Show plum pudding and her christmas dinner guest ION opened the door of the mar MARION bedroom so suddenly that she did pot see the young man standing in the hall and such was her haste that she bumped into him he attempted to recover his balance but fell and struck his head oh dear I 1 beg your pardon have 11 axe I 1 killed you she cried not at all he replied scrambling to his feet but your head Is cut its bleeding come in and let me bandage it the young man entered the room and marion deftly bandaged the cut and now wont you stay and eat christmas dinner with me she asked the man smiled 1 I certainly will I 1 was smelling your plum pudding when you opened the door it smelled like those we used to have when I 1 was a boy I 1 was hungry and was thinking how wonderful an invitation to dinner would be my aunt sent me the dinner I 1 was homesick thinking of all the folks folka and the good time having and I 1 was wishing I 1 had a guest I 1 chirped marion jane roth c 1327 1927 western newspaper I 1 union |