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. PAUE TWO Night and Day in Santa Claus Tree Two Youngsters Have Exciting Part in Church Christmas Celebration. 8y FRANK HERBERT SWEET !>. t" ) N'T ? wvw ? / i'A jfej I II.. : s ;h ii;\n . I : )1 1. UPV^i'T. )t>UZ l"v(* ":? *:>, iio el/ 1, >.Ji A'icdejj*,*, 5*roixC bf stvch.w. ?;r/ r.??mdi raur kcts wbcie tfipv sl. a iike? like | woods. a.n" jen a? grAc' >; y, I've ; se*-n dogs z&pXiiTS V"'? b:irkit.\ I 5:m' : s way f?ac'k ;ii. Why, l. - \'rv : Vcfig fYc-iirse you've *?.-< n seme.? "Ti-!' yon. i iin't. waess I know. My s;re-e" <"?< :. ? -v** c??ne. 'Sides, I ain't I t- round : ; htely." Tfctir/s sc." agreed his coinpai ion, witfi' -snfclen ehdrale from derision io rl:v devest sy7iijjaihy; ^you've tad to be :'i -t'li kid. I kind o* 'orerot. you 1)070-in' round >o sory on Uiffi eruteh rSpf*ot you'll !: row l - - extra le;r rovay some day." u,S]i<K*t 1 w;'!." '< ?" -jjiywnere you like, I ?u?. r w, Ab'ram : e*ii" i : ' ;? i." "Anywhere. ss. Never beep pllf* , "Go 'l.cay With tfe to Where Crismut Trees Har.g Gut--" < iIris far out : ofore1." prouriiy. "GUvss ISl po sirw-is a?r sm-v?s some time." with suvKion ^.spivation. ^jwf >nt! vylll, !r.e/:o \yt.or(i Ol<nrus treys J - i: ~ t?ut?-1 .nV liutuireris. ' v:-j l.;''stH-h 'ho riog* oliasin* mrtriie tH jii-v.. Taln't .iiucyn s x or "eight fflpMj. $j- H ?lo\v. ,',!> <';,n Kl?p 1 PP." "Km p up :r _-r.m::j " scorned i .. ' . "Hot 1 cud .ill Pout .70B ifibf iiaitio ''-'V - tt'.i' >-o ! ran bond tiuw Sure; 1 can ' oat you w'.th ?;?*? le-guj&j on, t'.rr.." lTiej made g lime the tlx or eight Itlocks, 'nit before coveting rtora : l.iiup v us going very sh.wly anil bis A f.-iro was white. . [ Til. tx t.o taught a sight of the trees, and his pais was forgotten, end the n iiiteoess hew-me a vonden'at t!ijsV;?8S "jt.. t\.< tit's trees?Crisiuas trees," he ! breathed. "Ain't the.v?pretty !" WhatBire you doing there, boys," j stJii'l.'.ly detSahoeij the otv-or of the t rrft? as I'M two ..;.i>r<'ao'r>Oil T.e:tr . . for ;<> thrust an ecstatic ' ami into r^c'jre'on fullogii.-,." WW's o.ion limbed most all his "life. till jisfeiv. sr.' ain't never sees a I'vim ? trt'o afore." eispjalneil M'.i-s. "TU-'r. LVilin' loony ovp- "em." { The man a .! at l.;:rp curiously, liis asx-t wjjyutng .Store tiuOly. 'All -.its.. Co n'oMii." he nodded. i "l!e:p y. -.irs-lf. I tl Ink rayrelf they're , i .-en,. nsrh ro a !i'*ie loony Thus per.Tutted. the buys pushed j their Way v.g the evergreens. ; There 'were H.feits ws Tor table use, ari.1 front that till the wssy up to great Ptrs - o> forty feet high, for i chttrcli or' large hmMiag. Soute of these K4 tf??,s_tt.i?l _oposj_ branches oHS-'c i J; -">> ^ - | lency. Wind Colic and Diarrhea therefrom. and, by regri'atiiig thi ? . assimilation of Food; giving he To avclcfctritat ions, always look for tf* Absolutely Ilaroiless - Ko Opiates. ] ; cotrid see while others were so dense that a person a few feet i up the truck was wholly invisible. ' I The boys, of course, chose one of j the dense trees to push their way up into, tew or twelve feet. It .sap-! gested mystery and bears. "Ain't it nice an* warm ;n here,"! said Limp, drowsily. "B'lleve I could go to sleep. I didn't >loep much ?ast night, bcir* >o co'd ** "Co ahead,*' encouraged Mugs. "Mebbe I'll join you. Couldn't tind a okrer an' warmer D?ace An* I vein' s< thiol: we couldn't falPdown, though I'nc go in" in tjx myself cr^sdegged on th?| brunches, with mv .inns wrappee j round." ?:oo." sleepily. It wonly a iit.Ue past noon. About lour <vc;0\:i; several ::uT? pushed thexi i '.ray the l*hr examining! and comparing tbein> Filially the deiteely-Kr.inched one In: "Nc. He Isn't Oead, Only Fainted From Exhaustion." which the boys v. t-re sleeping. was selected. Workmen qui appeared. tp lift < ?t into a truck, any "U'.y when it was ] being raised fr- n the ground to the | track did the hoys ..wake, at first be- j wiidered. Phot. their arms clo>.-?. frantically j about the trunk, with visions of poiice- \ a:or. ;:????_ stathut houses keeping thein | silent. They would have to wait until | >ic? tr?H' stopped shaking, with the , eoasi clear below. aiui then sneak ! down and >e\id away. ! - : hot clear away below. . >;??: v.ifcr : ' } At the church \\ hh the tree was . 'imrt : i nj.H' the work- nit';, handling iin; iree; - in! within the j church. w hile heine <ot up, -till other | voices: many of Thtm> hidles, rose to ttie I -trained cars of llie boys. "Have HI wait till it grows dark, ; -u<y wills).. ltd >lucs l oav?aSy> to | LiUip. "(.'all you todd V 'k'owve.' The a a bomb-nil exploded in rather | a sots voice. "(iut-s- a few of it- would better slay ! la r. at! night to hang the church greenery and act the tree decorated j to be ready for the presents tomorrow, j Oagkt to have had the tree here to cptnuieni e on several days ago. Hut that's the n-tini way of the baying (oreaaittie. at the last moment." "All right. We rat make a good ; st r*. tpniglit, an,t tomorrow there'll be a superabundance of help." There was. Se the l.oy? clung to j trie tree nil nigh,, and ait ,jjg next ; day while the outer cm]?, of the bianches were .uen-,1 with many icines of presents, oral on into the evening when the church tilied to overflowing. And al! the time I.imp's face ! was growing whiter and winter. | It was just when lite presents were ; being removed that the renacffijns will \ faltered, and the white-faced' how wont i Uw?p and sili) from branch to branch, j and so to the th or. iiie eruteb clatter- t U.s on ahead. i Thai 'Aits mere than Mags could \ standi lie foisg policemen and eta- j tion ho isrjn*l tier.g down, ! regardless of body and dislodged presems. He ain't dead?"' he sobbed "Limp ain't Sen<1, Is lie?" lien and women gathered about thetn, and listened to Mugs' rumbling, disjointed story. Cine man vras kneeling beside Limp. "No. ho -sr. t dead." be assured j Mugs. "om> faint- j rem ertbaiistibn." rnldren ^ : cher's Castoria is especially prepared to relieve Infants in arms arid Children all ages of Constipation, Flatut; allaying Feverish ness arising : Stomach and Bowels, aids the althy and natural sleep. e signature of Physicians everywhere rreoiumend it. " S3 ; v. I THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EV 1 Then, to those around. "I had not thought of any preset*? to me, arid just slipped in to look on. But it seems I am having the most important gift of all. I am a surgeon, and ??y car is outside. I will rake the boy to my hospital at once." "I'm goinY' declared Mugs. "No. my boy, not now. You will go with me to in> place in the country. ! Bur. 1 will take you. in tc see your ? friend every iluy. When he gets weU j he'U come out to join its." "Will lie get well T "No question <?f ir., 1 think. And 1 neither <>f >on will ever need to get . into a Christiree to tret warm j Hjrain." l'?S7. by Wi-ne<c Nev?i?ai)er Union.) Advice to Santa OhilUren who wii'c letters to i-unta Clans might adtise him not to get too ' close to open Homos or his whiskers and trimmings are liable to cuvcli on fire, suggests :lie national safety council. HIGH POINT WOMAN OUT FOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEYSHIP Washington special of Dec. 10 tc MAKE mmc, a? tHkk",v rm r1 iFTS tKrtt will be a', cipient s iamily as 1 while they speak for tl Women's Genuine Leather Bags Bags or gloaming black patent er. moifis -sf: dull .rinir-hod suede r.r velvet Bags and oth( fancy grainetl leather, in backpoiich cr under-arm :Tyle. 95c to S5.75 LINGERIE Charming lingerie ii> a great t neat. Of silk. voile, crepe batiste. Plainly tailored or e atoly trimmed. In gift sets oi step-in; and brassiere. Se; meces?including night ?own j&mhf. bloomers, etc. 79c to $6.95 We can fill .your gift 1 Gifts for Men, Womei you buy. TH BOONE EEV THURSDAY-* BOONE. N. C. Winston-Salem Journal: Do district attorneys prefer bUind.es? MistEdith Havv.i nl:. whose hnroe is at Hijch Eeiiit wr..:.:' like to know, as she . isKoe't to ho .assistant district attorney for rhe nx\:i lie ni-trict of North Carolina. She has no preference ;.s between E. !. Gavin and Frank Linney, ar.d avili be irlad to serve with either. The fair >-cung Portia celled or. Senator Overman this afternoon in a;; effort to ejinsi his suroort. In; intneh as the appointment is to be made by a disj-rii! attorney not yet named or at \. h s re'coiamendarit?U 'rt> ' r. -n*.vs?vvJi-> - - - y. Vi ir.v senator could only ..<it r his irouc wishes. This fan t Ta Heel Portia is fair : ! k upon. . * is easy to see thr.t poor boot;*, greets would have a hard time if she starts to prosecutir.if. She finished .-it George Washington Law School here last year and journeyed down t Raleigh in August for her exursinat'oii before the supreme court. She passed with flying colors. And then returned to her position in the department t>x uisj-iee where she has been two years. It YOUR GIF' \ b^Srn) f. \ r?:> N V\ fJ %J|gg \ X ]i Sg ^predated by not only tl veil. Gifts of a dignity ; ie discrimination of the 5 n SILK H< * If in doubt, jreky ii< ?just ro, be 021 tb pair or $;:il$zen x leath- | ^ 5 ahvay^' welct wife sri calf. j the loveliest. Sua.lv ?ts. of ! all shades. >n sh strap? heavy weights. i 95c to \ 4m . s TKERC To tack away in a1 if sort glove, corsage or and frivolous of han labor- r.nj feminine. O i vest, edges of fine laa parate hankies are cf lin< , pt- .hemstitched horde boxes. 10c to ist from the cradle up. i or Children, you can't E FASH "In the Qua - i was rot until April that the sworn in as a member of the No 1 Carolina bar. SKEPSTEAD BOI-OS BALANCE OF POWER IN THE SENA Was^pngton?A tail, bionij vck from Minaeauva, Henrik Shipsf-e the last of bis party ).n tiie sem has fcaa thrust upon biih by the t: of the wheel of political fortiiw power which hits come to but < ; senators h-esptetivo of ineiv lens I of seryjvc. | 1 he ?o;? se.tete snivivur of : farmer-labor party veil] v.ki<! 'miitnce of power as between the f n?R parties, ar.fi his vote will eagerly sought by Republican Democratic leader? on the major sue* which vrill split those forces the pTe?rprcaidtii^iiil campaign sioro \Y nor these occasions arise Sfc \ stead can call himself into party c. cus\ make his decision and execi \ his orders without those fear- oi . oreak in his party ranks which { often he-set the directing heads . the larger force- on the sen ???iTTrt^r... rs 'USEFU wf' w le person to whom they and charm that convey giver. DSIERY >ig Bvo ilk hosiery CiJo.i e safe .ide? One c (ess ?air-?tor Kjey are ?> m Sg . '?3 3&, ?i- The: -fts. Tnese are of ty?ana-^eonie in j rooe eev, medivm and J 0!ie 3tyi: $3.00 :-: ' f jaSlvV gfgiSjra 11^! - J, ';3\i;:-:;.':r:::v i-: f 8*5333??*-* HIEFS BF I: sorts of places? sleeve- -the mosi j w j., dkerchiefs?dainty I < , . pair f fine .'men with e. More practical , oz-v in, with colored or kno' :rs. Singly or in dair :r? > $1.50 | Whether it be Toys, afford to miss seeing ov HON St lis Building" DECEMBER ii;i27 i pot . floor . rib A native of the slate he represents i Shipstcad is one of the younger l group of setiotoi-s. being to years i o).i. He if * dcali^k 'iy profession, TP. but !ong bet'cro the fitripcr-iaborite v; in Minnesota sent! itsm to the senate jnj- he had hern a close suu'ent of gova.j ininienta! affairs. and he lias gained i : b insoif places, on several import' -.'.j committees, including "hat 01; nil foreign relations. - ? ?UKE UNIVERSITY WHX CF.T $200,000 MORE tht Xetv Voik. pee. 10.?A donation ;, of 320.0,000 to the endowment fund -.\o of Duke University, Durham, N. O., t. by Pu.'a, president of the Rigiffd; gftti & Mvcrs Tobacco Co., was an - mmhcod tonight at a dinner of Duke jgj i:; ahimri hr-ve. Mr. Duj? wa? a friervl e.v tiriS Vttjiue;.- associate of the late 'mm R; Duke fotUJilt-j- id the uni" - ' " 1 Lit.- irifh ati ' : t.'iV'- v ml to beAtP'i 9 f a st nie<\ j? able crop than beef ) I > > cuttle on - orv,- iiiiiu.n:ain iarms, say J S of : hl' who have grown the tuber? ate J fv.r.'ntr the past f<vr year?. L ONES '111* r are sent but by the retire Christmas spirit, / --4 4s?w * % Jft- 1 GLOVES .'OS?the most important of acorieS for milady's costume, rei'oiv a practical gift. Of suede, ha. chamois and eapeskir.. In clasp. two clasp and cauntlei All the wanted colors. 59c to $1.59 I I i j h# :droom slippers it more appiopriate gift than a g of these attractive, comfortable, " I slippers? A jclance and you I * they were made to grace th" itiest of feminine feet. Shown hades to suit everyone. fittc ati t Novelties or Practiced ir large selection before lOP NORTH CAROLINA \
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