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Then the conductor came in with the cheerful news that the storm was almost over and he thought the track would be cleared in a few hours. "If we can get to the next station we'll be all right," he said. "The branch joins the main line there and the tracks will be clear." THEN THE CONDUCTOR CAME IN WITH A CHEERFUL NEWS THAT THE STORM WAS ALMOST OVER AND HE THOUGHT THE TRAP WOULD BE CLEARED IN A FEW HOURS IF WE CAN GET TO THE NEXT STATION WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT HE SAID THE BRANCH JOINS THE MAIN LINE THERE AND THE TRACKS WILL BE CLEAR
mind for myself, used to half rations or no rations at all. But these kiddies will have tremendous appetites." Then Aunt Cyrilla rose to the occasion. "I've got some emergency rations here," she announced. "There's plenty for all and we'll have our Christmas dinner, although a cold one. Breakfast first thing. There's a sandwich apiece left and we must fill up on what is left of the cookies and doughnuts and save the rest for a real good spread at dinner time. The only thing is, I haven't any bread." "I've a box of soda crackers," said the little mother eagerly. Nobody in that car will ever forget that Christmas. To begin with, after breakfast they had a concert. The khaki boy gave two recitations, sang three songs, and gave a whistling solo. Lucy Rose gave three recitations and the minister a comic reading. The pale shop girl sang two songs. It was agreed that the khaki boy's whistling solo was the best number, and Aunt Cyrilla gave him the bouquet of everlastings as a reward of merit.  HAVE NO PROVISIONS DON'T MIND FOR MYSELF USED TO HAVE RATIONS AND OR NO RATIONS AT ALL BUT THESE KIDDIES WILL HAVE TREMENDOUS APPETITES THEN AUNT CYRILLA ROSE TO THE OCCASION I'VE GOT SOME EMERGENCY RATIONS HERE SHE ANNOUNCED THERE IS PLENTY FOR ALL AND WE'LL HAVE OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER ALTHOUGH A COLD ONE BREAKFAST' FIRST THING THERE'S A SANDWICH APIECE LEFT AND WE MUST FILL UP ON WHAT'S LEFT OF THE COOKIES AND DOUGHNUTS AND SAVE THE REST FOR A REAL GOOD SPREAD AT DINNER TIME THE ONLY THING IS I HAVEN'T ANY BREAD I'VE A BOX OF SODA CRACKERS SAID THE LITTLE MOTHER EAGERLY NOBODY IN THAT CAR WILL EVER FORGET THAT CHRISTMAS TO BEGIN WITH AFTER BREAKFAST THEY HAD A CONCERT THE KHAKI BOY GAVE TWO RECITATIONS SANGS THREE SONGS AND GAVE A WHISTLING SOLO LUCY ROSE GAVE THREE RECITATIONS AND THE MINISTER A COMIC READING THE PALE SHOP GIRL SANG TWO SONGS IT WAS AGREED THAT THE KHAKI BOY'S WHISTLING SOLO WAS THE BEST NUMBER AND AUNT SYRILA GAVE HIM THE BOUQUET OF EVERLASTINGS AS A REWARD OF MERIT
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