Show aate 11 valton louise shoved the ming pans and kettles into the tiling ing oven looking down the IBS as she had done for almost TS she exclaimed durse burse horton culled called that he be late but what Is keeping ild ld hal and aunt jen uncle laty ity and clyde six people ina 6 christmas dinner and all of rif el accident surely not all in a heap along the roadside aab cb bumped ito into the other I because they are late to our louise boulse was smiling even he be 01 ank sent her outside it afi please drive me to barlon 14 we maybe well meet sister 1 1 PIC Ls ii 10 1 25 to barlon crossroads maybe e will meet Sister 41 N ell city maboe they v ill know wily ib are delayed sort of a news the crossroads anyway 1 I dont worry they prot you till not haie base dinner at I 1 tuil told d ench oni that thai we would er r prompt promptly y because I 1 thought j might weh to heur bear the pro baxter do you suppose lose they gone to the festival before brer re isitt ilist it exact lyl bets go tool 7 y pan an off all come honie together to 1111 11 christmas reunion dinner it 70 olne lume to coli cold turkey dressing dreb sing inoes reunion dinner you ll 11 ll 11 lap s 1 til ig 9 hon 11 nil lunch hor louise a bit reh llant started gloried rw 1 l flere liere a Elle vial festival of t anac and at aai annual runny any years heil towns bold he presented ted tenter enter ing ere ire awarded awn ailed riled in ii best J ll 11 1 the two lowns e most have ml 6 etter whatever it Is they 1 0 to gelber lou imi ott f I 1 darlng appin villing for the tie rt performers in whirl which horton 30 to ills Is hands chipping for his file 40 0 il ril 1 illy iiii ill t belle to to louches Loul hes allf 0 vish s r r on of aur it gems are here I 1 ee e do di you yon ellin Ilin iise lise uncles or r slaters sisters fur or bettys alf after the program Horton and lou ise watched empry evar Y oh adf exit for r or ohp abr r enes as hiie then n ahli ralp il bome arria ing ine at tle lie at sight of the left ovir dinner never say saw such a frost what on adams wirth could have happened vhal hat linae vc h hiep ive I 1 done to deservi deserve such snubs she wits fili almast clotis that horton Il irton had soine lhing to in do with the e of their slip leaped to the lie jangling of the tele phone anything was better abat sl si lence or was it ye yes yes well ue oe there at once the receiver clicked If horlein Hor orlon liin hurry someone needs you at ller iilda corners flat culled called no sister elster are not nol hurt tint someone else you von run ran on narl tin ill stay to bells horton hill flat and louises sister soon arrived alth till a min man woman anil and small child who ho had been burled under tinder tin en after arins abeln struck by a 11 hit bit tin and run driver when lint round found them hours before they virrl pre ain after retarn to the lie doctor had consented for hal to 10 drive them to holtons hortons IIo Hor tons for fit alic night as n no a hospital was nearer than one hundred miles ml while to the lurea injured ties lo in the aptt less heda camise pro bided vided uncle jim unit und aalt jen arrived with betty aud and clyde son san ant anil daughter in law at exactly six oc locki 1 we were siere determined to be on time for dinner aunt jen called innocently bently yes you are in time to help nurse these injured strangers louise answered trying not to look discomfited jim had too bad a cold to go to the program at laster so clyde said he be would dris arlie e our car and we would all come together clyde could not get away from the store until noon doon we thought you would probably go to the program if we were not here to hinder during the afternoon and wed get here in time for your six dinner let us help make these injured r ym 4 Z 1 11 I 1 47 Ss yes you are in time to help nurse these injured strangers ones comfortable corn enable or well get the dinner on the table while you attend them aunt jen rattled on the date of tha the dinners coldness se seema enild not to giitter mi matter itter one than thing ive learned that at a cold dinner Is no less palatable after eight hours thun than for two hours wall wait its all because of two times two dates for dinner 12 and six I 1 two things learned lear ried today I 1 louise recited to herself the text of the letter sent to her guests and as nearly as she could remember it was worded I 1 can aou ou come tor for christmas dinner come early if the men wish to go with horton to the program nt at baxter barter we women will wil gossip the afternoon away until the men return dinner promptly then I 1 dinner at six for six late guests cut but it all turned out right the poor people were ere rescued by hills flats coming in the afternoon hat hal sald that since he had the afternoon for driving he would leisurely drive by alvay fay dofher aids corners to see the anex viaduct just completed you anil anif 1 I learl dear at tended the program uncle uncle alm ilm needed a driver ill make it plain which alln dinner naf hour ko f expect my guests lit at one ar or at six on christ ans louise smiled the next day after the injured strangers were on their way and the guests had returned to their homes 0 western new newspaper barier union |