THE GIRLS BENEATH THE MISTLETOE
OtfWfchl 1S11, by ABfftni Pr??s XMWctofcoTi 6Y ROBERT CK>NNELL.
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I1 I *tjr kSstrsi r<J "ni b?
& TV MN? Hhp\ Number One.
4 Sfcf's so imittaa rtwi ntar [*?
B wrltRu
? I rpafr ?*sn: to nr
tad frt her r-f rtsowwftnc smart?
2 4iv: ma*br i *i.hJ M tomr back.
il .
M IS> Vsiiiter l*nhait r u
Dtliahtfui as Ihf first.
And where she's slami!^ sJk' seems
demanding
K rra! dbmond b^rst
Of ovolation ri;h and rare
l|x? her Hps. her eyes. he- h t.
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THf cW in tbf middle te quftr a
1 rWJk
I cannt schf hrr thraxjhl
!o me shf Sffnwth a maid who dreamedi
Of Ms*s. as she nodrt.
I'd tor* m that rhafr arm to sW
4rd find If she awu> Mould flL
/V.
TWIN'S no dfbatiag fhat (Ns ow's
1 watthxj
for so m one's to m* I
IW own. though s?rrt* sllr stands ir nwrrN.
V>w. don't ytw thHi hrr swpff ? *
Yo? aotkr si* has closed l*r Hfs,
So any m mt^it steal thr pri/e.
m HKTSTV AS ?
fl tt;!od eyos had nrwl to tbo
of bo %
Wh?f h*>- to fr?d "? ? ? Ti'th ?r
afcvt cmt tb? ?ccrtd "h r i -???! h m.
W &rm-* rb? t tntr ' ' or y ?>
fcKK* ?Bv! rcfr^od s' rori .. t. the ? ''
to atdMr -%?? tbo T**H't n^f, pp
Hi ahoriO i*'# tlvwi. tt t' o fr*
Ok-j m ? i*i! bortid* * > -horns tKs'
? w> te lumber and hlph. t In s er?
iwiifr of *d<l*0 Tvices, tl t t- n.1t?
? o**t*? cot and * ?int o
it ft pftr?J?>c<; wiml-'K t?it
fc*Jf iXlt with ^?toff mc* o" >r*
ft foor ajtti 'b*~ ?n '?.-?? Oh* -i
ftWMt MTDint
I* bet * V I'r' ^ bp |
?kftft^* tbo ?*??& w htn
"%f*>rr? Cbriatinft* Mom- Oh"'?t
W?? ? %*- f???t fi<? t-o-v. Nv?*?
Mmk rb? KvnndMtMii ?? ho ro ??>*.-. i
Mi mftt* |?M oboonr triV to ? the
flit pntVft. ' he frow>od -?o
*? (W do-. t I'm ft cy
Rift flMul i tiR n i CoM. ho
Ar?? th? ocnfTv** shoo* to now
fty hi* foot *n.1 ?o?r ,s' N ? v
f*? Mftctot for h*? v? ? * ' ! ? \ _
Om 4ot? m h r *> rhr. ii?.' t. *
?%><?. k?.* odJos? o-> ?? - so th -? of
W? ? mmt frv>m tr? L.v ' Tore
*"t ?w4?r "" be ehn. Mo.! mirth'!**!?.
?V ?M ftanut roww.'. rov stock ? If
? k*4r, t hoor oo '.! 5-=*: uljrht I'd
?Bt? fmi tkom oo the tn?-tol." l-v?k
Ihc than: tfcc room. '' t: oro'd boon
? ?llT*r do'l?r ftona hi?
gr< as* *- ta roct<*rd*j t>m
?ftiMn* for ^ >! N>h?Tk>r. ? now
?rtl )?t ?T?1 fth.>e* *r<1 ooo MIroT
??TT?? T'i bo ? hVnomlr *rv?rt if n.>
hah ???? ? Wt >>r.)ror *n?orr r
Nk""-?r? An?h: to pot :-t ft Wt
kb.er of rho ?tr'o* '
ti Wh! t?*o co r. ( }?>???
? that rat tb? iftii i ? hold ? n'
"V
4 rr*Brer r\n
?ra ? tonpth. tbt cvvti ?o*>niM am* 11 j
?, N?t b? (voM feyliiht.
*1 wlah yon waa bis ooouch to do
All off tbore.** be grotrMI "Yon C"t !
to bo clow to ?hu: ihinca nil "
H? iaM out and to he sir***.
"M?rn Cbriatuias"' nn n?h ma a
|NM??
"?Miwr He atmmpod thr *i the
?Ma #<v*r of tbe flr?t ?a?ooo "Rod
tf-9 Tb? colli ttnk'od on the hor
"Pst that aw*y and K<- my v-nrst "
Tha atmnper. tn a top but and grar
am. swoawv' a bit the wer*o for a
CkrU?m*> err tba< bad lonstbeDod
tnfr Oh "Km' 0 ? wni?p?
treU
"All right Vsj '? ctotc if 1
or-s.- It.' n<> lo^k<M ?;??> arid ?yc
?jv\r thp *tranc?'''?I "V r'11^
It *r?? a p Hwkw^r-* Iwvh a* f
flaa***-- <vl th - ' P"
liquor dow" the o?! - i.l?- of a chitting
- v , - ? -
^ -^'rv ? **
*'ITO?.tI>.\T *ARKFT1N\ FH
?Mrt fr.'i ' Pl*11r > e-o- m
the de\?er,;; and irraoe w.th ? ha]
hitD<1 witetvd i be ?u;itte?>!v '.ot. '
That dollar ?n*w to tin- time f the
wallet's c iU ts
Profuse *ivolo_-5e?. a fen piN ->f e,>,td
fe' <w?hlp. ah od o\lt. t rnn."
h-il pin od our fn< 1 heynn.l the
?junior of l.**t ntcht's '-"vlfiTir*
bo mil'orfd ?? t: I urtled
around cornws, ?hro' '^l a ?Me t;iwt.
theu i1"Bblfd 'mii .ni l took fr ~h
courw "V hat's the two of u pi k |
P??. k?H"< trviii' -o llv-o >. c'it? W hoM
hire n?? 1 Hi ( used t *v<rk mirlv w
I *'jvse the-. o [) ?; <> for a i e\ con
Tict T1 t's ;? -s -
how Tt'f po?>i MnT t no It * cwl to
have the pt;*-~s on j tr ?>- mIo. 1.
sl'ri' ' k "ocu eas t r."
He trndr?M a lone now rtid then
w*rj Kl:m ?s to (ln> roer
cared. ?nytldt.?. to live ior, 1 luow i
eouM nu'l.o fn>' ?' !'. it . in vot a
ponl \V>ody arc- ot dej ' < o*i
rm . nolv-Hir"'
Otans^ Oanc: < "lane! A ohur :i
hell hich j?>w?"r rh.i'i' ol the to o'
hl? murine* Hi* st ? "^d. \ >??
who arc bonriij In n -1 ki<>' 1
ay-stem. Brink r? tr h n '
shift 'em to ?? r>o ono t :??'? 1
prof cm Mr thr Orril'o. hut shift en
He turned the com or At ?ho rery
door of the '1 "r h. Is ?? huri-'il ? t
snow. reposod a market hr>'ot.
"Holiday tn.irfco:in', elt'*' nr -?'? k
ed It up Henry r
thmurh tho f' tut r! ?? in
dark within 1 ? ?}ti" |?ii .. I <- ip
pt-we WeH. N i. >
rmrlywiwv' With i! 1 t !ii<
ami ho tur-ied t' e : :*? iter
Our W?n i hjtil a Chrl<Ti dii nor
True. It wa? all nn-ooko'i Pnio. ho
had no hotm to ink I: i \ no pla< o to
<vok it. Uiither a ti?ele<-: Wt of r^'tr
larceny It would *eom Hut eni-h to
hts trade 1 he i riviktvl mind Is erer
ene "f ent- II -u?w a r?w.n
ract
>? 1". f- 'h to cook my ?T'n
ner There'll I m>> left over
?r : v h.ind*."
A j'!?o=!Wf - v lml ' <vl forth.
I t ? ? >k th?-?e
thiiic ' >? the basket. 'aid
I'lT- He ?t?' r a cl H-e at the con
tents. Tlte J f*. . ihnt. He atarod
ctti ' at t' ?> attend i. ;
?
wiv \\ :'i vial ?!?*!<? posture a* the
? - rt ? 1 p >'
"1 v i nln't q'll'e qr*'lf,p<1 to
i ;> Our fr ' ;i<l mopped
n j?or- ; inc brow with hi* di?eneape<1
h- ?? ? Wh?To a the uo;l r?-st |??ik'esla
lion
??Tuiw Wo< t;a ttp !!:? ?tr*eet And If
inonc -r wl! l<? ' ? 1 ? l?a?fcet wh'le
he iv n*rnr~? n?t monsieur hid bo!t
ol f>nt tl-e nrd for aewral n to
me* - a iv! *< pe-if-Nd w !t?*r wi>n
(lc- v v iP.? it hi v-k-i away a
mm '? | ? rtnfN^l rvin with a haaket
I wmtdered I. w.
"Any a' ry I'd tell 'em would amirtl
flahy T1 < n thore'? uiv p|. titre In the
r* fifr A r^ rrt f^r r?od heha*!or
't r > vert Ore tf S <*!' 1 lie;. 11
T! t tli ?' r<- ? v 'ipa to hi* ff"t,
The poll e v tl'm diminished In the
diKtfti ? What to 0 ?> W'h I he t>,.a
ket tlm wn?i no tv i; line tieavy on
tiia wmv that Tia? the tjtwllon, \'o
tu*o c -,c i t tlio 'I irrh It ??<
"I'm the i I, fill litht
ah'^ted t'>e ?' -m*'i 'M to rny hcil
der? T e !! , * t i :>? I ? e hvi ? on a
ehurrh In vo.i r? tr>-< tt> I. Pre pot
tnv low v. - :\c 'In ? - me"
He th . !,t of attains down to work
hla probVi' out Th e were llk< ly
rinrfjInK to hl? c-uil, he i'i*?ei| t ie
lav Thrlr r>e< ret for an inata if.
lent r it.--1 'it'"'' ! m ?>
The ortl.Tf healtated aa If ?wr !ilnc hla
metiiorr. Thfre ton no b
fivin (he in i t>e)>Iji?t
"You p?t in* on, u " he mutten-'l a I
moo-i up tho f,r?t fllcht of ? ra at
hand, plnnri- 1 t'-'.- tin try nr.i In hl?
?tcfl*t:?ent | r^? ??! ihe j rr tc bell.
Th" op' ? r turned l>ar' n r?? ? *
no one In ?1< ht >'? tc i?\'T the re
?emii' in^o. ! > roi i?li<l ?'n1er of
h!? beat.
Ptej-? aoti'iditl ot the ?' ir?. The
kmtlt tnmetl XVeSl. he <t?n!<l aak If
friwvw' u ?v r, ? v
'wk!.is i.ir t?*s t.> v> don't Tor
Torwo rs?'
Ihey hJiil nn> i vim* to font. That
wonlU ?? vj at In* rlitfrinff of the Jh<11
A *wc>et f !. while iMirtd ladjr *i?
in (hp d'x?r?n?y.
"IV j-cii . ut rooimT' "hp blnrted
"I .'?> i 1 T ? little o il lady rtrew
lH*r?<?ir up. li<T fi-ie s trifle haughty
The man nmuoifl *n apolnjty ?ml
turned ? w.if The (k> *r stored toward
the it! A x'lil, llliIBi.'TnkAble in iti?
orltiw. ? mi " from the l?si?kel. Throe
stej* of the I rln Die tunn measured
in a more
"< ine nonmt -firr in the voice
above a?tb<?ritj ?.|>o|[o ni>'|uostionably.
"Oh. ma'am. pie Thnt |?<lk-em.iD
b?i?l |P ' on the lluht flncered one'*
none* in niijev-t Nt he turned.
"My poor mmir Tb ' 'n'Vy o'd
?dy *aw only tb?* humbte f lendlrt
)f a frt'bor t? h! child frniiB the
inolomenole* of tl wt-ather In that
moment her de.i r oKi mln?I hdtl l?.iilt
* r"Tnanco around thi- ?itnati-iu, of
whi* h the hero wn? tli ? twi-ke? man.
Site *onjrht r > expiKii.-iion M?nl;
to ill'' pood on a diy wa* *nf
Vtent to ber W?? no' thi" tl ? anni
roreary of a rbild wl ? be
'ore hr>d not eren a ba?kot to Up In?
"Com* In. my pwr man. rotor IB
"Bnt, ma'am"?
"Not a word. ?r I hire a nice
* rm room that yon r? welcome to
If ron are out of fnvih them I* plenty
to do al?ont the h< ??* f,,T
h"by. mr dnnsrhfer his ffono ?? " 1,h
my little rrtnd?on V-nr < hlld inmM
Into my b"u?e a? a t>v*?in?
"Hit. ma'am, yotl don't know
?tam^Tinr I t d< ;prmlne<| to ex
plain.
"1 do not aoek to know," nnrl^c
htm In and toward I ho roar "If
yon ti n ?" been nnfortnnite and ?oroe
lay nr<Hl to toll the a'ory t will ll?ten
V w ron and yonr b?<by *** mT
en- ?t? "
j?h#? withdrew and eloaed the loor
?r> the | ?t ?f?rrowfn! nun nnd h'?
b'p?< 1 bat*1
"Wo:!. I'll N1 linked*" The *otrow
fnl roar. ?ank Into a mmforlable ? b*'r
RI)d < Mvkled "Of ?" 'h*" An in
d.trr.- n l"nt. ai ompanlod hy bi?t?
ki. k?. heralded I ho final and complete
nwnkonlr of tho M?Vot> content*
1 nt> ?oo what'* h"f. - Ho ?hf*w
ba . k tho 1H ?> I creefed the ptnk pro
todlnc f o ?"h a h<imnrou? twinkle
of ? r.rr M.>n "Well. y?" tittle
; ,-nt" Tl ?e h - id?. ?o doft at po- kot
ptrVInc woro ffontvr poMlb'y thar an
h..n i n n*? Tho b ?*? *?? <-n.>tn?
on hl? ahontdor
Wei1 yon "V-e to - a. don t vo*
ynnnff fif H ? 1 - ?
at arm * lenft' T '? 1 ' ^
, , cT TCV h k plo .?1 t 'rn mtehtny
. r ' It , ? n O/W
1 1 t?>at ^ "|n '
- .? ?> i ' ? n Tho man <ank
,,, . 1Tvi - -d l^H
o, 1 In his ins^o [> I >d noxor I"
fnro l>oon ro-> hot!
n<? w: -< loamluc m a m^mont whit
TMr? ,-ou'd !>??' nn:rm 1 pnrpo* In
ilfo. findlne a aomrthlnc I" Mr* for.
and all taticht hy a p?"r llttlo aban
donod bahy.
"If tinr ono." ho tbnnrtt. lo^^'nc
rt,v- n nt tho an 'lln^. nnron? l"n?
O I .1 abandon an^h aa yon and m>t
, lope bohtnd. t !>on HW' I
chan-o for both of n? In th'* ^orVI.
\ on'll l-o my hopo. yon p.*?r lit' o I
d-?n't know whether yon'ro a boy or ?
plrl; bnt. whloh *vor. ytwl! bo mine.
Bnd. ?o holp mo t'.od. I'll ho yonra- and
and and thoro'll l? a rhan.-o for
lw>1h "f n?."
lTo ?nt qnlotly for a lone time The
baby atlrrod, o^jwhI hi* eyea and atJH
ami "d. The nwn t>ont down, them
hf-sitntod "I'm not worthy." ho mut
tered. "hnt I ^11 l>e f?r tho fntntv"
jjP ktaeed the little brow |?la erea
were moiat.
"Merry <'hrl?tm*a" he breathed,
"and." dnahlne the teara from hfa
eyoa. "a happy New Year."
Mia Pr?f*r*ne?.
"1 do not boiler e In kl??lnf nnder
the mlatletoe." anld Oladyt Be^ntlirlr
"Neither do I." promi^ly replied
rounc llnirfflna. "Rleht here, wherer
er It happen# to he. la ?rond ononeh for
me."
Thereupon he proreedod to p??re It
No Ciflara Thia Chnatmaa.
"\Th(it do yon expo- 1 yonr wife to
(tire yon for ? ?'hr1?tni.aa pr^entT" j
"Nothlnjr."
??Well, yoo aeem t? he happy ot?t
It"
"So I am Pre (jolt atnoklnf."
I
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fThcCht i :'. nasi:
| Tree
By ED*!* L. SAMN I I
CFH3 apcle and tVf?T ard t*?h
trd pltrn
Pjt* all to t^c gc.il of tlxfr la
bors tow :
O* ch**t*ut rf?l<kd lt? tootMonK
?tor? ;
Oh t*!* (ffwartxd tN Mltokk o'??.
flt word "(Hell der><" th?? bst
thtff ft?t
Co ?lff r tfll th? Hr^r? Mft befcwt.
But ?fttr t*>< e!.v>e ct !f?t mwsm thm
Codaf t? tht di? of tf>? Ch?J?ttw?# tw.
r>r?vjjh eff1?9 -k.| ??"?(?(? .md ftitll
M
fMoth ha* ft *ftmr J ?v<?<r?t th? ?o?t?
ff? .'It
Bowt>?fl? ft* qrf*w.
fVotftMna Ifttlf hf of ?(??.
n*?flbtr **d ott.'' - ' i #u* *?d
cloud.
H? TrtfU* df?atnf?. ?*pt ??<! p?o?d.
But ft? trcMwrt<t tof jotf and tn?.
Btdfr><| ft* tlrrw. *1? thf C^rtotlWM tff?.
???'I t : wxra
filf-fn vMtt tit wc'J sr I th* nhy eft
darfc.
Ulhtfi orchard and urM?J art hart j?d
?tarfc.
{?ben gore '.ht fleartr# ard t!'? .iutun?'?
Hem.
Of l/ffaarJ ppwfcUieiw ftt ard
PPO*.
Ga?ty It listen* a p?t?t st?rd land.
?katt?r<> ft? fruftn with a band.
TOtlti-trifd btratan cf tb?r and flk?.
ln;e t* e*n cen?ea th? CNfettnan trw.
(Hrrtttr bv far tban fr?m woodland
threats
Rfnrn th? w<dlfT of cMldheod notra.
Carol ?<*<' ,0Tt *ord *"<? P**t1IIt*<J
tongve.
KclKcMng laughter ef old and ycunfl.
CHI (W ntfdle and crtr? ton*
CDlde !t? w?f??aqt ef |ot ha? ?trein?.
Ptwrdv prtnet with a htart no Trtt.
Mp. hurrah for tN Cbftetmafi tr??t
Who Santa Claut la.
Jimmy IVyon know who Bant*
Clana Is?
Tnmirir ??tim I <ht' Un a Prn? rtnnt
Taft.
"Ifnw d'yon make I hat nntT"
" V?nw Santa trarria nvary w imr^
an' *n rtonn th?
En* jr.
LlttJ* Willi* Pen y rioot at* ao
m?< h t'btlatmaa <-m>dy that h? llkrd to
dlnd
LltUe Bob < aom? klda to lock/I