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ONNIK looked down to tlio
busy street, through n blur
of snowflnkes. At least,
Connie told herself deter'
inlnedly thnt snowflnkes
were accountable for the
blur; then, she wiped her
eyes.
"It's Merry Christmas
time," Connie said to her old yellow
cat. "Who over henrd of Chrlstmns
without the Merry? So choer up.
Prowler, and let's Join In tho gnmo."
At the little "Shoppe" Just around
tho corner she stood longest of all.
And all at onco Into Connie's bright
eyes came a speculative light. Tho
window was full of small framed pie
tures, most of them with the Christ
mas spirit. There were' tho usual
night-clad children looking up broad
chimneys, there were landscapes of
snowy fields with dlBtnnt windows
alight—Connie studied thorn all; she
was seeing In vision tho winding hill
rond of the place where she had spont
her last summer vacation; tho church
with Its swaying belj In tho steeple,
th« queer little bridge ovor the deep
beautiful stroam—a bridge with
hts along Its aldos where countless
vers had sat and courted. The old
lady who had been Connie's volunteer
hostess told hor, with tho pink coming
and going In her wlthored cheeks,
about tho lovers. Tor It was there
thnt her own husbnnd had asked, and
had been answered—his question. The
way that Connie had chanced to visit
thlB beautiful country plnce and to
meet there tho doar old lady was quite
remnrknblo chance too. She had
started out on the trolley car for one
restful day In the country and had
chosen this station at random. And
\ when she hqd stopped to ndmlre the
wonderful roses In the old Indy's gar
den—and they had spent Borne ngreo-
ablo time together—the old lady, Mrs.
Mnrthn Snow by name, bad said:
"My dear I Why don’t you come on
nnd visit me for a week or two? I’m
lonely for a young sweet face."
And Connie had gone, thnt was all.
Half hor Inter wnter colors had been
glorified memories of thnt delightful
visit, Now Connie had a now Inspira
tion. She would paint the queer little
bridge over nn Icy stream, and .Its
seats should bo covered with snow.
She could fancy Just how the trees
would look waving naked bronchos.
And she’d paint tho church In the hol
low with lights In the windows glenm-
ing over the snow and tho bell In tho
tower n-swnylng for ChrlBtmas.
Oh, Connie was very happy as she
hurried homo to her attic, hut there,
In tho tompernmental way artists
have, she began to draw Instead,
working In n fever of enthusiasm—
the Bitting room of the old house
Where she had been 0 guest, with
Martha Snow herself seated In the
firelight, Just half of her peaceful pro-
file showing beneath Its halo of white
hair.
There was holly above tho old fire
place nnd a boy's stocking hanging
there. Connie never stopped until sho
had completed the plcturo, then ran
with It breathlessly to tho "Shoppo"
around the corner.
"Yes, we will display It," a smiling
old man agreed.
Tho picture sold. Of course you
were prepared for that; but the
strange part was thnt before It was
sold Connie had added her other views
bo the “Shoppe” window, and her dlB-
"earning purchaser had bought them
evory one. While the other Christ
mns studies pleased him not at all;
Connie could not count the number of
times thnt she passed thnt window,
first closing her eyes childishly In the
hope thnt her picture would not be
there when she opened them. And It
was the day but one before Christmas
that the "Shoppe" manager seeing her
peeking about, beckoned her Inside.
“You have pleased one of our hest
customers,” said the manager, "and
when we mentioned your pecullnr con
dition of snle he suggested talking the
matter over with you that you might
both come to a satisfactory bargain,
Our customer thinks thnt you possess
wonderful artistic ability. We have
given him your address."
"Is ho," asked Connie falterlngly,
“a philanthropist?"
Some way she did not want her pur
chaser to be Just a philanthropist nnd
spoil all future ambitious hope.
"Mr. Armstrong Is a mnn who usttnl
ly drives a pretty shrewd bargain
the “Shoppe" mnnnger said.
So. though It was early afternoon,
Connie hurried home to turn on a gas
blase and don her most presentable
dress so thnt she might make a favor
able Impression as a successful young
wlelder of the brush. The purchaser
might arrive any minute. But It was
the nert afternoon when he came and
Connie was wearing a bungalow
apron.
The purchaser was young and tall
and good looking, and the golden cat
greeiedjilm with a purring rub, which
was to Connie a recommendation as
[to bla honesty.
: Mr. Hubert Armstrong came direct-
'ly to business.
"Your sketches have for me a
double Interest, Miss Carroll," he said.
"You have drawn remarkably some
of the happiest scenes of rny boyhood.
(Scones which I am ashamed to say I
had hnlf-forgotten. Tho world of
business nbsnrbs much of human kind
ness I nm afraid, nnd sometimes a
(struggle for success causes us to leave
■much Hint Is tender behind. 1 am
grateful to you for awakening In me
.'that tenderness which I had almost
(hurled."
Tho man’s voice broke huskily. Ho
drew forth nn old sitting-room pic
ture.
"I’once on Enrth" wus the name sho
had given It.
"Thnt,” said Hubert Armstrong, "Is
the living room of my home In Hill-
crest—the place where I was born.
This whlte-lmlred woman's profile Is
tho peaceful profile of my long-lost
mother. That little bulging stocking
might have been my own stocking,
Just ns It used to bang there years
ago— Tell me—" his tone wns eager,
"how did you come by your dream?"
"I visited Inst summer," Connie told
ihlm, "In thnt same old house In HIII-
•ercst with Mrs. Mnrthn Snow, who In
vited mo,"
Tho mnn nodded hastily,
"I see," ho said, “It Is quite simple
after all. Mnrthn Snow Is my moth
er’s widowed sister." A dull red crept
to his cheek.
“I hnd almost forgotten thnt Aunt
Mnrthn asked me years ago to allow
her to continue on In the old home
stead. It was left mine by will. So
she's there yet, nnd the church belt
'still chimes out for Christmas 1
"You have sounded the memory
bells for me, Miss .Carroll.”
It seemed that the purchaser had
.almost forgotten her In his muslngs.
Now that she looked at him closely
his face was threaded by lines of care,
his fine eyes sorrowful beneath their
sternness. Connie put forth a friend
ly hand.
"Why," she said, "so you are Martha
Snow's nephew. Then there can be
no question of bargain between us,
the pictures are freely youfs."
The man spoke abruptly.
"You paint to sell do you riot?" he
asked. "Isn't thnt wlint your studio
,1s for?”
Connie shook her bend ruefully.
"Mostly,” sho replied, "my studio Is
Just to live In,"
"Xnd you live alone?”
"I nm quite alone la the world,” she
told him gravely.
Then her Irrepressible smllo broke
forth.
"Unless,” sho added, "you would
count Prowler?" She caught the cat
In hor arms.
"I—live—alone—too," Hubert Arm
strong said slowly.
"I know what It means. There’s not
much difference between the gilded
walls of nn apartment nnd these walls
of yours here.”
"Not when It comes to loneliness,”
Connie agreed. "We were going to
look much more cheerful," she went
Connl* Studied Them All.
on, "when you Interrupted us with
your knock. I wns climbing the lad
der to hang n holly wreath."
“Let mo do It for you,” the man
said. Before she could could refuse
his assistance he was on the ladder,
the wrenth In his hands. '
"That’s hotter," Connie told him ns
side by side they stood looking up at
the crimson berries.
"IPs tho first time In years." Hu
bert Armstrong snld with a boyish
laugh, "thnt I've done tlmt sort of
thing. Gives me a thrill of old Christ
mas. Makes me wish for a fireplace
.with a filled stocking before It. The
fireplace of your picture makes me
long to go skating on a creek—your
creek, hnck at Hlllcrest. Makes me
want to taste turkey again over the
old dining-room tnble."
“Yes!" breathed Connie, "nnd hear
the church bell ring out across the
snow."
Enger-eyed the man glued tnto
those other eager eyes beneath his
own. ,
"Let’s do It." he snld Impulsively, ,
“Leras have a rent. Joyful old-fash
ioned sort of Christmas, you nnd L
back at Aunt Martini’s. 1 will call her
on the phone. It would delight her
henrt."
"It would be Just ’pence on earth’
to me," Connie said happily.
And thnt Chrlstmns eve as she gnzed
wideawake through her attic window
the moon shone down through the
holly wreath.
“Merry Christmas.’’ whispered Con
nie while the old moon smiled be
nignly with a promise of happy
Christmases to come.
(A IMS, WMtsra Newspaper Uajea.)
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