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"Father wrote to me last week and asked me to let bygones be bygones and come home for Christmas. I was so glad. And the children's hearts were set on it. It seems too bad that we are not to get there. I have to be back at work the morning after Christmas." FATHER WROTE TO ME LAST WEEK AND ASKED ME TO LET BYGONES BE BYGONES AND COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS I WAS SO GLAD AND THE CHILDREN'S HEARTS WERE SET ON IT IT SEEMS TOO BAD THAT WE ARE NOT TO GET THERE I HAVE TO BE BACK AT WORK THE MORNING AFTER CHRISTMAS
thful 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." 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." The little group grew cheerful as they nibbled, and even the pale girl brightened up. The little mother told Aunt Cyrilla her story aside. She had been long estranged from her family, who had disapproved of her marriage. Her husband had died the previous summer, leaving her in poor circumstances. UT 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 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 THE LITTLE GROUP GREW CHEERFUL AS THEY NIBBLED AND EVEN THE PALE GIRL BRIGHTENED UP THE LITTLE MOTHER TOLD AUNT CYRILLA HER STORY ASIDE SHE HAD BEEN LONG ESTRANGED FROM HER FAMILY WHO HAD DISAPPROVED OF HER MARRIAGE HER HUSBAND HAD DIED THE PREVIOUS SUMMER LEAVING HER IN POORER CIRCUMSTANCES
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