| Show it A Holiday i for Jor Two J JO i f O m bij b bLuella Luella B B. B Lions i S being with the family THIS on Christmas is the bunk so I wont won't mind parking myself down there in Martinville 1 Mr Howard Paul Boyd told his rus employer That's how he found himself spending the holidays in a lonely little room in a boarding and rooming house His landlady had gone out to church services he knew but he determined to pass the he lonely hours hours by reading hav hav- having having ing prepared himself with a flock of new detective fiction before leav leav- leaving leaving leaving ing the city Before another half hall hour had passed Paul tossed the book aside and began pacing the floor Here he was alone at last on one Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas Christmas mas eve far from too-concerned too relatives and friends As the crowning insult without a moments moment's warning the little light t t tI tl tA I l QI 1 A t r rPaul Tossed the Book Aside and Began Pacing the Floor that hung on a single cord from the ceiling flickered and went out Great day this is the end I Iwonder Iwonder wonder yonder what they do here when the lights go out out out-go go to bed bcd I sup sup- suppose suppose pose he muttered disgustedly But just the same he began scratching matches to hunt for a possible kerosene lamp he might have h ve overlooked Five matches later lat lat- later later er he found a candle and lost no notime notime notime time lighting that At least I 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 ob 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 behin which was darkness and those sobs land land- landlady landlady All because a thoughtless lady had failed to provide the love love- lovely lovely lovely I ly and lonely girl with with- an extra bit bitof bitof bitof of lighting in case the rather unreliable unreliable unreliable liable power company service dis dis- discontinued discontinued discontinued continued without notice wasn't the only reason for the sobs Being in a noisy city where folks are celebrating asking all kinds of favors of you at the holi holi- holiday holiday holiday day time doing the same old par par- parties parties parties ties family dinners and all that that that-I I thought it would be nice to escape it for a change she explained Jean Hathaway she said was her name Jean J I said the same thing trung and maybe we were both right only that that that-that that and suddenly he be be- became became became came embarrassed but struggled on that it is all okeh if you dont don't have to escape alone Just Ju t one for company and for celebrating is about the right number What do you think Jean Alone together I It doesn't make sense as for English but i does docs Christmas edly speaking J and the light of or the candle burned high and proud on that holiday for just justO two O tU wester V tern Newspaper u Union |
