Show if lawt thic Clure syndicate service DAVIE AVIE stood nt the camp window windo W and looked out over tho the great frozen lake inke do you think hell come right across tho the ice ile ho mother answered from tho the kitchen oil oh santa claus why perhaps darling but not this morn ing funny boy not before evening such unquestioning fiva year old faith and sho she must watch its be because there going to bo be any presents thoro any money suddenly davie screamed with excitement cit ement and ills his mother went running to look out too why its a deer davie reindeer said davie w without any question at all one of santas you think may be tho the sleigh tipped over and all tho the arese prese presents ants spilled I 1 that too bad they watched tho the graceful creature until it disappeared into the woods on the other side then mother returned to her baking and davie followed its a shamo tor for it to happen just the day before christmas when there wont bo be time to make any more how disappointed all the children in tho the world will bet dut but you a two small blobs appeared far out against the snow wont mind so much will you davie darling because know what happened just think you saw the daerl and he beautiful yes yea davie drew a long sigh of rapturous memory he fell silent then may I 1 go out and play the eleven sun was warm and she bundled him out suddenly it was ono one and time for lunch and she had heard no sound from da davie vie for an hour no answer when she called from the door davie in the yard ot of course he had gone to find the sleigh the tipped over sleigh and the presents how could she have failed to consider the way a childs mind would work she dared not leave the baby who had a slight cold nor start out with her on a search which might last tor for hours nothing to do then but wait for or jock to come in it was three before a small blob appeared far out against the snow two small blobs in tact fact she waited sobbing with relief 1 I find santa claus sleigh mama he explained as soon qs as he could speak for her kisses but I 1 found his hause she lives there and that was one of his reindeer the tracks went right into the yard santa claus was gone there was just a man asleep in the kitchen I 1 think hes one of tho the toy makers no that was ned said gold locks your name dear phillie As the afternoon wore on something familiar about the contour ot of the little face kept tickling her mem ory golden curls and a blue zipper Phi phillies Phill lliel lel ned ned cozetta Co zettl of course this was the bentley child phyllis bentley thanksgiving day and givel up for bendl jock bending to unlace his snowshoes snowshoe was hasmet met by a whirlwind bundled to its ears cars in shawls and sur rounded by three miniature whirl winds similarly wrapped crank up the car right away weve got to get into town before the telegraph office closes do you know who this child Is the whirlwind gave a bounce and grasped his arm phyllls phyllis bentley all and her mother thinks ashes dead and this Is christmas eve oh hur bur davie was gone three hours today and I 1 know lust just how she must feel and if we get hauled up for driving without a license therell be ten thousand dollars to any the finel |