Show christmas eve alliance made two hearts happier THE win wind d howled bowled dismally and oscar huggins Hugg liis looking out at the whirling hirling snow put up the shutters put them up right too as the little grocery would be closed tomorrow ow dimly lie wondered how to spend christmas rie ile checked over ever ills his stock nibbled a bit of cheese and opened the back door to throw out a rotting apple j in the snow stood a boy the lad ind dove for the apple polishing and handling it as something precious preciou is here said oscar roughly what are you doing the boy looked startled 1 I thought you threw it away he be answered and see its pretty good humph said oscar all right keep it but mind youve no business loitering here you should be home in this weather and on christmas eve of 0 all times the lad shifted uneasily but did not leave well oscar tie de bonded 1 I was looking for work sir oscar looked at him sharply out on your own son yes sir mr where are your folkel achis his tale of bereavement struggle and and d loneliness was brief but impressive howd you me like to ro spend christmas with me the grocer offered funny this wei life A bit ago he bar bad almost wished he closing tomorrow now it seemed jolly gee exclaimed his new friend swell they packed a market basket to overflowing but oscar turned back walt ft a minute he selected his best candles candies and found a bit of red string it if 1 I keep him to help in the store hell probably eat it anyway he consoled might as well show him a merry christmas helen helea gansford Gals ford a western no union |