| Show One Half Dozen Happy Kiddies Dy ily ELEANOR KING KINO Woman Doman d din dining l n I n I g Gathers in room of this homeless Tots Tob l h home e 0 x m q qui V e nl i s was Ite For for Christmas b e a aut u n 11 o I ful mi Festivities spacious and ond furnished furnished fur furN In the best of taste Its lis massive Jacobean high high- backed chairs tong Ions table draperies all harmonized nut Hut that quality which wh puts one at ease was lacking It J looked austere and unfriendly The servants had decorated the table and room profusely trying to give a little of the Christmas atmosphere The forbidding for bidding look still asserted Itself e though From rom the length of the liable Jable able and amount of edibles plied piled upon It It one might have Judged there was to be quite a party but only four places were set The dinner gong sounded A middle middle- aged well-dressed well man and woman ap ap- And you IOU say MY The Thelma ma went out In Inthe Inthe Inthe the car carr She didn't say Eay where she was goIng goIng go go- Ing Robert Kobert replied his wife She probably thought Hubert was vas taking too long In getting ov over r here so 80 she he took It upon herself to go after him Undoubtedly assented Mrs Fre Fre- mont Thelma came soon bursting In upon tier her folks coat cont and hat hot still on To be sure lure she he had Hubert with her j 1 Dad mother she exclaimed come lad and see what I have ha out here herel I She led her folks Into the front hall ro To their astonishment they found the thes I s g tf butler and amI a maid occupied In removing remove ing log coats and mats hats from six children Well where did you OU get these said Mr Fremont In his blustering way Its like this Dad began bean Thelma with V-Ith a rather apologetic air When I came downstairs this afternoon and andI I saw aw that dining lining room table tale heaped up with good things well things well I 1 Just went for Hubert together we found the name acme of cf the nursery or home or whatever you ou cull call It near here and we went over o I there I had the matron give ghe me half halt halfa a dozen children and here the they are She pointed to the group in front of her ller who were busy taking In their surroundings Children this Is my father and this my tny mother Now Dad here bere Is Toll Tony Rose Hose Frederick Charles Anna and Marie as she gathered the children to her Now children weare wo we are going In and have hae dinner lets et's see Hubert you rou take Frederick and Charles Dad Dud take Tony Mother you OU take Anna and I will have e Rose Hose and Marie The children ranging from six sir to fight eight were rather shy until they set eyes yes res on all nil the goodies on the table then they were all excitement Thelma winked at nt Hubert and then looked at ather ather her Iler dad He was busy keeping meat nough enough cut up for Tony supplying his numerous other demands and keeping up tip with his many questions The children children chil dren were fairly stuffed when they climbed down from the to table We Ye are ore going to play some games game now said sal sall Thelma Hubert you rou get geton geton on en that side of the circle come on Dad and Mother Iother But Dut no amount of coaxing o could bring Dad and Mother Dad thou thought ht he had bad done his share What do you ou think said sold Thelma to the children a little while later Hubert tells me he was Just in the I library JIrar and Santa left a Christmas j I tree and some gifts girts for you ou In there I The They all made a dash for the door Where Where do you suppose she got these things queried Mr Fremont remont of his wife I J cant can't Imagine she replied this must have lune been the planning of more than today It came time for Thelma to give the dread announcement that they were to leave e for the home Before doing so soshe soshe she surveyed the scene before her I There was Dad on his hands and I knees crawling about the floor fluor with I ITon Ton Tony playing train Tony had succeeded sue suc seeded e In winning over Mr Fremont remont o I There here sat sut her mother read ng a story to three of the youngsters and und Hu lIu Hubert I IL L bert she Bert she could hardly believe her eyes sat yes sat cuddling u Ii little sleeping form In W hu hH arms She went over o and sat down n on the arm of his chair You d dear nr old thing she said suld put put- Uc her arm around him then Hubert Hu lIu bert Lert look at Dad Wont Won't you ou say this day was been a u success r B D un 1111 l Jr W il rn N Newspaper w P P r Union |
