Show oc M 4 holida I 1 for AWO labua B bucins 69 nr HIS being with the family T on christmas Is the bunk so I 1 wont mind parking myself down there in martinville mr howard paul boyd told his employer how he found himself spending the holidays holl holi Jays lays in a lonely little room in a boarding and rooming house ills IHs landlady had gone out to church services he knew but he determined to pass the lonely hours by reading having prepared himself with a flock of new detective fiction before leaving the city before another halt half hour had passed paul tossed the book aside and began pacing the floor here he was alone at last on one christmas eve tar far from too concerned cor berned relatives and friends As the crowning insult without a moments warning the little litle light that hung on a single cord from the ceiling cel ling flickered and went out great day this Is the endt endl I 1 t tossed the he book aside and beg nn racing pacing the floor wonder what they do here when the lights go out go to bed I 1 suppose I 1 lie he muttered disgustedly but just tho the same he began scratching matches to hunt for or a possible kerosene lamp he ha might have overlooked five matches later he found a candle and lost no time lighting that at least I 1 can find my way about while getting ready to retire ho he grumbled but as he jerked at his tie the unmistakable sound of a smothered sob came to him through the hot air register paul wanted to be alone but sobs did things to him and tt it took him just three minutes to locate the door from behind which was darkness and those sobs all because a thoughtless landlady had failed to provide the lovely and lonely girl with un an extra bit of lighting in case the rather unreliable power company service discontinued without notice the only reason for the tha sobs being in a noisy city where folks are celebrating asking all kinds of favors of bod you at the h holiday oll time doing the same old par lies ilis farally farri fly dinners and all chati thought it would bs be nice to escape it for a change she explained jean Hatti away she said was be her flame teen jean I 1 said the same thing and maybe we were both right only that that and suddenly he became embarrassed but struggled on that it 11 all okeh if f you dont have to escape alone just one for company and for celebrating cle is bout about the right number what do you think jean alone tog together ethert it do ant make sense as for english but it does christmas edly speak speaking and the light of the candle burned high and proud on that holiday for just two 0 weter western newspaper Kw union |