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Show I The Piper a r rJ .1 ti 1 ClriitopWfc i.c( !".'.'.', VVrl Sm"" I'dVT .) rpllBP.E Is a contrast to the holiday atmosphere as one passes Into the r ir.r!: zzl u;:.3cvgrcund Way out of the great depot. A chill strikes upon the soul as well as upon the body. The passer hurries on to escape Into the light and cheer of the street. He hugs bis Christmas packages a little closer and tries to whistle himself him-self Into something like gayety. Suddenly he Is startled and helped by the tones of a merry tune and discovers dis-covers the edd blind man who has long haunted the dismal place. For years thbi tinfoil imat" has made It his one business to stand there and pipe up the failing spirits of travelers. His face has refused the niarb of darkness dark-ness ind his sold has kibt gladness behind Its cloned and curtained windows. win-dows. As one stops to b've n token and a word of appreciation with him he says, "Thard you; I dou" know as 1 ccr did anybody any giT"l; somr people don't like It." |