Show chor keeps b 1 I 1 ADS was such a little girl to BABS be disappointed at christmas but there seemed no other way her mother called her to the bedside babs darling she began softly christmas will soon bo be here the little girls eyes shone it wont be the same this year darling there wont be any presents or well anything no santa claus youre going on five babs try to understand what we call santa claus is really just the love people have for each other at christmas her voice trailed off in a fit of coughing that pillow there now I 1 can breathe it I 1 dont love you darling I 1 just cant do things this christmas why mummy youre cry crying no no im not see why dont you run out and play a bit get your coat and rubbers babs went out into the snow very thoughtful A group of children were ta 0 N r 4 R I 1 0 1 k 11 1 lie ile came dressed as she had seen him first and with a bag of toys playing down the block but she want company she turned the other way of course there was a santa claus he come last year and all her playmates he came to see them too how could mummy be so mistaken she intended to come so far but it was fun walking on the crisp crunchy snow and there ahead were men stringing fig lovely colored lights and loops of greenery on lamp posts they might know whether there was a santa claus she want bill 1 I cant just get it something So methin 9 about santa claus why sure kid just down the block hes ringing a little bell the men laughed and babs bab laughed too santa claus sh she would find santa claus then she saw him all dressed in red and with a long white beard he was sitting by a big red box and every now and then someone would drop money into it dabs babs stood for i a long while watching fascinated 1 by the red clad figure at last the santa claus noticed her and for a while he watched her too without speaking it had started snowing again great soft flakes suddenly babs realized that she was cold that she dare to talk to santa claus and that she even know her way home she began to cry the tinkling stopped and the santa claus came over the matter he asked gently she let him lead her back to the big red box he took her up an on his lap and gave her the little bell to ring slowly she told her story mummy who was so sick had said there any santa claus this year babs took care of mummy she know how to get home but it was down that way some place 1 I think I 1 had better see it if we cant find your mummy santa claus declared ashes probably worried about you they found the right neighborhood with no great difficulty babs insisted that santa claus come in to show mummy there really is a santa claus and he agreed then things began happening there was a do doctor actor and a nurse and babs must bri be quiet and see mummy not for days through it all santa claus kept coming back only without the beard or red suit until christmas that is and then he came dressed as she had seen him first even to the little bell and with a big red box full of toys tor for her and as an even grander present he said that mummy was well enough to sit up he was very tender to mummy and carried her gently to the big chair that was ready for her babs was sure that mummy looked prettier than she had ever seen her my afy 11 said balls babs 1 I wish you could stay here forever and the santa claus man answered very gravely thank you babs theres nothing I 1 should like better but he looking at babs it was more as though he were talking to mummy babs think to wonder vonder why anyway mummy was smiling and that made christmas perfect 0 service |