Show peculiar pe edsom MARION R M REAGAN elih III were lecul peculiar far people t ever body said the were peculiar and little marie prevost was seared scared of them 1 vcra body was wa seared scared of them the worst threat that was used around nolan kolan block was if you dont quit IT send old lady judson you that was usually to silence even e en the lie biggest tense tease the terrible tiling thing to mirie marle was that the Jud sons apartment was nas jut juit ju it below tier liers she lind find to pass their door every time she went out or came in and shy always anby r in by like a frightened fawn not that she biad evar seen the Jud Jid sons site she just knew they i tr there nn an AN aid lady and hr hir spinster daugh daughly daug hlo ter there neer net or were any noises from their lit flat no phonograph no n 0 radio no no voices except sometimes some tImeR in the middle ot of tile the flight alarae would awaken to hear a funny throaty rumbling sound in the bedroom downstairs 1 once aie wakened T IT ij tier lier mother about ensti lt it lt but tier mother 10 thel only scolded tier lier and saw said it was wa snoring morning marle mario was quite lick by the ministers sermon vence on ear eatch 11 good u nill III to man 0 to o every man to all people friend i I 1 enemies liven hi tn to the Jud sons marie imarie won and waited until after service to lii sk the minister if such general go fo 1 I feeling should sli oi 03 extended even to raoule like the juds Jud sons ns the min itar laughed lau glied and assured her that it sho tild ow you just go right back and call on those people marle marie tell them tirl rin stopped slopped in to pay a christmas anle vas nas terrified terri Qed every inch of aliv nr vay nay homo she fought with the uri idea As site she passed the Jud sons di 1111 11 1110 stopped dead still afraid either to go on or to knok knock finally dehen a by what force slie site knew not lie n up to tile the lell bell and pressed to I 1 deathlessly reath lessly rhe he waited after lial hal seemed hours to her a high illin I 1 olce asked Wl yos there I 1 aeu irac e lint came the timid re ily the door opened I 1 oli oil our little neighbor I 1 believer believe td id the high thin voice two arms loii Jen hed klied out for her ber and before site she realized she was sitting hitting in a large chair just opposite an old woman lie he younger woman with tile the agh thin voice drew up lit a chstr bestic be tier lier and stalled smiled admarie at marle Marie she was very thin nn flu rather homely liot tely but tier her eyes were so kind ilind that adarle was strangely not ilot afraid any more then the lie white haired old woman old lady judson ld c slie she lind had been rolled leaned toward tier her and held field out nut ii a box of cand candy y here child have some soine ch cholaas chol als slie site said the box shock so much in tle the hands of the old lady that millie maile tooth tool it to prevent any of the pieces froni from bobbing out slie noticed tile the old ladys hands they were thin shinned chinned shi nned knotted and reddish with high blue veins through them ller her face was yellowish and wrinkled but her eyes were a kindly blue just like the thin homans womans wo ion mans ians and marle marie singled up at her confidently conti dently did santa bring you nice asked marie vie tie old lady smiled alion yu you get to le ite lery ery very old my iny fear dear santa often forgets you harle thought for a while then excused herself and ran upstairs presently she was down again tapping on tile the coor 1 11 I think santa left these aliese things for you upstairs site said and put 11 huge fruit cake ull all decorated I 1 in n can died red cherries art and gi gheen cen melon rim on the table beside it she put a lit tie snowy santa claw with r large merry christmas christinas written on his coat because lie cause youre really not nt at all she added and the judson ladies looked que at enca other 1927 by western newspaper union |