Show merry er ry christmas for ali alice ce vw v BV bj MARIAN WING 1924 western Now union UTH ALICE lay abed late christmas mo coining ining what other girl of eighteen would have 2 stayed lazily la in bed with the mar inar christmas presents waiting her attention that were walling waiting ruth All alices ces she was the only daughter of an enormously rich father slie site was also on that christmas morning the one shining hope of half a dozen rich beaux so aou ou can imagine what gifts were hers at ten ruth alices personal maid flora came rather timidly but determinedly into nto the luxurious bedroom where ruth alice lay dreaming among her pillows her beautiful eyes halt balf closed well flora why are you disturbing me im not going to got get up yet a while but miss ruth alice 1 your father Is just walking back and forth in ili the library and asking every half balf minute when you are coming down oh dud dad lie ile wants to see mj joy over the stocking I 1 suppose well there are lovely things down there goodness knows I 1 and such flowers oh bother the flowers I 1 dont want them lot cut tell me has the postman come yet no hell 1101 be late today of course yes so I 1 supposed well f all right flora brina me my slippers the good of getting up then ruth alice stretched her pretty arms ab above ve her head aud and yawned dawned nora flora glared what ln the postman bring biln you that you already id like to know but needless to tb say the perfectly trained maid made this remark strictly to ed herself but ruth rth aira alice suddenly relented all flara alaia bring me my lay slip pers ill get on some clothes and go down to dad I 1 spoil his bis christmas 11 and it was with mth this determination not to mar tier her dear duds dads Chrls tm as that ruth kuth alice ran down the stairs and tripped into the lie library with a smile L but ut such a forced smile I 1 the maids noticed it and the butler too and they all puzzled about it and whispered among themselves they were all very fond of pretty until alice and it grieved them to see her so out of sorts on christmas of all times and ashes been like this for more than a week flora sighed to the butler just interested in any thing oh yes theres one thing still can excite her that Is the postman she sends me out forty times a day to see it if lies hes dropped letters in the box and forgot to ring yesterday she 0 made me go out and look down the street even made me go out and look down the street to see it if he be was anywhere in sight oh well inell that explains it then she beard from her sweetheart sweetheart theart ashes heard from dozens of ern cm every mall mail and ami you ought just jost to take a look at her presents in there flowers books candy music and her father has surprised eI her with nith a new limousine all her own guess enen you know that I 1 silke like kept the secret pretty well lie only let it drop to me by accident silke mike was the chauffeur of course no A limousine 1 and then those pearls the old trian showed them to TOO himself last night just keep it to himself any longer beauties you 3 ou can take my word nord and cost a good round fortune how any girl with all that can be glowering around on christmas da tins a ling ting a ling the front door bell interrupted morn flora jumped like a jack ln la the box when 1 the lie cover Is irp rung be the postman she said ill get there ills imie 1 before miss ruth alice sends ille HIP hut but ruth alice was at the door first for mie i hc too loo knew the post mans ring eagerly she went through the pile of mall mail then her eyes flooded with tears that she could not hide nothing ant and its christmas dayl she whispered whIsper cut bul dubats hats this flora asked bending to pick up a picture postal that had dropped to tho the floor silas bliss ruth alice snatched it from her hand but nut before flora had seen it was just 1 a picture of a wreath bung on a door and under it scrawled in a bold masculine liand land merry christmas and nappy happy new year miss bliss norman that was all except the signature jack dalton cut but suddenly miss bliss ruth kuth alice laughed merrily and seized flora by both hands she whirled her around in a happy dance merry christmas flora she cried when it was done and rushed toward the library she passed the butler on the way merry christmas walker she cried to him then they heard her merry christmas ing her dad well im glad to hear her saying it flora ejaculated 1 I thought she never would rut but think of a cheap postal doing that tober after all those wonderful things in there and the automobile to I 1 what are pearls and a car to love whispered walker drawing very near to flora laughing she pushed him away merry christmas christma she laughed back at him over her shoulder as she ran up the stairs |