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Meanwhile, Lucy Rose had brought the basket. She smiled at Aunt Cyrilla as she lugged it down the aisle and Aunt Cyrilla smiled back. Lucy Rose had never touched that basket of her own accord before. MEANWHILE LUCY ROSE HAD BROUGHT THE BASKET SHE SMILED AT AUNT CYRILLA AS SHE LUGGED IT DOWN THE AISLE AND AUNT CYRILA SMILED BACK LUCY ROSE HAD NEVER TOUCHED THAT BASKET OF HER OWN ACCORD BEFORE
said. "We must get up some Santa Claus for these youngsters," said the khaki boy. "Let's hang their stockings on the wall and fill 'em up as best we can. I've nothing about me but some hard cash and a jack-knife. I'll give each of 'em a quarter and the boy can have the knife." "I've nothing but money either," said the sealskin lady regretfully. Aunt Cyrilla glanced at the little mother. She had fallen asleep with her head against the seat-back. "I've got a basket over there," said Aunt Cyrilla firmly, "and I've some presents in it that I was taking to my nephew's children. I'm going to give 'em to these. As for the money, I think the mother is the one for it to go to. She's been telling me her story, and a pitiful one it is. Let's make up a little purse among us for a Christmas present." The idea met with favour. The khaki boy passed his cap and everybody contributed. The sealskin lady put in a crumpled note. When Aunt Cyrilla straightened it out she saw that it was for twenty dollars. AWL THIS THIS WILL DO FOR THE BABY SHE SAID WE MUST GET UP SOME SANTA CLAUS FOR THESE YOUNGSTERS SAID THE KHAKI BOY LET'S HANG THEIR STOCKINGS ON THE WALL AND FILL THEM UP AS BEST WE CAN I'VE NOTHING ABOUT ME BUT SOME HARD CASH AND A JACKKNIFE I'LL GIVE EACH OF THEM A QUARTER AND THE BOY CAN HAVE A KNIFE I'VE NOTHING BUT MONEY EITHER SAID THE SEALSKIN LADY REGRETFULLY AUNT CYRILA GLANCED AT THE LITTLE MOTHER SHE HAD FALLEN ASLEEP WITH HER HEAD AGAINST THE SEAT BACK I'VE GOT A BASKET OVER THERE SAID AUNT CYRILA FIRMLY AND I'VE GOT SOME PRESENTS IN IT THAT I WAS TAKING TO MY NEPHEW'S CHILDREN I'M GOING TO GIVE EM TO THESE AS FOR THE MONEY I THINK THE MOTHER IS THE ONE FOR IT TO GO TO SHE'S BEEN TELLING ME HER STORY AND A PITIFUL ONE IT IS LET'S MAKE UP A LITTLE PURSE AMONG US FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT THE IDEA MET WITH FAVOR THE KHAKI BOY PASSED HIS CAP AND EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTED THE SEALSKIN LADY PUT IN A CRUMPLED NOTE WHEN AUNT CYRILLA STRAIGHTENED IT OUT SHE SAW IT WAS FOR TWENTY DOLLARS
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