Show ys y s 1 i 4 happy ne new yearl by GEORGE GEORCE clat claf 4 c by P i I 1 I 1 new years lne le in III towns tomis of our oun tty is sin occasion oo I 1 alln III louns folk pu put on if masks or of vallous outrageous notts hulls hillid go go houa if lo 10 house rai raising ing ca ain till 1111 the hie roar for if t binl aad llie lite ilag or of bolli 11 in ill tile die liew hoin bear en lien alic 1114 till id abar liis has thus icet lacni o milti civilly 1 lid lo in 11 ritt 1 gather lit 11 ll sonic 1 spot arid ami pa riale ol III 1 n f 1 maahs tire lana laid jole j alc and b fill icil pio smily avry uin ont says new yar ami 1111 goes airs horne 1111 boys and gill gails i if serM d I 1 ins biti UI ti sloe their air iles flyss so 11 o llin life cli Is of if de h diaan ili uwin to tn I 1 i loe iho flat ajr nr for aminy wen noi it 1 I fill kiloh when cherl mow nole mir olo UK the living dooin atti attileo lel in it 11 fakih lom tolliff liin nal itji rl I visibly her ifland e hat hinr r 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alc sonie some one sliu site anc knew alio was it to in flits shade ol of a giant maple atut ledge still lias aas maple anaple trees frees growing ailon Us its llvell alic els the pair alir 1 he monk seemed undecided what hal to ill alii illi liis his aftic ap 1110 tic foe and mally Ns was rn ilous hut hul she alif ivaree lite abole ahole bizarre perfo itil lita trick to ina anake ke lier her disclose se alio to site sli was aud and lelei mined to lie he on oil 16 her guard it wis very aitery 1 I 1111 cler roe llie lilt maples and allot the llie 11 noise of we rele cele blat illg colds was as d dimmed nied by 1 als I 1 s tire rienk seemed about 1 14 speak strange rumblings gs issued fiam under der ills his black cowl bililly listened el eagerly gerly iland if T smoke the anticlimax made lier her giggle and site casilly n hand oer her rooi DO illi but llie ile monk mon k paid no DO fittell I 1 lion ion lie ile pul pill a cigarette in it a long holder so that hint it would not endanger ills his noble doble nobe lit it doti and puffed with relish eli sli there was ili an awkward pause then milly said well in u a tone that announced clearly that unless the life monk ionic gave reason for ills his strange tie nc llou lion she would rejoin rejoin lier her friends on the file mail stice t the alie monk again grinned conned find and growled and finally grabbed his nose lind and with a n jerk removed it from his countenance glad to ge rid of it lie he growled its been in my way all evening the voice was nas still disguised lilly had bad no idea who it wa was hut but the nose in went ali ait amused her it must be very convenient to have I 1 nose noe that you can get rid of 0 you wont want to it site ilie inquired in her best elocution class voice the cowl turned sharply toward joward her and she had the he uncomfortable impression that two invisible eyes were re tier her sharply theu then the voice spoke allay Ml llyl I 1 stio sho jurn jumped ped biow illow liow how did you guess she said 1 I knew till nil the time I 1 saw you come out ot of your house milly I 1 took look nou ou n way away from the crowd Ife because cause I 1 anlon aar d to ill tell you something idl nay n ay biilly was 0 curious 1 1 I I 1 to lo tell you that that this I 1 is HIP flip liht hist da lay of the old year 1 I know it already milly laughed lau glied alir ili inona I 1 on linued avell the loafs nearly dead and 1 1 I i pause whatever Wh ateer r lite mysterious ion might be the monk was waa oti nuking ling ii a horrible bungle of getting it mil fit milly Nl llly waited I 1 cited silent but fiut lor for some reason her lifari heat dwter alian usual tin monk boratin lied T 1 I 1 wanted I 1 10 wish brou a happy new ana to to ak you to make HIP flip new year n one lor for tile me oil milly I 1 I 1 love V ion this illis with a i I 1 tul ul bililly tood stood stunned alip declaration I 1 was no hi unexpected aini then arwitt a will nt it hap chappin pin surged through ber with doubt it it ile 10 11 young man dan then e nas its till right but it if not dot 1 I I 1 th think you might take olt off your mask she whip whispered ered grent great scott here ive bern been proposing nod and you know who ho 1 I ans As well I 1 suppose ive ruined my bances just like we lue the mask uns as hung back the cowl dropped even in the shadows milly auld lec iee cognize fred grants face site she biad been almost sure of the lie voice and now certainty certainly had come to her fred fled readied reached out and took lier her hand milly oh milly dont buy you dont make tills this the happiest happi esi new year of my life for ili in iiii tant hesitated then she whispered 1 I do cat caie e fred in a moment she ile was in ills his arms arm his lilt lips on fill hers anol and she heard all lit the things that lie had wanted to say but load not had tile lie opportunity they alood thus fur for a moment then milly suld hind lets join tile others wait said fred listen in ili silence they stood from the belfry in the lie next street chimed the first of 12 arid and with it the die wails his lles iles lind other oilier bells began their joyous clamor cli inor fred turned to milly arid and I 1 liis eyes mere ere shining its tile lie now year dearest lie tin the new ew year and the beginning for iou oil and in me file anti and 11 1110 in haind they lluy vent ment to seek their |