Show IN az S ala A y 4 to be no exchange christmas gifts that year bothe J i tb e family as gordon yade had niada made very tery plain stuff lift was 4 i Uthe 11 1 I the bunk anyway P tiiu arid and money wasted just ia ato it hilp help the merchants mer chanta sell half of the things no one ona wan to receive it vida it aa a ei athing tb I 1 n i a any ny m more 0 r e if I 1 it t ey I 1 hb rather doubted if it ever ta j e dundt quite free on that subjecting Subject t R ng s ahe lie stopped for ills morn the gay day before christmas alli aint I 1 grand the news j kshwy 11 aboy naked kedo hia face breathed rea thed aith with 1 leatter leat teg do yott you 61 think n so the anan asked as 1103 Bs bep he ald for or hi japer pa ayi 1 1 I I 1 S surel ule T waa the reply aint we we eoln ta have a tree at the t I 1 churl church h po pointing latIng across tho the i qa atme with candy and nuts and h athing and tomorrow a dinner ill say ay ita 16 grand 11 r then JO joh oh wait a minute mister fae called after the retreating man turned Lo looke okIll display playing a red glass pla pin for the mants mana inspection aint this a pe peach achill I 1 proudly its for my mom atom site she just juet loves jewelry course Cours ethis this aint good enough for her but Us its the best I 1 11 could affords a feord 1 1 then with a sit sigh 6 1 I cluro mura hoco ope sho she luket of lot louree seq will the man ire re assured him 4 t hope bope so me merry rry 4 f FI wem crry christmas returned ret ornea the t ti 9 1 ia anan j was waa ro me callea calla I later ater i chean ot tile the men cien la in the 1 office AS 1 4 iam aj w watch atch he had ar or hla A A a 44 it was redal recalled led beverta i ll tim proudly showed him gpo I 1 IOP some bome vore seless iia it eless spending sp daei piat a yousif yon on sif ot the pien laid hlina that bic title edw only it aji aude y fulk j jilt but I 1 varjo laron otwa wasl e leg no t 41 my va 4 M binde tal by ama ad rather 1 have A U i va alt wasyle agthe tou i la V tomorrow to give it to me the man chuckled 4 funny mused wade how bow much those things mean sometimes ho he remembered a foolish little hidden away in hta his dresser the work of miens helens gilve year old fingers sev oral eral years yeara ago but ho be remembered how happy they both were over it its a good thing people drop their grouches once a year and can s speak decently to a fellow 11 do you mean christmas wade asked the man at his side sure wag the reply some people la in this office offrice grouch nil year but just as soon as christmas COMM comes all smiles 4 working for a present maybe was the comment N they aren arent was tho answer all talking abaci what going td give not get no sir I 1 they just forget themselves a year and remember there are am others on earth and a good qed tiling too say L I 1 I 1 wale wade it many times that day maybo aderson ud erson war wa rag elgh maybe people did give because they enjoyed giving maybe it really was unselfishness on their part parl alter after all life be worth much if you havo bavo you cared enough about to ever civo a present that was one I 1 way you showed people you cared it would be rather strange not to have any of the excitement of christmas preparations at home no whispered secrets and no excitement about hiding gifts I 1 it t would be sort of quiet too junior was a great gnat kid ile ho certainly did want vant that bicycle and helen would be as proud as a peacock with that wrist watch she had been talking about so much and jamie the little scamp he surely would bo ibia disappointed if that football there tomorrow morning and aid grace bless her heart she was the best wife and mother possible she deserved something mighty fine they were nu nil fine bunch atia and nothing was t too 00 good hiir them an and JIB waa botne 9 to show t fiem that he thought so too was there time each yos if he buirl hurried buirley ed after telephoning home ho he would be late I 1 birbe off he rushed shouting merry christmas he went vents aroi hofira TS later inter oe on th the 0 train on hia way home he be was wad tob to happy to think of 0 low how tired he was it wbk fist a case caseb of 0 another mr scrooge he ie chuckled to himself S 1 C r rt y 0 4 lamb for Cli feat feast t tn in the eastern countries armenta armenia syrsa ij ccoce camb lamb to la the chief article of at diet on christmas the whole carcass carcass v g ic a sheep la Is for the family bracali being seifred lmh ith a ine ahn arr ot boiled dd raising |