Show it ir Christmas and an Odd Od Tree I Surprise Package That rought Brought Joy t to Entire F Family y I GERTRUDE WALTON T IS plain to eee see that for this Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas there will be beno beno beno no tree tree tree-I I mean one that isn't made from u basket or a table table table-no no real rent tree Any kind of a Santa Claus as well as would die In this terrible place uld mild be more bearable If James home hOUle Mida Lee exclaimed im- im 1 ra rally lly Uy as os she looked lovingly at ot a n aph of her elder son James because localise of government service he tea spa could not spend Christ Christ- Ith his home circle she ulie looked out over o the treeless covered prairies of her northern home miles from where thAs thA's the thA theis s 's drought I them m mantra antra and her tier sighs I Ito Eto to an 1 ex exclamation lation h brought e year old h from an nn anIng bins Ing room to the secret Q mol mother her reIt ret re re- It t us be a 1 i fand and a Santa anta i too You Youl I Ibe be Santa and I will tree laden Packages which you may take me ale and give to the boys at the herders herders' ders wagon tomorrow Fa Fa- anI and Lester Ister will be gone to town Y ant and nd we will visit the hoys boys and nt ht them with a tree and Santa for Christmas Eve Mrs Mrs- Leo Lee Bed Id ed Lee sang liang next morning tr er baking after utter she ehe had bad tucked and year ten Lester P e i sled for their long drive In with a basket on lief het nd nu some Borne small packages fastened 1 tier T coat rout so she would represent Mrs Jars Lee and Clara started t e wagon ion to carry Christ Christmas mils to top heep p- p n Ile Mrs bars Lee Iee put the wagon In Clara flara tacked up 0 of Christ olor alar or the she had ad clipped from maga- maga or had nad designed from paper the way home bome Mrs Mra Iee Lee an and t ed to have bave their Christmas packages fastened over 11 Mr 1111 Lee Ice who would serve sere as nil a a 0 tree while Lester os ns Santa Claus would distribute the gifts Upon arriving home they were surprised to find Mr Lee Iee and Lester who b tad ad eXle expected ted to be away until dark There was greater surprise when hen they found the chores done and supper ready rady Let us have f our tr tree e and Santa Claus Clans first Mr 1 Lee Iee said sold when he bp heard haril of the plan of a tree man tre and mid anda mida a Santa boy Claus Claw Of Ot course everyone every e one was So the packages some of which had hod been brought that day from town were being fastened over o Mr MI Lee as the tree when he sold said mischievously winking at Lester Please lease dont don't forget the large l package I just juat brought for all of you ou It Is Inthe In Inthe Inthe the closet Mrs Lee and Clara ran excitedly to the closet when a package package-a a tall tallboy boy seized boy seized them i both In his hia arms arma Through smothered smothered ered Joy cries of ot James I When did you rome comet Mr Lee explained that on a ous visit vl t to town he lie had bad received u word that James was nae coming home bome I n fl fur r Christmas 11 He kept the secret as aso asu u o happy surprise fro frat frou Mrs I rs Lee i and Clara Upon pretense of ot getting get tin ting some gifts for tor the children I he and Lester Iester ha had bad planned the trip to town after James who was now hungry sad and ready fur for supper cupper May I serve as your our tree this year with branches I hope strong enough to 10 hold all the trust and confidence you place In me as well as to hold any I packages of love and service the real Santa Claus allows me to carry to his children everywhere Again I hope bope that I may be a ft worthy Santa Claus Glaus- Ills Santa Santo Claus Claus to to distribute Ills His peace and good will James said as aa he be learned of the afternoon visit to the sheep herders wagon |