The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1928, Page 3

I THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, Shaving Sets Letter Cases Key Rings Najavo Pillows Elk Blankets Picture Frames Poker Sets Smoking Sets Ash Trays Table Lamps Bill Folds Stationery Cards Desk Clocks Shakers SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 1928. 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That makes the snow seem like a real bles- sin".” Lon snorted. “Yes An’ when we wuz at Furnice I had to tote you hole. You wuz plum out of your nut an’ still Anyhow, this beats bein’ froze in the Montana # | Gold rush.’ Bah! “But, Lon “Lon, be har other, and his in it. “Ye callin’ me Jes Mary's now you old idiot! Crik, to the watér sayin' snapped the ing snow from the streets the day before Christmas. Now, in their dim, drafty tenement room they washed the icicles from their griz- zled white mustaches and sat down to quarrel over their tea Doug was an old tea hound, as Lon would tell you in tones of im- mense disgust And a sheik, too, parting his hair and tying his everlasting ties! They didn’t exactly quarrel, for a quarrel has two sides, our side and the wrong side. And Doug never would say a harsh word, a trait which goaded old Lon to greater explosions. It must be @ big time, o' cours May’ revealed here that “Doug" and|At Palm Beach. Come Ne “Lon” were nicknames, sacred be- she'll be droppin’ in on us. cause “Jes' Mary” had bestow pulled his little mustache desper- them. Doug, the optimist, was Doug Fairbanks, and Lon, with his vas bitter. “They for- direful countenance, was named&et.” he d. “An’ Christmas is | He pulled out his thin, 2 down v Year, pocketbook, flattened it, and | he growled stockin’ Here's the of a man that was third partner Lon Chaney, whom fortuna would never see, being "again the theatre. “Jes' Mary” was gone now. For four years she had kept house for these old partners. It was their fault, they knew, that she'd left them. They had, in fact, “got her adopted” by as fine a family as graced the North Shore Drive. But South Wabash and the whole city of Chicago did seem a miser-| able place for Christmas eve with- out the little ragamuffin who had said, when she was eight years . old and deserted at their door, that she was “jes’ Mary.” “Christmas,” barked Lon, “don’t mean nothing but snow and the crowds a pushin'! Sloppy, freezin’ weather and suckers fightin’ with each other to get up to the count. ers to be robbed.” Lon dipped his bread into his tea viciously as if he were punch- ing an antagonist. “But, Lon,” chirped Doug, “yuh the Gold Goat mine.” vy, listen,” grinned Doug. “You saw the eclipse of the sun once, but you didn’t learn nothin’| It sure looked as if the | v, from it little moon had blotted out all the sunlight in the world. you still let a little thing like money, a little thing like Bill West's throwin' down his partners, blind you from seein’ the Christ. He and held it close “Now, then, this pocketbook is your little troubles and that big |door there repa’sents all the good |in the world. You can't see it fer [ keepin' yer little troubles close be- | fore yuh.” | “Bughouse!” | But suddenly the door burst open and “Jes’ Mary” fell upon | them, shouting and kissing them till they glowed . with embarrass- ment and delight. “You dear old boys!” | “We've been all the w: roared Lon An' yet, | to Lon's face, | she cried. | to Arizo-| know this snow’s healthy—'spec-|na and back, and there's a big ially at four dollars a day for ol'|ranch out there that’s to be all » +war horses like us. An, the cold- | yours. Mr. West says so. I found etk We extend to our many patrons and friends our most sincere for a Merry Christmas } and a b Happy New Year 1t THE MacKinnon R R b e him. There was a big mistake about the mine. Look!" She point led to the door. On the doorstep in somnrero and bearskin coat, towered Big Bill West! A moment of astonishment, of appraisal. Then - three weather beaten hands leaped to clasp each and three husky, Jjoyful s shouted as one Well, Il be hanged! Christmas!” Merry B CHRISTMAS TIME BRINGS ANGELIC CHOIR'S REFRAIN The heavens bend low above the earth at Christmas time. It is then that the things above join and blend with the things be- low. It is then that angels and archangels crowd above the Ju- dean hills and the refrain of an- gelic choirs fall upon the ears of | | men. It is Christmas time, when the flaming glory of visitors from | the sky startles alike | flocks and watching shepl Christmas the stars of he the paths of men an a kings of the East to the shrine of the new-born Prince. It is then sleeping 8. At find that the star of Bethlehem shines | with the lanterns of weary travel- jers to greet the Light of the b ot wishes Apartments World, It is then that ang®s and men join in praise to God in the highest, and peace and good- will mantle the earth All these are but small symbols of that finer blending, that richer combination of divine love and human frailty which brought the spirit-horn Son of God to live in the flegh-born son of Mary, to be the Christ of God and th of mef. At Christmas time heav- en looks down to earth and earth looks up to heaven.—William L Gaston Savior [ A o |NORWAY CHRISTMAS LEGEND | | In Norway they have a pretty legend that on every ove the little Christ-child wan- | ders all over the world bearing |on His shoulders a bundle of | evergreens. NO RETURN GIFTS | No Christmas giving, however| lavish, is truly generous unless it| | includes some: from whom there can be no return gifts o 2 | A DAY OF REVERENCE Christmas essentially is a day |for reverence, ior joyousness, for | thought. i Mah Jong Sets Hosiery Garter & Pencil Sets Fountain Pens Cards Checkers Book Ends Wall Clocks Belts Books Wool Gloves IlIlII!IrlIlllll‘ll_illlll_llllfllrlllllII|||IIII|IIIIIIIIlIIIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIII|||IIIIIIII||IIIIIIIlIIIIIl|||IIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIII|I|||||I||l||||II|IIIII|||IIIIIII||I|||||||I|I|II|||III||||III||I|IIIII 0 /‘"/"/// 1AM Creoles are mar- velous choco- lates! Creoles are creamier... nuttier ... more flavory. Buy them...try them ... love them! Creamy Creoles ..crispy Creoles.. crunchy Creoles ...a one pound box is one dollar ... Heavenly' ~ A_/oci€tée Confection Candies for Christmas Hard Candies—Box Chocolates Your dealer has them Imperial Candy Company Seattle, U. S. A.