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Show A CHRISTMAS WEDDING By Alvih Jordan Garth i a 1 (CO. tI0. VV-Mttrn Nwippr Union.) fT WAS days beforo Clirlft-mas Clirlft-mas and Netta Doane bad been left nom In the hou'e, except' for the servnnts. Usually Us-ually her fnvoilte playmate, Corn Wallace, living near by, called for her. and they took n stroll, or visited a neighbor, or Inspected tho Miops'on the next street. Corn had uct appeared, nnd Inking her dolly Netta wondered- nbout the upper portion por-tion of (he house In n de-tultory way. It was In her sister Winifred's room Hint Ncttn received a suggestion that she proceeded to carry out. Tlmt ' young lady In her hnste to Join her mother In a shopping tour bad left her Jewel case open In full sight. "I'll fix jou nil up for a grand party, Dolly," prattled Nettn ; and then nnd thorp In turn- n sunburst, a iivcUme ' nnd .n dlnuiond pin. were attached lo the clothing of the doll, Innocent, art-' less" Nettn never renllzhl that shn! was phi) log with n small fortune. "Now, we'll ride to the party In tho automobile," announced Nettn further, and she put on Dolly's coat, covering nit her opulent adornment. Just then there was n call outside nnd Nettn histeueddow-iistalrs to Join Coin, walling for her at the door. Passing her mother'8 room Nettn noticed 1111 open box Ijlng on the bed. II held n lovely ijew doll, nnd In an Instant Mm knew that It wns lo bo her CI11 Istti.oa present, forn new one had tieen pi out bed. lmpetuou"',- she snatched It up. "Oh, Coral" ixi.i.ilniul Nettn. up-penilng up-penilng before her friend, "look I lookl My new Chllstmns dolly. We'll ga right over mid show It to Alice I. Mo. The old one Is no good now," ami sho recklessly Hung It Into (he stieet, with no thought of the Jewelry It wore. Five minutes inter n nidged llttlo urchin picked up the illseaided doll. "Tlmt'll he n Hue present for sister t.ou," he dednted, nnd made for 1I10 tenement sW riiiaies distant enrry-lug enrry-lug his lind to n home pnesslng n marked contrast to the elegnut tunii-ftloti tunii-ftloti that lind housed the discarded pet of capilctous Netln Donne, There wns n vast commotion nt tho Donne home Hint evening. Willis Frere, who wns the necepted lover of pretty Winifred Donne, mado his usual call to bo met with tears by his Ilnncee. Someone Some-one hod entered tho house nnd had rifled her Juvvel easel Fnthcr lind reported re-ported It to tho police, hut the recovery re-covery of the gems seemed hopeless. Willis condoled with Wlulfied but lind n professional call to mnkc nud left enrly. He wns n young, rising physician, physi-cian, nnd nrrlvcd nt Grej's tenement! (o receive good news ns lo a patient of long stnmllng, .Mrs. Mary Steadier. Ho found her 011 the road to recovery, nnd told tier so, nnd her daughter nud the other children nnd Paul Martin, a rcsu'iir visitor at the house, wejo mnde happy nt the Ihouglil of tha L BBJ convalescence of their loved one BB "There Is the balance of your bill, Pl Dr. Frere," spoke Martin, taking him rBBa Into the next room, "The doctors who I BBb operated I hnvc pnld, too. and the hos- 1 BBI pltol hill Is all settled. It's lhe,tmly IfrH Christmus present vc shall see nrount W BBJ here (his year, hut Isn't It enough tu I. BBJ make our hearts glnd mother welt I BBJ once morel You know, I hud saved up M Sj enough' to marry Mni'lha this Christ- 5 BBj mas, but I bnvc gladly jton,,llie ex BBJ pense of her mother's sickness, m I BBJ (hero will bnvc lu be n postponement." t BBJ I "We will cult tho hill ujtinrc on LBBJ 3 our former Inst payment." Insls'teil HBbI Dr. Fiere. tombed hy tho fulthfufnesi ' I of the young mnn. "Wbut mu tlieeu?" .BJBJ he added, as Martin lifted a bot from H 11 BBBJ "It Is something I wanted to ask yuu RBBJ nbotil," replied Martin. "This morn- I BvJ 1 Ing little N'ed found n doll , In the LBBvJ I street and hiougbt It home' fur Lou. iVBbI who uotlied nil that Jewelry plitiud.tu IBBfl It. We nre honest people and I vvnnt H ,vou to ndvlse me hpw I shall go about BBI llndlug the owner." BBBJ Dr. Fiero could scarcely believe his BBBJ cjeslght. In nn Instniu he recognized 1 the Jewels belonging to his tlnnree. it - BBBJ wns oo Intense n circumstance to BBBJ ntinly xc all nt once; Its Htrnugeness; BBBJ Its Importnnrc, He hurried buck to BBBJ the Domic houso and told the' story BBBJ BBJ "A win thy, honest man; observed H Winifred's fnthcr. "These poor peode H Interest me.. What do jou say (o fids BBBJ grand Mnrtlii mnn bnvlng Ids wedding BBBJ Just as bo expected this Christinas?" BBBJ Then bnck to Martin went the doc- H tor. The poor fellow's appreciation BVBJ of vv lint the Doancs designed fairly H overcame him, Nesl day Winifred 11ml BSJ her mother spent ilecointlng Die hum- ICvBh bio tenement looms and urrnugliig for SBBwJ (be wedding. IBBJ It was 11 royal gift to honest need. BBBJ nnd the most contented henrln In oil BBl (he gienl city thai Christmas night BBBJ were tho'c f tint lind bestowed such IBBBj plena I happiness npon worthy, grate- BBBJ family. H |
