Show ws 4 mot or iffa dad and 9 by mary atlary jon 3 one balew hajt DON know gotten in aj jl to t the children sald said mrs coles but they have cooked up some new scheme about christmas mr coles remarked a trifle grump ily that he hoped it an expensive scheme no something quite different such bustling and whispering ive never h heard e a r d been scurrying around like mice in the garret well what about our starting to trim the tree and getting their stuff ready they say they dont want us to do a thing not a thing cut but here it la Is nine already I 1 well be late if we dont begin soon and you know how it Is every christmas eve all worn out before weve finished dushl mrs coles whispered A boy stood in the living room door he was very solemn will mr and mrs coles please come at once to the study he asked the older couple exchanged puzzled glances and followed and when the study door was lung flung open with a great flourish they both gave a cry of wonder there on the desk stood a small tree hung with garlands of silver icicles dripped from the tips gifts wrapped in bright papers were thick among the boughs if the t he tree were slightly tipsy if it seemed ready to tumble over at a breath mr and mrs coles were too surprised to notice it for you all for you I 1 shouted several voices at once a pudgy santa stepped out of the closet in a deep voice he asked the guests to be seated ive come all the way from the north pole iole tonight especially to give you a pleasant treat here he was interrupted by another voice which shouted we thought it was time lime fa and mothers had a tree instead of the children weve done it all our reles every bit please be quiet rumbled santa severely then he be stepped to the tree and reading the names on the packages passed them ceremoniously to mr aud and mrs coles there a present for a child not one we wanted you to have all the christmas tills this year we told santa s suppressed u pares a e d giggles ggleS I not to ilare dare to bring us a thing its your christmas from us rhe children to I 1 their heir parents 1 I well w well e I 1 I 1 I 1 must admit mr tr coles blew his bis nose more touched than he cared to reveal mrs coles frankly and happl happi tell ly wiped away a r tear we heard ou iu say bay lust last night how tired dred you got trimming the tree and doing things after we went cal to bed so we decided to do the work and the giving the tree per factly bhail 11 loth both mr and sire mrs coles declared several times it was the very best christmas they remembered in all their lives afterwards santa was wa roundly kissed and bugged A very very pleasant surprise mr air coles colea kept saying nl his wife be beamed j 0 1033 western newspaper union |