Show A REAL CHR CHRISTMAS by vera ashton I 1 11 ji jimmie amie j go 1 I 1 it I 1 ook look like a real baby just magine its little sallys face was for or mel me and radiant with the imagined joy ah bothin but a doll YOU girls and johnnies nose turned if youre lookin with disgust up just chati that and he pointed to a scooter that leaned proudly against the wall in the show window what santa claus has picked out for or me and johnnies eyes shone A well dressed man standi standing fig near them heard the words and looked curiously at the ragged children As he saw his wife approaching the children started on but not before he heard the boy say to his sister its no use margining mag ining anything this year aunt meg even have a chambley chim bley for santa to crawl down and he probably even know that daddy and mother arent here any more and his brave little lip quivered the man turned to his wife who had just reached him madge look at that window but her voice was shrill with a hysterical grief as she exclaimed 0 oh ah phil I 1 cant look at those toys you know I 1 cant when little elsie is dead and we have no one to make christmas for but madge that is what I 1 mean we have someone to make a christmas tor for see those kids there just going round the corner they are the mayne children whose father and mother were killed in that factory fire last month living with their aunt who already has four children of her own and her husband is only working patt part time since the fire he said no more but watched his wife anxiously her look of grief turned slowly to one of questioning and then pleasure well do it she exclaimed exclaim ed in glad tones 1 I heard them tell each other what they wanted phil said joyously so on christmas morning sally and johnnie were surprised to have an auto drive up in front of their aunt megs house and have a line fine big man ask them to go home with him to dinner and there when they had bad taken off their coats and hats they found a lovely christmas tree with a beautiful doll and a perfectly grand scooter and a new suit for johnnie and a dress for sally which made her dress sparkle with joy we dont want you to go home mrs said when the children 0 began to talk about having to go after the dinner of turkey and cranberry sauce and all the fixings we want you to stay dont we phil indeed we do for we need a little boy and girl in our house phil replied with a happy smile on his face and he added under his breath as he gave his wife a mighty hug this is a real christmas madge im glad that there was plenty of room at this inn |