Show B-r C i-v W i ubon BILL YARDLEY poked a tentative eye outside his It was at Across the tiny cabin Jim was snoozing his measured breath almost drowned by the roaring wind Bill's eyes surveyed the cabin with its old stove and rickety Cozy but this was no way to spend an entire even for the sake of geographical Several hundred miles to the in the government office was waiting for early spring when Bill and Jim could finish their surveying assignment and bring back a report The pilot dumped overboard a huge were two months of this maddening snowbound Bill's glance drifted to the Suddenly he caught his breath he Wake upi Do you know what day this Jim stirred a and answered And so It's Christmas A few minutes later they found themselves staring blankly out the almost wishing they'd cr discovered it was It was ot to let on that you thoughT Ha I put on his parka and headed fori the I forget he j going to look at our traps get some fresh Be back I It was no trudging through I knee-deep drifts for two To make it the traps were alj Even the animals were staying inside in this if they'll miss mused as he th I Suddenly he a faint hum in the It grew a motor an Bill raced for the cabin he some black smoke going up Then he raced out the j The pilot saw him gesticulating or else he saw the fresh black smoke over the big ship flew off to the i turned and came flying Over the clearing it almost stalled as the pilot dumped overboard a huge bundle that plummeted into the snow almost at Bill's Then he waved and sped They got it though they wanted to open the bun- j die right where it Once rope was torn loose an oilskin pouch flew A note was the case you boys have it Herewith the including some presents your families asked us to send Bill Jim looked at each then they asked Bill it's the best you taste this |