Show che e christmas crismas I 1 announce announcement en g fl bg g mary man c araham ah donner bonnar a 0 Q 1924 western newspaper union ot 01 W wally as his friends knew him sang bang the tenor part in the moving picture and vaudeville theater quartette quarte tM magnificent songs they snag sang program ch changed weekly with beautiful stage get act tings as their background by the old campfire camp fire thrilled hla his listeners and wally sitting over a i stage fire consisting of two electric light bulbs shining upon a strip of painted tin with a red streak of paint in the curtains above him to indicate the glow from the fires embers wally in a khaki hat anda and suit ulland and slik silk handkerchief about his neck staging singing the song of haying baying or making the tears come to the eyes of the audience when he sang As I 1 sat upon my dear old mothers knee was about the grandest man blanche draper the head usher had bad ever seen true wally had never seen a camp fire nor had he ever sat upon his mothers knee tor for he be had spent his youth in an orphanage and he could love tho the golden light which was sent down from the green and gold cell ing upon the new mown hay bay as he stood pitchfork in hand band eyen even though he had never seen the real country they went out it a great deal together yet as the time went on wally seemed to grow quieter perhaps he was tired of her he had bad sent her a christmas gift that afternoon of christmas eve ete and yet with it had come this note shattering all her happiness blanche dear I 1 know it will seem awful to you reading of the engagement announced in this afternoons paper but it if only give rikae me a chance III explain so you wont think me ma such a cad give me the chance to put myself right at least for the sake of our friendship and the grand times weve had dont judge me hastily not that I 1 dont want to be engaged I 1 do I 1 but I 1 want to talk to you about everything foont so I 1 can explain perhaps after the show tonight so there was some one else and the engagement had been announced that was why wally had bad grown quieter and quieter ile he had been trying to break it to her and she had thought at times he was shy ile he been so BO shy after aall all I 1 she would not go to the theater tonight what did she care for exi 1 got a couple of extra copies of the paper cora brown her roommate and assistant usher would take charge she heard coras step now what I 1 you to in blanchel blanche she asked yes tes came from blanche a moment later youre a queer one thought be out celebrating only you might have slipped me the news first I 1 got a coup couple leof of extra copies of the paper let me see blanche said sadly she had to see it sooner or later and face the situation and then suddenly her eyes lighted upon her own name with a rush and an explanation which seemed mad to cora she had bad hastened from the room she could just catch wally wall at the pastry shop where so often they had bad eaten their supper together and then as the she saw wally at a table at the tar far end it dawned on her that wally had bad never proposed to her it was a mistake mi I 1 and that was why he was apologizing he beckoned her to his table darling he taid laid it was not my fault I 1 brag to jennings our yeb lacity man you know of what I 1 had no right I 1 only said ald I 1 hoped it would be an engagement and he be just thought hed stick luck it in for he believes we are engaged encased oh blanche can you forgive met me and ent cant you make the announcement come truel true 1 I ill oake make I 1 it rel a if you urge good and hard wally the she said that night before she went to bed the she tools took one of the newspapers newspaper to tuck under her pillow oh what a merry christmas youve g given ven me she whispered to the th piper paper youre a blessed christmas announcement what you are I 1 could almost hug bug you you beautiful printed words I 1 and she smiled at the announcement in it a most bost ap approving prong way |