Show By Chuck Pope big clock on the wall in- that it was almost closing time for Stanbury's Department No one could be more happy about this situation than He'd spent a long and tiring He'd talked to so many heard so many requests that his head was Hours it the children had started to all the Three more children were in Surely he could last through three The last one seemed a bit Maybe he wouldn't Perhaps it would be two for some reason or this last one didn't look like all the There was maybe a twinkle in his the half-smile on his Santa found himself hoping the lad would not Maybe he would finish the day as fresh as he started The lad smiled and extended his My name is to Where are your I didn't sec them come in with Waiting in the having They said I could have ten minutes to visit with We have to get back to the airport to see if our plane can fly wrong with your really isn't our We're just riding in But it was Santa not We've had a real winter storm Hope it clears before Christmas The lad extended his My name is me I. gotta get back to Three Corners before you get there with my sled and other Santa sat Remember the letter I wrote to I From Three Is this the same Three Corners I used to With the paper mill and the canning Like I told you in my my dad runs the paper Forgotten forgot about Did you tell me about your don't have any Santa seemed not Dad says I have one Uncle He's pretty rich and all but dad says they never got Uncle didn't like my or dad says it's been more than ten years since he last saw Probably be ten he he tried to reach your think Mom says he's too That he should learn to forgive at Christmas Christmas is the time for think I John and Mary Carter looked up from their each hesitatingly their hand as Santa was Santa sat down without been talking to your son Johnny surprised you named him He tells mc about your John Carter Stanbury just stopped by to tell me about his old friend who likes to play Santa in the department John and Mary maybe said also told mc you folks will have a guest other than Santa this What do you think of The as one would make it a merry Christmas asked the other three |