Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1952 — Page 9

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1952

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Z MKf ■ * • , •f Ji'l I CHRISTMAS | I CHEER | • ____ 3Z jz\' -.I Dorothy Boys Kilian WTAN RAYMOND, seated in white ’ starched ' loneliness at the hall desk of Ridgedale’s ten-bed community • hospital, stared disconsolately at the tiny table tree which she had just finished trimming. “Would it be just too much to ask you to take Christmas Eve duty for me. Nan?” Grace, the other night nurse, had asked her some days ago. “I know you aren’t going to be able to get home for the holidays anyway, and my family is right here in town.” - “Why, yes,” Nan had answered slowly. “I suppose I might as well be on the job as anywhere.” The urgent ringing of a bell broke in on her lonely dreams—the ’handbell of the patient in room two. “Old Smithers! I wonder what long-winded complaint she’ll have row,” Nan groaned. > ; She opened the door. “Mrs. Smith, every grey hair in was sitting bolt upright in bed. expecting a visitor tonight. Where is he?” the old lady snapped. “If anyone asks for you, of course I’ll bring him up,” Nan forced herself to answer politely. “It’s almost bine o’clock, and Algernon wrote definitely that he’d make it' for Christmas Eve.” Mrg. Smith glared at Nan. “It’s bad enough being here, let along trying ! to celebrate alone.” i “I’m not celebrating either, Mrs. . Smith.” Nan tried to sound sympathetic. “Oh, you,—you’re young and strong, and well, this is your job.” pThe woman sighed. “How well I remember Christmases when I was 'your age! Sit down a minute and I’ll tell you about the time we ” “I’m so sorry, Mrs. Smith, but I have some things I really must do.” The old lady ignored her excuse. —“The time We invited the church to supper and to help depoI rate our tree before choir practice,” she went on. “Well, somebody began a, carol a$ he tied a popcorn ball to a branch, and, do ypu know, before the last apple was\ hung on the tree, we had gone through our I- whole blessed program.” “Did you always put a star on the top of your tree?” V “Oh, my, yes,” Mrs. Smith smiled. 1 “TH tell you just exactly what we U'd use for decorations. Let’s see, now. There were the popcorn balls, and cranberry chains . . .” When the doorbell downstairs rang suddenly, Mrs. Smith brought herbBSI “I’m expecting a visitor tonight. Where is he?” the old lady snapped. self up in. the middle of a sentence and chuckled, “Thank you for listening to an old bore, my dear. Now you just go see if that isn’t Algernon.” A young man, bare headed, with coat collar turned up to meet a tousel of saridy hair, smiled at her through the gloom. “Are you the pnfortunate gal who’s taking care of my Grapny Smith?” he asked. An imperious voice caUed from upstairs, “Is that you, Algernon?” The young man grinned at Nan. “Awful, isn’t it, but it does help to shorten it to ‘Al’ ”. Nan led the way upstairs. As they entered room two Mrs. Smith held out her arms affectionately to the visitor, saying at the same time, “Yoki look startled, Miss Raymond, I’ll wager you never dreamed an old fuddy-duddy like me could have such a personabld relative.” - “WeD, I guess I did expect—" “I can imagine what you did expect,” Mrs. Smith laughed. Then turning to her grandson, “You.won’t be able to stay with me, as we had planned, but luckily, there’s a decent little hotel downtown.” “Couldn’t I stay at your house, anyway, Granny? A hotel’s such a lonesome place at Christmas time,” Al pleaded. J j / “The house is aU closed u]>," Mrs. ; Smith answered. “But, never fear, | just this evening I have found a I local cure for loneliness.”!, She I smiled at Nan. “This young lady > sat here this evening and put up so cheerfully with my long-winded : reminiscences, that I talked iny self right out of a horrible mood into a pleasant glow. If you go at it the right way, I’m sure she can do the same for you.” * Al said quickly, “Would having Christmas dinner with me at the hotel be a good beginning, Miss .Raymond?” “I think it would,” Nan agreed.

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