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between Kenneth's Evil}; "I _etsn't, do it that way.” I "Miss Fair," he hearan, wail ' "t can: to my my prayers. May in: 'em to you I'---, mean to you to God? "Why, yes, 'jtnrtothL-o'ust than where you are. I know God will hear 51.». --- .. Ken turned away disconmlate. Ho won wastml a few tears on the pillow, were nobody saw them, More Miss Pair began to teach him the new sick- bod ame. It was . Jolly game where you Taughod a great deal and it was ts'! “wt and Kenneth neariy sweep bo. fore tho wt idea cam to him. ' At its suggestion he wan Vida wake. Pair?" ho as very Worst t wanted to tall "Mr little haven't any I just have to In Home to "And eame "My little boy, Kenf.-whr, I haven't any little boy of my oww-- iust have to burrow you." "Girl, then." raid Ken, laconiraI-ly, q know a“ right you’re a mother. You're just like Jacky Croith's mother --only altogether different. But the {Momma is just in your lmks and mur ways: you really am like her-- hat's how I know ou're a mother." Mica Fair 'd'l,uu. “I'm not, hwugh. Ken." she said. " haven't" my little boy or girl of my own to ake can of... That’s why I could to m: (Mani; it mioniin'ririh1rr"t%x In, from them (even if she game), when the] had found he "terert from one when mbod but a Mrs. Moms an was: UI' who my: "dear f -ine Yoo. Urotl mu Mam. l? " Tm] y T'rulr 'Wncre‘s vour little boy, ir?" ho asked one day, afte ry worst time mu over an Med to talk again. My little boy, Kent-Wh ren't any little boy of my o t have to borrow you." Girl, then," raid Ken. laeonr know all right rou're a me t'ro just like Jacky (Imith's rm nly altogether different. But Hence is just in your lmks r ways: you really are like I t's how I know ou're a mot' lists Fair langxerl. "I'rn ml». Ken." she said. "t hit little boy or girl of my ow Wher wh M Dad tt than were move ani s'tei h-tye.Ts, and oceasitrruryg song and tighter, As a me merry party swept by under the , met lights just mxtside the vim-rm I m or twice there was the trolnrlie ring of steel, which Kenneth, listen- inc in She huge chair just, inside tho window, interpreted as skates, though te emit: not eateh a glimpse of them. med tha nice " But féu time to to wait ke Yours' Faithfully,â€"-Santa_CQfiE It you." you're not a mother,' tte m Christmas week. Outside it that way" he pm. wouldn't do; i wouldn’t 3 I must knee! on my Grtt besu.t my. , can't Jacky”: re grad yyrried puck" m (VHS, or in t tting very ttti " That's tii, "air" mthany rays pam ig no m a ere a " aft 'm ttfed 35d 'bo a sport Jte " she would 1 her iirst. i gcnerous this state n M in _ the V.‘-V-...l, u... "an ullu , cheeks and r'roening' up to the very t roots of her hair. But in the seat in - front Regan had caught the whisper. l The cu sprang forward with a sud- _ den little burst" of singing speed. F, Afun. that day there were weeks when they three were often together. ‘Mr. Regan would come swinging in from the oftiee--Ken new to listen for the cheery slam of the front door --half an hour at least before his usual time. He always walked up lately, leaving the car and chauffeur at the disposal of Ken and Miss Pair. Dinner was a lovely time full of ‘hughter and hm; and after dhsmr , "Dad," said Kenneth‘ "there's some- ‘ithing I think we could do-you an' "tte-lf it wasn't too dreadful expen- 'sive," he hastened to add, remember- Iin; Cook’s atltv.onitions. 1 "Well, son-ns-hat?" Kenneth and his father were having dinner together. Ken had had dinner downstairs now for more than two weeks, he and Dad and Miss Fair., Moat da 5 now he was up all day, but nobody had said lessons and he and Miss Fair had glorious times together in the park. Sometimes, too, his fath- ‘m' came home early and they three had long drives out into the country ', where the last reds and Folds Cl' autumn were slowly changing into} misty grey. When Ken grew tired! there was aways a place to rest til std. his father's ttrm-but when he Wu really very, very tired he loved) best to snuggle up beside Miss Fain; "You'te a dandy mother, M iss Fain”, ho whispered once, and did not see; the lovely tolor fh.rodlmr her neck and: Miss Fair ans“ She never teased questions. "Why, surely, 5 let's _ to sleep' After a momex her with starry L “Yes, that's the "You don't really heard 'em." nun an hair. 1 The I prelim; If I should "Now, kenjGshirsii and put yrur head ag, lee-yes." like that. '. an’ say my prayers to God. An' he mid Mrs. Hollis I musm't mow up like a heathen. So you see i must an: 'em right, Miss Fair, mustn't I?" There was no denying such a “eight of argument. A warm woolly blanket was wrapped around Kenneth and he was lifted to his feet in the bed. Miss; Fair was sitting on its edge. She.' made a clear, smooth place beside her,I smooth and bare as a ftoor. I "Now, Ken." she said, "kneel there and put yrur head against my shoul-i 1,T,rcsey" like that. Now, Ro aheadJ r...lr n-u-I- " lat pray re W chap. ' It ay nswered back hi ment 10w: yers to God. An' he‘nnw the s I musm't mow up' Fair son: So you see i must his Lathe liss Fair, nrcstn't It"; up in a denying such a “eight watched warm woolly blanket half pasl ound Kenneth and he too soon, l feet in the bed. Miss; But tk g on its mige. She‘been diff oath mime beside her.) fully to I yen way i have n," she sai he looked up at an By Louise Richardson Rorke with leap. to keep ' he said. be. God smik 7 "But they better! " salary?" Kvn's expat vants rather than of "She wouldn't stay Ken. Somebody else body who can give 1 more than we can ' grog} den} Imppier." iety in his voice was a the sudden sileme w " But for the last week thim “been different. Ken tried uns I fully to puzzle out the reason. Inot~at least not altogether-t ,his father was so busy now ' 'the offiee that he was seldom al l for dinner, and Kenneth and Mis '(i'inwi. they two together, in ti dining-room that always sens 'Ken so vast and lonely th father was not there. It was n wast TI aitcrirether-ihat Mic, for mot bad, nth” i was pe If now the piano was opened and Miss! "No, but she-shell be a great deal Fair sometimes played for them IN hi1e!happier there, Ken. I think she's his father smoked and Ken lay curledjight." up in a little heap on the rug and; "Why would she be, Dad'?" watched the fire. On those nights; Regan mirror! restlessiy, yet be- ha'rf past eight and hedrime came alllmusc he valued the boy's loyalty and "I', soon. I, icorftdtrwe he felt that this explana- ii? 41m- r A 2...; ....___v. I'.', T .,.. ' _ --. - - or little boy nowlod her In a perhaps these two togeth nothing else that Kennoth rm con-M not understand. Tho all his world a Vard'utt {in} n m ean' "I saw in His side a cruel scar. And nail prints His baby hands did mm Why gave I the myrrh ?" sobbed Baltha Spoke Caspar; "His smile was sweet in And worshipping low on bended know I rejoiced I brought incense with me." "Yea, I am glad that gold I bore, But His crown sparkled even more Did ye not see it y' said Melchior. Wondrous gifts to the Child they bring, Such as are meet for a noble king, And down at His feet their wealth they fling Speeding along on their homeward way, In the gray dawn of the crescent day, And pausing their last farewells to say. Melchior, Caspar, Bélthasar, Led to the Babe by a shining star. Journeying, each, from a land afar. Wopdrous gifts "lh Three Kings of Orient” ouidn't love her any l, Jestion P, the i "tstir 1y ,'s had JCCGSS- L vnfi ion ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO l m We', tlt asur. I "Ken, I'll be bound," he laughed as 'he broke the seal. "Well, old son.‘ [you've been a rare goml kid; whatever; [you want from old Santa I'll see htrl gives you if the old saint has to gol out of business to do it." , He read the letter with a laugh that', smothered a sigh. l For a lone time he sat musing at his desk, the missive. Hamel and srarletuined, between hir, fingers. Then drawing- his own ran from his ptxektt he wrote beneath tho sprawl-l iv.ar signature. "Dear Passing Saint, " pray you hear and grant the prayer of this my little son. Not only "tkod for you, son," said Rmram looking up from his favorite paper. Two days later he detected a smile in the Ti,' of his stenographer as she ‘handed im the letters which had been ‘sent up from general office for her ‘perusal. Deep down in the pile lay one unopened and enclosed in the ordinary business envelope of the farm. It was addressed in a round sprawling chi'lish hand to "Santa Claus. North Peal, Tor-onto." Some waggish oftieial had marked "nct found" and the letter had been return- od to the firm whose address figured in the corner. I your lovin' Kenneth." , He folded it up, usefully over its red blots, and put it into an l-m'elom- to match tho paper. Sealing: it rare- ful'ly he addressed it to Mister Santa Claus, North Poul. Toronto, Ont. He hunted for a stamp and, having chosen a queer brown-colored 0an be- cause it looked well with the brilliant scarlet address, he slipped out of the ‘house and sped away to the nest-box at the cormw where he might mail his _preeinys missive. l 'tad," he said thit night. "rve ar ranged a Christmas presence for you a goat myTrise." for over an' ever amen an' I in will my Dad. us this bne thing' wlu.rit Ci, will do m't.hoot any Xmas ' .un me a mother. We need her Bo. We ithought once we had found (me for ourselves, hut same vno else wanted iher an' she didn't want to belong to us cause we were ttry much a trouble an' grayheaded so we jus' never let her know how bad we wanted bur an' she went away, Please, Santa CUtm, send us another one. We'll take good) care of hor. Cook says I lost my. mother while I was Yittle an' that my hm! lost his Wife then too. She says thoy were the 9mm An' that WM can-Tess of us. hut T you’ll (My send Us Mather we'll Mk" prom! "are un' not Yu=e her. The mother we thruzht we hm] an: so pretty an' suited us an' me a mother. We need thought once we had four ourselves, hut some t'nt' el her an' she didn't want to us cause we were ttry much an' grayheaded so we jus' her know how bad we want she went away, Please. Sa "Dem- S: Naelrey Cr, las' Christn byseacull an Santa Claus Bo, and only wakened an with the fivrt gray of td The secret bead been absolute heroism Keane mod-bye. it was Miss P, away: with "ear-wet lash P,S.-~My other ll my , w ‘ GS .7 {at ll aeerd--lr you’ll ju a 'i Cd . 'M ' = A ‘1‘ " V " ", - 3' . p , " , " ERhr. - r, ‘ - ttiMTMll . " a. ' - Cl . " 7.. V ‘ sa ' as? BN . T Bit . I " . lil were .f‘l’ " Il " ‘ bg - Irv.” ,7, Jr = - - 2 Ann c. c' w " li . " ' " .. " Irlilhii$iit v, " .. " . _ . . " lid _ " M.", " IEE, E. i" igtil . “if? Tl _ " - pa " - 5.. ' Mr', T - " y in, t; I IE lllilk' N MES' qt c. . gt: Mi! a? Ei -.'-‘ - 7 , 15 IWa' .. = Y: e 'iw, . 1.3 - im M " 'P "L buy iNN on r' 'N as l , w, . . L . a, ‘2‘."2." . ’ 'atifi5l a; tlat' iiltgMrii w a, TheTobacco of Quali br 1y'tit LE. 11 N s Santa Claus," he wrote. Creith wroted you a leiter stmas an' asked you for a an' you gzwed him it, Please ms will you and to my Dad mother. We need her so. We only wakened and stole away a fivrt gray of the dawn. cert-t bead been kept. With hgroism Aenrrth had said a nd in packages Ir drew towards him the f letter paper which lay ls bushwss statinnery and f the thm of which his he mmiJmt was engrav- tmer. He non-dared for a y then chose the red ink Christmas-like means of SMOKE r "211K MS or the case he in the big plan. He went sitting down in Fair who went shes while the Kirusth seen u red od mm: :m' last for the seven-hr: we thansrht sutick for eight, days am 1' suited "8 taken eight, days to m l, even Mrs. Aeecrdimtly. the Jew; 'r,',si,"'t,1gt the twenty-fif:h of K ' .- . house to light a cand‘h rly, day two. an] Sn on till tiirincth. iand hurt day of the fees is Kenneth twinklod in every house , It is not very easy to t only aim» date of the Nativity. lr, t so had I probably on the last t 5 presence when every Jewish hm Iknow 5" hem and Jerusalem s .“Mm,, {with liq-his. The Gm some 1 "not return- figured t revived her how ad could m u 5 Santa My Few British Women In the whole of Engl; hut a damn women who to macaw law. T 's for the turkey and tree. M 's for much mminess me. A is for all of u. S for the star that oh heavens Where good angel R for ff name Chant wn Ch I The lights on the tree a fof Jewish crigin. In th ikislyy, of the Jewish y- ,ponding nearly to our De (tt the twenty-iifth day, (brated the feast of dediew 'temple. It had been de What day by Antim-hus. l eated by Judas Maecaheut according to the Jewish It ciont oil was found in ch, lac' for the soven-branc! and hurt day Of the feast eigl :winklod in every house. It is not very easy to fix into of the Nativity. but it 'rcrmbly on the last day t when every Jewish house i - "Marion Fair.” "O, Dad!" criM Kenneth. "O, Dad! isn't Santa Claus a gentleman'." is for Well brim; - For mow and SI forget him.' But you may go with me to see he this morning." The boy's eyes were like stars. "What is her name, Dad?" he whis ment. "Santa Claus a you that he has given you asked from him but that you must wai [ieeause she could not for the reindeer, who, world drowses, Trip over the rooftop; I team. me can boyish pomion. Reg-an smile-1'2 He flled the letter and shoved it , “whiny into Kcnrteth's blotted en- velope. then enclosing this in another t he addressed this latter to Miss _ Marion Fair. l , "Oh, by the way, Ken," Regan t, spoke arrow the Chrrctmm, breakfast»! t for the ea Por car Christan: for the hcliv "Grant us but this, dear shall] we praise and adore, v out end. taeuTiiFpi:iiisvinrii'iUiirivoTirrv'itir-l émammm tgotheg a with warm, liv.. out end. up h K h R l i"'i,ttret ft','-),',',',',',',,',':),'," of the Idea!. . , n ennet wan." _ e . . e ie . '. 105$; ..yg1ni",,7, busin;ss S‘ié'nature! tittv'sas to aolife of 425:; 2:61:03" 112 a rangey out o hoe under .r- is. 't - : u . the odd boyish petition. L'ill n smibd. tlt',?',,',','.,,,'.?,',"?,,',,','.)',; has an"? may. He foyded the letter and shaved it . 3n}. " else m the wand to lift carefully into Konneth's Matted em m:n1undoutgf the hey. of seWhneas. v'elope, then enclosing this in another Lam you W' bora . Saviour, Christ t t,thateg? this latter to Him the Lord“; Love Incarnate, Love Di- anon air. VHte. ' S n of . F', ' Fs "Oh, by the way. Ken." Regan!“ mim'steuwt Cd may; ;1m_:tn‘;,t' w spoke arrow the Christmas breakfast- to .e;ve m tt 1tllt CI and Laue to f ' . ' b Is life a mmom for mama" a me of utler disapptofr.b. The R irit f .' . . . nent. "Santa Claus asked mete tell In.“ if]? (v, CTr,1ct m us T5 the you that ho has given you the Present 3 l e C the “ “"14“ As mrny M are mu asked from him in vmxr letter irtfbuorw by the Spirit of Chri,t are mt that you must wait a "few months. the loyal members of the Denm-rucv uecause she could not come at once. of God-Bishop F. B. Du Void . int ffP_l,P.v.,eo with me to see her ----- d . for our surpassing need but for we love we bear her, send us her Christ- mas Pl'mence in our home that s!.w may reign there as she now does In our Josal hearts. r.giltt TY mas the feast Elven to the de he ordinary zed strangely ofrbt?sish w The Feast' of Lights. ' gun-kings filled e cam light: h, by the Jew tiii'l2. KJ'? £5"! :4" 1rdjit'dlireiit' Jar Christmas! turkey and Th, for the ans Max-caheuh and then, , the Jewish 'iocen4, suffi- g found in the temple to , seven-branched candle- ht days and it would have days to prepare new oil. 1,.v. the Jews were Wont on fit:h cf Rirlev in every ht a can-Me. on the next I Sn pp, till on the eighth‘ of the feast eight “Mini that chine; in the Clio he Greeks '5 Eve night, - that hangs in our St. N ieholatv-ean't that make the me angels are'. f; m an m" Lewrera. :ngland there who are (may ftcps a wonderful Ttb, that I house K to fix the exact but it fell most day of Kiiev, muse in Babie- was twinkling reeks alro can of lights, the Iimtion festival, at "W. “a" " for you and my come at once 3 while the up to the nere, are qualitied mice und ran smile sing on is ice the , With - -. - The anpmxtm ttnent of North 2 square tuilea. I Place the app] or pan. Do not Mensa Bake um Nmove from the with Ct costing of cooked to 360 deg in a buttered dial on sticks or Mu ml“ 'tee tUlieie mics. myrrh, To make our For hands th greet, While heart In fteld and street, _ The world takes on Sweet-scented bong-1 Are brought. like At length the idea of ed into Fame and Gem mark, where for centm tive tribes hung either or wooden images of th trees as 'sacrif1s to naturally these people seed-sowing, S: custom of exch known as the wax or candy, times tied on t forest. twelve you " our forth a fre month, and during the I truest. brctu Par back in the de wu one of the, might Md the people of tl palm tree for almost t paper tr From time inmumcrial a t been a pert of the Christmas tion. It may be seen outside th Lionel manger: in the miss: only painting. of the pre-tto Italian school. In the trees I it are seen angels In ttowiru Rout Apple on the S or gem forth to ti When Chr: i that we m: I ministering ' Society we I head of Mat in: that God In all we s ' this Society l the rule of , . and aid for The spirit of ethical low which manifests itself in ministering service to the community is the supreme motive which loath In to devote out- saives to the Swill Ideal. In other words. we must seek to incarnate in cur daily lives the Opirit of tutsidish and all for etch. A. ittdivida4 we on members l various communities in ever-wide) cireles, beginning with the family 1 which we belong and "sding with tl Community of Mankind. " ‘M. m qNltM8B.. w M.-.'-.". V, out warty whid: (in. unity and put- poao to qqlt 18010 life. an Hid must be high enough uni brad enough to he warty of our full do- votrion. Atty idoat which is simply individuatUtks looking only to self. interest, will not answer. for it will be a “be star leading “I to the hell of se'dishness. The Social Hand is what we shztuld ever keep before us as our guiding: sur. We at! called upon to develop, not destroy. our individuality in order that we may bceome more eff,eient not ( that min? Area o! tterttt Ameriea “DDmxim am no . R----.-"""-" We .u must have DOM pm of We, some ideal which we keep be. ... A -&-- " " thin Nne) glnatdon cloth-1 flesh-ttte Inca; he Star of Ref? Christan} Comes ty we n of Man but God ‘3 we sl The Festive Tree at m the an mi ai; ine of syn-up that ha, m dm Faheenhet bd dish to harden. I r mm chm,” Mm Old World 'tppks in I street, in at remove the ages cr “mil ”Ply done, then i, a may mr m hallowed of a scroll a! Doug-m like fr; n the days when Egypt At u we aplruum B'M'"sc. MI mu do beta? if We cal y the Democrary of God which it this: End: for :43 Mica, my well all the Brother- u if We like, but remember. l u the Spiritual Father of shall do beta? if We call INCH W ree, iorn' 'a r the ers m - them that ha been thunheit. Se; mkn. Mount mm. Them, I World deli- kmceme of the con. ta 8300,00. ry the 1%. mac rt and farm “on" charm pine and fir Stick. nt king dish illuminated , Good Wi.4 Siory. Ha]. qsorr ne scale 'u iii!“ , we trtunN ur rum"! to develop, Is in order re e.ff,eieot may. This g robe 19H MC and TT n mg 1od,