Show ane zy Other main V lit ira ITH a loud grinding ot of bra brakes es the long line ot of cars came 1 to 0 a stop at the little cam station I 1 then eleanor bloke blake stepped swiftly to the platform 0 term I wont they be bur sed abbe whispered happily to hersell herself and what a christmas were to have she waited long enough to see her several pieces of baggage on the way then with swift steps she bhe tripped through a familiar street A gay little tune was on tier her lips as she turned the corner but it died hurriedly its as tier her old home came into view why why the house Is almost dark she thought sor something must have happened bened mother always kept BO 80 many lights going at christmas her pace increased to a run as con took hold of her then she blie found herself pushing the bell and knocking on the door at the same time in ID her anxiety it seemed ages before there was any response r es then she heard footsteps and in another moment niom tnt her fathers voice why daughter daugh daughter terl 1 the old voice was almost broken oh thank god that you have cornel comel mother will bel be so happy with quick steps she nhe ran toward the little attle bedroom at theand 0 of the hall I 1 1 11 V 1 I 1 preparing the christmas dinner then she learned the reason for the ali absence of light aud cheer in the house her mother was ill it was good to see the joy that lit up her face as eleanor bent over the bed and kissed her lovingly it was not long before eleanor learned that I 1 le e real eal i cause of tier her mothers illness was the longing to see her and the fact that site she had failed to write during the past weeks then eleanor told them the secret that she had bad been keeping until this happy moment the thing that had kept her from to them she I 1 had been promoted pro motet to one t f the most responsible positions in the advertising office where she elie was employed liotti of the old people gasped when she told them of tile the big advance in salary but their joy was multiplied when eleanor assured them that it would mean a little car for jer ier and a visit home every elery weekend week end and mother she whispered you can be sure that nothing will keep me from writing you often but but I 1 wanted to tell you in person and I 1 was afraid it if I 1 wrote that I 1 would be ba tempted to tell you in my letter and I 1 did so want to come ano tell you like r 17 this it hns has been demonstrated many times the hie years that happiness is one of the hie best healers known but never so forcibly before as it was that evening for inside ot of an I our the happy trio were downstairs dack ing out ut a aa big christmas tree mother had insisted that slie she was well enough to go town down and help why I 1 feel fed like I 1 could cook it a big turkey dinner tomorrow hiie he said happily my bly but the house looks cheerful now since you put up all those decorations eleanor 1 I 1 I have the heart to bring them down from the tittle attic this year I 1 never thought you were corun coming n 1 next day mother ww was not allowed to cook the big butkey dad and the otnel good things that go to inake up lip a rea real I 1 1 christmas din dinner vier and mother molher and father boasted to tile guests whom they hn ha invited in to share the feast with thorn thein that a bushi bushick cs wom an can be a good cook too and later filter on mother kotlier admitted that never neer even in tier her best days had nhe done rudi a good jub job of ing ang and lle liling the lie little home hoine js Ele had 4 1928 1028 western newspaper union t |