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Show They Agreed Christmas Is for Children "Never thought of It before," replied re-plied her husband. "I guess you're right We'll stay with them this year. Christmas Is for the children." Harold Har-old L. Cootx . lilt. Western Newspaper Union.) last year we went to a party on Christmas eve and dldnt get In till morning. And then right after breakfast break-fast we were off again for all day without with-out more than a 'Merry Christmas' to the children?" "Well," said her husband "we had a good time and we'll do so again, won't we?" "Oh, John I" answered Mrs. Nedson(J "Christmas Is for the children. Let's stay at home with them for once, and have dinner with them. Wouldn't that be better than going out?" T"0 YOU think the children will be happy this year, dear?" queried Mrs. Nedsoti. "Really, I'm quite concerned about them." : "They ought to be," was her husband's hus-band's reply. "We've bought them everything, ev-erything, haven't we? How much did the things cost, anyway? Four thousand thou-sand dollars?" "Oh, no, only a little over three," replied the wife. "Well, In my time . . began Mr. Nedson, "Oh, don't go Into that," his wife Interrupted. In-terrupted. "Money waa worth more then than now. It Isn't the money that counts, anyhow. It's the , . , It's the ..." "Well, what Is It?" snapped her husband. hus-band. "It's the spirit," murmured his wife. "And don't you remember, dear, how |