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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1921 THE lKDEPEKDEMT, ELITASZTH CITT, II. U I AGE: NINE T. Almost Fairy Children ! Caleb Copyright by the Bobbs-Merrill Co. -i ' ; - - CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE IGLOO. Well, said Undo Tan the next eve niiijr, when the children flew out of that" steepl that warm morning on the twenty-fourth of December,, they never stopped to examine the little villare. They sailed away to the North" In half an hour they had moved out of the warm atmosphere of the vol--.-tqo. and were getting colder and colder. By ten o'clock they were too mid to stay up. They, spied a village on the rocky coast of (Greenland, and they dropped down, and walked into town to get some warmer .clothes: This village '-vas a $ trading-post. The eskiraos came there to sell skins and buy things. Most of the people in the town were Eskimos, but about seven or nine, were Germans. The Eskimos were amazed to see the chil dren come walking in. The children had no trouble get tin each dfthem a suit 5 of Eskimo clotheg that covered them -from" head to foot. The warm, soft" skins kept the cold out amazingly weiL They were a furry looking pair. I 'assure, you." As- for Aristotle, they got for him the skin of an Eskimo dog. The children did not offer the Eski mos money for these clothes, because np there the Eskimos need something different. They offered them papers of needies and pairs of scissors, and strings of beads. It was Sister who tliought to hrtng these things along, and Brother told her now that she was a good thinker. Brother admired Sister very much. f In their new clothes the children hurried hack to their sled, and mount ing the carpet, they started northward. It was only noon by the watch, but it was like evening. Tou see it was up in the region where the night lasts about half the year. They ate their lunh as they moved along, and then discovered that they had devoured nearly all their provi sions. There was plenty of tea and pilot bread, and there was a box of pepper," but that was all. Even the dog biscuit was all gone. Aristotle had munched the last one about five minute, before. "Are sou worried?" asked Sister. -Not a bit," said Brother, "unless It turns out that there isn't any Santa Clans. If we find him, we can surety get something to eat." "Have you told the carpet that we want to go to Santa Claus? "Crickeyl I believe I forgot to." "Well, you'd better do- it. Probably the carpet knows well enough whether there' really is a Santa Claus, or wheth er grown folks just make him up. A carpet like that certainly ought to know, for it has been associated with majclans all its life." Brother looked at Sister with - ad miration, both because she bad such good sense and because she, could say each big words. This how is what Brother said to the carpet: "Carpet, tarpet, we wish to visit Santa Claus. if there Is any Santa Claus. If there is one, will you please go very fast for a few min utes, so that we can know?" The wordte were hardly out of his mouth when the carpet gave a splen did flap, like a ship's sail in a high wind. Then it doubled up around the children and the dog and began to go so fast that their heads fairly spun around. You could see plainly that the carpet was tickled very much. It began to gallop up and down and whirl round, and once it turned a somorsaait and never spilled them. Then it spread itself out and was as peaceful as a lamb. It w'as stand-, ing still in the air, quivering like a bird. . The children looked down and saw a wonderful sight. They were so high up that they could see the shape of the round earth. In the dusk the snowy edge ot it curved-up slowly I lite, a ball. Oh, the vast dim white earth, rounding up there to the North Pole! It was beautiful beyond words. ' They could see the North Pole. , It was Just a long, straight imaginary line, slender as a . mm be am. .which stuck op through the round earth into the sty. If( you watched It closely you could see the earth' turn 'round It. . "Lower away, you darling old car net." salL Brother. wbo always gave the commands'.' . Down they came, still watching the silvery Imaginary North Pole. Just be .side it on the earth they saw the roof of a long, low bulding. a sort of ma chine shop, with jfcmoke coming upout of several littlechimneys. . At seven minutes after two they stood evz: the snow in front of the Toy Factory of Santa Claus. They roMM see the N'"-rh Pole shooting w above them. They wett over and tried to take it iiv their hands. But it was thinner than the finest spider web. and they couldn't grasp it. They gave it up and started for the toy jpjotory. As they did so. the door opened and out came a big far fairy. He was smoking 'the stump of an old pipe.--He had a pointed red cap trimmed with the same white fur. The coat: flapped in the wind as he tried to get it on. Then a funny thing happened. The magic carper rose from the ground tll bv itself and flew to Santa Claus anl wn:;n-d itself all around him and Napped and flapped against .his white U Santa 'claus gently pulled it off jjnd said. "Hello, da, du OM Useful' Vurk. Vei. I vas glad to 'see. you again. Let m- see. Must be 'bout huntier - yurs, a iift it?" ."So he Brought' the carpet hack and laid It down, where it rested peace fally. Then he picked up Sister and Brother 'and kissed them and tossed them around and they were dot scared at all. "Hello, you darlin little Squlmos. You tink Old Santa vil you a new har poon and walrustuslsdoTty tomorrow tlx, hey? Tell me dfs. you rascals. vot useful vurk haf you dis day al retty done? Ain't it?" . -; .' The children fey down into the snow and rolled-over with laughter to thin that Santa. Claus should really mis "take them, for Esklm children. Aris totle ran to nip them and bark at them, and it was a merry jumble on the snow. Then they got up and explained. And Brother went to the bundle .and brought out the pipe and presented it to the Old Fairy. " Santa Claus-was much taken aback. He said it was the first time any child had ever brought him a present.- Of course when children gave their par ents "presents lje was, just as much pleased as if . they gave them to him. He said a pipe was the only present b wanted; he didn't need anything else. And he asked them if they mind ed in case he smoked ,th? beautiful pipe only at home. They ; said, that of course they didn't mind. He said that he was afraid that people wouldn't know him without the short pip-.' . Be sides the, short one was much asier to carry when he went down chimneys. "You -mustn't let us' keep you, Santa Claus," said Sister, "because this is Christmas Eve, and yoti have ever so much to do." : H)h, mein Liebchen," said , Santa Claus. "I haf not to go till Drei Dhr. I mean free of the clock. Dat is time enough. I .vill show you everything. Dot - sleigh is . alretty, and " dose rein deers eV Is harnessed oop. only Blixen is out getting some moss to eat. You see him out dort alretty, eating moss also mljt his rauzle. Also, vy not you go back mit in der sleigh? AInt it?" "Oh, thank you very much," said Brother, as his heart gave a big leap. He thought a moment. It would be a famous thing to be able to cay that' they had ridden with Santa Claus. Then he thought that, being children and a. dog, and not fairies, they would make the sleiglr go slower, and so some children would be late in getting their presents. "Thank you very much, but we have the carpet," and we will go on that." The Old Fairy put his hand on Brother's shoulder, and looked right into his head with those sweet old blue eyes of his, that have seen into so many children's heads and hearts all these hundreds-Of years. Then he said : . "Dot vas all right, leetle Broder. I see vy you vas not,vish to go mit. You vas wrong about dat weight of you and her and doggy, but you vas right about de vish in your heart. You vil go on de Old Useful Vurk. He ain't flied away in the night yet, hey? Dot vas two good children. Hey, Schwes terchen. v.ot is it to eat in dot bundle? Let Old Santa look." Sister brought the bundle and he looked in. He saw tlie tea and the pi lot bread and the pepper. Then he laughed, and tossed all the pilot bread to Aristotle, who crunched it up and got snow in his mouth ty doing ao. "Villst du a leetle more useful vurk dis day do? Und du? Villst du a toy make each one, vat Santa vill pat in der sleigh for two leetle poor peeples?" "Yes. indeed," shouted the children together. "I can aaake a very good boat." said Brother, "with my knife." ' - "And I can make a whole doll If I can get some rags. I will take my apron. It's in the bundle there." "All r-r-righ.tr said Santa Claus, rolling the r like a ratchet on a wheel. "Den vill I you some good pemmican give, .und some pickled shrimps und some reindeer cheese und some pum pernickel! Coom mit! He went into the factory and they followed. As far as you could see there were benches on either side, and at these there were little men at work. The little workmen were gnomes. They were funny little fellows. Each one had a smile and two big round eyes. When they screwed their eyes up to see a toy closer, tbey locked very cross-eyed. But the children did not laugh. They knew very well that they probably looked as funny to the gnomes as the gnomes to them. Santa Claus called one of the gnomes and asked him -to go to Santa Claus' house and pack up the pemmican and things. Then he found some pine wood and some gay colored pieces of cloth and brought them. "Ach, ve must you dose needles get." "No. indeed," said Sister. 1 have pay own, ' thank you." The Old Fairy found a ptece ofwork for fc'is jwn hands, and they all sat .down y the stove in tho corner and worked. Brother made, a. boat. Sister .mine a doll, end Santa Claus whittled out a whole cuckoo clock, and made It say "Cuckoo!" -.Tou've got fifteen minutes .. yet, Santa Claus," said . Brother. "Won't youplease . tell us how you came to T Good Things to Eat -at the Eagle Cafe Special Lynnhaven Oysters Served Any Style Special Choice Steaks Club Sandwiches, Salads, Fresh Home-Made Pies Baked Daily A-100 PER CENT American Cafe C. B Ives Manager be" SaufiT 'Claus? Were you born that way? - Please tell us. .We won't stop working." - y Santa Claus' picked up the cuckoo clock and deftly slipped the little Tird off and -held it In his, hand. Then he lifted It up and held It jigalnst his cheek as if he loved it. v "You see dot leetle. Vogel-foird? You know vy I likes to make dot leetle bird ven I sees vuu leetle child? Vetr 1 vill tell you "vy. Vunce Santa vas. a leetle boy, shoost like Broder here., I always vish I have a cuckoo, bird. I have a cage maked. but I haf no bird. Dann I see vun leetle boy- vat haf a bird. I vent up to him and say. Gif me your bird. I gif you ten pfen nig.' v 'Neiri.'. say dot child,, I luf my -hard. I vill not sell him for ten pfennigs." Dann I kick hiiri and 'tumble .. ..lxi 'Hike his Vogel-bird and pm T i I it I ' : x I They All Sat Down by the Stove. put in my cage. Dat child no got up, well his leg broke. Bad Claus! It vas Claus vat broke his little leg. "Veil, dot night I Hes in mein bett und not sleep. I loois at mein bird in dat cage I made. By and by alret ty I ,see a light dot cage above, and dann I see vun leetle child all burn ing bright. Dat vas Christ-Child. You 4 unnerstand?" ' Both the children whispered, "Yes." "Veil, dat leetle Christ-Child he say to me, 'Claus! Claus!' Shoost like dat. . I say nottings. Dann dat leetle bright babe he- tell me about dat leetle child whom from I take away dat bird for mine. Cat vas vun poor leetle boy so awful poor. And not vas only his leg broken, but his poor heart was broken und dat night he died. And dat bright Christ-Child he ask me vat vill I do now. Dann he grow pale ami pale and go away." , . "What did you do, Santa Claus?" Santa Claus silently held out the tittle wooden bird. "Dis," he said. "All dis" and be swept his arm around toward the great shop with its twinkling lights. "Ever since dat night I make toys. It Is so long hundreds and hundreds of years. It is forgiven. But I make toys al ways. There was silence for a moment, and then Sister put up the rag doll to her eyes and patted away two big tears. She could not get at her hand kerchief very well. Santa Claus got up. It was three o'clock. He kissed the children good by and went to his sleigh. In a few minutes they heard a sweet wild jingle of bells and ran out. So did all the little workmen. The reindeer were whirling the dear old saint away over the snow, and everybody waved goodby to him. As. he sped away, there seemed to be more light in the landscape. There was a sort of red glow on the snow around the flying, sledge. The gnome who had packed up the pemmican and things came back with them presently. He invited the chil dren to stay all night, but they said that they must get an early start iu the morning, and that they must be going. "Vere you sleep dis cold night? asked the gnome. "I think I can make an lgloo,""afd Brother. "I don't mean an igloo of stones, but a round one of snow." " "You got snow knife?' asked the gnome. "No," said Brother. The gnome disappeared into the shop and presently returned with a broad fiat knife more than a foot long. "Dis my present." said the gnome with a grin. "Dis de gnome's Merry .Chrlstraas to dat Mericnnisehe boy." Brother took the knife and thanked him In. a few minutes they were under way. and In an hour they were back in Oreenland. Then they came down. andr Brother went to work. He cut blocks of .snow and arranged them In a circle. Then he cut another set of blocks and built them.oi to .the first circle, making the. second circle smaller. In this way he wen.' till be had made a round doiiie of snov blocks. He found that be had to cut all the blocks at once ex--! Miose of the first two rows, be cause he couldn't hop out again. Sis ter handed him the blocks. When just a small hole was left, he ducked down, and Sister slid the last block to him. lie fitted ir in over his head, and left no hole at all. He didn't intend to ;ave a big fire, and he needed no chim ney. Then he. knelt down and cut a hole in the side and crawled out. Then they a!l crawled in again and put the block of snow hack. Then they lighted rhe lantern. Then they spread down ihe hlaiik is. Then they opened Santa Claus' bundle of food.. The pemmican was not a bit like the canned pemmican which they had been psit'ng on the way. It was flball. of "si-al tallow, with pieces of boiled sea! meat inside it. You stuck in your orambTSM you pulled "out a jIum. That': is, you stuck id your fork and you pulled ot your pork or at least what looked like pork. They ate some pemmican, . because Santa Claus gave .It to them.; Andv they just xdoted on the reindeer cheese and the pumper nickel. They saved, the pickled shrimps" fo show mammar Thiy , melted some snow In the silver' dish and had some tea. ' '' ' - V -.-- ' The igloo soon became Warm . and the children went'to sleeps When they awoke it! wa's four o'clock;- They had "slept from six till f6uri:V That? Is.' ten . hours. , v-v5.'..' ? V After more cheese and tea and pum pernickel they got bh Old Useful Work, ready tovfly. They had to drag 'Aris totle on by the collar, for he was dev "ermined to eat air that ball of pem- r , .mean up. . They made theitrip home-in three and one-half ihourv?T-the v fastest triiH that was ever, in ken by mortals on thv earth. -.- ' -. ' " " . .-; i - , They - came dropping down gently into -the. farm yard at a quarter to nine. Their f amity 'nearly smothered them with kisses, 4 Among, the family, avbs Aunt- Mik riida. She had come to spend the'day." She brought 'Bridget and Maggie and Johanson and Mrs. Joharoson and Baby Johanson and Baby Johanson's older brother, a little boy six years old. lie was named John. John came to Brother and showed him a present that he 'had found In his stocking. Brother was 'very much surprised, but he knew he couldnot be mistaken, .It was the Identical boat he had made in the shop at the North Pole. -And Baby Johanson got the doll that sister, made. This showed not only that Santa Clausnad bdat them home but that he had remembered. 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