| Show 0 47 TW avro 0 little dolls doll in blue 11 e ALICE 44 RENT the dolls beautiful adother k exclaimed joan to her x mother as she gazed upon the finished product of the two little dolls in blue which dorothy may had ordered from santa claus they are quite the loveliest I 1 have ever seen spoke mother 1 I do ao believe that you have put your very heart and soul into their fashioning joan had haa spent many days and nights too stitching a loving holiday thought into each tiny garment the dainty materials had been transformed into things of beauty the dresses of pale blue silk with bonnets and slippers to match had proclaimed them the two little dolls in blue oh wont dot love them beamed joan as she again eyed the dolls from head to foot with a happy smile of complete satisfaction 1 I dare say this will be her happiest christmas one that she will never forget said mother christmas eve with its bright lights and cheer was in full progress and the two to little dolls in blue were being fondled by one of the happiest little girls in the world rocking in her own tiny chair dorothy may began singing a lullaby to the dollies wholly oblivious of the attendant surroundings it was such an adorable dg sight that the others others had had stopped their celebrations and were beaming upon her with transformed emotion the spell was broken when dorothy may suddenly stopped singing and called out what shall I 1 name the two little dolls in blue well said joan smiling thoughtfully since they are dressed in blue and are two very important little ladies why not call one alice blue and the other elinor blue and so the dolls were named on christmas morning in another house around the corner bonny jean awoke with the joy of the holiday and shouted mother did santa come and did he bring me a big baby doll with curls and eyes that open and shut yes dearie santa came and brought you a very pretty doll then spying it seated beneath the tree dressed in scarlet finery bonny jean clasped it to her breast upon close inspection she soon learned that it was the same sort of doll she had always received only with new futures just as she was about to burst into protest at her bitter disappointment there came a rap upon the door and a kindly neighbor was saying merry christmas then with a happy smile what is the matter little girl santa claus come yet oh yes he came but he brought m me e the same old rag doll again I 1 thought sure it would be a real one this year because im nine you see oh I 1 am so sorry said dorothy may with true feeling and thinking of the two beautiful dolls which santa had left for her then with a happy christmas thought she whispered something very lovely to her mother they all went right over to the big house on the hill nestled under its burden b u r d e n of christmas snow bonny jean forgon forgot all about the rag doll when she glimpsed the great tree through the holly wreaths in the window but when she saw the two little dolls in blue sitting beneath it her joy was unbounded she clapped her hands and danced with glee such darling dolls she gasped breathlessly their names are alice blue and eleanor blue said their little mistress proudly 1 want to give you one of them bonny jean which do you like with unbelievable surprise her eyes fairly dancing with joy she clasped the beautiful doll in her arms and asked Is it really mine tor for keeps really and truly for keeps said dot dorothy may explained it all to her mother erthe aft happy little girl had left that somehow she just did not miss eleanor blue very much when she saw how happy sir sho had made bonny jean in her heart she h felt that it was truly more blessed to give than to receive and hugging the one little doll closely she whispered merry christmas alice blue 0 western newspaper union |
