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-st dont fail to give these goods
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the Board of Trade
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I Christmas I
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? By CLARISSA MACKIE T
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Throe days before Christmas Mr*.
Ray stole Into the hott?e with the last
oj her Christmas ptirrh.".sos sactrn<;
down a net bap. She went straipbt
upstairs to the attic, plldinp swiftly
pa?t the open sit tine room door and
narrowly escaping a <*olli?ion with
her husband In the upper hallway.
For the f rst time since she had lv.
old enouch to assume an active in
terest in Christmas pivinp. Anpe'a
Ray had pnrehnsed her Christmas p:ft<
several days before the festival.
"Well, mother, hare yon really fin
ished yo?r shoppinc?" asked her
yonnc dauphter Maude at supper that
nicht.
"Evervthir.p. dear." returned Mrs
Ray. with a victorious smile around
the tab'e "Even somethinp to fi'l a
ha?ket for Mr? Hopan "
"1 hope yon didn't forget oil mm
Hopan." ob erved her husband
"Pre reireral?ered everybody. ew n
the old erandmother I'm not to i r.
cauch: nappinc this xenr." she ^ <1
emphatically. "When 1 lit.; k ?>f Pr
tnor yen rs. nhen Christ ma* eve has
l?een made r ; i ra! le by frantic ? i: rv
inp stvncd af'er la?t minnte p'fts :,nd
in the end find Pte f >rp>->tten some
body after all. ! (Vv'lare I will never
1* csosht ?<ra'*!' ?l Is sueh a blessed
re'lef 'o h-i\e it off my mind"
.>u haven t forgotten one oT
ns. mother'" s?Ved Bobby
Mrs it:'. ast a startled <tlan e
-round tht- table, mentally cheofcinp
TFt rv\.?R errnrsLt ot*nkh and mrs.
hoqan AFIVAKKD.
off the piH< she ha d prepared. f*rsnd
mother Ray. hor husband the three
children Maude. Robhy and little Panl
? nil had N>eti remembered In the
basket tipsta rn wn a handsome pl|*e
wl;h her httshand's initials encTaved
on a gold band. tJr.mdmotber'a gift
wrts a wnrm steamer rug to wrap
around her chilly knees. Maude had
a |<erfeotly app > nted little workkn
ket and a string of gold beads. for
Robiiy there n*s ? toy moving picture
*h"W. for little Paul a variety of In
teres; ng toys to amuse the three year
old
'i haven't forgotten one of yon."
she ?? triumphantly. "Wait and
jou wi : see on rhrlstmas morning."
"It w,>?t seem like t'hristmaa eve,
Anci up e-< yon do mo downtown
and do a . ttle shopping," tensed her
bu?l>and
"I'm safe this year." anld Angela,
and she really bettered that she wan.
At i d momenta during the next two
days Mrs. Ray stole up to the attic
and sorted oat and wrapped up her
t !:r:stn).,s gifts
The day before Oh-'stmas was pven
over to the final preparation*. A big
tree was placed in the sitting ri-om
and the door locked against the guer
rflla like Incursions of the children.
Grandmother Ray was tn the kitchen
directing the little maidservant in the
staffing of the tnrkey and keeping a
steT) eye on the toothsome contents of
the pantry, where the shelves wore
laden with pood things.
Mrs. Ray was packlne a market bas
ket with (rood things for the Rogans.
* lj.> f d had hr>d In. k that winter and
were in need. Rory Hocan. the father,
had broken a lee on Thanksgiving day
itkI was s*i'i confined to a chair, rest
toss and nnh.ippy at sight of his frail
wife overtaxing her strength at wasli
r:'-! an * ironing boaid. There were
! wo children besides and an aped
grandmother
"Let me see. There's the little
roast of pork, some potatoes, apples.
Inm'ps, or.ions. a class of Jelly and a
mtn'-e pie." em mora ted Mrs. Ray as
she twisted the top of a paper hag
T-ntalnlnR nuts aud candy for the lit
tle Hogsns.
*T>id you rnt In tea and poffejl"
j a?Ved tfcongbtful Grandmother Ray.
"Tes, *nd a can of condct?ed fnllte
?nd ?>me butter and bread? there! I
told Mrs. tlopiMi to come n round some
time this aftrrnirm nnrt ret 1 1 '?* J
kets Her Jimmy hi i?.?ttinc to be *
Wk hoy. aud hp ran carry this basket
of food."
"How about the pwenta? Are the\
ready?" Grandmother had b(*n roalr
Ins warm flannel rltfhtjrowns for the
entire Ilopan family.
?'Yea; cverylhinR la pr in the
big l>rown basket at the bead of the
stairs. I conldn t rnp it down. Jim
my llopan can mnmipe ft. It's v n
derfn! bow Mronp he is wli'ii or.i> c -n
slders what little nour ?htnc f"od he
mr,?t pet "
"They trill be tniphly happy," mils- 1
Orandraotber Ray as sV? ? ?
tnrkey.
Mr*, noran carre fur h b- ? ? : t
a moment when a h?
mat-ded immediate nttontkm in ti
Ray household. Mrs. 1; w.? en
taiuinc a caller io th- pi' . ir, r.
pmndmotber was st*!! I. > ? iag ?< ?
in the kitchen.
"Mar th' Vlrr'- Mi' ?? all yer i
bearrtsr cried Mr*. U > 11 is *' ?
tered the fracrant kit f?e \
broncht m ? .Mn- ? nl<
basket. The yonnr +!'
fat in spite of th' ? ! " to
poor choild" Mrs IT > rati wun d
her red flnser* ovr? il <
and Jimmy sidled ? he"
accepted a red up: ? ? ? i ?
cookies from prand'pi^' ier. t> !i
ecstatic irrin on l: fret ' <\
"Th re i? another K- ' :'i t' ?' ! ?'
of tbe attic at" rs." ??: t "
??I wonder if Jimmy Is ?' ? t- '?>
doTti?"
borse." a??nrd Jlr:i it a? !
pointed the way np 'he 1 k * i's
"A hip brown tV'-: >t . t
presently Jimmy ? ?*o<* >' >v .
its bnik cheerfully.
leaving a shower of b1' - i ? ? 'n
?
finished her tav|.? id
dauchtor-in isw. w ho?e ' " I
departed.
"Tl>e li^rans (j-anie nisd t <?
thine*. Ansel#."* sulii r
placidly.
"I am so clad! P'd lit t y } '
basket from tbe a *'
"To. I told him it was nt t - ? 1
of th* attic sfnirwav rni Me !
it down. They were a? b) ? pj *s
|?e. poor souls." said r ? her ?
onsly.
lie down now. and t "t 1<>
o'clock perhaps, yon iri i f :>!? (?
beip Harry and me dr- -??
Tbe Rays wvre <ti ' ??
the snpper table thi- ?
when tbe do<.r o; ? ? d ? I
Mrs. H ;r,ii t![ : ?? rf
ed enrtseys and str* mlnp t- irs of
blissful Joy.
"Oh. 'tis the kl: 1 's<-a -r*? y ? 1. "e.
?
ed. wlpinc her e.ve< ' > ? ? r ' * I
Ilopans had Fiob a Cbr
|nhe?: Th" beeutifnl f.>;
onr ipo?iih? wntlarr !'<t ' >
An' whin llosran found I
rertwiccer' St" he.
they've eve" r^t if "so t
poipe. thooch tbey '?!? Mth! de I
? M"*- Hoi: I: f 1 - I f -
Henry R*y r: b Ktsr' ed
his w I VI eyed wife.
fnl slia n I v cJ t ! '?* f <?
blanket. and aho hns it en !'? t
an' th" beid? nwiy ne'r;-: tli*
whin me Itttie Majr?> o
Jimmy th" p**>r npnlprrtt
iTary wtd joy over t! t * i i f
ror t>:n< r i' I
vw fiT the fc'ti '? i im
mado " She V " ! ?' ?
I atpared I, * l . :.i ?k1 ?t i
j nnd tV>n nt the m ? <??* f r
I their mot'^rr
Anccta roenverrrt h - ???' f ? h
effort Her II">? trr ? 1 a*
fentnlly ra<r the (r?T ;Vc that bid
been made. The fVrited Jlrnr i Id
overlooked the bro-n '"ket at t' r
i head ? r tiif mtif !>( .:??
j ronns c' r? hnd ?rir ' il th> 4t" ' "
of the at'le nnd d vi n v! t:? s ' c
brown hnckM, In wh?- h !! ? < ' " ?<
ptfts for her family ???rr hldf" The
were All vnmarl cd us yet. ? ? ! r> f'r
Hoean family had ne-'er*' il tht i rod
wore re.! Mc'iR In thf4r po- ?-<-? i .1
It was too tale to riw?ver then. Pa
tient RIM? Rogsn had not r.-arve'-d
jthat t!f-r* n-3< no pjr- ? ' " r hr-?c'f
?the Joy of her flnn'y wa? m^nsh f <r
her.
"I have at ill nnnth'T br?krt for yon.
Mr*. Hntmn." said .lnp!n qo'ot'y "Tt
contains more n?efnl thin c Henry,
will j-on bring It dewn; It's nt the
head of the attic ntnlrs."
When Mrs. Hocsn hrd ?? ;-c<?re^
?way under the woitht of ?'e ?ooe-'l
basket. which contained morh ren*t''e
wrarinc apparel and thinrs to crariry
her own meacer vanltv. Ancrla Ray
faced her dnrufnnndfd family.
"She .cot the wront btsl ? yc-ir
presents were Indiile? I had N-ncht
everythinc? bnt sotr.ohow I ? ' ail never
forcet bow perfectly ha; r>y "he <ofc
ed!"
"Oh, mother, dear* Ar<1 ^o ron wi"!
wire to r? Fhoppinc (o-l: T a* or all!"
cried Marde wnefnlijr.
Mr. Ray had ?HrT>r,| fr-n I ^ -o~ ?
nnd tinw retnrred wj?h h!* w!f?'? ti-t.
eloafc and furs Wltbont a word h?
Invested her In thetn anil pnt f>r> h!?
own ontdor>r carmen ts.
"Mother and I are rob^s ?Vpr!-r.'*
he sr <1 "AVe're never ara'n r re t-1
h.iy beforehand? we are coir-2 p-reij
Christmas eve? Jtt the fafc^t p'ia."
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