, ke:;ansville, kchtj Carolina
iTH yOSTK hurried
.rough the crowded
' 'Bts. Everybody looked
, so eagor, so "good-oa-
a -wondered why he felt
tune with tlieia all .
i counter to counter he went
i . .J to conjure values, to
i t"st price on everything he
c He. was going ' to do his
A mas .shopping to a .sensible
v ', the way It- really ought to be
1 usslng through the art depart-
t his eyes fell on a beautiful
S of pottery. " Unconsciously he
! .ed and. admired Its exquisite
'U A .sudden thought flashed
'through his -mind.,!. "Wouldn't
o'! r love something like this?
r a't she get a thrill out of
i )vr ? it to her friends?"
.'. .Jy hi resolution " to buy
r 'i'g but practical gifts vanished
I ,o thin air. He would buy the
l ie for mother. For the rest of
1 a family, and others, he would get
1. e gifts-he bad planned, but moth
er ii st have something to bring
that lights Into ' her 'eyes that'7 he
loved to- see. 7 He was Quite aura
, this lovely pottery would turn the
trick. He could almost hear her
my, , "Oh, Kenneth, lira " wanted
methlng like this aU my life 1"
The purchase thrilled him with a
range v satlsfactlori. .! He ? knew
. nt be wouldn't have got the same
Joy. out of buying something ordi
nary. He. wasn't going to sneer
, any more-ar people buying "gee
gaws. Christmas seemed to call
Hit Eyes Fell on a Beautiful Piece
,-, i!r.-ot Potr-i,-y.v
ior sometning ainerent. inere
should . be practical gifts, too; no
Christmas" tree was complete-rwlth-'
out handkerchiefs, 'sweaters.' ' hose
andv gloves, and such " things,- bat
there should be other things, too
. . . Man did not live, by, bread
alone ."Kenneth , was finding' out
other things weitf-necessaJT, ;;
Suddenly.' bis face broke Into a
grin.- - That's the - very thing he
wouW do. Be ' would buy every
jiiaviii-aj,. uutv lie.: .ruum . bubo . uuy
them .something that he felt they
ueauuj m. jnvouty luut iney wouio
not otherwise get.-; f,.,'.::
The money that he was spending
bad 'come to him in -u letter, from
,nis granuruiner a lew oays oerore.
."Boy" Christmas gifts for the faffl-
113 ima .iiHB uiu 4nau. fj&a
written.. Is quite a sum for
young fellow to. spend alone, but J
am sura uiar you win oo it wisely.
And I want your report of what you
bought after the holidays are over."
Kenneth had felt sure that his
grandfather, would want bun to buy
sensible things, but now, be felt
differently. ' Something Inside of
him seemed t;,sny that the way he
vivas going tp spend the money now
was exactly' as his ; grandfather
wanted him toil What .a letter he
would have to write surely he
could pnt all the new-found Joy
that he was experiencing into every
line:, yyy; : '$Shh'yfy'' i":'';r"''
. For now Kenneth was really In
time 'with - the spirit of Christmas.
There.-was not a -shopper 'on the
freets as happy as he was. Every
counter; seemed to have, taken on
! w interest; shipping was really
pleasuae,-the biggest thrill- that
i liadckaown In a long time. 1
He hurried to-the book counter.
Jane was going to have those leath
er bound volumes of essays that she.
I a wanted for soJongvaAnd Jim
i Jlmrole was going to get that
in picture machine be bad been
i .i.g about Gre, he"' could lee
mie's-face on Christmas morn
:" -; wouldn't he get a thrill out of
. .vlng the thing to his friends,'
I dad, well, dad was going to get
i w set of golf clubs, a brand new
; of drivers,, mashies, and put
I And grandfather was going
t a letter about , the shopping
1 Its results that would Hft
r l.t out of his chair I . J
tS Western Newap&w Daloaw-
' espar and CbrUtmM i
-i:ia Is mentlobed but twice
.-peare and then Jnclden.
Xuletlde was, howlven an
Sunt time in his life, because
i tlion that bis plays ' were
-1 t command at the courts
!""-h hnd .Tamps 1,
.i i''e cp fs.
HaEllr
UR family had attended Christ
I . I mas services at the church on
V- the- brow of the bill -
It Is Jnst a "little brown church;
but. of -recent years it has . been
modernised with a furnace, a1 base
ment for church dinners,. and work
table and sand piles In the 8unday
school rooms; - The grown-ups Jlke
it better since there are more and
bigger on tamDa.r;"v-;;'i5v:
"What else, are yoq doing at your
church this weekl" asked Uncle Joe
as he spread bis napkin and looked
toward the turkey. Uncle Joe Is
New England minister, with his
eyes nsqally set on heaven; but be
doe ilke-. . turkey. ; n h,t;
"Why, r nothing' else," taother an
swered. "What Would wa havs at
the church besides Sunday, services
and the. Christmas sermon, since
we've left off Wednesday night
prayer,ineetVW?"K"l''-''?-f
; -Tell yon what r io'lf It were
my cburch,'. replied uncle,, watch
ing father tarte. i "I'd keep: ' toe
place warm from morning till late
night ail this week, with somebody
serving tea to any who might drop
in, and something going on through
out the holidays. I : heard Pave
say last night - there's nowhere to
go but the movies.'' '; -'- ( :;.
rotber' jumped." "Ion wouldn't
expect , mo to go to church every
day, fUJrJ :nr;';.
vi-rd -nt . It ao you couldn't stay
away. . , WonJd' you .. turn down - a
chance pt an" old-fashioned taffy
pniiT t.-if &;i (
f "fhen, since yonr mother doesn't
have to get you off to school this
week, why Shouldn't she go ber
."Are you ; leaving me out .Joet"
asked father, .laying down the carv
ing tOOlS.. i,''-''-' :if
4 "Not by, any moans I X This would
be a mighty good time to ge your
cvuuigr agvui. -w ,w"i yuo wane to
raise next year Instead of corn and
hogs. . Or to get your band In it
chess. , ;By the way,, IT- nave all
those big .low 'tables covered with
ganie I H bet there, are sets of
anagrams and crlbbage Just going
to.iwastft Jn; jrour atc-rV ,
--j. nero are r- Jcriea uave, tana
wouidn ljt.be fun, mom, to get out
"What Else Are You Doing at your
Chu.rclr Asktd Uncle Voe.. :
'V-..' .(''tS2tn::,Sti-.ri,e:iiijJ
imt ' old . phonograph to show ' the
fellowsl , - We" got some good rec
ords." .", mi- v-.-'.: .'X..JK
"Yes, bnt hurry, so you can wash
the dishes ;wblte I use the phone.
There's going to be so much going
on In ihat church, we'll be falling
over eachi other; to get Into it" :; "
C Weetern Newspaper Union. ? ,.
Unci Ebaa't AdVlee '' '
'Santa Clans will soon be here."
said Cncle , Eben,. "and ; taln't no
time to ten yon financial worries.
If " you writes bira a letter, don't
write it In red Ink," y . ;
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TJEIXA," said J her . mother
with a warning look.-. "take
.your band out of those
raisins and finish paring the apples
for. my .pies." ;
. ,!'But I've-done most a bushel al
ready,". , giggled the . guilty young
'ster.(l,,.:,....,,. ...
r. !Sl'pose you have I " How many
tiles do you figure yon children eat I
Besides, Christmas time- we have to
have extras for folks coming In."
"Mercy me."' she continued, "it's
time for Joel to be home, from the
church bazaar! pook at that snow I"
Mrs.' Dodge opened , the cold
closet and peered with'' secret de
light at the fast filling shelves. Cof
fee cans filled with steamed plum
puddings, a fine-baked-bam, frosted
'chocolate cakes, a vwhole . row of
pies pumpkin and mince; and a
big bowl of .cranberry sauce, skins
and IL1:;...-,.., v !i Nv;'.; .".... '
. "Sally, you better help Lnella
with the apples, we're almost fin
ished with the baking; and now if
Mother! Motherl" Shouted Joel,
, Bounding Into' the House. :.
your father would bring the turkey,
I could stuff It tonight" , ...
5 ' She glanced toward the Jdtcbeif
window--. -..Vi ,,i',;;f -.,
"My stars ! Here comes old Emit
Cooper l." I'll Just give Urn" a Jug
of that new;; cider and mince pie,"
when he's going home. 'iv. i ;
; Mrs. 'Dodge bad 'tf, bountiful na
ture. ' She anticipated Emll Cooper
and the many other, hangers-on, who
always Showed up around "Christ'
mas; while the supply;, of pies sod
puddings grew less and less as the
-visitors' departed, V; 1 '-,'"'.' Vv
Father's comtngt" cried the chit
'dren and they ran to the door ex
citedly:, to meet him, followed - by
Mrs. . Dodge. Hut - look of per
plexity, almost distress, Spread over
her face, v y ? '. -v-J
.. "Where's the turkey T" she gasped.
"Faot is " hesitated Mr. Uodge,
"I 1 gave it to Ned, Blake on the
way: home for his poor .family.
Mother I couldn't, couldn't help
It" : !;..;. 'U -. k :-.
"Well," sighed Mrs. Dodge,' with a
crestfallen ' face., : "I gueas . they
need it ail right and we still have
the ham.",c;::f'V'-S'
A light quick step sounded on the
Snowy xnrfcy9' fjj.,:-!
'."Mother 1 Mother ("shouted Joel,
bounding -Into -the 'house with a
bundle larger than himself. "Seel
See what I have! I won the big
25-pound turkey at the bazaar I" i
"Why, son!" exclaimed ? Mr!
Dodge, "that turkey is twice the
size of the one: We gaVe iaway, ' '
w eat era Nwipapr udiob. .."
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Holiday Garnish for Salad '
Cranberry Jelly sliced and cut
into fancy shapes with a cookie cut
ter or a knife makes an attractive
and unusual garnish for salads and
desserts during the holiday season
fTpHB gigantic Christmas tree In
' I . Fountain sauare ' was , ablaze
-L wltb colored .lights and deco-J
rauons. Christmas eve . nao . ar
rived and the snowy atmosphere
was beautifully depositing the fin
ishing . touches to the grand .and
wonderful, community ..treftvi;.;.
Mirth, " happiness and 'laughter
fairly abounded through 'the joyous
Christmas crowds-as they thronged
the streets . blinking through the
snowflakes and hurrying on to cele
bratons. They seemed to take the
community .tree, for; granted until
the. Illustrious Sound Of slelghbells
was beard in tbe-dlatance. - Sleigh-
neus on unristmas ve now aeiec
table r All eyes were turned in the .
direction from, which they came.
Soon the object of the delightful
disturbance came . Into Sight A
bright red .'sleigh drawn by,slx
4 horses,' cleverly decorated to, repre
sent reindeers, turned the corner
and beaded toward Fountain square.
All traffic was stopped instantly as
the children: made a frantic rush to
meet their Santar-the 'real Santa
Claus from the Notth Pole!
'Midst wild shouts of merriment
Santa, himself, In bis bright red and
white costume and long 'white
beard, alighted from -the sleigh with
a jovial, " good-natured, "Merry
Christmas, merry Christmas to you
all !"' The children swarmed about
him 1A uncontrollable confusion as.
be - joyously - dragged' forth pack
after pack bulging with, bright col
ored toys and dolls..' .
. What could it mean? .Who was
this strange real Santa Claus with
sleigh and reindeers from the North
pole? The people marvelled 1 The
Children were boisterous and com
pletely out of control- Everyone
forgot his own particular celebra
tion and lingered on to. see what it
was all about " . :
Then jolly old St Nick, his beard
flowing 'in the breezes, began dig
ging down Into his packs end pass
ing out the toys, to the youngsters.
"Oh, boy 1" shouted one, "see what
I got an- ' airplane." ' Then two
little girls cried out Joyously, as
they, unwrapped 'golden-haired dol
lies. On and on Santa continued as
the crowd became greater and great
er and the snowstorm grew heavier
and heavier. Santa's packs seemed
to be endless.- Soon gay colored bal
loons, drums, harmonicas and gold
and silver horns were in -evidence
on. all aides,' adding to the gayety
of the Christmas party.
There Was a lull as Santa Claus
dug down Into still another pack.
This time he began hurling large
oranges and sacks o! candy Into the
crowd and they were catching them
'midst much. laughter and excite
ment," -.:;;'.' ' , . - '
' gflnta himself was having the
time, of his vlife. Even mere so,
than "the happy crowd, about him.
For he was chuckling within, be
cause he had been reminded by a
Christmas messenger of love to do
this, very thing1 and to become the
community Santa. Claua
: Finally , thev crowd became Impa
tient to. learn who their strange,
chuckling Santa really was. t Who
could It be, who had given so gen
erously and Impartially to all? But
before they , had time vto speak, the
Jolly, old fellow was jostling past
people,, snow and, traffic until he
scrambled, Into his sleigh.:
t "Get up, reindeers.!" he shouted,
v With a Jerk the sleigh bounded
forward with Santa wildly shouting,
"Merry " Christmas, v. folks, merry
Christmas to' all I"-?: is..'!'-H
. But he wasn't to get1 Sway '-. so
easily for the next moment strong
north ;; wind, whistling, around the
corner, tore off whiskers, mask and
all, and Santa Claus stood revealed
In all his embarrassment I' ' ,
A hushed silence at first and then
a .wild shout, of Joy and ' surprise
rang through .the Christmas atmos
pheres v Twas "Indian Peter," the,
town's most conflrmed'mlsett tNev-
er In all their lives had they seen
such a glorious senile on his face,
as be gazed out from his Christmas
resalla and . offered his . band in
friendly-. greeting to all, vW,yV1' .
"Indian Pete" (so named because
of his. love for-the outdoor life), I
bad gived without thought of re
ceiving; and bad incidentally re
ceived more than be ever could
nave received materially the re
spect and adoration of the whole
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