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r 7 â€"â€"â€"~-. Jun-cl They expected to nech the cemp eerly thet ef- ternqon. but the now wee deep and it we: bitterly cold. Jeek trout helped them in one wey. how- ever. for he nude e 01-le crust over the mow, thu- linking the talking euler. The brothon had beveled I long dunno. through thewoode. Ind lt 'l/I' h..- eh-s II___n, . It was no wonder that the little bog ~ The two brothers had driven in a ale nest-est lumber camp, but owing to a s end had hands, the last day's made on snow shoes. Cherles knew thq had been there once befdre with his f was a lumber-nan in the wood- of Nor can-in. Upon the eudaen denth ‘of the the boys had undertaken thie'trip. for tl one to stay with except. their {ether journey was no longer sieepy. , They continued their journey for a gew moments in silence. Finally Charles spoke. - “Say Jimmie, ‘do you know Whit wanld have happened if you‘d gone to sleep back. there?" 'fYou'd never have nwnked up again.“ You‘d have frozen to death.” ‘ ‘ “How do-you know?” _, “Do you remember when uncle-Bill went. hunt- ing and never came back? Well, that’s what hap- pened to him.” ., -vâ€"â€"â€"â€"--~â€"v ~w+mflekwar3k Lug; ‘ Tan: pleue just lama uke slitflé ' . pleaded Jimmie, and in spite of Ch: -r‘- I-II' In 71 trose and began to fight. Charles} played wen. hitting his brother how and 1 not. hurting ‘him. Befdre long Charles fighting and tried tamake p‘euce. with With eonai‘derahle'difliculty he succeeded _An - - v , -r.,,. v.‘ um!“ opposi- tion. he lay'down and closed his eyes. His brother was in despair. but finally thought. of a phn {or arousing hhn. Going over to the, lit» the fellow be commenced striking him, Jimmie tried to push Charles 011', but. ‘all. in vain. so he 3mm: null “lam-.. ‘.. 11,4 . . y dressed they agemed £0 n‘flér intensely from the cold. They were soin- tent, evidently, u pon reaching some destination ‘thgt they scnmly spoke. Finally the smaller of the two began to lag bebi nd and oomplsin of being pleepy. , ’ ' , .“nufié'l‘zlimm‘ie; wasn’t imamng. .--;. The Iky wu a turd, at most reflector! in an, dark avcrgreen tree- rounding color. (‘91-! venture very far from this. â€" 'olumc 1 8 3 color. Certainly no one 7'9“ very far from a cozy log fire ou‘a. ., ,. w- --.uu. had driven in a sleigh‘fio the V. .v "x. Charles kinew tie :11}! as he reaching some destination Ice. Finally the smaller of nomad and complain of being ugn’t‘ntoghemh V” Jig"; 4 AMA ;-' "Uh! goody, goody,” cried Jimmie, Jumping up and down and slapping his hands. “Sun. ‘ll'sur- ely come this way. any-how if he doesn't. I'll hug up my stocking." cause he'll get to mevbcfore he 'gim to the other children way down home, won’t ire with m. fathe},‘.wh¢; wood: of Northern W1:- Charleéi played his rpm-t now and then but long Charles Stopped no one would like to boy was tired. snow storm 3 had to be HIGHLAND PARK, iLLINOIs day like “Jimm” The boy- were nogladthet in spite weery loge they elmoet an the rest 9! When they came in eight of the amp il (rowing duknnd they could see a light window 9! a very rude log cabin. They eo 1y discern e lumbennen fitting new it, elbow; one teble. end hie heed burn hunch. w Wyn. mace u. again cited were they that. they did not notice a smoke r‘sing o‘er . the distant tree tops Churles flnu‘ly nw it. he‘ried out. with joy. “Look, brother, there’s pome smoke, the man be righc over flier-e3! 'l‘hey followed the animnl with their eyes. and in I few moments saw him disuppenr among the roots or an old tree. The boys were very much ex- cited, for anything like a wild animal in the woods was a. rare treat to them. They resolved to tell their father 61' it. and hoped to see it ugtin, so ex- “Jimmie. I’m “5t mire, 1 those foxes lather was telli isn‘t it. Let‘s watch him.” Charl'e's looked in the dir'ection iii brother was pointing. and saw stealthil along near sums underbyush, a beautiiu mm] which he thought .resembled a fox. 5. n... .-â€" ’ '- 7--- ..._.â€"u letter, ind then he’ll come." Charles could no}. answer this, {pl the marrow would be u sad disappo Jitflu brothéxn When théy had lived kind mother had tried to make Chi- for the little boy. and Charles alwa Now, even it the latter had mom something. there Was nothing- to- buy. . As our fourteen year old. Charles of all these things, he Was , startle: from his Companion. “Look. Charles. look! What's that, those bushes?” '- one begun to talk. almost to himself. "I wonder if Sunk Chm ever thia way with his reindeer. Don‘t 3 See him now?" . _ (Eh! goody Md Clan-la. “There's (“hen unto, I‘ve just thought'of Something.” enthusiastically, "this is Christmas 1 not. answer this, for he knew that 11d be a Bad disappointment to his When they had lived at. home their re, but I ithink that’s one telling about. It‘s a bean ' old. Charles was thinking Was . startled by a. shout. Whah’s that over there by iii-hood buried in M; "like Christmas lraéiyy IW stealthily dreeping , a beautiiul guy uni- “n !wine of their he rest of the way. e amp it. w in“ $ ‘ light near the \. They could lure- ! I“? It, with M0. I ever comes around Don‘t you wish you'd always helped her. money .tO purchase ‘, DE s the camp which his t’s one of a beauty He walked briskly, had 501 ‘tical tree under which the tra .h'eurt beat fast as he approach almost sure thathe saw the to: appointed to find it win only a little clan-r. but only to‘ be ME some underbruah. ‘ -'He was abc camp empty handed. but than exmino the tap to see that‘ it play ‘over to the spot. he tom from the tree :nd hidden behil the unable Silver Fox! 1!: hi himself, he had dragged the tn] the tree. Ho now‘lgy dad in l M. van overâ€"ho. the mud-t Bright and early the next morning. firm. and be‘fére anyone was awake, «it go out to the traps. He hardly expected A anything in ‘it, but still he was. xioust He glanced at his little brother. at?! saw th stqcking still hanging where it was; the n fore. Ile Sighed to himself. saying. “poor 11 4 low, he’llbedisappoin'ted when he finds tbs has forgotten him." He left the camp and started in the direction of the trans? ll: was a. hesutiful morning. and the sun shining "on the snow, made it. appear as though mother Hum-e had sprinkled diamonds all over its surface. The air was crisp and snappy. and as Charles crunched along through the snow. .he thought. that he had never seen u more beautiful Christmas morning. , - offeréd we hundred don to my one than!!! bring him his pkin It’ )s the only one in this part of the country. Hurry! l' 11 take the trap. " It was certainly an interesting experieuoae to Charles for he‘ had always wanted to see strap set. When the task was done, Charles and his father returned to the camp and went to bed. Though the boy was very jubilant he Was sorry that he hid nothing to put in the little stocking hanging at the font of his broth :1" s bunk ' “Cbules, getthgt hater]: find could ssid tha‘ father excitedly” You 'bIVe pm’ the Inter-102 that we have been hum hod‘ (one to sleep, Charles told them about the gruy anin‘ml. which so rem-mbled o fox. which had been seen that afternoon. He was surprised to see how rmich interest hié story outlined, for when he hgdlfinisbed' he woo bombarded on oil tides with questions nfion the oppearsnoo ond a story-.0! th_o animal. ' - ' In I moment the «Hound were in their now} which the trap wig hidden as he approached ,the not. I I so rem-mbled e fox. which had moon. He was surprised to see his story coined, for whim be Is bombarded on sll sides with nppeu-snoe end a story-'0! the Md; the next morning. Charles mt“ it “a allflght, Utop- e found 3 little distance behind a pile of brunh, In his attempts to free Intern and eoué with me.” I.” You hive probably soon have been hunting for so a. glimpse of him for many a was uwaké, dressed to ejax. but was sadly'dia- ‘lv sauna“). He went I 9 again disappointed by I about to re‘Lut-n to the thought tint he would boys bud burst into the mph"- a welcome arms. as. Agxious to sec it, '. an saw the empty it was; the night. be- ing- “poor little fel- ‘ he finds that. Santa Number came to the idea. '83 hidden. His "'5. EPOL he was to find 3)