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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1940.

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A Christmas Sreial Story

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE MRS. SANTA CLAUS

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Hoon 26th Dre. pan. 27th Dec,

4 p.m. 28th Dec.

4 p.m. 31st Dec.

me

She fairly Blew to the creek, "Yes, I filled - my happiness waded knee-deep over the ford full of birdshot," she answered. un then ran to a point where "lie'll hate

untit H she could stop Dolph. She was he lives." panting from her efforts, and The gun trembles uncerlaluly

Hop. The women were finding their enemies were without claws, and the men were team- ing that teir rivals didn't pos- Les horns,

"Somthing for Jed Morgan," Santa sald, and when Jed carne up, he added, "Glad to see you got over your wound."

Thanks," Jed sold. looking surprised. "Just a scratch. It'll be something to show my grand- kids how tough I was.”

"Well! Well!" Santa' exclulm-

The afternoon of the twenty. Something for teacher, too.

committee as fourth, the stocking

stockings for their hung up

gifts and Jekicrs, arranged the They picked up the remains of made way for the tree commit until she rented it on a rock. their Christmas things, mounted ice. The bench committee moved

desks and

Improvised the tiva horese and hended-nut toward their own country. Mar- benches from planks. ion returned to her calilo, feel-

At six o'clock Marion choked Big both defiant and wretched.

down some food, and at seven

"Dolph!" he warned.

"Are 1 p.m. Zud Jan.

you ma 8th Jan,

mad? Making war on wo- inen and babies. Stop a!"

"Damned,

tricky, na-good Morgins," he yelled, and started tu file on.

"Stop. or I'll let you have both barrels,"

"Maka

mind right Tow." he said between his teeth. "Are you Elliott or Morgan?"

"I'm Trent until I change my Bare to Elliott," he ortopted. "Stop Don't make

8 a.m, 25th Dec. 7am. 29th Dec,

30th Dre.

5th Jan

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Hp towed his head at the pu

Bezl a tartare, madima -

then swing toward the fanded

"Lint

chimice, Dolph," shr

Aran he laughed lord sa prek

Men stor dred

the stallion lat

In the days that followed.'clock Bill Gallop was on hand with a Santa Claus sult. She hunting Dolph Elliott was the

gave him final Instructions, then chief topic of conversation at

can change your school. There were wiki runours sold. "You

Then clothes here, Bill."

she [of pitched battles, rumours that

went over to the schoolhouse, Bill - would crawl through the winduw and into the ebimney emerging with

pack which there were Kifis. and the

By Frank Richardson Pierce

Indph eased with surge and he had been found dead of shot- mrs. The trilium trok the hut in

and gun wounds, rummurs that he hadh The teeth and bolted, and nothing Dolph could do would stop han.left the country for good.

Marion, haled by learn, nam Occasionully. dust clouds an To the E where she hurt Tast

he would also hand વધાર lockings hung up around chimney.

the

llotts

later.

Marlon A few minutes after arrived, seven Morgan children came in and sot down.

Nine El followed, a few minutes The silence was so thick, she could have cut it. Gradually, the benches filled and presently many were standing along the walls.

the horizon inneked 11 Gallop's The ream was a powder keg, the Men gan haley She ngvements. This impressed Eland as Morion took charge, her

hotts and Morgans with the fact that he meant busdress, next yet is increased the Elliott de

FR. yla Straits

24th Dre.

1st Jan, 12th Jan,

0th Jan.

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"Door it 30 Promet,

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knees were weak and her mouth dry. She was quite sure some of the adults had come because they were afraid their enemies would say they were afraid it ****} at a dull

Murion helt grimly to her they didn't show up. She begau bnby

She

the Two days before Christ by explaining

competition -Suddenly, Cherion short plans Jed: ateger er bl

and Morgans between

Engles

and the hope of man, the Elliot's the

the

the Bears, and gifts

asked the latter to 3914 of a baby would euch sent down stop Dolph

women had made for the Eliot m

chil- stand up. dren Some names were pain- tudly serawled on cheap paper, but she marged to decypher

a1 bun

Marion Voke

5th Jan,

15th Jan.

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The package Buck brokean

uzi pad the ground was littered with Christmas tors a tel Juvontave and several cars, a dull with athered hend, a torn driny je Borden (platter evidently for

6 aft

A Mars

+1 the werekage, she heard the thunder of hoof and save Bill Gallon and pusse prundit down the switchback The hor were Jathered, the pen well-armed, dusty and grim

Theed Morgan had come to town for Christrans presents." B01 sand, Paul that Dolph took

out sleep hem Well Dofph had

warning,

untess be makes himself mighty bard to find. he's going to spend Christ- mas in the bug.”

them.

Bill Gallop showed up the day belone Christmas, " guess Pe chasert your wild Indian out of the country," he said. "I can't Had a trace of the cuss."

"You're sure, Bill, he isn't bad-

wound?"

tive

The Eagles, believing the Bents She had won, cheereal gamele. felt a catch in her throat at this. Sho was making progress, "Now,

will the Eagles please stand?"

The Eagles popped up and the Bears cheered. "I went over the

she grades tost night,"

and I find that the Engles and Bears are tied,"

said.

"Then we both lose and have to take the examinations," at the Elliotts moaned.

One

"No." Marion answerd, "you both win. There will be no ex

"No, I checked on your shoot- Ing. Marion,“ BIB sald. "And the worst you

round do would be to make him mad. Consider-

ng I've run

your boy frend from hell ta breakfast, 330 you still want me for Santa Claus aminations."

"1 most certainly do." Murion answered. "Whatever happened. Dolph brought it on himself."

"But that

She gets several pṇekages and a kiss from Santa Claus for being a good girl

"Well, I guess Bill Galop de- serves kiss for all he's done,” Marlon thought.

She kiss

The children giggled with glee na the teacher was kissed. could never dreamed Bill like that, then Santa said, "Derl- ing. couldn't keep away."

"Dolphi" Marlon exclaimed. "You shouldn't have risked it. Where's Bill?"

"Tied up in your cablo," Dolph "1 didn't wered.

hurt the I had to come and teli you that you were dead

right from the start. I had to see you when you'd won."

CIES.

"You've made my day happy, Dolph," Marion whisperer.

"ley, Santa!" a lorgan yell- eil. "No secreta."

x-

"We're trying to decide what

Marion Fongs we'll sing," plained,

flushing slightly, then she wshipered.

"I've something for you. Doloph. In my

cobri get it later.

She sat down and looked at her Own gifts--napkins and towels from the different women

and a tollet set, which she would always love, from the children. Dolph had slipped in a marve tous fox neckplece, and she was quite sure

hart trapped the animal and tanneri the sklo. himself. When she looked up. Santa Claus Was standing in front of her, "Come TH Arkt start the

Santh Claus,"

singing. Mrs, he snld.

"All right, Mr. Sonta Claus," Ahir answell. As she sat down

of the organ, the door

and Bill Gallop cume In. down without a word.

opened

lent

They song several rarols, then Euphemia Morgan, who liked to plure auct play, took Marion's started the old songs. Gradually Marion worked her way out of the crowd. Old Pop Ellot ud Da Morgan were talking Jn- Arily, and the girl's bear Jik "I tell you right now,” Pop El lott was saying, "we be took out and shot. them cattle prices. If we'd show ed half as much pullin' together

our young ins have. Sratle Creek beet would be leadin' the field,"

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ought to Look at

"By golly." Dad Morton an. Their combined cheers brought |swered, “we're goin' to put it up

a lessening of the tension. "It where It belongs-the best beet shows what co-operation will in the West."

don't help your do." Mation continued, "You Marlon stopped in front of heartache none." Bill said sym-helped each other along and your Bill Gallop. "So Dalph tied you Prtly. Marion related what pathetically. "I've never known grades prove it."

up and you got loose," she said. (bad haupened, "I don't think 1 a braver girl. And I've been

'What next?" hurt him much, I was too fararound some."

DWDM,

"Loart stings'

ulam augh.

"Thanks. Bill. You've been Well, his trail's sweet from the first," she said.

Come nh. "Which same isn't hard to be boy! And Bill Gallop led when you're around." he told his men away. One came back

In a few minutes. leading

her,

the

She sat down at the organ ond "Yes, Bill, what next?" Dolph played two songs for the child-echoed. "I've had my fun and ren to sing. Several rerited'll pay the bill." He didn't look pieces, then she gave the agreed Fruch ke Santa Claus now, for signal. From the chimney- came all his clothes. unmistakable sounds of Santa Bill Gallop grinned. "An El- As he left, Marlon' hnd a mer-

Claus experiencing difficully in lott got nicked by lead, and sa | Morgan børsen. "Jes will need a pleture of the Morgans and

arriving. In time he energ- did a Morgan, so that balances. 'cm." the inan alışerved,

Elliotts crowded into the school-ed, shifting his beard into place Ab for the law-well, the Elliotts A moment later. Alma emert- room. Now that Dolph was, be- and dragging his pack behind and Morgans are seeing eye to and will deck. He was

hedinging hunted, the Elliotts would be him.

eye, instead of an eye for an eye. from a shoulder wound and she harder to handle than ever.

And that's nil that law wanted in was scratched, but otherwise un- From that hour, Marian faced

the first place." hurt. “I grays Dolph found out the future with increasing dread, shout the delt business," he satel

Tha chinner committee had "and that made bin madder'n done Its work. well. They had aver. He never could stand to painted the wooden framework he laughed at. You're sure on

red, then made cross marks of The square, to take

part, white to suggest brick. And it even to shooting."

looked like the real thing.

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The younger children were pop-eyod and their elders, for- geiting they were in the midst Dolph slipped his arm about of Enemies, siniled al thefr Marion and stepped outside. pleasure,

Santa-began-speaking They hurried-to-the-cobrand- in an obviously disguised voice. she helped him remove the Santo He called the younger children Clans outfit, He brushed his first and gradually worked up to hair hastily. "I suppose," he

the older, then turned his atten- said, "we'll have to hurry back tion to the stockings. He chuck before wo're missed. But first, led. "Here's something for old Mrs. Santa Claus—” Pop Elliott," he said. "And he

She smiled softly and put up

didn't forget Dad Morgan, her lips. He bent his head lower elther."

The two oldest men in the 100m came up and accepted their stockings. They started to glare, then looked foolish and passed

as her arms lightened around his neck. "It's been a rough trail, 'dorling." be whispered. "but it looks right smooth ahead. We couldn't get married January

on without speaking. Some first, could we and stort the where, worried wile cracked new year right?"

too,

under the tenseness and sobbed "Yes, if we can get the Elliotts softly. "And here's a stocking and Morgans to approve of a for Grandma Elliott," Santa said. | married "schoolteacher," she on-

"Grandma Morguti hos one, swered.

From the schoolhouse came As Grandma Elliott passed the blended voices-of Elliotts and Marion, her

fyrs were wet. Morgans singing a Christmas "Bless you," she whispered. "We carol. "From now on,"

Dolph womenfolks won't forget what said, *they're going to agree you've done this day.”

on a lot of things. They might "Thank you," Marion answer as well start in by agreeing on ed. She wished Dolph were there | Mrs. Dolph Elliott tenching so that he could see and feed the school."

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