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The more we see 0f these modern wars the lecs we like them. In the good old dass you didn‘t have to look 32 Queen St. S. , 1981 up the defeated party thirteen years liter, wipe his tears, cancel his debts. and set him up in business. Kitchener fi _ It was a queer section for the Baâ€" by to be in, for the shops were even emaller and dingier than those they bud seen on Fiftyâ€"ninth Street, and a railroad track ran right down the middle of the road. Although the children did not know it, they had | SATTLER‘S i BAGQGAQGE | â€"gone!" The Star had gone! So had other stars. The sky, which had ueen so clear, was clouding over, and the air was growing warmer. There might be snow for Christmas Day, after all! "It‘s gone‘" walled Budge. "Oh, Busterâ€"what‘ll we doâ€"now?" "Then He must be here, Budge. He must be here, somewhere!" So the children turned the corner and began to look for Him. she did. Buster swallowed hard ani gave Ler arm a reassuring squeeze. And then Budge made a terrible discoyâ€" ery. "Buster‘" she cried. "The Star‘s Buster rose to the occasion man fully. "I am tired," said Budge pitifully. And she added. "Aren‘t we almost there, Buster?" in a trembly little veice, quite forgetting that Buster knew no more where there was than @nyone who could afford to drees chilâ€" f dren as these were dressed should be living here in the slums. , But his feet ached, for he had been | on traffic duty since morning, aml; his mind was so filled with lhoughm, 01 the Christmas toys he was carryâ€" | ing in a package to that same home in the Bronx, that he didn‘t look very \(‘!oaely at the two small persons heâ€" . fore him; and by the time he had deâ€" cided that it would be well to ask them where they lived, Budge and . Buster were not there to be usked. The policeman watched them Bsc far as Tenth Avenue, then he started O in the opposite direction, toward | the subway. And the two children went on. ' The street was almost deserted here, for the buildings along it were hospitals and warehouses. The policeman scowled at Budge and Buster. "Youce kids better get along toeme," he said, "or somebody‘ll take ’(.‘lefll toys off you." He thought that he was glad his own children were safe in his flat in the Bronx, not playing about in the street as these tenement chilâ€" cren did, and wondered a little why side. . We advise an early choice. _ Then the door of the litt‘s shop |openell. and a big policeman came Out. "Hey, you kids!" he shouted, and the strange children dhsappearâ€" ed like magic, and only Budge and Buster and the policeman were left. Mawe e tCt nna t A group Of other children were‘ Buster looked up, and saw, in the coming toward them from the doorâ€" ;dim light, a yellowish face with a way of one of the tall hulldlngs.;cigareue pebndent from thin, cruel They were rough children. Their jlips, and shrank away from the hand luces were dirty and their clothes laid familiarly on his shoulder. For were stange. They danced around children have an instinctive knowâ€" Budge and Buster, sbrieking. One ledge in these matters, and Buster rude little boy took hold one of the knew that his shadow was not to be woolly bear‘s paws. Budge got as trusted hnear as she could to Buster, and Busâ€" ] Then _ Budge‘s _ shadow «poke. ter said, * You leave my sister be!" |"Well, sister," it said, "where you very crossly. But the other children goin‘ with that big bear?" ouly shrieked the louder. 1 "Ana ahibiran esn BAL omcs . "Don‘t you want to see the little Baby?" he asked her, and Budge, snuggling the woolly bear more firmâ€" was where it had been when they set out; but everything else seemed changed. He didn‘t know where home was‘ For a minute he was terâ€" ribly frightened; but he wouldn‘t let Budge know it. Buster too was tired. He stopped beside Budge in front of a shop that had scraggly branches of holly in its windows, and looked around. But a queer thing had happened. Tue Star The sidewalk here was rough and broken. and the dirty little shops along the atreet were not at ali inâ€" teresting, and the Star seemed as far away as ever. Budge began to whimâ€" per. "I‘m tired, Buster, I fink 1‘d betâ€" ter go home." der the ugly, dark elevated tracks, and went on. Queen St., S. Kitchener Just in Time for Christmas All new â€" modes â€" BLACKS, BR OW N, BLUE and GREEN, with fancy ornaments and zipper pockets inâ€" in her n'e'nryr ll-t-ileâ€";_rflm-."wld she Suede Bags $3.95 Is Better Baggage (Continued from Calf and The Young Magi THEB WATERLOO CHRONICLE %) "What 1 said," responded Budge‘s shadow; and the hand that had been bolding Budge‘s hand shot suddenly into a pocket. "Its too risky, anyâ€" ho w." "Aw. Kid!‘" the other shadow whined. "We wouldn‘t need to hoit ‘emâ€"an‘ think of the jack!" But Bndge‘s shadow said, "Nottin‘ coin‘ Red. You got me!" And its band remained in its pocket. "That‘s all off, Red. see?" said Budge‘s shadow "Jees," â€" said _ Buster‘s â€" chadow. "What | you mean off? / Loct yer noive?" When they had finished, Buster‘s ebadow | said: "Sure; yuuse come along wid ns an‘ you‘l find Him all right." But Budge‘s chadow didn‘t say anything for a mimite, anl when It did its. voice was so queer that Budge and Buster were frightened all Over again. ; _ Instead, shifting the woolly hear to the urm Buster was holding, she frelu-hml up of her shadow‘s hand. And when the shadow said, "Yeah youse kids come home wid us," she esked. in her sweet. wavery little voice, "Is He there?" "He?" calbl the «hadow qurickly "Who?" And Budee explained, "Our Bleseâ€" «l Lord in the manger."" Buster‘s shadow spoke two words under his breath, but Buster heard them. "Yee," he said "That‘s what Nannie called him.‘ And hecause they fell reassured by the (liccovery. that the shadows knew the Baby‘s name, the children, talking both at otce and very rapidly, explained that they were Jooking tor Him. ! The children were too frightened to ery out. They stood stocksstill for a moment, and the two shadows nodâ€" ded to each other above their heads. {_ "Say," _ said _ Buster‘s shadow, "youse kids come wid us. an‘ we‘ll ‘gi\'e you a bear twice as big as that an‘ some candy an‘ ice cream." ) Now Budge looked up. . She saw, too, a thin, yellowish face, with a bendent cigarette between its lips. |But the lips of Budge‘s shadow were not so cruel as they were weak, and the face of Budge‘s shadow was not ano filled with evil as with the possiâ€" bility of evil And either because. Budge. being younger than Buster, had leas intuitive wisdom, or beâ€" cause, being a girl. she had more, she did not shrink away from her shadow. B | Suddenly, as Budge and Buster stumbled along that drab street, two ehadows moved out of the darker ‘shadows of a doorway and followed them. A little later, when they had ,(Cmr to part Of the walk before an vnlighted store, the two shadows came ubreast of them, one beside Buster and the other beside Budge. _ "Hello. buddy," said Buster‘s shaâ€". dow thickly. l Buster jooked up, and saw. in the ' Boats were going to and fro upon ,lt» black surface, and all along this street were strange charactersâ€" longshorsemen, sailors, men who ,v.ere there because, in ways legith mate or otherwise, they made a livâ€" Hng alony the docks and wharts. These men and their womer, celeâ€" brating Christmas Eve acoording to their various pleasures, saw the chil dren. and in many a mind strange thoughts stirred \ gone almost as far west as they could &0 in New York City, for the river was just ecross the street, behind sume ugly dark buildings. Ten were too frightened They stood stocktill for e two words Buster: heard "That‘s what And Lecause saw, in the M en e noe 1 The defendant â€" contended | the | Gig horses were given ample prolection.‘” * The horses left outside did not :‘ â€"â€" suffer as the weather was not cold. Dr. A. B. Campbell, well known veterinarian, | gave â€" evidence â€" for} W Whitham, but the magistrate aeâ€") but cepted the evidence of the plaintiffs. thes The inspector charged that Whitâ€" ham had 99 horses at his farm Dec. 6th, The stabies were said to be unfit, while 32 of the horses were left outside all night in the cold. o t e onl es ns Saturday of cruelty to animals, George Whitham, who operates a horse farm near Freeport, was fined $25 and costs. E. Beam, inspector for the Humane Society, Major G. Heather and High Constable McCoy gave evidence against the defendâ€" ant. The officers elected were: presiâ€" gent, | Mrs. R. S. Bean; viceâ€" presidents, Mrs. E. D. Cunningham, Mrs. M. S. Hallman, Mrs. Arthur Foster, Mrs. J. Cummings; secreâ€" tary, Mrs. Geo. Firsher; assistant secretary, Miss Maude O‘Donnell; treasurer, Mrs. W. G. Weichel; social converer, Mrs. Geo. Wegenâ€" ast. FINED $25 FOR CRUELTY TO HORSKES Arrangements were made for a birthday tea to be held before Christmas. The secretaryâ€"treasurer, Mrs. W. G. Weichel, reported that a substantial sum of money had been raised by the members during the year. The hostesses for the tea hour were Mrs. S. B. Bricker and Mrs. E. D. Cunningham. ( _ Reports presented at the annual u meeting of the First United Church g Women‘s Association on Thursday ’ indicated that the organization enâ€"| Â¥*= joyed a successful year. Miss Maude ‘fi G‘Donnell, the able secretary furI’ several years, retired and was prc: : & sented with a lovely bouquet of”c.- roses in appreciation of her services. Ma So en o SERO CCA Eo o oo roe dn en ee L NCRESH Mrs. R. S. Bean was reâ€"elected | president for a third term. I Organization of the First United Church Enjoys Most Successâ€" So Kid ceased to play a part in their adventures; but perhaps. since the part he had aiready played had been considerable, it may not be amiss t0 state that, still a shadow among shadows, he stood for some time wetching them, weighing his auxiety about them against his «nxiety about himseif, in case cer tain gentlemen in blue whose busiâ€" ness it is to look after lost children and lost grownâ€"ups, were to know that he was in town. Like most peoâ€" pie in the world, Kid was more anâ€" xious about himself than he was wbout anyone | else, however, and after a little thought he decided to let well enough alone 1 HANDSOME AMOUNT RAISED BY THE Found guilty in police court on [lhlnu were happening, the children, both frankly crying now, wandered down the street untii they came to a brighter block, where the shadow called Kid did not think it wise to follow them. ahowed itself, and the other shadows slunk away. _ And while. these shadow called Kig followed the two children at a distance, with its hand proaching them, it sHpped out and (To be Concluded Next Week ) WOMEN‘s ASSOCIATION The Waterloo Chronicle is appreciated by all members of the family for its County news, serial story, markets, auction sales, and other features. A gift to Brother, Sister, or Friend away from homeâ€"52 times a yvearâ€"is Appreciated all Year njoys Mo ful Year THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Your Home Paper \€ A Made Up Remark | "What did her father say when Wives used to kiss and make up, you asked him for her hand?" hut now they don‘t dare to kiss â€"i#f | "He wanted to know if I could supâ€" they are made up. }pon the eame style that she did." THE LEADING MEAT MARKET PHONE 880 W A TURKEYS â€" DUCKS â€" GEESE 1ANMALIN â€" DUCRS . GEESE â€" CHICKENS & % » 5 & Prime Beef YVeal Lamb Pork g 4& Smoked Ham # Just what I expected to get from Fischer‘s, that‘s where you always get quality, and this year the prices of these fine meats are far below what they have been other years. Specially Fed â€" Choice Stock All our birds are raised locally, cleaned and drawn, ready for the oven. We deliver anywhere in the Twinâ€"City CHRISTMAS POULTRY . J. FISCHER 4 ocorannnarannncngs mmaaxxaxie WATERLOO