The evening world. Newspaper, December 26, 1922, Page 18

} { } are sometimes. tale de except is never the to be. To set HE hunt begins is love 0 honor; But able fa day you more ado or preamble: Vechio in F) knows, in blue and mere bandboxes. neck ald I have polished, not Below the emerald was a pink pearl a largé hazel nut, side of which was flat, as if some mis- had thumbed during some yawning period of the to this was another polished emerald, pear-shaped, as large as the end of your thumb. I know nothing about the peurl or the smalier emerald; their adventures, #0 far as 1 am concerned, are closed It is about the large emerald 1 oe Ble of chievous mermaid oyster books. my je is Ww For five mornings I stood with mv but fattened against nose all Linked lorence is, white and ever seen. cut. ‘oven. instinct for treasure side the cradle and ends just in- side the stronger it makes a hero of a coward and a poltroon of abrayve man— the moral Js not with any of these things indirectly; indisputa {t concerns only ct, that to-morrow think it {s going tho ‘ball rolling, The Ponte as every one devoted to Jewellers’ shops. They hang on both sides of the bridge, pink ¥tucco, You can buy a silver bangle for a franc or a pearl © for @ hundred thousand. Last spring one shop particularly interested me, H. Settepass!'s, where I was attracted by the loveliest emer- It was at- tached to a collar of white and rose enamel, diamond-shaped, with small brilliants interlocking. The pendant was the emerald, about half an inch deep, round like a five-franc piece or an American silver dollar, and was hane, envying and admiring. On the fifth morning I happened to catch, reflected in the window glass, two serious faces, cach slightly shad- owed by the binieri in pea ment, become cl ked hat of the Car [ understood instantly, @ peaceful aut Aut 235. sy 4 just out- grav ; it than hate or of this without one it about the Krom 1 ambling about Italy ch of color 1 had, all in a mo- a suspicious character. To stand before so rich a display of precious stones for five mornings, roundings, would have consecutive quite oblivious of the sur excited sus- pigion in the mind of any consiable, 1 had to take those two chaps to the American Consulate and have uyself properly identified, We all had a good laugh over it But 1 shall always remembers these two Carabinieri; for had they not es- corted me to the Consulate I shoutd never have met the young man whi tuld me the history of the Settepasst emerald. * Even now, in my dreams some I can sce that pleasant you as t pulled off his chamois nd exhibited his two land y mottled with such scars fire shall make tale proper began in the HE dty5 in ofa butler 8 be bia, and nt of the bed tu as all, No sound ¢ © servant he sleeper vo where he mean by ia this fai What's t loudly on the droom ue at stake ud been jor and The forgotten to Dewan as ail tra n, With a trivial- the bare knuckles door of his youns knocked gently, There was no re was vital, peremptory, entered, The he young mat urn them ler shook his head sadly button to extinguish th’ sised the window shades. nt! ame from the bed; ned over and reached down and sho ok The sleeper en was. on?” ardon, sir peremptory he row?” 1 minute lickens a present.) eyes ant or two Then he you nd waking me up but your father’s Thad n My orders we that it wa r, And T she be very to be there on the mir He was not in the best of tem- * when he went down town.” AN eht ng me a gra t 4 1p of coft Well, what nk of that?" addressin ‘ Worden was alreaBy on his way the order for breakfast PHUR CATHEW at t M's? in sau. " r god befor templating “You must You quarter mpleted t ‘e the himself have hud a look nice long es far ne task and mirror, con Pippin jast in papa's office at ten-thirty. can he want? Let's see. I first made a call, foctly sober. per if I was the last man on earth. I don't blamo her. fools {s a tough job, and I suppos. I'm as big a fool as ever walked up and down Broadway. Next, 1 went over to the club, four hundred at poker and ,ot ple What the devil Did I get arrested’? 1 proposed, and she told me that she wouldn't marry me Well, This reforming lost Y ROBERT E JOHNSTON SHOOK THE SLEEPER.” card to the wall appealed to his ready sense of humor, but he repressed the -|smile. He was in for a drubbing; how serious remained to be learned. He was big of bone like his father, but the flesh was pasty and flabb He was dressed, however, with seru- | pulous care. The face for all its evidences of dissipation was pleas Ing. A physlognomist at second t]slance would have said: “Give him a real happ interest in life and see what hor of “THE MAN ON THE BOX, ae: pee Ee B <i] ‘THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, DECEM | “Secrets” Has in spite of a rather violent shock that gives tenderness and interest play in which Margaret Lawrence d night at the Fulton Theatre. Between a prologue and an epilogue: in the present year, with the white- hatred woman keeping watch while her husband fies critically ill, Ru- dolph Bester and May Edgington have placed the more active scenes of their changing drama, In 1867 the heroine is in love with a poor clerk, John Carlton, and when her secret 1s dis- covered by her father, full of rage and Podsnappery, that high and mighty gentleman tmagines he can put a stop to her romance by shut~ ting the girl in her bedroom. But John reaches Mary by means of a ladder and carries her off to America. Three -years later, with thelr baby, they are living in a Wyoming shack that ts attacked by cattle thieves tn- tent upon killing John for having caused the lynching of three of their band. Mary saves John’s life by shooting a skulking intruder and suf- fers a broken arm from a bullet. Lon- don is again the scene in 1! with the husband so risen in the world that he ts no less than Sir John. But morally he is not above suspicion. In fact, the woman with whom he has become entangled visits his wife and unblushingly admits the situation in the hope of forcing a separation. But he turns on her and declares he has no intention of changing from the old wife to a new one. It seems he had also had his fling with a dancer in New York. He is quite frank and Mary “understand: It is enough for her that he has loved her all these years. She is as devoted as ever in 1922, when the doctor finally an- nounces that the sick man will live. Miss Lawrence gave both quaint charm and humor to the romantic girl being put into a ball gown in her bedroom. As the wife ir the Wyoming shack she was’ equally obedient, as well as practical and courageous. She met the drawing- room situation with the 1888 type of “vamp” not only with tact but feel- Ing, and as the old lady first and last she gave an added touch of sympathy to her varied and admirable per- formance, Tom Nesbitt was thoroughly con- vincing throughout the play as John, and there were other excellent char- acterizations by Mrs. Edmund Gurney and Orlando Daly as Mary's parents, MR. ARTHUR?’ NO SOUND CAM E FROM THE BED AND THE SERVANT REACHED DOWN AND py Lillian Brennard as her aunt, by Diantha Pattison as the design- By Capt. Robert Scofield Wood. | W, 3 7NEWARKC | z i eyed. | No, 1 couldn't have been ar-|MAPpene sont for me? SOn=seWARIL bp Per ae i “1 ald, and 1 wish to congratulat pirogprteaiddary 143 P, M.—Concert by Felix Cassone, That you, worn Come Mi] vou upon your promptness," iron!- : violinist, and Mrs. Belle, That grapefruit will taste good. cally. ; 5.30 P, M.—Closing prices on stocks, don't know wbout the coffee,” with!“ Giinew senior picked up a sheet of| 2.20 P, M.—Song recital by Florence}, nag, grains, coffee and sugar. a grimace, paper from his desk, “There is only | Nelson, lyric soprano. ean: - a s “J say, Worden, do you think the] PAP thing to Spade loredit here: 45 'P. M.rGeorge I, Clark, vooa-| 5.45 P. M.—Resume of sporting events, governor is going to put me on the Rad aietia inaet! pat onlanndl tic nl expert, will epeak on “The In-|&, purpet?” ie 3 «. {dividual Selection of Vocations and tie! 7 P, M.—'Musical stories by Mary carpe You are not a liar. And I have |tivitual Belertion ot eluding the “Ten f It looks that way, sir, And, } riven you more rope on that account | eaee oe eee success,” written by |Plowden Kernan, lecturer. ging your pardon, [ shouldn't That you'd believe if I told you, I|porue Me Clark | iit, M-—Concert by Arthur Gordon isty with him, sir have your record here for the past] 3p. M—Songs by MOP. M.-v"The Meaning of Service,” “Umhm. Say anything about me?" [rive years, ever since they drop 3.16 P.M Radio for yy W. J. Reeves; General Secretary of “Nothing except that he wanted} you from Yale. You haven't done} by Albert E, Sonn the Savings Banks Assoclation of the you at the office, sir.” inything but spend money 3.45 to 4 P. M.—Continuation of talks|xtato of New York, “How is mother?" ny had nothing else to do, You]on t- History of the United States and|” § Pp, M.—-Dance musle by the Club “Not so well as yesterday.” sravely. never offered me a* decent Job in the {Its People Ones . Royal Dance Orchestra, Arthur pushed aside his empty cup] office.” ee einee Seeeaante ne inlets BO Sane ee and scowled at his cigarette-stained| ‘What you call decent was some-| lino. Baritone, Mele, MciContinGation” of prosram fingers. How many times had he|thing like general manager at twenty 7 PY, M.—''Man In the Moon|by Club Royal Dance Orchestra of promised that patient, loving mother|thousand the year. But [ have of- for the children Jersey City. of his to brace up and be a man®}fered to put you on the road to It\'s p. s.r. Loe De Forest, father of} 9 P. M.—Concert by Robert Armour, Beyond counting. However, that Isue is closed. We'll] radio broadcasting, will address the | tenor. “You will seo Mrs, Cathew before} not discuss it. audience 2.5 BP, M.—Concert by, Arthur Wilde, you gor!’ “L've done wrong, and T admit it.| 3.2) 1 ate, John G. Benson,| 940 P. M.—Program by Robert Ar- “y J ner room |l've let you have your run, paid your] psychologist, will continue the series of enor. nectett 1 will run Into her room| five let you Beroping, you'd’ sco’ the| ks on “Solf-Healing by Auto-Susges- (fush10 PF. M-—Arlington timo signals, » up. You have] tion 5 He kissed his mother, and she clung |/ENt romd and brace vt xO ae ee) P. M—Dr. George J. isher, | 10.01 P. M.—Program by Arthur Wilde to him, rather wildly he thought. had and Spent Wusand dollars! flere] Deputy Chief Scout Executive of tae {and Robert Armour. — y poor boy!"* she murmured. vay babel Date aka. white, Boy Scouts of A. rica, on “Christmas ‘m afraid I'm no good, mother, 1]'t 18, down in BI sty lcouting, WGI, MEDFORD HILLSIDE, can't keep my word. Every time | And God knows how much you) s,s to 19 P, M.—The oratorio of Han- MASS., 300 METRES. primise I honestly mean it," have had from your mother. Your MRRSTeGKG KAU) He HVA BY | y ee f ving one as much as|Community Chorus of the Oranges, un- | Be careful with your father. He] !00%e Uving has done as im = Ra eto ae atgrer eee TUESDAY, DEC. 26, 1922. Dething to Keep her an invalid; and|der the direction of Harry Barnhardt rupee es ts terribly angry." ; treaties, you would have| There wilt be an orchestra of fifteen| 1:30 P, M.—' : cial Weather More than usual?’ Beer ae ee a ee ee aa pieces and organ accompaniments. forecast;. Boston Farmers’ Produce ae tobte than’ uae? ‘one out into rhe wont ong ago Rains Market Report Sue and Pad re “ Arthur stared at bis shoe ere pert; Preliminary report of market It's the first of the month, and I]. this going to end It began to WGY=—SCHENECTADY conditions in New York and Chicago suppose some of my bills have turned || ox gerlous, s with opening sales in New York; Review up. By-by; I'll be home for dinner] «and who gets*this monéy? Boot- $00 METERS. of to-day's prices and market condl- to-night." ers and gamblers—they get i tions on shipped-in fruits und vege- Alone, the mother twisted her thin| we > isn't another turn to the| 12 4L—U, 8. Naval ovservatory time | tables Ralatanes Toeeehar Rnd Oke teceel ee iu latheciodun lainnals » Servatory time | eeP. M.—'"The Bride's Own Cooking a e tearel rope, my son, Tile 18 oes 12.80 PF, BL—Noon stock market first of a new series of helpful rolled unchscked down her cheeks Hoginning this day you will be] 1280 P. M.—Noon stock market quo “How to Buy and Cook Never a harsh word to any one, al-| alowed exactly two hundred a month, |'4 Males ; sisi allo c : ather report s|Meats,' by Mrs. Christine Fredrick; ways Kindly and lovable; he was only} You have averaged about twenty-five Be) BE Weather: report: on 480} Mee ee. ely sm, Newien weak, thousand a year; let's see what you SM 3 P. M.—Mid-Afternoon News Broad- . x Se ean do on twenty-four hundred 6rm duce stock market | ceat. ees . Z ENRY CATHEW was an honest | phere's an alternative.’ votations; news bulletin: 8 P. M.—MChildren's Hour"—Fatry millionaire; so you would not And what is that? 7.45 P. M.—Concert und radio drama.} Tales, read by Lah Berton dtd ore recognize him it I described] «pitty thousand to clear out f a xan accompaniment by E. Lewis Dun- lm to you. He was a builder, not a] ¢ with a curious boring glance a ; goo ‘ checi but not seeing it. ‘Have I got] 5.30 P. M.—Market Reports. wrecker. His gray hair was closely | @ 4% sa chance at the two t 5 Sent eee phy pred, Ais smooth face Was allghti Be ee eRe INGE. ceilk to clear out of the house? @ P, M.—Woekly Business Report, | fh as silshitly dred," sald Arthur. wr “Oh, not’ sald. Mr. Cathew. ‘“It| Roger W. Babson florid, and his years had merelyléye to the future; just to 8 eramaran aicie ‘i h * 6.30 PB, M.—Boston Police Reports drawn a crow's foot at his eyes. He] got stuff enough in me to make good | !MPIY means that you will have twol | 11) sows Flashes: Early Sports News, ate and drank and smoked and|on jt, When does this two hundred | Undved instead of two thousand: |", 3) p. x4,—Evening program of talks worked in moderation. Above his] begin?” het ya'll: have: to drive your own | ud music desk on the wall hung a framed card, Right now.” Cathow senior filed oar end pay for the sesciine nome im bold type , : 4 slened it m the word of your father, I’! ue Ae ie sood jolts, {ever boost the two-hundred tilt you WEAF=NEW Yori } f ™ Well, no doubt I deserve them.” can bofore me ten thousand in 400 METRES | MODERATION, che Hor i soit sash j-earned dollars, every one of =| Ses other aka a | ALWAYS i ; - which meant struggle, privation, self j e " secretly proud of t 4 ee by Willi M MODERATION. Se RE Penk icy nial, obstacles overcome 4D PS ee aneuied’ bY Aciv. eat wen over to Neli’e last night.|Cathew senior turned to his desk | Greene : At this particular moment (19.30 to| she said she wouldn't, not if I and began sorting Mas tera, Kilt ov M.—Plano recital by Minnie tne second), you would have 1d] the last man on earth. Right and|fisy op ree ane fied Byiv eee M.—Recital by Willlam M him at his desk biting the end of his|ieft hooks to face, and then a swing], .o i satel pee iied i to take the » i 5 pei. Alsuptiy ue rose and turned|fiush on the Jaw. 1 Was counted out."| [oF 48 Mis arms and give hii « sil- [Greene —Plano recital by Minne the face of the sign to the wall, and Do you really care for the girl” oe arid wes & An sone te oui Pr M t down again. Hie blue eyes were| “A whole lot, dad,” cyet a whiniper never kh whine. Knit 7ede8.00 2 3 —Bpecial program us hard and cold as steel rails, “But not quite enoweh to aland up|” > mper, Never # whine, Kilby eacast direct from the American Arthur viewed these omino: ms|and make a man of yourself TA LUn aad esmlernen ledie Maposition at Grand Central imperturbably, ‘The turning of fe “1 don't know,’ staring @t the| (copyright waa by the Bel byncicae) —-d’alas » York { , \ iN a ee THE NEW PLAYS Mixed With Gun-Play BY CHARLES DARNTON [' IS the faithful heart of a wife beating Gentle Charm, itendily through half a century, for which the husband {s to blame. to “Secrets,” the sentimental English id the best acting of her career last ing charmer, and by Elmer Grandin as the Wyoming doctor, not to mention a number of clever and amusing youngsters. “Secrets has gentle charm mixed with gun-play that gives a thrill to its romance, Although the wife may seem more forbearing than most ‘women would be in the clrcumstances, she suggests the comforting thought that even married life with secrets may be long and reasonably happy. pace nate “Johannes Kreisler” Ingenious Scenic Curiosity YES are kept busy with the forty- one scenes that pop out of a black background in ‘Johannes Krelsler,”” the fantastic novelty from Berlin that the Selwyns have brought to the Apollo Theatre, The tale, taken from Hoffmann, doesn't matter, for, after all, it is nothing more than the sad story of his fe told by a lovelorn composer who, to make matters worse for himself, has hallucinations as well as troubles. In Berlin there is possibly deep sym- pathy for a genius of this sort, but here he fs likely to meet with less re- sponse, So far as appeal goes it Is made to the eye rather than the heart. Viewed simply as an ingenious scenic curiosity, the ever-changing spectacle has its points of interes! Much of it is up in the air, though occasionally the ordinary stage level is utilized. In one of these broader moments a fleshly ballet by Fokine nimbly exercises its lure. Everything is seen through a screen that seems to melt away the moment It is touched with light. The higher spaces often disclose vignettes, though at one timo the unhappy composer floats down from an opera house box to his be- loved prima donna. In her, as in other women, he sees Julia, the lost love of his youthful days. It is all strange and sometimes beautiful, but much of It {ts tedioun Moredver, the composer strikes such a melancholy note so continuously that the effect Is depressing if not irritating, Ben-Am!, as Kreisler, !s too lugubrious to be interesting Lotus Robb embodies the hopelessly loved women pleasingly, and some of the others are picturesque. But the characters are lost sight of in the lively process of ‘spotting’ the scenery. It's really the whole show. —_-— “Why Not” a Diverting Comedy Finely Acted Jesse Lynch Williams has deftly made high and fine comedy of what people ordinarily consider serious if not tragic dramatic material, Divorce is the theme of “Why Not? whict the Equity Players presented Satur- day night at the 48th Street Theatre It is a companion piece to Mr. Will- iams's “Why Marry?" and under the circumstances and with the cast pre- sented by him, it is agreeable and persuasive, You see, Leonard and Mary wick, @ poet and his wif to each other. So also w Bill and Evadne Thompson, They wouldn't for the world do anything to hurt each other, But they weren't happy. They had married the person they were to wed because, as Evadne put it, they couldn't marry the person they loved. Consequently, when Leonard and Mary came, as happens in plays, to be in the Thompson home, the scene was set for the ensuing evening's diversion, Leonard had loved Evadne. Bill had loved Mary. Then came the objections to why not? These two couples were ‘g00%" and because they were—and intended to be—everything threatened to go badly. In order to be honest they learned they had to violate the codes of the State, the Church and the ‘nicest people." ‘Why Not?" is diverting satire on the problems of these persons, but Chad- were nice they solve these problems, including those of the children, by subtraction, following which they try addition. Each child, father, so same house Mr. divorce it is agreed, needs its own he two families live in the And it seems all right Willlams has handled these engagingly, and the cquity Players make them not only acceptable but also desirable. The company includes Tom Powers, Mar- garet Mow: June Grey, Warburton Gamble, Cecil Yapp and rma Mitchell, and the best of them were Mr, Yapp the objecting lawyer, churchman and good citizen, and M Mitehell as the man maiden aunt, over a Fay Bainter Welcomed In “Lady Cristilinda’”’ Fay Bainter returned to Broadway and the Broadhurst last night in the much-tinkered-with production “The Lady Cristilinda,”” by Monckton Hoffe. Her appearance was under the aus- pices of William Harris jr. and the large audience which grected her en- thusiastically seemed favorably dis- sed, The Lady Cristilinda’’ is circus rider who sends away her artist lover for what she is told !s his good. He has painted a portrait of her, spiritual thing, seeing in her, be told about a Dear Klub Members: Do you remember that last year Mrs. Sam Carter-Waddeli gave a Kiddie Klub scholarship to the three girls who showed the most natural talent for dancing? Our cousins, Flor- ence Arganza, Mildred Pearson and Catherine Joyce, were the winners of the contest. None of these children had ever studied dancing betore. Now they are going to appear in the danc- ing scene of this Christmas show and let you see what three ambitious Jittle girly can accomplish in one year of good training. There will be many other dances on the program. Claire Green, who le nothing but a pudgy baby, is going to do a kewple doll dance. Dorothy Pitt and Mary Kiernan dance together, and Mary's long, red-gold curls fling about with every movement cf her pretty head. Helen Schwobel is go- ing to do an Oriental number decked in a red silk scarf snatched off the parlor mantel shelf for the occasion. Margaret Wadds's unforgettable Russian toe dance !s on the bill and Rozalis Sturz as Katinka, an acrobatic doll, does a dance that Is clever enough to entertain a more criticai audience than her klub cousins are likely to make. Dorothy Blanchard, « sweet little girl, does ballet dancing charmingly, while four-year-old Rea Blonde prefers the role of “jazz baby,” and Eleanor Crooker dances while her brother plays her accompaniment on the violin. We must not forget to mention the boys. Howard Maraglino clogs cleverly in the first act and later on Johnny Logan does a first rate take-off of Pat Rooney, while his chubby little partner, Elinor Nash, spins ‘round on her, tiny toes. Sylvia Harrigan’ dances like a fairy sprite. Betty MacIntyre and Prane Mansback, whom most Kiddie Klul audiences will remember with pleas- ure, will be there together with others who dance and sing as well. Then there are the other Carter- Waddell dancers, those who have studied for a longer time than the three scholarship winners. One of them, Loulse Mele, is going to dance the ‘'Gollywog Cakewalk;" Florence Gunther has a piece of toe work to display and Josephine Carter-Waddell, who despite her tender years is a finished artist, is golng to dance the “Song of India,’ while the chubby Hastings Twins will rush over from the Rivoli, where they are appearing im person, and will do the same dance for us that they do in the Prisma music film being shown there. Still, of all this list of spirited dancers, the littl scholarship winners ure the ones in whom Kiddie Klub members ought to be most interested, because some time in January a second scholurship will be offered. Then you, little reader, and other Kiddie Klub members who wish to become skilled in the art will be given an opportunity to contest for and win a two-year scholarship at the Carter- Waddell Studio of Dancing just as Cousins Florence, Mildred and Cath- erine did last year. For days you have been reading her, something holy. The picture is painted on an ancient panel and is sold many years later as a sixteenth century portrait © zint and eventu- ally finds its way to the walls of the Abbey Chureh of St, Etheldreda It's a hoax; but to the little cireus rider who through all the years thought of her lover and his cone! tion of her as something holy, the hoax must never beadiselosed. She be- lieves in it herself, So, the play goes from the sh scenes of an English country cireus to the chureh in which the picture hangs, carried slong principally by the appealing ualities of Miss Bainter, although she has in her support an excellent cast in which appear Arthur Byron, Ferdi- nand Gottschalk and Courtney Foote. “The Lady Cristilinda’’ is fled with sentiment, which perhaps accounts for its selection for Miss Bainter. It is sweet. It tells things we like to hear about. And its success, therefore, 1s probably assured Mr. Byron's role is that of a bom- drunken circus owr the y Cristilinda’s father, and he is, ns usual, adept and welcome. The Evening World’s Kiddie lub Korner Conducted by Eleanor Schorer Copyright, 1022 (New York Evening World), Press Publishing Company. HOW TO JOIN THE KLUB, CUT OUT THIS COUPON, Beginning with pumuber, cut out ote these coupons 1,0: 7 ‘imall them to Cousin Bleanor, nihg World Kiddie $e. ark, How, ork City,-with @ ote which you must __ giv AGB and ADDRESS ‘aul children up to sixtear Eyelet eat the oe ‘and membership aie ay COUPON 1,032. about first, play. about the fourth; The fourth act of our play starts the kiddies appearing in the second and third scenes of our Let me tell you just a Httle It Is one of the best. out to distinguish itself with Ruth Friedman and Dolly Krause (the only two little girls whom I have ever met, who could harmonize) singing “Te: morrow'' and ends gloriously with Alice Glasser, Jerome Bachner and Lillian Willing doing « number whieh: is too good to tell about, You must come and see ft, Fred Lustig, Helen Parente and Margaret Barret are a few of the other hits which we are not going to spoil for you by telling you all about them. COUSIN ELEANOR. NOVEMBER CONTEST AWARD WINNERS, “CHRISTMAS TIME HOUSE,” Thirteen-Year Cl, Christmas is a great event in our house. The night before we hang our stockings over tho fireplace. Santa generally knows the ones who have stretched their stockings, for the bot; tom of the stockings are filled wit! paper in the morning. One Christ- mas I streatched my stocking and then found the turkey’s feet in it. Under it, though, was a store of goodies, 1 never stretch my stockings any more. Early on Christmas morning we Jump out of bed and get dressed. Then we get in line, from the young est to the oldest, and wait until the portjeres are drawn aside. When we are all ready, the curtains are sepa- rated! How pretty everything Is} The Christmas tree fs aglow witl electric lights, while around the bot- tom of the tree lay the gifts. You may be sure that we do not want to eat,any breakfast that morning. By BEATRICE HOYT, Bridgeport, Conn, IN OUR Last Christmas morning T awoke, not expecting to enjoy the day for Dad, while tn California, had hed® taken ill, his last letter stating thal he was in the hospital. ‘To imy amaze- ment a tree was blazing with lights, and toys and other gifts were strewn all over the floor. Red and green paper decorated the walls while paper bells hung from the ehandeller. Friends and rela‘iver were laughing and joking as eacth made some little speech over the present he received. Dinner time carr there stood, a big turkey in the contre of n@ table, with everything imaginabl surrounding it. This was a great sur prise, for we did no! expect to lay turkey this Christme Mother had set Pad's r and we were feeling just a little blue, when in walked Dad, just a little weak, but our Dad just the sane That was the nicest Christmas 1 ever had By FLORENCE SMOOT, New York City. CHRISTMAS TIME. Every one is happy As we clamor ‘round the tree And the merry faces of children We all are glad to see, We hope that every little child Will have as much as we We all are very happy As we clamor around the tree Now where are the’ presents? Let us run and see Frults, candies and nuts Are some things that come to me By LILLIAN VAN NESS, Age 11, New York City Booth 56 . USE A&B BATTERIES with your radio set Westinghouse WD-11 Vacuum Tubes op- erate best when used in connection with Columbia Dry Batteries See our exhibit at Grand Central Palace Radio Show National Carbon Company, Inc. — they last longer December 21-31