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Aunt Cyrilla went to her basket and took out her box of cream candy. "I guess we might as well enjoy ourselves. Let's eat it all up and have a good time. Maybe we'll get down to Pembroke in the morning." AUNT STRALLA WENT TO HER BASKET AND TOOK OUT HER BOX OF CREAM CANDY I GUESS WE MIGHT AS WELL ENJOY OURSELVES LET'S EAT IT ALL UP AND HAVE A GOOD TIME MAYBE WE'LL GET DOWN TO PEMBROKE IN THE MORNING
nd telegraphed the old folks I'd eat my Christmas dinner with them, and to have an extra-big turkey because I didn't have any last year. They'll be badly disappointed." He looked disappointed too. One khaki sleeve hung empty by his side. Aunt Cyrilla passed him an apple. "We were all going down to Grandpa's for Christmas," said the little mother's oldest boy dolefully. "We've never been there before, and it's just too bad." He looked as if he wanted to cry but thought better of it and bit off a mouthful of candy. "Will there be any Santa Claus on the train?" demanded his small sister tearfully. "Jack says there won't." "I guess he'll find you out," said Aunt Cyrilla reassuringly. The pale, pretty girl came up and took the baby from the tired mother. "What a dear little fellow," she said softly. "Are you going home for Christmas too?" asked Aunt Cyrilla. The girl shook her head. "I haven't any home. I'm just a shop girl out of work at present, and I'm going to Pembroke to look for some.  EVER SINCE REACHED HALIFAX THREE DAYS AGO AND TELEGRAPHED THE OLD FOLKS I'D EAT MY CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH THEM AND TO HAVE AN EXTRA BIG TURKEY BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LAST YEAR THEY'LL BE BADLY DISAPPOINTED HE LOOKED DISAPPOINTED TOO ONE KHAKI SLEEVE HUNG EMPTY BY HIS SIDE AUNT CYRILLA PASSED HIM AN APPLE WE WERE ALL GOING DOWN TO GRANDPA'S FOR CHRISTMAS SAID THE LITTLE MOTHER'S OLDEST BOY DOLEFULLY WE'VE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE AND IT'S JUST TOO BAD HE LOOKED AS IF HE WANTED TO CRY BUT THOUGHT BETTER OF IT AND BIT OFF A MOUTHFUL OF CANDY WILL THERE BE ANY SANTA CLAUS ON THE TRAIN DEMANDED HIS SMALL SISTER TEARFULLY JACK SAYS THERE WON'T I GUESS HE'LL FIND YOU OUT SAID AUNT SYLLA REASSURINGLY THE PALE PRETTY GIRL CAME UP AND TOOK THE BABY FROM THE TIRED MOTHER WHAT A DEAR LITTLE FELLOW SHE SAID SOFTLY ARE YOU GOING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS TOO ASKED AUNT STRALLA THE GIRL SHOOK HER HEAD I HAVEN'T ANY HOME I'M JUST A SHOP GIRL OUT OF WORK AT PRESENT AND I'M GOING TO PEMBROKE TO LOOK FOR SOME
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