Show kati r aa ENNETH FOSTER hurried K through the crowded streets everybody looked so happy so enger eager so good natured ile he wondered why silly lie be felt so out of tune alth ith them nil all for although kenneth was on his way to buy christmas gins gifts and had money to buy something for everyn everyone lie feel the least bit thrilled and excited in ID fact he be felt vint the thing was going gain to be a chore something t to get over with ns as quickly illicitly ns as possible As lie be pushed tits his way through the crowded albies he be looked disgustedly nt at people reaching out for gee saws gaws as lie he called them nothing like that for hirr him lie he was going to buy useful practical things and ho be was going to see that they were ninde made for wear car and service no one had tiny any ba business siness alron throwing ida money away on frivolities Ner kenneth ineth said to hira himself Relf with all the wisdom of its his 20 years from counter to counter he went ne he wanted to compare values to get the best price on everything he bought he wits was going to do his christmas shopping in a sensible way the way it really ought to be done passing through the art department his eyes fell on a beautiful piece of pottery unconsciously he stopped and fir ani 1 I 1 az his eyes fell on a beautiful piece of pottery admired its exquisite art A sudden thought unshed flashed through his mind mother love something like this ellis she get fl a thrill out ot of showing it to her friends quickly his resolution to buy nothing but practical gifts vanished into thin air ile he would buy the piece for mother for the rest of the family and others he would get the gifts he had planned but bill mother must haie base something to bring that light into her eyes that he loved to see he be was quite sure this lovely pottery would turn the trick he could a almost most hear bear her say ott oh KeD kenneth neth ive wanted something like this all my life I 1 the purchase thrilled him with a strange satisfaction ile he knew that he have got the same joy out of 0 buying something ordinary ile he going to sneer any more at people buying gee seesaws saws ws christmas seemed to call for something different there should be practical gifts too no christmas tree was complete without handkerchiefs swea sweaters teis hose and gloves and such things but there should be other things too alin did not live by bread alone kenneth was finding out other things were necessary too suddenly his face broke into a grin the very thing he be would do lie he w would buy bay every last one of the family but he would also buy them something that he felt they would love to have some bit of beauty or frivolity that they would not otherwise get the money that be was spending nad had come coine to him in a letter from his grandfather a tew few days before buy christmas gifts for the filially family with this the old man had urit written tea it Is quite a sum for a 8 young fellow to spend alone but I 1 am sure that you will do it wisely and I 1 want your report of what yo you u bought after the holidays are over kenneth had bid felt sure s ure that his grandfather bould ifould wan want t hoiu to buy se Wible things but blit now nov he frit felt differently ferent ly something ething inside of him seemed to say that the wit way y devas giving td to feud the mone money n now 0 f was exactly be alv as ills his grandfather wanted him 1 to what a letter he would have to write surely lie he could put all the newfound folind joy that he be was euing into every line I 1 for now kenneth was really in tune with the spirit of christmas there wits was not a shopper on the streets us its happy haliy as be was every counter seemed to neve nave alen aken on 00 new dew interest In teresi shopping was really a pleasure the bl biggest ast thrill that chat he be had known to la a ion long 9 time i I 1 tle 11 hurried to the book counter jane was goina to have leose lealar volumes of that she had wailed for so long and wits going to get that motion picture mil chine lie he fill luid been talking about gee j ee he be could coald see fes face on chrlot t mins he get a thrill out of showing the thing to tits ills friends anil dad well ell dud dad wits was going tu to get a new set of gulf golf clubs cl tilis a baand new asig of dri driers sers machles mash les and putter sl 1 and was as going to get a ill wit the trip and its ns n silts ills that would lift him right out bif if his clairl 1 0 western New paver union |