Show Christmas Trails and Gales by Flor Florence nce Harris Wells Well Ian OW that she was really at now DOW II home bomo for tor Christmas Katharine Kath arine Mann found herself wishing that she had Invited some of her young city friends to accompany her Katharine was working on the last lut few tew rows of at the thet t f I she be was knitting for tor her mothers mother's gift and her thoughts were buy busy as her fingers he had thought 11 it was going to be stupid In the little bay shore vII vii- for tor her friends But Bat father and ander her er and brother Jack had bad all been sincerely delighted to see her that had decided a home was after all only place In la which to spend and boarding and rooming sea ues sea could not compare no matter congenial the young folks folkl there lit ht be Still the she did wish Fred Fredrich Fredrich rich might be here too red had grown to be quite a part her life lite she be was learning now that i had been away for two days dayL They been boarding at the same place six months month It was a jolly group that boarding house Katharine bed ed they were missing her especial espedal- Fred she admitted to herself An a she would not note ve e had any one mise no not anything ThU old year year old ther other Jack came hug Ing into the cm eat Shall we go get gete It e Christmas tree pter ter All right Kath Kath- lne ne ae an answered w ere d It was alan alye al al- ye an adventure cut across the covered bay bal to pine Pin woods on other aide side and Sect exactly the 1 t r f r f lot ht tree tre tree from the abundance to bend bend be bo pad nd there Jack would chop It down d 1 t together they would tie It secure- secure Ton on the big sled led It was easy enough bring It u back especially when the was waa as u smooth as It was Wl this year they would skate over and back lit It was wu two miles across to the pine which they reached In much mucha s a time than It U usually took themy them ey did not often have such luch a smooth ting tine surface It was Wea time well wel pined fined Ined for tor It took much longer than thaD u customary to find Just the right I ed eel tree to nt fit Into the space allotted i In III their living room The short Denb De- De tuber nb r day was already drawing to a aIe ao ase o se Ie e when the two found themselves nee Ye e more on OD the Ice heading beading for tor home f Well Wel have bave to hurry It If we get horn home fore dark Jack Dont I kno know It l I Jack answered kl k I Its It's snowing Sure enough the air was filled with withe e e. e Kittening glistening particles weve Were got to hustle now Kath You now ow youre you're plain stuck If It you g get fet caught aught on the Ice In a snow Inow storm On they glided holding firmly to the j jOn led sled rope The sharp snow granules became more numerous The air was 1 filled with them pelting and biting 1 their heir faces and making the skating less leal 1 and nd less easy The cracks and holes In Inbe inthe i ithe the be Ice were soon covered More than once nee Jack and Katharine found themselves themselves them- them J selves elves clutching the air In wild contortions con con- cani i to keep keel their balance Suddenly Katharine Katharine's skate raught aught In III n a hole In falling she hit Jacks Jack's skate kate and they both went sliding and sprawling on the he snow-covered snow surface The sleigh with the tree on It sped past them carried on by the Impetus of Its Us weight wel ht and the flying start It had The two skaters gathered themselves together regaining their feet teet In time timeo timeto timeto to o see the runaway sleigh hit a fisherman's fishermans fishermans fisherman's fishermans fisherman's fish fish- erman's hut but The hut but collapsed They watched two much and Irate men disentangle themselves from the wreck and glare around to see what It t was waa all about Katharine and Jack sped ped towards them as fast as the skating would permit per per- mit Were so sorry Katharine began But the snow covered the cracks In the Ice and my skate caught she got no further A pair of black blackeyes blackeyes blackeyes eyes under the huge buge fur cap were mischievously mischievously mis mis- twinkling twink ling Ung So youre you're our undoing Katharine Mann I came up here bere on your trail but I didn't expect you JOu to upset my plans In this fash fash- Ion Katharine h had a d somewhat recovered her poise valse How now did you get here hue Fred Aldrich I thought I left lett you In town You did But what's a city without your gay self In it HI IU I decided to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac uncles uncle's proffered Invitation to fish so 10 I followed you home You know my aunt and uncle Of Ot course coarse Were We're old friends Katharine beamed her brightest smile upon the uncle But I didn't know you were relatives This Is II my brother broth broth- er er JackLets Jack Lets go home and get the tree up Its It's almost alm st Quit snowing Jack offered unceremoniously Lets Let the uncle added but he smiled as though well pleased Your mother has hal already asked us for tor Christmas dinner Katharine It was wu to have been a surprise A pretty fine one Id I'd fay say Freds Fred's voice sounded very gay and happy That tree deserves special attention In my opinion So off we go over the Ice and through the snow Inow And someway It proved much easier euler going oln now than It did before espe before espe especially dally to Katharine c. c W Win Newspaper Union Tb The Cr Green n Christmas Tr TrIn Tr In order to keep the tree green al althe aU an aUthe anthe the time It Is lion on display cut a small mall piece from the base of the tree no so that thata a new surface Is le exposed Then rhen se set let tb the tree in its lt support with a small pan containing water In the center so 10 that tha th the bate base of ot th the tree I Is I. resting In th the water all the time Add an aspirin tablet to th the water and prepare to hava have hav havea a flourish trw 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