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(Copyright. 1918, Western Newepeper Union.)
IRTETt, Mister! Dense
hold me up so I can
see.”
These words came
from the lips of a baby
-[Xf of four, blue with cold
/ i ~3ly and quivering with a
,/f'\\ great desire to sec the
wonderful dlsplny of
moving toys In the
show window of a large
store.
This strange request
In the childish treble
caused an ok) man
whose fnce was lined
and seamed with hnrd anti unlove
ly wrinkles to stop and look
down. He was about to puslt
the child away, hut the little hands
| were raised with stick utter confidence
! that In spite of himself he nefunlly
did lift her In his arms and gradually
edge his way nenrrr the window
through the dense crowd. The child
looked and looked with staring eyes,
as If she couM not take In enough of
the wonderful psncesslnn as It went
aroantl Its allotted space. The cold
hands clutched tightly at the old
man’s collnr, and
the blue Ups were
parted in an ec
static smile which
: showed the tiny
white tooth. The
golden lmlr blew
across the old
man's face, and
somehow he did
not resent It, but
when he hud held
her until the pro
cession had gone
twice around he
began to feel
tired, for he was
not young.
As he turned to make his way
' hack through the crowtl the little
chest heaved with a great sigh, but
she did not cry. The old man smiled
a cracked and grudging smile as the
child said:
‘Tank you—you Is good.”
‘T—good? Oh, I don't know.”
no started along thinking It time
that the child should he put in charge
of her parents, hut her tiny fingers
clung to his hand.
“Where Is your mother?” he>*s*cd.
“Muvvcr’s ckud. See?" And she
picked up a fold of her black dress
to show,
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"Ah!” aald he, suddenly choking.
And yet he had gnlned the name of
Old Crusty in the neighborhood where i
he lived alone, and he wns also con
! sidered to he a stony-hearted miser.
“And my fewer, too," continued the
child. Mill clinging to his band.
"Curious how surroundings Influ
ence one,” thought he, "and how the
enthusiasm of a
crowd comma ill
cates Itself. I |
wonder what kind i
of a Christmas
this child will
have. Everybody
will have some
thing. I wonder
where she lives,
and If she would
like a puppet.”
lie asked:
“Little one,
would you like a
puppet T
"Fat's djit?”
"Why, a—one of
those babies?” pointing to the dolls
In the window.
"I dunno. I never touched one.”
"lad's go Inside." suddenly sold the I
old mnn. some of tlw unlovely wrln- I
kies disappearing. They went Into
I he crow ded store.
"Let this little girl have anything j
she wants, miss,” said Old Crusty.
T?ie hi tie eyes shone like stars, and !
1 delicate pink bloomed hi the lit
tle cheeks. The
young lady at the
counter wns tired
■—dead tired, hut
the Chrlstm a«
spirit wan In her
heart anil s h e
handed two dolls,
one dark haired,
Urn other blonde,
tind each with
white teeth show
ing between the
lips. The child
chose the dark
haired one. “Looks
like tiiuvver,” she
said. Her happi
ness was ns complete as that of the
young mother who clasps her flrst
horn to her heart. The old man lost
some more wrinkles as he watched
her Ineffable delight. The young lady
said gently:
“l’erhaps you would like to get
your little girl some—all—shoes and
—warmer things?"
"Thank you, miss, she shall have
them, for as you sny she evidently
needs them. Hut she Is not mine.”
When a big bundle of nice warm
garments anil a wondertul pair of red
shoes had been __
made up the man
thought she might
possibly be hun
gry. So they made
u queer little
group at one of
the cozy tables.
The baby, for she
was scarcely more,
said:
"1 1 Ik e s y n u.
Will you take mo
home, and my dol
ly
“Yes; If you
will tell me where
It Is,” his face
softening In spite of himself. Put ho '
soon found that the child hud no idea
of where she lived, hut by degrees he
learned thnt "Mover was looked away
In a big box,” and she hail remained ]
with Mrs. Vllklns. This Indy appeared
to have several children of her own, :
and she had "told MIsser Vllklns that :
she couldn't be hovvered wlv' Mary,
so she tooked ine out and I got
lost ad.”
As the innocent little lips formed
these words Old Crusty said to him- .
self:
“Heartless creature—name Mary—
deliberately lost tills lovely child.
Tender little thing! I must take her <
home for tonight anyhow, and look t
for her people tomorrow."
Py the time he had made this reso
lution the warmth, the good bread and
milk and excitement had been too
much for little Mary and she lay
asleep In the cub which the “miser”
had called.
No one claimed n lost girl, and Old
Crusty said daily:
"I really must seek her relatives,”
hill lie never found them, and It was
not long before the little girl called
him grandpa, hut before that she had
kissed away all his ugly wrinkles.
And they are very happv.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Halted States Commissioner's
Court, Hhitina Precinct, Third Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska (In Pro
bate) In the matter of the Estate
of Edward Gustafson, deceased—ss.
Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
Edward Gustafson, deceased, to the
creditors and all persons having
claims against the said Edward Gus
tafnon, deceased, to present the same,
with the necessary vouchers, within
six months from the date of the first
publication of this notice, to the ad
ministrator at his place of business
at Strelna, In Chltlna precinct, terrl
tory of Alaska, the same being the
phtro for the transaction of the bust
ness of the said estate.
V. J DWYER, Administrator.
Date of first publication, Nov. 25,
1918.
Date of last publication, Dec. 30,
1918.
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