| Show W Daddy's Daddys I EJ Pd ii Evel I fairy a Tale T TaleA le leY Y A KY Y GRAHAM 0 BONNET BONNER DREAM PICTURES Beatrice closed tier her r eyes ees anti yet jet she he felt so tr very wide awake Some Some- how low she just couldn't help It It seemed scented as though a aery very ery lon Ion time Inie went b by and at al last U heard lean strange strange sounds on 00 the Ule roof root All Ali she Bhe said to 10 herself delightedly delighted delighted- ly II 3 I Bin em sure I 1 bear hear Santa Claus Rod and the reindeer I 1 am ant sure he must be coming down my chimney now now More sounds Bounds on the roof root and then the sounds Bounds were beard heard nearer and nearer Dearer Now stocking was hung buna In the tile nursery by the fireplace and aDd she wondered It If she alto would not Dot beable beable be beable able to see everything t Oh this was wonderful and she wondered won dered If she sire could keep her ber eyes eye closed and still see seo I Yes she aho thought her eyes ere must mUll becI be cI closed She wasn't quite sure but no matter mat ter tet tet she was wal going to have the most thrilling time She was going to watch Santa Claus at work At last there was a terrific noise lathe In la Inthe I Ithe the chimney and soon SOOIl she saw law Santa Claus There he was just like like his hI pictures so wonderfully Jolly and merry and gay Bay I She In the least scrap dis appointed No 0 he was wn far more perfect even than his pictures Ills beard was waa to so white his cheeks so M o red and his hll eyes eye so eo twinkling And his smile I The most wonderful smile she Bhe bad bod ever er seen In lD all her life lite She wondered If it the worst wont crosspatch cross cross- patch In the world could have kept from smiling If it that smile of Santas Santa's could have been ben soen She felt herself to be all smiles Dut But she must keep kepp ver very quiet I Santa Claus was talking to himself but Beatrice lion trice didn't hear him So the Dream 1 King ln Is la playing a II Y o But I 1 Mustn't Let Her 8 S. S See w Joke on me eh elf he chuckled And the bream King said sold Never mind Santa Claus this Is II fun and nud the Dream 1 King also said Although you are dreaming Beatrice Beat nent rice this Is really Santa Claus I I IBeatrice IBeatrice Beatrice didn't know quite wh wily why she hud had heard some one telling her lucha such luch sucha a a thing when hen she knew It anyway As If anyone could have mistaken en Santa Claus I But nut I 1 mustn't let tot her see Bee what 1 I Iam Iam am putting In the stocking stocking that that will never do tail said Santa SantI Claus Beatrice saw Baw him turn his back and bend over o her stocking and at last hang hong It up again all filled Oiled with something something something some some- thing very ery much like a doll poking out of the top She Site must have a surprise Dream 1 King said Santa Claus That float Is I. all right answered the Dream King I 1 simply wanted her herto herto herto to see you In 10 her dream And her dream Is III really true because because be be- cause couse you yeu lU are here and aDd she Is II seeing a 11 perfect t picture of you ou my magic malc camera that does th that t. t Im I'm taking pictures of you every minute and they pass pOliS before Beatrices Deatrice Beat Deat rices rice's e eyes ls You did not want me to take a picture of ot you as 81 you ou Oiled ailed the stockIng stock stock- Ing lug so I 1 took your lour pack and she saw law sawa lawa a picture of your four red rell coat and of you yon bending over the stocking mocking Ha Ua ha ha laughed Santa Clans lan joure youre oure a pretty smart old fellow Dream 1 King So now the little girl Is II seeing me mo through your our dream pictures and your pictures are Just as clear and true as 1 can call be bl eh eh Dream King 1 1 7 he hey are perfect said the Dream Kin King Co said laId Santa Simla Claus Clous nut lint I 1 cant can't stop to have ha any more mure pictures taken here hero tonight t as 81 Ive I've too much to do du elsewhere Put But how Beatrice was to t IM had such Burb perfect dream pictures pic plc lures tures It I ISlip t Slip lie hp talked about them for days daB one and days a afterward |
