Show christmas spirit A lewis hos AR ai and lon had been shovel lj las ing snow from the streets the ff flay day before christmas now in III L their dami dim drafty tenement room boora they washed the icicles rom oin their grizzled white watte mustaches id d sat down to quarrel over their en a doug was an old tea hound s i lon would quickly tell you in nes of immense disgust and a helk icek too parting his hair and tys his everlasting biest they exactly quarrel for a if larrel barrel has two sides our side and ie 0 wrong side and doug never say a harsh word a trait which abed old lon iian to greater explosions must be revealed hero here that doug ad d lon were nicknames sacred cause because zest 11 mary ary had bestowed lera era abug D ou the optimist with hla ill u up arling mustache was doug fair antes anks and lon with his direful coun nance cenance was wag named for lon chaney whom horn lie le would never see sec ellig aglaI agin tho th theater effer jest jes mary was vas gone now for our ur years she had kept house for hese old partners it was waa their aulk ault they knew thatched that shed left them hey ind in fact got her ber adopted y as fins fina a faill family as graced tho the forth shor more arl drive ve but south wa iva ash and the whole city of chica chicago go 10 seem st a miserable place on christ tas ete without wItTi out the little f n who hadt bad sald when she was eight rara old and deserted at their door doo r hat latsie she was jes files mary alary christmas barked lon dont can au coudal not lihi but snow art an crowds tt a sloppy ln weather an suckers fIgh fightlin tin with each other to get up to the counters to be ba robbed lon dipped his fills bread into his tea viciously as aa it if ho he were punching via an antagonist but lon chirped doug yuh know tills this abow i s healthy specially at four Acil dollars lars a days day for foil oll ol war horses like us an s say the colder it gets the more I 1 jest set mygind my mind to ln about the time we crawled out of the furnace crik country in 03 93 that makes the snow seem like a real bless ln ajon snorted yeszou yes you old idiot t an when we auz at crik crib abad I 1 bad to tote yon yim to io the water hole bole you plum out of your nut an ant still sayin gayln anyhow this beats bein froze in the montana gold rush bah I 1 but lon lon be hanged V 1 snapped the oth cili er find his voice had catch in it ye lye might as we well 41 start callian me jake ake agin I 1 reckon jos marys clean forgot us by now no she aint shouted doug in a frightened tone its christmas an I 1 I 1 them folks Is heri her a big time 0 course maybe down at palm beach come new year tear shell be drop drippin dropp pin ln in on us lie he pulled hla hig little mustache desperately but bui jake was bitter they for pet cef 11 he be said au christmas la Is bunk bubli 11 he pulled out olit lits thin worn pocketbook flattened it it and glared at it bring on your presents senty olaus claus he growled heres my heres the money belt of the man tb that atvas was third partner in the gold goat mine 11 say listen grinned doug you an me saw tiie the eclipse or of tho the sun once but you from it it sure looked as it if the littly lettla moon had blotted out aalthe all the sunlight la the world apt the suns still doin business an yet you still le let t EL a little thing like money a little thing like blut bests throw ln ial down hla his partners blind you yon from heeln tho tha christmas spirit he grabbed lons poc pocket boole and held it close to mons lons face now nov then this pocketbook Is your little troubles and that big door there repa all the good in the world you cant see I 1 it for fer kelln yer little troubles close before yuh Bug bughouse housel roared loni lion but suddenly the door burst burs open and jes mary fell upon the them M shou shouting Ung and kissing them till they glowed with embarrassment and delight you dear old boys I 1 she cried s been all the way to arizona and back and theres a big out there to be all yours mr says so I 1 found aund hiat aln T thero 1 bere iere was a big bg mistake aboul abou the mine mind she pointed to the door on the doorstep in sombrero and behr bearskin skin coat towered big bill west I 1 A moment of astonishment of bf appraisal pral pra isal sal then three weather beaten hands leaped to clasp each other arid add three husky joyful voice voices s shouted wi one well ril ill ie be hangell han gedl I merry christmas 10 1 ca 1128 1928 western newspaper union rs icv u pi p i r 11 |