Show OF iness u rr willa H f OB home from fm college for the holidays on n I 1 one of the rear pawn of the great cathedral and settled himself with a enticed air of expectancy bob had always wanted to attend put one of these midnight n services and at last lie liu mude it possible forced the issue as it were tere bob looked about him thra there was mary the mother of jesus bending over the tb babe not far away was joseph the father marys mary expression made him think of his own mother when she ahe and dad started off in the crr car for the hundred mile arhe to his unmarried aunts home at wakefield dad had said too bad your holiday job keeps you yon from driving with us u bob but ill meet you at the tha station in the morning and mother understanding her son a little better than father had said you yo u wont miss the midnight train will y it would spoil christmas not to have you yon with us you know and he DO bob had said all right not knowing himself just what h meant by it and he felt sure sura mother either but after they had bad gone he be became more and more positive he was not going to wakefield christmas was nas meant to be a h happy appy time and he had been awaul from home all the year and besides he wanted to go to the tea dance christmas afternoon with margaret of course he be knew mother would have had the christmas at home if she had been able but she gotten over that operation yet and father insisted upon considering his sisters misters and accepting their urgent invitation the manager of the store had told bob to go but bob seized upon the excuse to work until the store closed at leven eleven he was galuz to do as ba pleased christmas was the time to be happy but when abe be called margaret she ab was going away with hr her parents for christmas that in itself was wa s disappointing but he would 80 what the midnight service was like anyway but he a bit comfortable mary looking at that christ child the wity way she lie did began to aenoi annoy him it was too much like mothers look and nd mother well oh ob hang it all I 1 bob muttered why cant a fellow do whit what he be wants and be happy 7 he H seized his cost coat and dashed out there was just time to catch the to twelve fifteen no use a sleeper bob en entered ered the couch coach with its nodding occupants occupants but who were those wideawake wide awake people a few teats seats down 7 margaret I 1 for petes sake I 1 Where rc you going bobs exclamation roused several of the sleepers why were going to wakefield dads people lavt there and we go there occasionally for christmas this happens to be one of the occasions well im more mor lucky than I 1 deserve nob bob laughed a little awkward well im more lucky than I 1 doi erve ly where rm im going do you suppose therell be b any kind of f a dance 1 I know there Is if I 1 was wa wondering who vibo id go with but now I 1 know yes ye you can kow khow that for sure bob grinned bob was philosophizing to himself ax am he dressed for breakfast 1 I sure would have been a c cad ad to have hare stayed at home pad dad at the train domeet to meet me m and mother up waiting to rell relieved eved and happy when I 1 arrived and a date with margarit margaret for good measure geel gee I 1 I 1 have been ore gore at myself it at home christmas happiness means thinking of others besides ourselves im convinced 1931 1 l 04 0 woitta r |