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A happy group of splendid folk `` Sing carols to the stars; Gone is nh<: cruel, debasing yoke Of ear1Vh1_V strife that mars. Gone is the sob of anxious hearts, The fuvtive chi1l of fear; Tonight all pain is hid away-- For Christmas Eve is here. E31 Losing .. _ _ , Opposite Post Off.iJce :-1 llmv ml ls.-H I .-nu. l1~'r:;1I:lt- change had culm- nxv-'.hx-1. The pron-as of `;r,=n:;: hare her srml and U 1h-.~ light had .\(`I`\'(`(] i vh-:m.~.i'.u1 it and purify- c extent. Shc sl1u\\`L-(I it . .:-r :1 wixms. in the :1-,- u mli.~',)l;._\'L-(1 at the pm.- ';- !:<~r ~.:::: She \vnn Hr l'.z'.r.~'h with her. Slu- :`.u`.Icrin'.' attempts tw n`:m;'<: but her rccc11f \ lav 1~.u h:-Iplccs and mu-..-I u. :h. Hm wnrl. .4 Maw,` , .(.,. m ` her nl. .... cu m V pull `ll m~mrc Lhc L-girl (`HUM . .~cL-xm-(L was rzlpzlhlc ape when he IR-It like the rnnm. hx-z-uthlcss. I u wurd. cxu-pt the !" he -run In ;\Iar_\' T 3".LVH In-s.i(lc il. : hm` ..:"n2~ nhmlt him. hm Lrc-mt. Her face "vn it hzul um-p ...-m ~s<-r1`a won1an Sn 1 assistance mm] hersclt 1u_'.:c\hcr. weave Of which all tvl1ing's are spun-- . ` Made h`alste to homa;re--zmd believe In Mla1'y s infanki Son-. uid God in triumph, gazing` down, His mighty challenge hurled: Dare not deny Him Kirng: of l{inig's-- For He will save the world ! . Drug Store - l\t'D__ `.`l])|C'S ill|(|\ r the WUTL They were standing 4 nlookingrinto each ( lHL' mxlli had been Maria ch Nardi's. She crooned over her boy. she patted shc ])L`1l(`(1 him, stroked his hair a kissed it. 1-hm-I Innk-ed on through a mist_ of kissed 1t. Hazel looked mist tears. She rcsisletl hlimlly when. after a whlle, _Ierr_\' rose and took her hands ` I 3 . tears. mile ram 121 1 in his. Th:-\~ Huh] They told me how you stood by us," she heard him sayingr. How you hired those 1Zl\\`_\`(:I`S fur me and every- thing." He ran on with something nxvrv. smnething ahuut demented old _|uml) and the 11cc:-.~`.~ ity of making sure that no puni. was \'isite(l upon him. hut Hum-1 ttmlcrstond little hL'\ItHSL' of the ro21'.'ing_v in hm-r ears. Of ('()HI'SL` J:-rr_\` \\':L< _<,-r;1t<-ful. she had cxm-cu-:1 nnthin,-4 Icss. She as- smm-(1, hn`.\``\'L'1'. that this n1ectin',;' m~..~o h.- Zn d3.~ tr(-,<.~' 1:) M11! as 1:) mu-.un '.\'m'ds ( `.\'h_\`, 1` ,-awn I (Inn! you. Yes. But even if it had 3 ulhcr\\'isc. it wn11dn't have m:u':. gruii rlibrcncc su lung: as y-, learner! to truly care for me. 1:111`-4111 mu smnctl1in_9, about CE You pr(n.'cd to UK: that nolhins Icrs very much if two pcoplv `nun pm-11 nvlwr-r " ' To-night, beneatfh the _ Chris-tmas mnnn IUYS \'Cr_\' HIUCH lnvc each othc-r." Mrs. llulnu-.~' "(}oml hwy, _l(-rrj man! She's a (la think.< shv uu;11 nfx` '1 ~`.u- ':m'1 .| \ nu." .'H.. (I ~!lL' (Hill |l\(' llIl.\ l1U\\:I. Inn, p.~.h:1\\'l Young 1)L'n])lv like yuu I-:m ':i\'c :m_\`1hin;.- (l lhc `.Vul'l wr- gcts. lt fnx-gut .\l:n`i:1 xli Nardi an it will forget the girl in the lithza .51: case. :\l:1yhc it will cwii (org:-I i `_gnnsc w0m:m.' if she l)cliav<-.5 lk`1'L'il. She's gnimg to hchavc hcrself. ~l1,-'3 an old derelict zm(l- But. for that matter. wc rc all three (lerclicts! [sift it ht-tter for us to (lrift together than to drift apart? Certainly! Afraid hc'll ruin your career! Humph! Why, nmlcc it--" 'l`l\.. I1\1\1luu- nnnunzl cm-nl.-inn fur .~7~n -.|1cl| numc u- The mmhcr ceased speaking. fur $3 : rcalizml that neither Jerry nor I-Iazcl wore listening to her. Tlley were standing closu togctlxcr and lookim: into each uther's eyes: they were uuitc oblivious to her presence. "I"III" I"lII\ _|er1'y'. rd-:en c he as nlxslrc-swig; In mm as u) and shc lx`12nm~ `nu-r. ml` in- ng` tlus Lnn1ccc~.<:n'_v pzun upon - re close together into other s eyes. . ___,__-_. I cry unu 11> mu quieted her. I 1 if 1 haul (loulm.- I dun} think 1` {C to endure ..l." myseif! other. lnlmcs nml \'i;.;nmusIy. 5', _Icrr_\'! I'm glad \uu're a 5'5 dear. f()n1i girl. She v n115:11tn't In m:u`r_\' !nu--- .. I 1l.l_- .l....-V. Rue iia"`iaiii3" moon ~ - - .'I".hat s crawling down the west, [C The Christmals spirit sings its tune And soothes my soul to rest ; And out across the spa1`klin_9; nigh-t} I hear a tolling bell : . Good peace on earth--g'oodwill to` t .1 S E mm! \< 1n_Qc_1l1:n Iuul uL'cl1r1'c:I mnzm \\'h:'n >11c mrgat :1` own (:o:1cL-rns suF~ 1 - um its ill yet she .. a..,..i. . fz11}1.111L'd H11` :1" ..`.- ?ag'e -'-r`v:`r~. 4-ujzm \ xwc L-vcr_\'lhIng to |c mm-Iw t r 111!` :15 1:.-u you. Iur . I'd have hn. .. Fun: I ugh ...t..m ah.-r I In .'nu-- r ihis (lxx\\'n. Rut, 1:])lL` kc "x`!n- -.vur'Ii zvzuns to run ~ mu tor what 1m';:,u'c her." .. ... r. ' " um ` l."I(I rc':1|y Don't think that you are too poor to keep Christmas. You cam nt be so poor as all that. _ nmm cncxnd so much on Chnstmas all mat. Don t spend so much that you can m get even wih the butcher and 'grocer until March. ` `n.-mRr+ n-hm nresentc. that are a Eve E The night of glory r;.'1'e! butcher and `grocer uuuu ma..;.._ Donr'rt give presents accessible pleasure for ten minutes and a bur- 4- Ma den and a worry for ten years. are plain] Don't give a drum to the children -11`uCt`ed. Rf your enemy who works nights. 5. Ha Do-n -t` give your wife something G115 1'01 she does-nI t care for just because 33 30011 you want it yourself. This don t D111`D0F- works the other wziry just as well. 6- R9 n .. P-1JK*L .1...` .. i....i,,.+ ,.+ ....;+,ance and That ou.t.shone stars above `o tell a vain and selsh world Of God's undying love; \\'O1'K.S UIIE U`L4I|I:1 wu-_y Juan un, VI\.AAI Don t fo1';.=;et that a basket of fruit or a box of flowers is just as mice a present in many cases as something that,` will last 2: good deal longzer. Don't try to nd the price mark.~' on the g'it:< you 1`ecei\'e. If the [rifts are worth ha\'inug' they niezml so1myth.ing' above (lollars and cents. Don t put off '.=ve1'_Vthin;.; to the last because you lmd bet`ter for the joy of your friemrls give nothing than \\'C2l1` yourself out and be as cross as two st.icks when the l)le.<. rlay comes. n .. L...l. An` mm n-`Ft \'n1l vs`--| I . 'ld_V Uuluca. ` Donft check oil each gift you re- ceive agailist ouch present that you- grave and calculate whether you made or lost. Christmas not the time to be any smaller or meaner tlrzin you cam) help. Let _vour children try doing` some-. thing for poor children who need some enjoyment. Don t negleci, man, to lay simple tliings if you are :1 W0- in. 21 stock of some like hamlkr.-rchief.< and sachet bags for unexpectted emer- gen-cies if you iiiiv to i`.`.l'0C van-ious people with u rea.sonable token. Don vt set your own l1zippine.<.< up as the chief thing: to be looked out` for at` Chi'istmzi.< time. Try to make other people happy and forgzct _\'our- self then you will be . to` see how rezilly hupp_\' you are. ` .__-_.___--:---- men ! ] Christ lives and all is well I 1 --George William Reid.. I may not 5.50 t,o-nig,ht t`o Bet-hlohr,-m, Nor follow :~'t211`-di1'ect(-d ways, not tread ` The paths wherein the sh:-ph'm'd.~, walked, that. led ` we Chri.\'t, and p(?:`.|L'(*, and God's gxoodwill to men. I may not hem` the Herald .~\115_r song _ [ Peal t.hroug.,~'h the orlental skies. nor` can Armounc: une nun}; ....L- ._.-. wzzvitcd long. The nmnger throne I Inay not. knee`: before, ` Or see how manto God 15 reconcxlctl. ' '1`hrough pu-re St. Mary's purer, holiez child ; The human (`hri.~'t H1,~.'~'<> oyr.< `nag. not adore. L see The wonder of that He:1\'oniy com- nnnv pan)` _. Armounc: Lthe lung: the world had 111; VVVu\n\,n \I- 7., , -uvmifnl` `ONE . [ I may not, czu-11v fmnkin(~<,-n.~'<: :md myrrh Wih adoration to the Holy One : N-or gold have I to give the Perfect son, To be w1't'h those \`v__ise kings a Wor- shipper. '\ .m1ne LIN: Juy um. ....-.--- _.,,, rt-o them. - For ages since Time swung amd lock- ed his gates, But I may km-c-1 without--tho:-. 51:11 1 still waits ` To guide me on to holy Bethlehem. --E. Pauline Johnson. ` CHRISTMAS EVE CHRISTMAS DONTS `mine the joy An. H1 nn THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936. .x. CHRISTMASTIDE L. 1 who knew the that Heaven sent` cu wwu uu: ; "1 511 W an EU 5` ks `e ti 31 F t isket ,3 List as `g 211 ive. I 'thin;.: wet_te1` ..AA.L:.... t S , |To be sure that Christmzns is a V merry day and not a ery day, ievery fzLt`her and mother in the Pro- vince of Ontario should use common `sense and care with the family s`|Ohristni'ais tree and its decora.t-ions. Ever_V year re takes its toll of life :01` injury at this festive season be- cause some one did not think or did non: know, and Attorney-General Roebuck, through the Fire Marshal s iofce, make this appeal to parents. `everywhere t'o be sure that this Christmas is safe for their homes and children. i r~r...:a+.m-.1: frnn eat, too close to `un Avull I '0' 0115 {NIH some (rd L-hex` (lrr\.<, me1'- nuts. 0`: 1-ious, 2. ( . with `,3; `_< l`.lh1I'. I out `11.0n! .z~: nako 1nzn':1scl` vou1'- slices c >11 tn*b1't-zul. ` `BEWARE OF FIRE IN ` THE CHRISTMAS TREE and children. A Clxristlmas tree set too ` a stove or grate re may, in the twinklinzg of an eye, change from a 1 t'hin';_: of beauty to a ery torch, and I so may change joy to tragedy. The sad experiences of the past` wilth lighted candles on Christmas trees `arve rendered them absolutely unr lsafe and donsequenutly they should `not. be used under any circumstances. A dried tree is like a powder key and should be put outside when it has served its purpose, and not just removed to the basemenut, where its hazard nrary endanger the whole building`. . pnnrxr` (`..ln-ic.tnnn.< decorations add a building`. - . Paper C-hrist=mas decorations C pleasing touch to the scene, but un-' less they have been tre`2~.-ced to make C hem non-flammable, the pleasure 5 may be shoi-t-1ived unless the utmost T discretion is used. Not` only parper, ( but all Christmas decorations that 1 might be ammalblt.-, should be kept E away from electric lights, g'1'ate.] ,`res, and other sources of ign-i-tion. 1 The same care should be used with = ft-oys, particularly anything that is `_ ce1luloid,_ which is highly_ flammable. alnd ignites without touching` a ame,` land as well as being` a danger from re, gives off very poisonous gases if i_2'nited. All pa1'en.t's at this season should exercise every care o11at'this ir~1....:a+_.....:s :c hath mnvvv and safe. A wind is cooing soft and low 'l*hn cnirif nf v1`.hP ni1z'ht'. lshould exercise every care 'unzu. um. [Cl11`itnn'als is both merry and safe. R. B. Morley, general manager of lthe Industrial Accident Prevention .t I Association, also issues a few helpful suggesioiis for promoting safe and 0% sane Clwistmas zmd New Year s celebrations : 1 Can f.1n+. inHnmmn.hlp m:1tm'ial celebrations 1. See that inammable material [-is clear of, and not hung over, heat- ling `alnd lighting` devices, steam pipes.. stove pipes, elecic light xtures, nfn . etc. - 2. See Itfhait electric circuits are protected with fuses of proper am- perage zmd not overloaded by the addition of `temporary lights. 9 wv-:m:n.; an n: extinguishing addmon 01 telnporary u'gm.s. 3. Examine all re extinguishing`, appliances and see that tihey are| sufficient, in. good order, and readil:.'i_ accessible. ,4 T\Y.-Jpn ..m-min +`hn+ nH0vi1 .s Cheese banclwlcnes ; _, Solm liko Lhom thin, some like them thick, but <-\`e1*_vone likes clmest.-1 . 'I`z:: nu1.1'itious, econ- lomical and ozxsily p1'0pz11`e(l, cheese :~'zm(1\\'iche.< are .' .,r1'o\\'im.: in: populari-t_\' for the lunch box, the tea p'2.`rt`_\'. or to be . as the main 5"!-r\II\'sn of Innr-11 nv ` 'r]`1(` EICCCSSIDIE. Makew plainly : Una-n structed. , Have all t`cn1po1'a1'_v decora- ttions removgd and safely disposed of` as as they }1'2we served thCi1`% nu.-an:-A ' _ Remember that constant \'i_g'il-. ance and care must be e.\:ercised_ both indoors and on sh'eet:< and hi.y:h ; \\'a_'s, if accid<=.nt:.< are not to mar the` fo: season. |p'2.`1't'_\'. to he as me nuun Icourse at lunch or supper. The Milk `Utilization Se)`\`icu. Dziiry and Cold Stor21_2'e Branch. Dominion Dnp:n`L'-1 `merit of .`-\_g'1'icultu1'4,-, 1':-(roniniemis `luv l'o110win_2` 1'ocipo.< fo1'(:hc`.t~. 7-) n.lu-2:-I-`ac < Depart- ment recipcs for cl1m-so .=;111d\\`iches '. I For the Tea Party 1. ('11! l1rea(l into small sq11:11'c-s or rounds. Spr<:1d top with :e11v1-- amount of c1'van1 ('l1(-(`. ~'o or grai- cheddar ('i1(,'(">`(` mixed with .<:1l:1 (l1'e.<. (l:1rni. with Cll()p])('(l n11t.~'. oli\'c.~' or {:1`e(-11 pr.-ppcr. `2. (`o111l>i11,. l c11p c1'ca1n with cup salad 1l1'essi11;:. tabla-spooiis 1-hopped browned al- and 1 t:1l)lcsp0o11 chop )(`(i ma1`:1.' cl1e1'1'i<`s. Sp1`1~`;'(l on ghin `slices of e'1'al1am or whole \\'l1ea! `hr:-:1d, :111d cut in strips. 3. Blmitl err-211n cliccsc with salad } `To 1 cup of lling` add 2 t1::hlespoo11s chopped p1'cse1'\`ed :.z'i11- `ig-`e1'. Spread on thi11~l_\' sliced b1'o\\".1 bread. -1. Spread very t.hinl_\' sliced bread with cheese blended with salad (l1'essi1115:. On each slice place a shorl aspa1'.'1`;,-`us stalk, a sardine, a gherkin, as prigz of \\'aterc1'ess. or :1 stick of =l(`('i('l'_\'. Roll and fasten each sand- 'wich with tooth pick until ready to serve. cliccsu For the Lunch Box 1. Mix cheese with salad dressing; For each cup of cheese mixture add 2 tablespooiis chili sauce, chopped pe:1nuuts or cclc1'_\'. Spread on but- t1-red white or brown bread. 1 2. Spread cottagrc cheese on one `Side of bread. On :1 second Si1CC . 111armala Jam or Jelly. Place to_e`et'her as a sandwich. For Lunch or Supper z 1 ca11 tomzulo soup, 1 cup p,'rate(l cliccsc, pinch of 111usta1`d, l ex.-,1.-:. Beat 1,-1:14`. ; soup. ' mixture Cool. thickens. Spread toast. 0 ..n Spread 1nixture of graded cheese mixed with butter on slice of b1-e':1d. Cover with second slice of -. bread. Place strips of bacon. or slices of tomato on top of sandwich, and bake in hot oven about 15 min- utes. . :- 3, Should anyone operate .__. 4.- ocnn Alliston town council at the last meeting` of the year passed a by-law 11 (setting the license fee for slot? ma- chines operating in the town at $600. a slot ma- chine without a license the minimum `and from the lay of the land we be- .-\dd '1 , sl10\\`(-(1 \\`hf*1`( as 111z111_\' ueer 1121uI just cross(~(l a l1t1le plain zznhead of us. l`hr-re \\'Cl`(' walking` lei.~:u1'el_\'. liu-vcd We would find them over the l'i(if.l'(`_, \\'l1n-r1- 1l1e1'<- was a brush (`(11111-1-. {i(li11:_v lo one side of the; trail, \\'.- topped the little 1'i(l5'(; jusit as he sun llamr-d up. :1 h111'111i111:_-' hall. of c1'i111son. l)c_\'ond the . \\'a.<.te| at our i)2\L'i{>`. .-\l111ost' immcdia.icl_\' '.1l'1<-1~\\`z11' my co111pani1>11 leaprwl f1'o111 his liorsc and 1-:r1i.< his rill,-. and as I11` 1111ll(-1l the 11','::r1- l .<:'1\\' tl1ro11;:'l1 `the t\\'l_`_{'.\` of :1 h1*usl1 patch 011 our - ash tree. Add egg: a11d cheese to "being: discovered, Cook until cheese melts and do\vn on the Ntonished heifer 211-l l between slices of buttered bread an(l ln-l&l1"i(.`d- left the e1`eL".1, .i1.`;11'tl`;d head of :1! }'()Lll1_C,' black inil dm. as . turaiedl I i I to look at us. her 5:1'e:`t lllL'll('ili{(} ears thrown forward. 'Dhx~ hall broke her neck and she t-urne(l :1 complctr.- so111c1`sault down` the hill, while a .~:uddL-n . of, 11n(le1'l)1'u;sh told of the lli:l1t of her icrried co111pz111ions. We both lau_L'hed 21nd called out Dinner l as` we sp1'an;: down toward her. and in a `few Ininutes she was d1`csse(1 and hun.g' up by the hind legrs on a small The entails :.1nd viscera we threw ofl to one side after carefully poisoiiing` them from a little bottle` of strychinne which I had in my` pocket. Almost. every cattleman carries poison and neglects no chance of le121Ivin1g' out wolf bait, for the wolves are sources of serious loss to the unfenced and unhoused ocks and herds. In this instance we felt particularly reveng`eful because it was but` a few days since we had- lost :11 ne yearling heifer. The tracks on the hillside where the car- cass lay when we found it told the story plainly. The Wolves, two in number, had crept up close before and then rushed] n1o~sti before she could get fairly` No sooner was the sun uP than. i warm west wind be-gran. to blow in- our faces. The weather had sudden- ly changed and before an hour the. snow was beginning to thaw amdl leave patches of bar ground on the | hillsides. We let our coats with: our horses and struck off on footi for a group of high buttes cllfb If! by the cedar canyons and gonges in which we knew` the old bucks loved to lie. It was noon before We saw anything more. We lunched at a clear spring, not needing much time, forallwehadto dowas to ,:..:..1, a draft of icy water and A wmd IS coomg son, auu Luw ` The spirit of the night`, E And trees are interlined with snaowhierry And gleam wt`h strrange delight, `every 1 The silver song: of sfzeeple chimes 0 re V-inr\Hnrr r.1~n-nmrh thp air-- 23 1.=z1n(1\\`1cnes 2 1. 1n'vu(l top .'<:'.`]:1d` `ous amount. chn-0: nu}; nlh-n.~ m~ n'1`(`n1`. nr-nnmx b1`(*:1(i. . sliced` !(11'cssim:. .a.'~tpa1':rg us g;he1'kin,i ins :1 ('('i(`)'_\'. i toi I .~..\vvn Forthe add: chopped` I 1 i ..L. 1... pm inllv [side brv '\tl. [l`1't`(1 \Vl1lL(` uruuu mcau. V i D jam jel1y..1*I t ' c S _r c.r;:z1nd 1 150m). ( `mixture Cool. 1' ` 0 Qua-n-.11` h1iYf.H1'I" Of 2'1`ZI`1ed ` V `toast. 2. bacon sandrich, min- 1 meeting` `chines ne is $100 and may be up to $600. TE_STED RECIPES Cheese Sandwiches 1:1. mm. Huh. ct` certain that mark ed `am (1 all exists not ob-.` The S1!V(:1` 01 steepxc l:uuxu:a Is rlppling through the , Tus Chnstmas Eve! Tis Chx'1st,mas", mm. 1 2 `HOW THEODORE ROOSEVELT`-_` spam CHRISTMAS ON RANCH One December", while I \v{3..s' out on my ran-cli, so much work izad to be done that it was wivrhin a week of Ch.1'ist.ii1x:ls before we were able to take any thought for the Ohristmas dinner. The winter set in late that year and there had been compara- tively little cold weather, but one , (l1::x_\' the ice on the river had been suiciently strong to enable us to haul up a wagon load of Ilour, with enough salt pork to last through the - winte1', and a very few cans of tin- ned goods to be used at special `feasts. We had some bushels of potatoes, the heroic victors of a strugxeile for exietenice, in which the rest of our garden vegetables had succumbd to drought, frost and 2,`1'zlSSl10pp01`S, and we -zvlso had some wild plums and dried elk vension. But we had no fresh meat, and so one day mmy foreman and I agreed to make a. hunt on the morrow. Accordingly one of the cowboys rode out in the frosty afternoon to fetch in the saddle band from the plateau three miles off, where `they were g'ra-aing-. get to the hunting grounds by sun- rise, and it still lacked .a. couple of : foreman. hours of dawn when the wakened me with a touch as I lay asleep beneath the bulatlo robes. D1'essinig' hurriedly and breakfasting' on a cup of coffee and some mouth- fuls of bread and jerked elk meat`, we.slippe(l out to the barn, threw the stzdddles on the horses and were A4` I IA: was necessary to : Off. 1 - The air was bitlterly chill. The] cold had been severe for two days,', so that the river ice would again bear horses. It had alretaldy frozen once and then again thawed. Be- neath the lig'ht covering of powdery snow we could feel the rough ground `like wrinkled iron under tihe horses" l100fS. 'I`here was no moon, but t l1e _ stars shone brilliiaun-tly down throu'g'h , +1.. ,m1,1 nlnnY' air and nnr willing` shone brimann-r,1y oown ulruugu the _cold, clear air, and our willing ,horses galloped swiftly across the `long bottom on which the ranch-' house sitlood, threading` their way deftly vannongz the clumps of sprawl- ing sagebrus-h. A. mile off we cross- ; ed the river, the ice cracking with noises like pistol shots as our horses ' picked their way gingerly over it. t On the opposite side was a dense | jungle of bulberry bushes, and on I breaking tlhrough this we fo-und our- : selves '_e`ullopin-g up a long, winding V1aIlley which led back many miles in- to the hills. The crannies and little Sidp ravines were lled with brush- _.wood and groves of stunted ash. By this time there was a faint ush .of gray in the east .alnd as we rode e'silen.t:ly along` we could make out .- dimly the tracks made by the wild e animals as they had passed amd re- passed in the snow. Several times g vwe dismounted to examine them. A -elcouple of coyotes, possibly frighten- 3; led by our approach, had trotted amd Sloped up the valley ahead of us, ;s leaving` a trail like that of two dogs. 3-,`Tihe sharper, more delic:alte foot-- vprints of a fox crossed our path, a- and outside one long` pat'ch of brush- . )f`wood a series of round imprints in i1-gtihe snow betrayed where a b-obcat`, `plainsmeni term the Sllllalll lynx, had [l-.heen lurking` around to try to pick gd up. a rabbit or prairie fowl. h.,_ As the dawn reddened and it be- m=,caxn,~. light enough to see objects 5some little way off` we began to sit erect in our saddles zand to scan the ,_hill.<.ide.< . for sight of feedin;:l deer. Hitherto we had seen no deer _traek.< save inside the bulb:-rr_v bush- kg es by the river, and we knew that -s(:l"ihe deer which lived in that im- m. pom-trul)le ,it1r.5_-'le were cunning: white rse tlzuils and that in such a place they in c0uld only bu hunted by the aid of ,ea 21 hound. 3L1`. ju.-it before . m1 we canie on three ,line.< of heart- ilk . footmarks in the snow which )](1 . \\ ilf`1'(- many (leer had ,,. `I...-6 ....,\_A.-.-.,l -. linln nlznin tznhnnli ntl forallwehadtvo urowas to drink a draft of icy HM r ) l - the glint,` of a buck s horns as he lay munch a strip of dried venison. Shortly `alfterwards, as we were mov- ing along a hillside with silent cau- tion, we came to a sheer canyon o. whi"l1 the opposite face was bzokcn by lit,'t1e`1edges grown up with wind beazten cedars. As we peered over the edge my companion. touched my airni and pointed silently -to one of the ledges, and instantly I caugni 1 half hidden: behind an old `magi trunk. A slight shit of position `gave me a fair shot slianting down between his shoulde1`s,`and though he struggled to his fdet, he did not go ty yards after receiving the bullet. "I".Inie uzuc all \\,'(x Could cal-13-_ bu-llet. This was all we could carry. Leading the horses around, we paI.ck- ed the buck behind my companion s saddle and then rode back to the doe, which I put behind mine. But we were not destined to reach home without a slight adventure. When we got to the river we rode boldly onto the ice, heedless of the thaw, and `iubout. midway there was a sud- den, tremendous crash and men, horses and deer were scrambling to. gether in the water amid slabs oi -oatinug ice.. However, it was shal- low, and no worse results followed 3 than some hard work and a c.l.illy .bwth. But what cared we `. We . ...m.n 1-n+11v-n1n(r trnmmhant with our bwth. But what. careu we : vvu were returnmg trlupmhant ` C`hristma.s dinner. , _.____.____________ And oh, what noble thoughts on? shrine Each human heart serene, .Amd b1'iY1Ig`S incarnate 1ig'h~t divine Of the Great Nzlzafene; .And bri11i";\nce of the Eastern Star That ou.t.shone stars above rm. +,.n .. uni unr` cplph world - Final lnstalment There was a chorus l of assent and` down. lllt: ])l-Jun: ...c._. . .-J blame Jerry. VVhat are you talking about: Mrs. Holmes read in the faces before Hazel inquired sharply. her a unanimity of opi mayed her. But I ll swear to it." she ialtered. You ve sworn to one story-~" Dimly the woman reali7.e(l that the promptings of that mother love which had nally assumed shape within her, instead of saving her son had merely served to completely discredit her, and if anything to lessen her chance of assisting him. Again she experienced that wretched feeling of impotence, of frustration. With this feeling the an- :.....i :.. he-r rame to life. blazed into nion that dis- l m Jacob !" The old man s answer was broadcast to all his listeners. A peculiar resonance crept into his voice as be quoted: " `Break thou the arm of the evil man`! He wrought folly in lying with _]aeob s (laughter and I slew him---" "Jacob!" the girl wailed. She hid her face in her trembling hands, for now she understood. To think that even he believed her guilty! The other.-a were slower. but they. too, nally grasped what it was the nlrl rlnorman was trying to tell them. lruslrauuu. \. unal m her I fury. , "\ nn__. Jnn You-you fools! You idiots!" she S11i`.nn1L"l'(`.'(i shriily. You're doing your i)L`.\l lu make a murderess of me. And sin is Vugci. But you shan t. He's my boy`. I'm 21 had woman. I've been a haul niuthcr to him, but he s Fine and Citull z1n(i-~--you shan t hurt him. He s a genius; he has my taicnts and his futiu-r s. It's not his fault that I m a vain, sclfisli uhi- Hc didn". send me in the dogs`. Puhhsh my story, every word of it`. l)'_vo11 hour? It's the truth and I'll light you. Hi light Vogci. Ynu ~h;m'1 hurt him. You 5lzan'!. iIc's I 2-.i<- mine" Hut` vuicc. which had X-`i.\(`1 .~\o:uIii_\'. u`zu'i i)L~`.".lI11L' an in- Clvi1('i'L"\i cr_\' mi 2u1_<,-uisii. `With her Ci;-ii<`z:-szl iixis siiu 1)Ul1l1(i\`(i \\`('21i\'i)' at .1... ...-..._ rhziii` iliiki i`.k`I' i:lt`<' ..{ in-r V . _ .-MIL lls UNI mLL'. nu- l)nrl_\"~ -_:ui1v:: 1: In-licvc her." The mnfn--inn :1h:m-(I .~mne\\'l1a1. A mzm xms luluphuning for the lmusc (In.-tm and the 1'cpm'1crs 'L`I`C prepar- ing to lvavc. when Jacob l{igg.< stepped forward and spoke to Mrs. Holmes. I')(m'l take on sun. .\1i7. I{n1nu`.<. Jerry's innocent and I ain't uoinu to xvun-.v - lnstalment ile`; anything happen tu hi bhuw you feel. lt'.- ihc .~':m ,axu1 H . Shc \'.':~.~ 539'.` in dmaglatc-1`. an ur(ling.: 9|.-,.. W..1: wcrc IL`. . `. :|'~: .. Tlxc l,nr .~".ruL`l< :ln\'.".1 .` 1:. rill ridge. fur hc \\:'.~ :.-.. cvl-\i -1" nwl ll dcliglm-I. in his \\'in`l-:L`(l!.v~.~. i`.\~.`. i.-rr; , wasn't His instrunu-nl. llc -.m~:i _!':- 1;? the sun of Isaac. l.`.l1rhl;;:- ~.\':n~ :1 ;r` m of the country like Sin-v`v;:~. Ilv-- sun of Hamor. He saw .l;1- .' -izzxugfxtv and he tuuk lu-r anrl uni (`aw umn her. Tl)-.~ .il)lL- U.-lls _\ \-cl\a' iacub dune. Jzncol) slc-w him and tlu ord was |:lc:x. and Hv tnlrl _l:x to arise and LE up lo-1n . and build an altar. If \'-_:;;-1 and llu olicenfen had rt:: llu-ir llllllvu tln:}'(i nov who lcillcd Amm l-`.tl1ri'!g<-. ll1(- `vson of Humor, for it's all written The men paused to 1is`~."n. this ieclmg me came life, ' >3" Rex Hrzaclna down. The pruofs there. They can't 17 I m-. run 1,.,..,, him--- 110.1):-lievcd " `AL,-.m `muff! ulnurnr hut IIICV. Robe}'tso_n ` l1e.bc-heveu ner gumy . 3 old doorman them. They shot questions at him: they scribbled down his answers. Some one dashed to the telephone and put in u call for Vugel. Mary Holmes strained forward, clutching at _laculu's arm; her lips were moving, her eyes were riveted upon his face. c+r:nm-d nf its garbled Biblical quo- riivcted his lace. Stripped of its garbled tations. the old fe110w's story was simple and easy to follow, and ii bespoke a mind dc-ranged hut no`. whoily 11i1hii1_Lwd~-du* mind of :i reli- gious fanatic. i" ` mm of his hv.-urers doubted the 'ru*h :1 his words. He lovm . /.cl and he had HHS- trusted 15.11 .__=c: he had moved out to her hnu~.- in order to \\'u1ch over her. \\"liat lac sax`; had 2x\\'ukcm-(1 in L him a great anger. but he Cuuld no`. make up his mind \\'hat to do :dum: - A"II\\() C.-nu-n hi: f`. *ZI[i- 7% ` CHRISTMAS \I.|\. \In ELM. ul .zel had mis- l .t'. ,t_.;<.-'. out to \ \"l`iat up to ulmtl . it until inspiration came from his rczul- ing. He was Jacob, and Jacob. so ht- read, slew the son of 1-lamor for the same sin that Ethridgze had dnnu. .\.< 21 mark of approval. God had rc- vealcd himself tu the slayer and hat`: made him great. Once the dourman had realized that this was :1 divine cum- mand, peace came to his soul and llk` calmly prepared to obey. llc lmugln 21 revolver--_Iacol> told where and when-and on the 'l`lnn'.\ nigh`. lithridge had called on llzuml lll` t.m's; the trolley, rode to the end ml t".t- ling and laid in wait at :1 mm! \\'ll\`l't' nnth u. lgzmus um `. l`.~.n '2: frmn doing the will til (it wore nu rulm and no di~ he had killed l`;llll`l(l`.1(' llr l ing could intervene Bo '.u't-Vt-in hin: HAVE GIVE " SEND t/1e famous V(">`~('{I UH [CI H('lV I`I'l'H`l. lH.'[ ldK.l' van j:l:r|`iUt`(] \\'i'h :11` o~:w`:- -r.`v<-r \\` in-:m'L-. 11> ;:'ross11csas was '\m'ne(i away and in its place shone a sup,;:,cs1ion at least of the beauty that And told of angels calling high Across the hi1'1`s of heaven ; Peace on Ea1'th--peialce in the sky- For thus was God s Son given 1 And shepherds heard the angels- song And left their b1ea:t\in.g` sheep, And trod the road #10 Bethlehem, Their t`1'ysrt with God to keep. ZCnm`r `H03 "1 \ 1h~ rs n..um_., mun. uuu :u\mm,.,. \'L.3_-21 arrived in rluc limc. Ho lis- `ng-(L :-.'.LL-mi\'cl_v tr` what was told im, 1hcn he questioned the old man :zn'chin;,:l_\'. After 21 while he and crr_\ .~ l:m'_vers left, .a1 Jacob with mm. '1 he newspaper men had grom- vmc tune hL'|(v1`C. llaxcl \v havc fO()\\'C(l them. nr 5'.-=3 I'u'.- J" that It-rr_\ \vnl1h: um he :11 h: :1 and would namrall) rune .lin ' .:rc, hut ;'\'h`s. llnhm.-.~ ms \\-1'w.`i .. unsn'un_q and implored er in remain. for a while at least. It .....ouil.l.. on ,l..g...o "1 uvnn-mu Cm In rc-mam. tor '. vas nnpucsxblc to ( :cnui'u-!_\` m new] 1: In: X DEL" `I L: Ti` tape \ 1. Hr ml:-1`:--I 'n(|i:.n. \\'1'.l1's1:l .m rrv "\ln-ln-~.- I" with ...n..-- -('II(". .rr|c; : lazy xlu` H1 ' chv And T*h1'ee Wise Men` uvnnnn