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Show i " "' "- -"-' UI'"1" ' fsa ClauTin I FuSffiiaMSB W By Holman F. Day Dumphy had riurked the dough bn e-li mphy hI hm-Knl t beans, rac moat of a afh he wouldn't ai'alc. but ha chopped Ilka four machlnea. Ha ha.ln't a word for no one. nol avan Aad whenever uke or tried la Joke. Mil I VV-Vv' ." be r.,.,ed I... a .'ha.., tyk. r n U Wh.fi mil. th- ! I, n.Mled or Charlaa 1 I 1 (jjlaj If -, 1 1 A A. A J; j Dewiphr would cruel lo lha daik o- lha TTT'.'P 3r ' ' " j Daytime ha rhnpued Ilka furjr-nlf httlma fffl ! I" j2Jf- I"? ti J'" 1 ha hugged hla hunk. Irl 1 1 1 LVp- .KS ' I Pbrsng aa Imig aa a boiirdln' house arra, Vf HM AlVaes, ' j and chawln' eome blllar hunk. jiV)tJ flU M i JVzT" j Aad tha dacon-.e.t crowd II wond.rad. I Tf.MK M, tor we aertlnly liked ll.a lad. II 171 "I M?fi f, W al ha wouldn't !! out what It all waa M l WIOTL. l J about, though ma aa ha waa havla' i')rTlV3 baa allowed ha waa homesick, whlla T jlL i, a if JffiVrly- athara aald 'Iwaa wuaa. 7rlfl$ 7v- Par Tota-laam Jaka had hoard al tha J(J S Villi If twaa family fuaa wa wara eorrr wa 'wrvV VfMer vNSss wondered how It began. ""V Af)J) "VTsJ Aad thla aa b-aiit. young Dunphy waa V2 Sslv " Haw family man, I don't cara who. be- p- 6 t -N"' long al home wllh thalr hrooda. V. , J" Y vir . S. -Wa kaarta will ache nor grieve for aaka lajih-J X f ua lonaaoma aid ehapa ' Ilia I WOOU' Bom olhara hung alaavaa and lagglnt Hara'a food health la ye. family ,, boil hua , rubber boot " Twaa Chriatmaa ava, and wa mad. T?.?r!lVh' ,.rX',."l:.h. J tha lark of . Chrlat To ve mora than your ahara of tha . good things, hut Iherel m" ,0" Wa rocknn lis all for tha beat. Thraa an arm for vour nack and a ktaa for your eheek Whan tliere'a trouble ahaad ur your courage la weak, And comfort and courags and crlt you will need. With a wlfa and autna yuunkara to houaa and to feed. Ood blaaa you with patience and paaoa and with goode, la tha vary haat wlah uf ua man o' tha wooda. ITa lonaaoma old barha of paavtra and patohaa, Hllla. Jlmrnloa and Jaoka, o' tha Aa. !Twa cook ha had nun a ahoa-pao, tha rokaa hung on a, ton, And Laurla-u Joa a aoik wttk a toa tha only wlinla aork In tha rr. soma nihara hun alarvra and Innln'a-lha Innln'a-lha hoaa huna a ruhbar-hool, I y ' S S l f I 'Twaa Chrlmmaa ava and wa mada ha- f y'Ljlh I J""' "" ChtJ"m" . j V.", I w hadn't thouaht of praaanla why. lha S 1 ' I moat of ua navar had hun ( ' j "111 A alochln' up at lha ohlmnrv-alda avan " tJS "JT!-" " onl b" '"n nd ' irfS Waa a Hanly f'laiia. and Iumphy waa our DS'&J&trtt I yj'S . Wa duiT hlrn out of hla bl,.nkala and mf W -' - haulad him onl to tha llaht. Nif I Iv ljGff ""' ""h h b4 VV ll W'TlV ,h"i- nul nuw wanlod 10 l(rhl, V.VV ' VjayV ffV f K And acronmhig a atrlna of curaaa. ba wM -1 rN''4l, ' atruck aa ha ravad and awora. V rioorad Joa Meroaaa and tha awampln'a 1V f-C f J VmxYvi I bn,a' mnlt "n"unMd n WM 'a'1 I t A '-VAl backad away, bacauaa rT f (lood will to man waa not Jaat than la tha y I- ' A f aa of jiir Hnnly ( laua. -.' M' 'rfA Tha hoaa wna a-thlnkln' lo awat hlrn. , ' X"N but allowad ha had ballar hoi, ,r rdGt-1- I I ymM troubla bad that Dumphy had. whatavar It waa ha'd got And acraamlng a atrlna of curaaa. ha '' h" U"JJ" huti.d-un.ocl.bl. -.',rU!.k ." h. ndJ'or"' Whlla our'pr'yla'" oo wa. lakln' a look Ploorad Joa Lacroaaa and tha awamp. M t hBl aroppll Uom hi. Ina' hoaa. and announc.d ha waa rwady for mora. , . . ' Thara'a aomatlmaa a grlat for ya, family man. And H'a wh kad yd ballar ballava. Whan ya nnd thai thara'a trouhl. pllad haavy and doubla, I On lha poor llttla homa that ya laava. Thara ara aharka who ara hungry whim monay la dua, Aad a man la away In lha wooda wllh a orawi hlvarln' bablaa and hrart-brnkan wlfa Uon'l alndar tha whylo. h. who m out wllh a hnlfa. And tha taar-apollad lallar thai cook rhokad and 1 Waa wrtl from a poorhouaa and "baby waa daad." I Ona artar lha olhar. wa forly-na awn. Klaaad whara lha kla wara markad by bar pan, i Klaaad an lha amoochaa of llllla onaa' amarka, -Wa lonaaoma old baihaa of paavlaa and patohaa, Bllla, Jlmmlaa and Jack, a' lha Ai. , ' tin ba fair aquara blublv.crd-cook ha blubliarad. loo, Thar, waan'i a faun In all lha plaoa but gllalanad wllh laara Ilka daw. Aad Joa Ihrowad gallay-aafard lha duda lha craw had hung. rr wa knowod thai )oka to U.imphy apoka of .mply atockln a baafi Wa all of aa aaw a plctur' of youngalara wondcrln why J Old Sanly Olaua. Ilka othar frlanda. had paaard thai pool liouaa by. 7 , Wa lookt lo Duinpl.) a rcn-nar. Whara ha A ' ourlad with burl-J lad. YTft A r ' at hla grl.f and lf.ra alopnad ) and SU' II btr -Dang rat lha in.in tli.ra aacrat." TVffJJ A' iTAfL growlad lha boaa. "but olhara can , rSi-l V JH Tiu B. jaat aa olua' aa that aa.r.l ouaa. our ' 'f1ifi?,4J'f W AiV?, Tbaa hoaa ha "faichad a pan alock and f3f'. ' if ' Aad ha acratchlly actakhrd a wrllln' and Jj ., Jtf "thj. U-tVaN 'jf t- fta whl.narad. "Thara'a an ordar for tblr- V"''"ff I i ty day. o' my pay: fc'fiTji I J 1 7, 1 a t U Ua raaof a a man ya'll laka thai pan 'fll' w'aujj Wf' ' J . Wa loughl to gal that uan-alock. and Tj f f ff ihfj' t thain aa couldn't wrlla I t , LiiK Tbay had lha bnaa allrat lhair cmaa to rLi.Li'''- t-ab maka thalr wittln' IUM. IX?! V"" .' Wbaa all had mada llialr papara. ha J otackad a rcg'Ur duina, I k I ara ha. "It'a dona! Ura mm and fun. V I T""! but. boya, Ihrra lava a IIDMK!" Vj4 1X1 Than ba clinched hla Hat and innttarad Kv Vt aa ha turned to liOlig-lrarrd Mlka. Y V ' ' "Ta'ra Banty rlaua fnr ua. bacauaa ya'va . ' tm to North Twin. rt'n' NOWt and if for any oaui Thu buff It ana In to ttrlk ih trmln tnt Them bablaa cry termorrer night, j out. th.i.i oiOr in. Gawd halp ya, Banty Claual TlrM aUvvr It to ttmt poorhouM hr ah haa aaitt t fifty b . Ta'ra atarlln' Now, and wa don t ailow for tltcp nor aiop-ofTa-oal It'o blajna Oatk nlttht. but ra atarlln' NOW. ami if for any cu. Tatm kMblea cry urmurrar night, Qawtf halp ya, Bnnty Claua." Hara'a a tuort hvnltb to y. family man, rrom Ilia rti,ith of our haarta and tha wooda; Doujtha for our l.unka and Mlt hona in Junka And a vary light load of world'a gooda. Xxp your nck tia.r tha arioa ftnd your chralr . .. kiaa, t Atid nnvar ouma hrra to tha troubla o' Tltm, Uod blaaa ya with plenty, and r-ontrth to Cit ' That ahttra tha wlfa and O toiat a j Wa v tatd of Ufa ftnd " n w' " Wa lonaaoma old bachaa ' Ara , I lit In, Jinuiilaa and Jack v Ax. |