| Show I 1 N jl A holda holiday I 1 ii 1 I for two 1 J 4 t i ai bij baij luella B D lyons THIS HIS being with the family tso j on christmas 1 is s the bunk so I 1 wont mind parking myself down there in martinville mr howard paul boyd told his employer how he be found himself spending the holidays in a lonely little room in a boarding and rooming house his landlady had gone out to church services services he knew but he determined to pass the lonely hours by reading having prepared himself with a flock of new detective fiction before leaving the city before another half hour had passed paul tossed the book aside and began pacing the floor here he was alone at last on one christmas eve far from too concerned relatives and friends As the crowning insult without a moments warning the little light r Z cywa fill axi I 1 paul tossed the book aside and began pacing the floor that hung bung on a single cord from the ceiling flickered and went out great day this is the end I 1 wonder what they do here alen the lights go out go to bed I 1 suppose lie he muttered disgustedly but just the same he began scratching matches to hunt for a pus possible sible kerosene lamp he might ave overlooked five matches later he found a candle and lost no time lighting that at I 1 can find my way about while getting ready to retire he grumbled but as he jerked at his tie the unmistakable sound of a smothered sob came to him through the hot air register paul wanted to be alone but sobs did things to him and it took him just three minutes to locate the door from behind which was darkness and those sobs all because a thoughtless landlady had failed to provide the lovely and lonely girl with an extra bit of lighting in case the rather unreliable power company service discontinued without notice ant the only reason for the sobs being in a noisy city where folks are celebrating asking all kinds of favors of you at the boll holiday time doing the same old parties family dinners and all that I 1 thought it would be nice to escape it for a change she explained jean hathaway she said was her name jean I 1 said the same thing and maybe we were both right only that that and suddenly he became embarrassed but struggled on that it is all okeh if you dont have to escape alone just one for company and for celebrating is about the right number what do you think jean alone together it make sense as for english but it does christmas edly speaking speak and the light of the candle burned high and proud on that holiday for just two 0 Weli tern newspaper union |
