Show anta y ant rid t. t tl l ft fr Frank Merles r i t b. b ry BIO BIG touring car swung In la at a small south south Georgia Georgia junction to get a n Christmas box boa then had to wait walt for tor a train to stop and pass before before be be- fore tore the could be a at ae leis leis- ure Going back toward his car the owner noticed a white-haired white woman gazing up the track anxiously lIe He wanted to make a record distance this day and was Impatient at losing time But nut lie Ite paused at her irresolution Anything I can d do he asked naked No o. o sir thank you Only Im I'm afraid Ive I've missed my train and Im I'm not much on traveling My car broke down and the colored boy didn't know what to do If n a neighbor hadn't rescued me with a laugh lough I dont don't suppose Id I'd ever have got here Its It's twelve mites miles to tomy tomy tomy my plantation Going tar far fare Yes a long longway way way way-to to Lakeland Lake Lake- land Florida F The man started and glanced d toward toward toward to to- ward his chauffeur chauffeur chauffeur who was standing by the car door j Too bad l I he said I suppose you are pre planning to get through to Lakeland f for o r Christmas Why Why- have you your our baggage buggage anywhere handy Only a suitcase and a package of Christmas cooking I got ready last night In a hurry You Youse see se Im I'm Just i making a flying visit to see my dau daughter daugh daugh- h. h ter before she leaves She's Just married mar mar- ried WeI WeH with sudden briskness coinIng comIng corning corn com Ing Into his voice voe hop Into my car Theres There's plenty of room roan with only my wife and daughter Were ere bound for tor Lakeland too and aUll will wilt be bo there the tho day dllY before Christmas My man will get your our baggage heat beat the railroad Yes In my cur ur with the trains train's poor connection I don't dont dont don't Hop 1101 In he repeated repented taking her tier arm and urging her to the tho car Were Yere ore glad to have havo company to talk with Here you ou are are as the chauffeur came with the tho suitcase and a It small swall box Now were we're off oITI I It had hart all nil happened so BO swiftly that the old woman hardly hardy realized It before be bo fore they shot out of ot the town and were speeding on their way toward Lakeland at better than fifty miles an un hour Hut But still stilt she did not realize It Fifteen Fit teen tellI miles over the tho rough country roads In the decrepit plantation flivver hud had all nit the sensations of more rapid and dangerous travel than sixty In Inthis Inthis inthis this big running easy car She Che settled set lIet tied buck bark Itts women nice too Another thing was wag it antly aptly in her mind and aad presently ij had to mention It 1 The fhe plantation house field hands handi all expect a little ma brance my going so to far tar and tb III Kill KillIng Ing Christmas she muse mused J theres there's Jo Josephine I p could do It a all II but not ha th It train fare down will vIII make It II aC happily Plantations dont don't yield spare flare money these days p Christmas Is too muck much of ofden oil of den for tor lI light ht pocketbook the car owner I dont don't belie them anyway I gave tip up Cir giving long IonA ago nAo Foolish ny ty y daughter that but site she sheI it I IThe The Christmas box bor I stopped stooped lit Ii for tor her Wastes money salt i 4 tience Give Ohe money muney 1 have haye to tl Th Its It's what Im I'm Imly going ly Iy apologized ed the old W WIs Is presents for the help at homi the other half to my my daa daughter Just married and sad her herfor t for Mexico Christmas Day C tle there she writes and It 11 its reason he cant can't have and mach mach- U Maybe this will help I Harry Eh h K-h tarry 1 Mexico lh Then n he ht closed ie tightly and looked It straight ahead An hour or so later Inter while going J through an nn unsettled unsettled un settled piece plc of ot country the till old W womans woman's 0 m n n s 's hanif fell softly on his oo shoulder Please s top stop t o p Just a minute she breathed I k I never saw such a aI I holly tree tre so fullI full I of ot berries I 1 I want some Christ 4 C h r 1st lUllS mas s stuff t u rr ft Is nothing b but u t foolishness i and and and- J Joh bother und and O w If oh I he beg your pardon James you ou help cut ut t B tM J d got cot In I h Before Detore they I ta 00 feurs help p she Insisted the ct bunches bunch's of ot h ly all alt about aboul Id the owner first At enn w presently his gaze gare beg begun and the 6 to In sprig 0 from tram sprig some I Ian 1 an to chance to e i gan dr lie reed grin grin At store f store S Christmas fore tore a big blA t Got to get ger to toli li te 1 ho lie muttered tl i holly holl 5 nil that w I e and pO UJ Jo josephine And O hl i SOllie I II you rot a 10 eagerly Josephine too Same Lne ono one the TIn I married My Iy s soy sons y ju Just 1 ma presents ti though though- la I h b II r he hes he's for heV rf p dont don't need net any chain t f age a n 1 a If the all nad I expect X l ct of A And J J Jes spoke d you me 6 and P with 6 tel store In th the basketful ot of trash clap r darkles g 1926 W |