| Show his christmas spent at club br by MARY BONNER Lanes WA SIT 8 man mab finds INO alone nm in la in conable his fash dab club paying flaying it was quite sa q clans claus deserted it bad had been tor for some day days now everyone seemed to have other things to do 40 than to come to the club they bad had talked a number of t them bem the last alwo aln many bad been tit e of the busy day days ahead kerning liep map w ap up carl Ch parcels hel helmic pic their wives or their bauters or ther grandchildren la in ibe gla plans for christinas christmas only be he had no plans to make ue ile care gave bis his employees and a number of others with ith whom he came in inn contact money at t christma christman time that fulfilled bis christmas demand demands other years he b felt it t so lunch much as this year this year t the a loneliness seemed Io lonelier neller than evor i before IU soil soll tary tm condition sad bended hl bl hla a well BJ lis would a go bac r to ills his suite he would leave the c club I 1 u b perhaps a among m 0 n g bis his own books bis his a own w n thugs things be would not feel so lonely ile would nut not dine at the dub ha he would have some cheese and ca ers era and coffee at home ills excellent valet could always prepare a little supper tor for him outside af the club his chauffeur and car were v alting ue ve got in and sat down on the soft luxuriously upholstered cushions and the chauffeur closed the door shutting out ou the clear cold christmas time air and the noise of the ho streets the noise of many voices of many people going shopping with thi higher voices of children rising every once in awhile above the din ills soul seemed to ache he was alone rich comfortable luxurious alone I 1 no one wanted him needed him cared for hire hirn he had every thing which money could buy he bad oi augh money to buy everything be ant L 1 no lot everything I 1 wanted love and he wanted to be a dart part of ill jilt thin this going en outside the luru grioua confinement of his car and that he couldn t buy mix with the crowds tes yes he could do that bal lut cot rot as an one of them only as a lonely nan who had a fat bank account which help in the slightest and yet coulta t it bep suddenly he tie bad had an inspiration he called through the tube to his chauffeur 1 I think he said 1 I will get out here and walk the rest of the way home the chauffeur was surprised but he was too well trained to show surprise lie got out before a large store where in the window was a decorated christmas tree he went inside the etore store no longer did be he feel so lonely he ile too bad had a purpose in 1 mind ue he was a part of all rf this now tinsel cand candles let red colored paper ribbons small tom to e decorations 6 oh how bow much he bought his arms were wen oiled filled with bundles just as were the arms of other them it I 1 was such fun to t carry bundles too he had bad never know 1 before the joy of oyet crad ed arms home he went carrying his beloved I 1 0 v e d purchases with him and then he summoned the janitor to bis his lonely salte which now seemed filled sted with the christmas cheer ue ile talked it all over with han the plans for the tree for his ills own santa claus clars suit sult lie ile had given riven the Jau janitor money before of course ti this bitae he would take part lu the christmas ot 01 tle children of the Jk janitor christmas morning orning bi came never had ad he arisen so early on a christmas morning dressing himself carefully he went downstairs lie ile had worked until late the night before decorating the tree but he was not tired suddenly there was a cry a cry of joy such as be he had never hever beard heard hy there 1 santa cluel dear pear dear santa claus the jani janitors toes children bad had always been afraid of him but not so of santa claus 1 ito undid his pack rack he took gifts off the tree and the children climbed oer him film kissed him hurrod him loved him with what a splendid gusto they loved abfal and ard the childrel berged santa claus to stay lor tor dinner curious tiling thing for aim him to be doing I 1 dut but he stayed and for the first time almost since be he bad lad been a child himself he had a christmas a real christmas a filled alth ath loff loe which had driven the loneliness out I 1 S im union |
