things right. Yere about the biggest fool Ive ever known. The door was open and a dim light was burning, but when he reached the McPhie home he found no one there. He knocked and then called; and when there was no answer he feared something was wrong, Mrs. McPhie might be very sick. What if she were dead? He went inside and At that moment he called again. heard footsteps without and came to the door. Forgive me, Mary, he began awkwardly, I came to get you to go over to the Christmas tree. You would enjoy the singing. X Castle Gat6 Clear Creek Black Hawk King 160 West 6th North Phone 232 the trembling hand of his sweetheart and was about to place the little gold band upon her finger, but a gesture from Mr. Turner made him pause. Theres something I want to say, Mollys father began as he arose and went toward them, leaning heavily on his crutch. Yes, he went on, theres something I want to Bay. this: Da Mainly and a its darned fool. vid Turner, principly yere Yeve spent a quarter of a century have nursing hate, when ye might twenty-fmade everybody happy and had ive Christmas eves as bright as this. An now veve let a woman git ahead of ye in the very thing ye was I planning this very night to do. haint got a darned thing to give ye, Santa Claus, an I haint wrote a purr ty letter, neither ;but if ye wtfnt to marry my little girl well, seein as how shes intendin to have ye anyway Ill give her to ye with my blessin. Dan removed the Santa Claus mask and extended his hand, which was grasped heartily by Mollys father. And a cheer went up from the crowd that almost split the shingles on the roof of the- - old Turner home. FREE TRANSLATION. IMPOSSIBLE. I cant eat soup. Why did you discontinue the Waiter brings another kind of practice of beating a gong in front soup. of your hostelry to announce that Diner I cant eat this soup. meals were served? we inquired. Waiter angriij- but. silently for the Everything else on the place bethird time brings- another kind. and according to the ing satisfactory Diner I cant eat this soup. a first class hotel way be Waiter furious, calls the pro-- 1 run," replied the landlordshould ot the j r. Pruu tytown tavern, "some or the prieto Proprietor Why can't' you eat guests, feeling obliged to kick about this soup? something, complain that the sound ( quietlv'i Dinei1, Because I have of the gong made their dinner tasto ' o et .. Kansas Citv $tar. bitter. Trout from Scotland have be, AI.l. Wild, 111'. I IN 1',. planted, in the ice cold waters of the1 rivers around Mount Kenya, British Sir, said the haughty Lilly who East Africa, on the equator. The fish was holding up traffic, I never hold have gfown to enormous size and a conversation with a man to whom thousands of trout ova are being I have not properly been introduced. placed in the hatcheries for planting Thats all right, madam, replied' in the many streams in that section the traffic cop, as he jotted Mown her which lies east of Lake Victoria number, you meet me in the police Nyanza.j court tomorrow morning at 10 'litand the judge will attend to thata.jm. ACCIDENT NOT FATAL. tle formality. Brooklyn Eagle., Please maam, Ive broken someA new gold strike has been made on Hills Barr Creek, in the Hppe thing, said Jane. Well, Jane, what is it? asked the District, British Columbia, consisting mistress. of three quartz vein in I'm very sorry, I couldnt help the creek, averaging outcroppihgs in width from 4 to 15 feet and for more than a it? said Jane, crying. And what did the handwriting on Dont be silly, Jane; tell me what mile show-infree gold with a little the wall signify? it is, asked the other. Samples run as high chalcopyrite. At Belshazzors feast? Oh, mama, the cucumber was as $1300 a ton, the average values Yes. crooked, and, seeing you had' com- for the three outcroppings "run close I dont remember the literal pany, I tried to bend it straight. to $25 a ton in gold. translation, but it was the general Pittsburgh Chronicle-TelegrapBirmin-hapffect that the jig was up. A farmer in Switzerland withdrew A pilotless army airplane has made his of a lifetime from the successful flights of more than 90 banksavings hid it in the barrel of his and The modern racing airplane of to- miles with only an automatic control shotgunt. stopped outside day moves faster than did the cannon device steering it. and his door the Experiments farmer grabbed his canin .war. ball used the civil The show it to be possible to shoot He and fired. the rabbit but gun got non ball of that time averaged but bomb-lade- n without at cost planes, him 2000 it Swiss about pilots, france, 200 feet a second and the airplane targets either on or off the amount stuffed the had he ground $363, Ive been over, David, she said. does 360 feet a second. with surprising accuracy. into the gun and forgotten about. I had to look in on the good things I has done. your girl just peeked through tire window a minute no one saw me no one asked me to come in it was so cold You will come, Mary with me? He led the way back and she followed closely. They went in through the kitchen and took seats near the door unnoticed; or if any one noticed, they did not remark. Molly beamed with gladness through the rest of the evening. What a joyous time they had! They danced around the tree, they laughed and joked and applauded. The boys harmonica band played Yankee Doodle and Marching Thro And they all joined in Georgia. Three Blind Mice and singing other nonsense songs. And now came the Santa Clause distribution of gifts. Everybody was remembered. Mary McPhie had so ' many parcels she had to leave some of them there till morning; and a neat little box, For the invalid who likes cookies, was proof that she could take a hint and be a good sport, even if she did not expect to be present. Heres your present, Mr. Santa Claus, laughed Molly as she took from the tree and handed to Dan the tiniest of all the parcels. Hastily he undid the wrapping. Quickly he read the note enclosed and handed it to Molly. big-heart- ed ; - - I I - out-of-to- wn mail-ord- s V. er Box Box Box Box Box (any assortment) $0.94 (any assortment) $1.70 (any assortment) $2.46 $3.98 (any assortment) (any assortment) $7.28 (Orders accepted upon receipt of check, money order or C. 1-l- b. 2-l- b. 3-l- b. 5-l- b. 10-l- b. O. D.) Martha 'Washington Candies 62 Main Salt Lake i i j -- -- j . h. m Age-Heral- d. A-rab- bit HOTEL ROBERTS A Hotel For the convenience of our customers, we have enlarged our department to accommodate our Christmas business. Martha Washington Candies may now be had the same day as made in our Salt Lake factory by Provo folks this Christmas. Price of our finest candies delivered to your address in Provo, including shipping charges: HOLM) TO COMPLAIN. That Is Different A Homelike Place to Stop Oh, Daddy! Molly exclaimed when she had read. Its the best of all! Read it, suggested her father. There are no secret notes tonight. Dan nodded approval and Molly read: This is the My dear Son: ring your father gave me when we were married. It cost him a good months hard work, but it has been a joy to me through all the years since then. May it bring to the girl you love as much gladness as it has brought to me. God bless you both. Your Mother. As she finished reading, Dan took Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year I i |