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Show MARY GRAHAM. -BONNER. - corrbGnT n lium mtwu umoh DOLLY'S CHIMNEY Dolly was a little girl. She had been named Dolly as a pet name for she was Just as dear and dainty as a pretty little dolly. And it sounded affectionate af-fectionate to call her that. It just sounded the way she was, too. There was an enormous chimney chim-ney in the living room of the house where Dolly lived. Oh, it was a huge chimney. Santa had, several sev-eral years ago, written her a let- A Lovely Book and ter ancl uart t01a a Lovely Apple. ner what a PIeas ant chimney it was for him to use, so big and easy. And it was such a big chimney that you knew the messages went straight up to Santa Claus through it. For Dolly had many messages to send. She was sending some now. "Santa Claus," she called, "It's getting get-ting close to Christmas time, and this is Dolly speaking. "I live right opposite from the library li-brary in the big white house you remember, re-member, Santa. I know you know as you've always been to It. But just to remind you I'm telling you it is right opposite from the library. "Santa Claus, I wonder if you would be kind enough to get me some of those lovely big red apples you brought me last year. They were the best apples I ever ate. "I love to read books and eat apples when Christinas is all over. I wonder won-der If you do that too, Santa. I wonder won-der If you cu.-l up In a big chair and have a lovely book and a lovely apple. 'Anrl TM !iL-o enmo hnnt-c ton tf It's not too much trouble. "And may I please have a new sled this Christmas. Santa? "I'll tell you about the sled. - "I had the little green one yon brought me when I -was very young. I was only three years old when you brought It to me. And I still love It, and It is behind my bed nnd I have my dolls sleep on it. "Of course I have a cushion on it so it won't be too hard for them and In the winter I have that warm little quilt over them you gave me once and in the summer a little light quilt my mother made for me. "But I would love a new sled as this one does as a bed for the dolls but Is half broken when It conies to sliding down hill, and I love to slide down hill. "Do you have hills to slide on, Santa? San-ta? And do you go coasting after Christmas?" Then Dolly went and sat down for a little while but after a short time she was bad calling up the chimney to Santa Claus once more. "Oh, Santa " she called, "dear Santa, San-ta, could I hare a new sweater I would love to have one as nearly like my friend Margie's as you can find. "Hers Is red and goes right over her head and has such a pretty stitch. "I wonder if you could find me one like it. "It's a lovely red shade, like the red of your coat, I think. So maybe you could match It by your coat. "Oh, clear Santa, thank you so much if I could liae this. "And SantA, when you come will you write on on of your presents for me so I can hav it in your writing to put In my scrap book and keep for I ever nnd ever. "You gave me a beautiful scrap book once and I j keep nil my most precious things in I it. I won a prize last year and it was '.n the paper at least I mean ' my name was ln I the paper and my j daddy cut that out i and I put It in my I scrap book. ..My DoU Seep "And I have on ,t.,. cards there and some pretty pictures, and oh, I'd love to have your writing about cue of my presents, too. "Oh. I'd love that, dear Santa. "My father says I mustn't bother you any more, for you have so much to do. I guess all children know that and yet they can't help calling to you. "Oh, Santa, please don't forget about the sweater as nearly like Margie's as possible and red. like your coat. ";ood ni.L'ht, dear Santa. "1 love you oil, I love you like everything ev-erything :" |