The Wingham Advance, 1922-12-21, Page 61i
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indow Into
ri
°Aro you -ping' to. pqt -'014 ItzPo
ain't you?" AndY 4enial-40. '
I "When you, come before me. AndlY
Dugan, Ill give you .ve yeais fel' this
jObI" was the reply, "A. Man ig get-
tingdownto pretty sma41. potatoes
when he •steals toys fr'om. 'ehildireici'S
stockings," '•' -
,
. Andy replaced the Teroilvey in his
pocket with an air of resigIlation,
1 ' "I Might have knoWn YPil, Silage,"
'
l• he said sadly. "I've seen you often
y ter
enough, but not in that Fig, You S'ay
BL. PauSuyou're going to give 'roe five years;
you won t give me any
•
In pursuit 0 his regular callingo lviiich, meant that the other windows fireplace,- 'They, AtVueil.e' e, Nivaieldfl-rntha:ylo stock -I mai.e far alleaking but and 4431ng t14,
minig i if anY'hody's getting don to sanall-po-
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midnight and began threading a tor- ful prods of Andt,y's "ontsidern"lia.fvolittigtihat, nsvgsfi,72•Irrittohtanasa''ff otteciorilearEitiaetbise_wfuelr:e- I taa:cri'el:t iitc'iSdg Yzir:ierilf a when k 0Y:11-iroulijagv:
presents like these for your ovvn kids"
„
Andy Dugan left home shortly after I would he lotked, too; hut a few Skill- ings, ce.fiiie tex
tuouS way 'among the alibasN and back 'forth a satisfactory' click fro
,
wouId have spent Christmas Eve In:, egaihst the window when instinct told examine then with more interest than. with: 'ne+.-t to nothing. 'Ir911 'think 1
streets of the city. Ordinarily, he ;He was about to throvv his stren.W.A". inside the rn Andy set himseu to .
bed' l'ike ethex 'n1Pr with Pe".tha:P's a I him. that if he rills'od ilt• a ,hu'A'gilar ;itch • thihgs usually would have ex- 1wW4c0k„,,smiuffen't,1112,';a° thlugs for xu,37..aelf.
long enough interruption to deck an alarm would go off. citey it. lanai. - • The
evergreen tree for the benefit 'of the So he' went to work on the little i
• • • •Younger Duglans; but he banotpull- eel* window .in front of him, It was l`'..l.._°T of the sito,eking,s s'eenied large and t bdi.g.man steilveAa uy fearle,sall7
runnin,,, low., Which tliefir possesisorS Were to reeeive. I "You're not, drunk," . he said' , with
presents ' °° in front of Andy
ecl off a good'jeb for $elee time and 'scarcely laige enough to admit a man en'46•!' to contain ail the
He had in. Mind a cerWn house but Andy was considerably below the Two of 'then' bad ea°h a Pair of large 4 keen gdanee. "Ai Yall crazy? If
dolls lying on leather -covered chairs s'oi* now is ;the time to prove it. It
funds wore ' P. + of average size, even with. squeezing
toward the suburbs Which 'bore the average. Perhaps its narrowness had
beneath --dolls hich. °odd not, tb the may' save you a heavy sentence."
The fact tha,t the• ma.gistrate lived te 'consider it beneath his r.ea,:ronntrend.. agrfiavsTatn-diragten_ieneantti7t,o.reha:vBeessdulegetshteendli A:dryin. rneeitothtesed.,,thie000kninerri;i1mhe ointlieti.h.,'e'
distinction of being a magistrate's. led the desig•ner of the burglar alarm
there was incidentaL though it had a At anY rate, no alarm
fiumiture, cornplete;' fa9e., "If I' Was, I wouldn't
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be. trying
vindictive interest; for. Andyi 'but a Andg Waited, esSure .M11:15,011 that were -se
well-defined presumption that + the no elayed buzz was Coming; then, one for each of the first two stockings. tint sort of tMng, 'Maybe' I'm. a feel
a sudden effort, opened, theIn-x=1110th hob sled; (fkrieaked clown,” , because I didn't go off with your plate
household was supplied with plate and with .
of the highest irrwort. dow• tots full extent and shot the lay partly in front '°I. There was a smaller sledtoo, beneath secoul job to -night, Judge
all the ebairs. ' when 1 had the, chance. This is i*if he could raYs of his flashlight right and left
a the third stocking, with a pair of get nothing at the first house, beeausE,
., . I didn't
anceAndy figured that
jewelry was
effect an unobt,rusive entrance, and through the basement to pick out
1 racing skates 'afbt °T) ,°1 1 it • I tIhsearwe wthaeenre't wnoathni'ntgentoouggeht. toPrea°111t, la!
could withdraw again without being landing Place*
perceived, the empty eeffers ey the• Thete was. a pile of p,etaite sa,elcs A.ndy inspec ed. al these ivith grav-•
Dugan family would+ be well on. thei,r underneath the window—a highbr sat- ItY, and' a
weather-beaten -features. . --1-Yours: They live-in the same equare.
sloiv -srriiie lit up his' alone to steal, TheY're neighbors of
•
i 1 cl
A dY ureezed + There s tilirr2ee kids two g rs
• , all
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way toward replenishment, isfactory condition. n ,. q , , ,,
a kid s bo-y--juSt like yours—but it s„,mig ty
Strange what, trifling temptations himself throne./ and lighted noise- "nu la's tee man to. rob.
little Christmas them kids are going
come to thwart one's plans! Ahay lessTY won them while he was slid- stockingi he said bo Ithnselrf. "But
Was nearly at his destination. An- ing oft the sacks a to°1 -of question,: it etackes me that when these kids to get. 1 looked into their stockings.
.have eli
other squa.re, which had a convenient able uses fell drom his :pocket, but he Ilnist Pile. 0.f stuff, arta ther# . They're gettinetwo fifteen -cent dolls
'alley rimaiing through it, weiild have caught it neatly, in time te prevent other kids ain't got nothing but ten- ,' and a five -cent toP, With soe 'in150P-corn
there's. and a little candy throwecl in for good
taIken him there. But instead of cony its +clattering to the flOcir. - , .,oent dolls and a -five-cent toff,'
For two measure. That's vrhat they're getting.
hind a comparatively mean and in- lar was locked, but a brief mardpula-•
eel.. 'rdblierY going on 'somewhere.
),ItesinIs'dt403ohasvonne eothverzinigoothAt,;Panradvitdheinvev;re,,once in my lee and
I was going to play S.enta Claus for
take 'em Sionie-
Pieting the distance, he stopped be- The door leading up froni the
significant looking house, merely be- tion sufficedto open it. In a few min -
Andy. They were the signs and sym• sailing. stock-h.:1gs themselves.
kitr the rest of the job over." „
I calise the vvindow was open. utes he stood in the darIcened
had a fe.scination for cher,. beyond which ail was clear He hesitated, and peered into the
thing worth while when you came in.
"Do you'mean to say you were tak-
ing those things for someone else?"
bole of his calling. Penhaps a brother It was an axiom with Andy, born of "Here's fountain pen " he said. the Judge
,demanded.
operator was art work within. Perhaps long experience in his Profession, that "and +a stickpin—solid gold—and an- "For them kids, Judge, &help me.
f n And this one's g.ot a two- What would I lee wanting with two
—and, this was-- the thought which safety should never be taken or oi er pe .
been carelessly left open, and a mini- mined to inspect the* entire ground driver and a nal/ Passer -1 wouldn't "Ye -Ur children might play with
muni9f effort would seture something floor of the house before mind ha,ving• that, myself, but the kid them!?
well Woi-th the trouble. The- seeand to business. He eould have Lured ainIt'going to lose it through me.And — ' .' - Andy
P°SgibilitY Wa$ WOr:t,11 testing, anyway. the pla.te from the 'sideboard, but some I'll be pinched, here's pen number 1 dee",•-rnrerTe ih°th boys, Judge,"
La e Nwith brisk finality.
He placed both hands on the win- Late inember of the family, sitting u9 three + They're jealous kide, maybe, The big. Santa ciaue sank inte a
dow sill, raised blineelf with the+ ease in the, drawing -room or elsewhere, and if one gets a pen, they've all got chair, his chin obis hand, and + 'regard -
of muscles long trained to that Sort might have heaxd the think and have to have it. rettin't grudging them a ed "'Andy 'd,eeply, with the expression
of thing, 'and landed quietlY In the investig,steci, with unpleasant' results. thing, hut it don't seem right. Da.mn for whiclehe+ was farnous.--iand area&
room: Here,.he• turned on his 'flaSh- Therefore, he' contented himself ,it, it ain't righrt," he concluded. "Here ed—on 'the bench. .Seeing .that the
w-ar.ined his heart—the window had granted, Observing it now, lie deter- bladed. with a saw and screw- ;dolls and a sled?,?,
light and paused to look around. with a hasty examination of the Plategoes! I'm 'not feeling for the other buivilor did net quoi beneath it, be
window had been left open for air, in staircase went up. from his .feet, sur- With a sigh Of relief, he set b,linse- ten,
spite of the sharpness of the. night.
It was evidently a bedrooin, The and proceeded into thahall. A broadJob tie41+ight, anyway." ' '• -rose again with a tbidden determine-
ounted by a gegantic anoose' head. to the task of.ee,lection. Adllfo
-1°- -1. M• "rn call your bluff, Andy Diligent if
The ray ;of. bight revealed a little each of the two chairs was set aside, it is a bluff," he said, coldly."Bring
marble statne,on the stairpost, which leaving one apiece -beneath those the MIS and the Sled and Show me
Andy contemplated with hurried ,a+p- stockings; and. after judgm„, gravely
wh
preciation. He • glanced into two- or between the desirability of the sled aeyreoutrrheielihouse otis. .
going thero with me?"
three rooms leading' from the hall, to -and of the 'skates, he.took.the fernier, And inquired: '
find them el� deserted and silent. Fin- and putthe dells carefully npon, it. his .arms "Bring them!,,.., -
Belie he came to whatTh
was evidently "aeS,:plent$',',' he 'said, taking the ' -Andy chnekled: • t ,
the draWing-reoni: , • . . . . three toys ' iii; . -"These. kids • ,,If. you get•Tri the way I did, Judge., u ge ne astea. presenl.1y.
The flicker of a fire in this room -won't is it much, and if them other it'll have to be through the window— - The %Judge nodded. He had pulled UP'
shone plainly on the polished -floor . of kids don't believe in Santa Clans after and ,that,,e burglary?! . • • • - a kitahen.ahak. aha pile the two dog.1,3 they were making. One,girl.. wliie! had .
the hallway, . so he peeped S=antiouslY. they •get it, I'm no prophet" ' - • "If you dion't eare to show me the upon „ at with. vat eare.e that. they -brought no workbag spoke in' answer -
around the doorpost before yenturing For the moment, righteone satisfac- way, say' so" the other snapped, should not roll off and be damagedto a question:, •
within. . No one was maide. . ,The tion had overcome his ._usual -caution • Andy I). -ed up ,the -dolls and the He had also felt in the pockeiS of his "Last year I m'aele anew friend ir
flicker .carne from a hags fireplace at Had it not been so,' he Might have sled without furthe.r\-cornment and foie trousers and underneath the Banta- the town where 1 sPerit the fall -When
-the othe,r side Of the room, in ;Mitch raised his eyes in time to avert a Parin- le -Wed his host to the front door. Once Claus costume and had saipped some- .
a lo wa.s still burning. 'A very faint fn). surprise. when he did- leek UP, a they were :outside he the way to thing •therefrom into each of the .
I left for home just kiefore Christmas,
aroma of cigar eneeke tickled the nos- big •man stood in the doorway, guile Y the back alley and down it to theopen..stockings.' , ' . .., ' A -nn -"e °am° t° 'say g°11)Yle- and'.
{ails, but, ist"woider hard l'y havebeenregarding Iiiin. ;The man war clad in window% of -the Meien-lookin houSe. "Is this the -house next.the corner'?" brought me a tall:red earn., e . ettere.. ad.
perceptible to one -not' in search of Santa . Clates .ciestenne;' and 'his' arms The Judge -wag silent thrOu out and he 'inquired in a -whisper. ' ',„7,, , in gold with a Uhristmas ofessingui t
s'ueh braes. ;Andy considered, it werefeldedron his breast, . ''.:.•'' , 't ' ,A.nely did not pees:time to 1-Jpeake.: Once A a dd d. she herself had written. There then
in-I:Reliance.' The smoker must have suddenness; and drew his revOlver. ' lously at the.big. men in the festive mine." • tO 'light a candle- on Chriatmas Eve
left for,lleed,fully an hour before. , "Up -With. Your .hands!"' he said, in girl) walking:beside him, and.but for "Let me ask you, Judge," said AndY just.before midnight to say a prayer
, He &tickled, however, at siolit of busineselike fashiori.. the toys in his arms he would have eagerly, "what kind, of a 'Woman is arg..to:60en „the.'lleuee, door wide to
. , ,‘ • . , weleonie, the Christ Chijid as He went'
, .
three, itoekin,gs hanging above the ,The big ni,an -kept his arms folded: ' been 'tempted' to rub his eyes temake the mother?"
"That's why the two 'kids. had Icielt- homee arid hearts that were truly wel-
The ray of light traveling to and fro
Dr. Rohl: C. Redm— ond •
clothes e,t the other end of the room
glanced for a moment upon white bed
• •
• Andy' therention' shut it off entireay
L.R.C.P. (Lend). and proceeded. to investigate the
. sleepers,‘ vritt eyes :which had.Seine-
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• He stepped to the side of' the bed,
without niaking any sound. There
were two.. children in it—two little
girls. They had kicked off the cover-
ings, which lay in a heap partly at
the foot of the bed and parbly on the
floor, and they were shivering in their
saeeP•
"Catchingetheir (kettle o' cold, tool"
Andy growled to lfinfgell. - "A nice
mother they must have! Window open
and blowing dawn their spines like a
- He .1taid the flashlight -down ter: a
moineret and pint the bed clothing back
where it belonged, them passed out
into the hallway. He was taking
note, rneanWhile, that the furniture
and carpets, were notof the „costliest.
This might- be near the ma.gistrate's
h.ouse distance; but it was a long
way from it in, wealth. The:ballad
eierPet of 'any kind. He had to tip-
toe with elaborate ;caution. to. avoid
making too much noise. It was doubt-
ful whether the -visit would be worth
while, after all, but Andy made a
rule of seeing his jobs through. Some-
times- unlikely places held out a good
reward to the diligent worker.
He had expected to find. the groevn
folks.' bedrooms next that of the Olin-
deen. Instead, he blundered into the
kitchen_ The remains of a me,a1 were
lying on the table, which in itself was
a bad omen dor the wealth of the
place. In the stove at the farther side
serne eoalso were still smoldering.
Andy's Vick eye caught three 'long,
slender objects suspended beneath
the chimney hole, and his flash brought
back to him with a start the fact that
it was Ohrietrnas Eve, The slender
objecks were 'stockings. Two of them
belonged, evidently; to the litble girls
he had just eovered in their 'Sleep; the
other to another child whom he had
not seen--prcbably a boy.
Andy recognized the importance of
the find. What the Children were get-
ting- for Christmas would tell him
pretty well whether it was worth
while to go on with the job.
• The first stocking had alitble pop-
corn in its 'bo, as he dould tell ley feel-
ing, and a little candy atop of that.
Above the caridy was a brown -eyed
doll, -wild& he drew out earefully and
replaced.
• "Pive-andeten-cent store," was his
verdict.
The next stocking was like the fi.rst,
eXcept that the doll's eyes were blue.1
The third, .which Andy had sized up •
as- belonging to a boy, bore out his;
surmise. It contained pepeorn and
candy, like the other two, but in place
of the doll there was a top'
.'"A five -center," Andy appr,aised it, 1
'with easy skill, "Twenty-three for
reel 'Phis ain't the plaee•where Adele I
Worth stole the Gainsborough.
He crept back through the hallway', I
named. again by the bedside of the
tem little girls to ascertain that they ,
were still sleeping and covered, then .
dropped cut of the open Window as
lightly as he had entered. Once in '
the he broke into a n.oiseless
dog -trot which brought him rapidly
to the magistrate's.
He waitert a moment before dlirab-!
the back fence, to make sure that
no.fotir-footed watchmen were aberat.;
A few kicks against the boards, in
iniitation of a suppressed scuffle, eon-
Viriced hini that there were rkot Any
dog Would have responded( to suth I
Challenge, So lie clambered over aul
itvade lids -way quickly to the side of
The kitchen window was bookedj
the sl eap in g
The Christmas Road.
Whenever snowflakes float and fall,
I do not think of city street
Where purity immacallate
Becomes the prey of trampling feet;
Ah, then, I feel an impulse steal
Along the heart -strings to my soul,
My thoughts turn westward with the
wind,
My heart leaps up to roam again
A country roaelt,—,a Christmas road,—
Where 'round the turn home
again!
God wants the Open for His art,
And all along my country road
He shows a white magnificence
Of Marble frieze in Grecian mode;
Ah, does Re know I want to go
Away from al•l this pushing crowd;
Where mother's light is leading me,
Is guiding me to ream again
A quiet road,—a Obristinas road,—
Where 'round the turn. I'm home
again? •
—Wm. L. Young.
• My Hand in Thine.
• When baby' eyes in mother's eyes
Their heaven found;
'When baby feet first followed hers
In joyful round;
'When baby lips from hers did learn
My /lame divine;—
tow tenderly my mother placed
My -hand in Thine!
--jessie CaIbY•
Per Chriatmee the weather
Should be of that Pickwiekteet
kit14. which the grass is "ei'isp
and frosty," the air has a "fine,
dry„ bracing coldness," and the
day Is one "that might induce a
couple of elderly gentlemen, in
letely field to take off tbeir
greatcoats and play at leapfrog
ilIpure Lightness of heart and
PaYetY,"
Itandlay,
er,erttober 01,
VereoteelaarSPISalargesentre'rehile
sure that it was not all a fane'y of
the night.
In front of the winclew Andy ca -re -
fully laid down his burdens.
""'Phis inore in my line than
yours, Judge," he .ventured timidly.
"You'd better let me boost you inside
and hand up the sled and dolls, then
I'll folliow
As you say, the Judge returned
after."
curtly --
Andy made a "step" with his clasp-
ed hands, and the Judge scrambled up
without much noise. He teak the toys
al quietly "and put forth. a hand to
help Andy over the windowsill.
Andy • &Wed up.Ilia bur-
dens to turn the flashlight on the
sleeping children for .the 'Judge's bene-
gt, then piloted his guest to the kit-
chen -Stove, Which was noW cold and
dead. Here he placed the light so that
it would shine full an -the three stock-
ings and waited in silence for the
Judge, to exarnine therri.
. . •
•"Dicl, I teli , You • a .straight story,
and promise not to misunderstand
my neighbor, after this, for want of .
the will to get acquainted with him.
Now, if you will return evith me, we
will talk • over another matter—you
have childreh, toe."
They turned! to go; in the moonlight
just preeeding dawn; but before they
had gone far, Andy grasbed his corn-
panion's arm and motioned him to
eilence.
"Listen Judge," he whisPered.
From 4reithin., the house they had
just left came the sound. of •Childish
laughter, br,eathless and hysterical;
such laughter as COMeS only On
p,hristmas .rnorning, and then not to
every child in the city. Mingled with
1.5iti,Thg•Prelz,uenothlY0,raasmatbme dee,f, half -sob -
The ekide" had found their stock-
ings.- • I
Christmas Candlelight.
A +group of girls settled cosily'reunA
• • •
•
the fire were Putting the 'finishing
touches to the Christmas gifts that ..
;scarcely strong enough to be ef .rqai • Andy put down -the toys with great oi...twiee,•howiever;', he glanced'incredu- "Then these people are tenants of told me that it wag an aneient.custorn
'EARLY
CHRISTIVIAS MORNING
'
' "There leno mother." . , -
Aleder direw a long breath, tiluiciugh the veeo.id •le,oking for open
ed 'their bedclothes off. POOr
bedclothes? TheA
y. ,were cov- fain"ilt7 th:sne
slerableclChtroisl:na
llighs, vtAennbelle
's
,
ereci well enough when looked at c,,andie.
tlietn,, just now," the Judge returned, We opened the hell door so
ihet the lig ht shone oth
Ut into e star-
sus•piciously: .
"So' they were," replied Andy cheer- -Ight -as we s'alth 'Gar PraYer silence
fully. "You don't think I'd see them and waited for the elturch chimes to
shivering and not toyer them up,? I've strike midnight. AS the laSt stroke
got kids, myself, Judge." . (lied away we wished, one another a
The' Judge turned' toWard the door.' merry Christinas on the first moment
“We must go before anyone °' ' - of Christmas Day, and' we fe-lt as if
es us ''. he whispered nervously
' that little ceremony snared by us all
' When they wererin the alley again, . , _ _
Andy turned uncertainly toward his had 'giVen SICnt _ T4gh't fre51-,
companion.... +' • + , mood about -Christrhas—which ireans
"How about the five years, Judge?" in spirit, d,oeen!'t it, the most evelcom-
he asked., with anxiety.- ' ' warm-hearted...day of the whole
There was some moonlight now, to year? So 'for this Christpies I'm eo-
ing.to. give everyone of you a red
cendle.I've put Anne'e ,ChriStmas
verse on each, .ane.you'j1 know that "
I am gihirig you her idea for
Cheistmas."
This stanza was lettered on 'the
refiect.,upon the hardened sneer, and
they could see each other plainly. 'Phe
Judge looke+d thoughtfully ab Andy for
some time before he spoke.
"Andy Dugan,' he said, softly, at
length. "How does it come that a
Men like you should follow such a
calling?" crimson candles that came on the day
Andy shifted his flashlight from one bee -'ore Christmas: it
As in ithe blessed Clivist Child's name
'Phis 'sacred ,vv -ax' shall feed -the flame,
So let my heart its fires begin
And light the Heavenly Pilgrim
hand to the other and remained se,ent.
"Why don't you answer?"
"If I told you the truth, it'd hurt
your feelings, Judge."
"Telt me the truth," the ,Judge
earnestly.
Andy wavered, a moment longer;
but something 'iri the other's tone,
rather than in -his Weide, told him
was'aer4O'ciltJuel
e' to speak.,
he began
'after
"becautse I fell down, and
'after that evhtly held inc -down.
was- sent uand when I got 'Mit,
they pinchedeerhe'eagain ort suspicieh.-
You knee, how'. that- g'oeSe judge.I
ha-ve chance to- de 'anythiUg
out of the way; Nit. I got thirty days,
just the same.. After that I' was sore,
and I pulled off a jobi- You gave rne
a year tor it. That's how it ,has been
ever since—in ,and out, N'obodv watts
to give me au horiest jeb, and liere nrn
1 with a wife and two kids to keep.
What else can I de? I leave -it toyori,
Judge. I'd rather work claya,, if thefd
let me."
"Have yott ever tried holiest work?"
the 'judge inquired.
"Once. A, Mar; gave me a job, and
you let on to him that I was a crook.
Then I 1Vng fired. I was going to
swear off when I got thab ,bertilii; but
I lost it to sudden, it took in' nerve
alVtiy.'' • .
"Yew have said enough, If I get
you honest employment, and, guar.,
antee that your previote record, ahail
not tell against you, will you take it?"
9 wi14 Judge," Andy answered,
- promptly. "My wife has been praying
few it, ever Since I married hem'
. Tlio, Judge put out
•t`ThQL1 1 prontiu3 te find it for ye
•
Christmas Coming.
Ohristrnas eoining!
Pine tree, holly,
Mistletoe and aaughber jolly!
Obristbma,s coining(
Air` a -tingle, ,
Snapping logs in cozy .inglei
Christmas coining! '
Santa
Turkey --sage and 00011 staffing!
'10hristma,s earning!
,Iroy exuding,
Milnceple, pumpkin and plum pudding!
Chriptinas coming!
iltS leaven—
on earth! dive thankt
heaven!
--Mairriee Marti
Joys Of December.
oat, t• tette, the bleak Oeeembor;
spite Of hie rime and snow,
Far then reMeinbor
ComeS the cheer Of the Ingle gioW,
T114 .g1t4.1ni. f holly ember
And the' it tif the Mt i stloto e.
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