Show tu by hajn it AND MRS PHILIP were jj naco people but somehow or lf other they lind had missed out on H the general prosperity of the times they had no automobile to take taho them to the 41 movies in fact they rarely went no radio kept them fit at homo evenings but while sirs mrs phillp philip darned stockings and patched clothing mr philip would read aloud to her from the great poets or from a classic novel daytimes they both worked hard she with her housekeeping and ile ho at ai ills his bookkeepers job by strict economy they always managed to pay their rent on the first ind and they always had fill an extra dollar in ili the bank when s some 0 me trouble sent one of the little family to the doctor or the dentist but christmas christinas was always a hardship plan as they would they never seemed able to get anything ahead for this holiday A broken water pipe in the small home extra books for little phils school work or perhaps new paper for ono one of their tiny rooms always seemed to take the small surplus on which they had planned to make a festive christmas they all hung up their stockings evo eve and they a roast chicken for dinner tho the next nest dey mr philip would read some christmas stories to tho the family after breakfast and that was the extent of their celebration br atlon being nice people they were a happy little family and never complained pla ined of courso course they were sorry not to be able to do more for fop little phil but lie he was well was receive receiving no a good schooling and was being fiew three pounds arid and more for eachl he said brought up in the way lie ho should go in fact lie he was a model child t in his small way aig h seemed nt at t welve twelve as mature as hla his parents when he camo came in from play ho he would take a book end and read till it was supper time a that occupied him saturdays delivering pers and in that way lie he earned nil of ills his own spending money about thirty cents a week at christmas lie he would give out of his small savings some tiny ornament to ills his mother and a lovely tie tao to his father just tile tho day before christmas mrs philip was thinking of what a nice little boy she phe hda had when she heard him talking to three of his playmates in tho the yard yes sir air ee ee 11 lie was insisting were having a ten pound ers er an all tor for just three three pounds and more for each ill mrs philip was thunderstruck tills this was a new phase of little phil bragging and lying she believe her ears for of course they having a turkey for christmas and in fact it was even doubtful ful if they would have a chicken this yeat year chickens were so high but being a nice mother she yell at her son and waited till evening to talk it over with her litis husband ba ad they then decided that since it was was little phils first lie lia almost its ins first offense they would overlook it until some further evidence pt of corruption corrupt loh should appear in him brides it was only natural for the poor child to exaggerate on the day before christmas what was the surprise of mr and mrs philip next morning to find under their stockings a nice ten pound turkey which was not from santa claus either but from their own dear little phi who had denied himself ills his small extravagances for months in order to rapka mc ke als tbs a real christmas christinas for them all nl so little phil hail had not lied bleil and tills together with Ms ls aride mrs mra phillp much impfler ovon tan tile ten pound did hili or could IS a isas N union i |