Show He Was Looking for a Home for His Family When she saw the tile condition of the he house and grounds s she concluded the only thing to do was to take over the work herself find someone to help I Iven with both Inside and outside work even ven gir give up h her r position If necessary L It was time she was showing more she had neglected I love for the place it entirely too long From now on she would try hard to prove worthy of I her heritage She would attempt to restore the thc order and beauty that had lead I been there In former years ears All spring and summer she and her hers her I companion worked tirelessly and lov 1 Inside the house painting and I sewing and outside planting and transplanting trans- trans planting lantin while workmen did the heavIer heavier heavier ier work worl Many a asked ked would she ever everet get et out what whal she slip had put lint Into It Martha felt Celt she was even now getting much out of It through h seeing order and beauty taking the place of disorder disorder dis dis- dis order and neglect That her work had borne fruit was proved by many stopping stopping stop stop- pin ping to add a word of praise and those whose admiring glances were sufficient in n themselves If one of those would admire It enough to rent It t 1 There wasn't much time left she left she must report for work worl the first of the year ear and Christmas just a week away How many wonderfully happy times she had had hn In this house at nt Christmas How lIow gay the house always was with holiday decorations A wreath here a h here an an- nn rope of pine or unS tinsel 1 there lIHU U H another other wreath wreath and and now the little evergreen evergreen evergreen ever ever- green on each side of the front step would make male beautiful outdoor Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas trees She opened the do door r to look at the trees Meow the kitten greeted her Martha hesitated then picked it up and stepped back Into the house Once Inside aside the I kitten itten bounded out of her arms looked around the room then selected a bright ht orange cushion on which to take tale a nap Marthas Martha's hearty laugh brought broll ht Hilda Gray her companion Into the room Martha Behold our new tenant Indicated the peacefully slumbering kit kit- ten He Be certainly looks as though he had decided to sta stay S The sound of the knocker sent Martha Martha Mar Mar- tha hastening to open the door The Theman Theman Theman man standing on the steps asked If she was Miss liss Weeks Martha gave rave an affirmative affirmative affirmative af af- answer and Invited In him to step Inside He ne was the manager of the Iron mills across the river and hI ho was looking for a home for tor his family He Hc had been Interested in the place ever since he first saw It and today when he saw the kitten standing before the door he felt he lie Just must have hare the him that house Some one had told she would rent It He lIe hoped she would let him have the house and the kitten The house was so like a real home and his little daughter would love the cat catas catas catas as she had had one Just tike like it He lie had promised her another one and If It Ithe he could have the thc house before Christmas Christ Christ- Christmas mas he lie could lave have ryu e his family wIth Ith him for the holidays and he hc could gl e the l kitten to his little girl for tor a Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas inns gift Satisfactory terms were soon arranged and later Martha told the kitten You are quite the nicest Santa Claus Glaus GlausI And 1 I ever er saw although a u queer one I to think I almost turned you away Western Newspaper Union f Jl 1 |