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Show bearing the same name as the one mentioned men-tioned byt Uncle Joshua. "I didn't know there was a Peters boy in the next block," said his mother; "I'll go down and see If they can tell us anything any-thing about our bundle." They could, and- the mystery was very easily solved by the explanation of the postman at the wrong door, making a very pardonable mistake. An explanation that led indeed to a redistribution of gifts and also to a discovery of relationships, for the Peters' Pe-ters' families found each other out, as leas than a block apart In family ties and friendliness. A discovery that was the very best Christmas gift that they could have had and which led them to think that the wrong door was ai: right after all. It proved a way out for the P. Pe-terses Pe-terses and a way In for the Paul Pe- terses until Pa Peters of the first part put In an appearance through It In time for New Year's with such an account of himself and his adventures as proved highly satisfactory to all the combined hopes and plans of all the Peterses. (, 1921, Wtrn NfwrPr Union.) -" . Presents IDere at the IDrong Door Bg CHaUSTOPHEK Q. HAZARD Postman's tft&ao can tel1 Mistake Resulted W ha u n u the other side in a tlappq of a d 0 o rT Christmas fof the This one fronted on Peters Families B Peaaant street and seemed to Invite In-vite one Into a happy home. Its plate said that P. Peters lived there, and the door mat said "Welcome." But Mrs. Peters and the children would have been rather dismayed that winter day had visitors rung the door bell, for things were not quite all right with the Peters family. The cuckoo, from his perch in the clock, announced the hours with his customary cheerfulness and polite bow, but failed to dissipate the atmosphere of gloom that seemed to fill the house like a fog. The voice In the kitchen, ordinarily of a Jolly character, had sunk Into a minor key and sent out a sort of S. O. S. message In the words of the old song : "Moon run down to de aettln' ob de sun And d inn refuse to shine." The sunset In the Peters' home had been caused by the cutting off of their ' MUlliUr9'f "iPP1? train. WvmSv Three nonth" had .tVJs'w passed without ff$f?kr wor(1 or remlt- IvaX tance from t h e f0-Ji--- nenJ ' ,ne tttm lTZ "y- Thl9 hled VilrlTt 1 1x1 ft t,,e Perlls ot Pv" wITyizir: ert' to ,he PaIn 7-X ' absence and fr (fyr mnde the Chrlst- JL Vj Jj cidedly shady. M rtitesJh J 4 ung I'eters add- XJJ ei ,0 hl8 mother's Un V markin8 ,,lnt h v .XjL'Vt dud's business trip must have been hit by a submarine or something, while his sister Intensified the situation by wondering aloud If they would ever see hi m again. Both of these augurie. so unsulted to Christmas Eve, were Interrupted, however, by the arrival of the parcel postman und the deposit of an Immense Im-mense and promising package, bearing bear-ing In larne letters a direction to Mrs. I. Peters. With no clue as to the sender the futility naturally concluded I the various und valuable assortment that was revealed to Investigation to be an evidence of fatherly consideration consider-ation nnd the advance agent of the returnlns traveler. Joy came out with nil the other things, nnd cheer took the place of cliugrln. Farther up the street anil behind a door bearing the mime of I'nul Peters lhen whs another household that was not ns sunny ns It shimld have been. A letter hail come but a bundle had fulled to come. The letter n program of delight, the bundle a disappointment. disappoint-ment. Uncle Joshua had known their want by a marvelous Instinct, hut where wns the bundle? Alas I the other oth-er things were as nothing for the lack of It nnd Chrlstmns morning dawned upon discontent. But before the morning hod quite disappeared Fred came rushing in wl'h the news that he had seen that Peters boy lu the next block with a sled |