Show CHRISTMAS AMONG THE PINES daf oy BY bodle webb pearson www www A a BILT iu ill spite of his 5 six B BIG foot tour four was a boy at heard heart t boss of a logging crew he could oo bo plenty stern when occa slon elon demanded but a christmas tree rind all the lights and cheer that avel with it was was lift weakness christmas is no fun un without i kids was the way he be put it but it looked liko like bill was doomed to disappointment this year the crew were lounging around the fire niter after a hard days work when pudgy sam the cook shook the ashes out of his pipe and said the reason wo we cant have 6 0 MO Q 4 41 christmas no fu a without kids tile way ile rut it a christmas just like homo home right hero here plenty trees it if we can muster the 11 bob the kid dishwasher was all enthusiasm weve got popcorn ive strung yards at home for mom sams got a harmonica and dave a jews harp nn an some of you fellows can sing and ill trim the tree the boss think much of a christmas without kids put in dave theres the tha martins they got a couple kids we can aan ring them in I 1 was by there vother day an hoard heard them about santa comin 11 boss said martin looks sort of bent beat out too said another suppose we WB appoint bob hero here as a committee of one to extend our invitation vi for them to join us I 1 feel we owe them something the way they helped us when some of the men had flu du big bill was jubilant with their plans you fellows callows took the wind out of my sails but do a better job than I 1 could oh little ton of bethlehem lead by sams harmonica floated out from luety im ty throats upon another star strewn night big bill tn in a scrambled suit of red flannel and A hemp beard was tk 0 satisfactory santa claus clans to at least two happy children lie handed out gifts to everyone sam had done his best on the feast that fol 01 ol lowed and everybody joined in the three cheers find and a tiger for or a louy jolly christmas among the oregon janes 0 western ne f union marle marie with a now new light and radi ance about tier her next pulled him to tn a tall young man standing by the fire and this Is jules she explained simply jules gareau the two men shook hands please please all ot of you she cried bo be quiet I 1 the room fell into spence alc nce 1 I have been away a long while began tho girl but 1 I am home again I 1 have neglected you all but chiefly my family but pow now on christmas christinas eve I 1 come to my senses and youl ifer her lovely smile encircled them all mother the figurine which jules jule s carved of you brought me back I 1 could not wait for or then I 1 knew how id missed you A murmur of pleasure ran about the room jules her voice faltered blushes rose in her cheeks are you still she could not finish the trill tall handsome young man as if in a dream strode close to her no marie marici im not married ive waited so long for you 11 and then uproar rose again they danced they feasted and marie sat close to her mother and looked and looked at that klad kind strong for giving face and all the children fell asleep and were waked up again and marles maries father roared with laughter thus marle marie la farge came back to the village of and jules 0 western union |