Show aa 44 aa no mistake A christina christmas story B by y helen gaisford Gd isford k efm i t lt ih i t H t 4 M i i M reasoned mary is a very foolish time to quarrel with obe olaes s sweet heart she was knitting halfheartedly half heartedly on the tie she had started for bob a week ago well now it could be for her father the color might be a bit too bright if bob only t so stub born bornt the needles clicked viciously her mother wis busy wrapping pres ants mary she called don t you want to invite bob for christmas din ner I 1 no thanks che he answered rather stiffly that affairs affair s all over you haven t broken up I 1 her mother came to the door why bob Is quite the nicest boy i S ou ve ever gone with III bet he s blue there I 1 mary interrupted the tie ties s finished put it in with my other present for dad will you mother and III go t ip p in the attic and find end the christmas tree decorations it was such a queer christmas morn ing mary kept having a little lump in her throat and every time anyone said merry christmas she wanted to snap oh yeah but just when it was time to put the potatoes around the turkey and start the pudding steaming the doorbell rang you go mary said her mother 1 im in too busy it was as bob with the biggest bouquet of flowers and his dear smile and a package all green and gold gee mary he grinned mery me ry christmas it Is it Is T she answered cant I 1 come in of course oh for me both of them bob you t I 1 A panicky thought can I 1 get that tie back out of dads package or shall I 1 just not give him anything or ot 7 he took her hand mary darling dont you think it was awfully foolish for us to quarrel I 1 ve been miser able so have L it was all my fault no it was mine I 1 bob don t argue tt it was mine anyway forgive me he ile kissed her and held her close and whispered in her ear after a while she pulled away bob where did you ever get that tie why you sent it to me 1 I I oh of course lecuse me a moment in the kitchen she confronted her mother did you send bob that tie she demanded why yes dear the older woman admitted did I 1 make a mistake mistake not nothing hingl she caught her in a bear hug bob and I 1 are going to be married darling isn t this a wonderful christmas 0 western union |