Cou ri fry Correspondence The Scio Tribune enervo VOOOQOOOOC Christmas Carol a a Peed-ns the Family. »In Hiram Offutt Thee« little tab are delirious but you should bare served more of them The New Cook That*« all there was «wimmln la the little gtasa taak la the Uvta' r-om I Ot WW U «MM «W J»V*<d-to 1»«M1 lm asuap »• tohr- t M b r*»«» wtok HT to»*«« to «***•. A«,« •••«* »*«< ««‘1 New «g **« MtoUw,' « A«4 Ctow-w k.te»k Tbato »*■■« th«« «*VUfc Aa« »1 i»*w apM» ara to v In Memory of Her Little Girl By ETHEL COOK ELIOT Nellie, the Shop K 1. L I E was e I h a ustvd. Girl, Reminded Just as were Mother of all the other Daughter and clerks In th« Was Showered K u iu » u n depart With Lingerie Well. New ' Well, now. | don't approve ef thia «canty attire for bathing girts“ "What's amis», tool hart" "That Mlaa iRddlglrl Kb«'« gofng In Without her necklace Weil. Sew." ment «lure at fivs minutes of tro tbls Christmas eve. But there were still five mlaut«-» t »ro It. which »he must »erve. Then- wvrv Srveral shoppers pressing about her counter handling nod examining the beautiful French embroidery of the lingerie there. They «warn before Nellis's tired «yes alm at <! nly as In a dream. Tired, a-hlng feet < «n do that to «yrs you kn -w. How trying they were, th»»«- cue tomers! How «low about c*müng to decisions; bow lmp--«»i!>l» their quo»- lions. How did Nellie kno« how th or that garment would launder, or wear? How could »he know? Neill«- never In her whole Ilf.- ha 1 t «»«•• -I a »titch of so h coatlj ••• ifl \ I »till these crowding, high voi<-«-d women vs peeled her to prophesy tho whole future life of their punt«--»! Tn-- were certainly better judg-s than she of «uch things. T’" '■(..•lit to m s But there was one lady, a Indy with soft brown eyes, half smiling brown eye«, who patiently »to I ami u Hted her turn. Because of her pnth-nce In that Christmas rush, she enme last But If »he had been patient In waiting her turn, Nellie now had to b<- patient in waiting on her. For although It was already ten o'clock and time for the counters to be draped for the night, she took her time. Very car« fully She chose two whole -•tv of tin gvrte. Every piece «he examined closely to make sure of the quality, and the beauty of the de-i n. Nellie thought she would never be don«' In fact. Nellie found it bard. Just aa the brown-eyed lady * was hovertag over the choice of the Inal piece. not to cry out at her, "For Heaven's suke. make up your mind«' Can't you Tm dropping?*' But of course Nellie cried out am such thing. She just shut h«-r young lipa together, and winked back child- iah tears of Irritation and eahaustlon “I'll take thia one. then." the lady at last «aid at two minutes past t«-n And then she looked up. Mailing Into Nellie'» eyes. ’’And will you take the lot. dear child, as a Christmas pr- « nt from me? I had a little girl once, something like you and y >ur age Since It Is Christmas y i will not deny me the happtn«-« •..* giving you this present In r»-n>«-m! •• of her S?n» loved pretty thing« Just as you d<> 1 know." Globe - Albany Special Xma< Program SPECIAL MUSIC a special feature Daughters of The RICH with GaMon Glu« Ruth Clifford Ethel Shannon Stuart Holmes Miriam Cooper Joseph Swackard Its worth waiting for RICH A RO HAKTHLEMESS In “FURY” SOON » I ro«T VETERINARIANS Lebanon, Oregon Office at Robertson Drug Co. Phone 62 Phone 60 K»eckIng Our Heoch. Punch— We har» Ju»t heard of •B American who drank a quantity of pru»»tc add in mistake for bootleg whisky It was a merciful voran« oooooooooooeooooooc Pretaction. "Do you frei safer sine* y<m put up llghtniag rods?" "Kind of." anawerwl Fanner Oora toaael. "1 at least know they’ll keep any m--re agents from mm In around to »eil 'em"- Washington Star I*, till. W»•<•>■ N«v«,«p, I <o .V| Dateurs Ion» u th.re er» r »dv ts drive stream» and lake a« len« s» moiri«!» are alive There will b« (»toure we n. nt make. Page 5 wfiackî Willi« Jones. th» orti'« boy. had a poor memory <>ne day b!» employ»» aent him ui-ou aa errand to the eta- U«a»ry store Eatering the abop. Willi» turned te th« man behind the counter and re marked with a pu«» I rd ««prvmlon : "I can't rv-mv«mt>er what It w»» the U<«» seat m» for.” “Ixvok around." auggv«trd the clerk. P»rh»i«« you Will se* It on one of our ai>»lv«« " At that moment the man n<>C-. I a number at Hie» on th» cvllii.g « Ing a broom, hr math- on» swipe snd th» Itlr» disappeared "Ab. 1 have It.” «(claimed III» boy. "Celling whacks“ NOT (UPtRCILIOUt tlTHER Greetings I take this opportunity of thanking you my friends and customers for your loyal support^ for the year 21 we appreciate yonr business. Wishing you all a merry Xmas and a I lappy and Prosperous year for 1924. TOO MUCH Ila wai ut ibe stern, lean variety, hut ba« Ing rvarbed years of dls- rw- I "ii ami acquired a substantial hank slum.- he fell in love Hhe was very ■- .utlful, but I.*-! not besxi «ds« sled al ciiege H-w tmgerly he waited fv-r the first love letter, ami with what treaty of anll< ipatlon be tore It open a dainty shell pink envelope! “My darling angle face," she began, that »«a too mu'h Mo a prutalb lag romance was ended. Hurried Away. H want to «re the court inlaaloaary.' «ahi h woman at court. "He is silling over there,“ replied th«- magistral«. Woman (vurj-rtsed)—Oh. I didn't km-w he wan a man. 1 wantml to show m - bi « bruise» <au»ed by my neighbor flood morning And she harried from th« court. Christmas Cheer THE LATEST MODEL Let us help you to Make 1924 your Most Prosperous and Happiest Year. Bartu Motor Co. Aunt Lucy—Pm thinking of gettlas baby a silver rattle for bl« rtrst blrtb- day gift. Mrs Proodtuother Imn't do It. We’re going Io give him a lllvver per ambulator. Seriale There I* niach to talk about Th.r» aro eo many questiona That r«»ry <-snf»r»««c» turns out "To be continued la our nod* »•■• a Why Teacher Didn’t Bath« M ti . r I I • ar«l that ->ur Munday »bool tern her dne-n’t lake Laths." "Why. Johnny, what <l«> you uiesttP* "She »eld that »he never did any thing In private that «be wouldn't do tn public." ore SHIPLEY’S Practical Xmas Gifts For Women, Misses and Children Salem, Ss AN OPTICAL CHRISTMAS If any memtierof your family is wearing two pairs of glasses ffive them KRYPTONS for Christmas. KRYPTOKS The gift that laata KKYPTOKS Will make the New Year look brighter and do away with the worry of two pair of glaases Luggage Was Wi«a. Kcetio— Highland junctloa. I.ondoiirr Fortab! Porta h ! Where I« my luggage? Porter Aye. mon yer luggage ha» e air sense than yersel'. Ye're In the wrang train ! 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