SANTA CLAUS'S PARTY,
(Original.) Kay looked wistfully out of the window. She was a fair-haired girl ■with clear blue eyes and rosy cheeks and lips. This was Christmas Eve, and sho had no money tospend in the gailydecorated shops. "A'l&rgc tew blinked from her cyelidp as sho thought how happily other children, would he buying Christmas toys. "Why do you cry, little- mortal?" inquired a silvery voice. "I c-can't have any toys," replied Fay. "Would you like to visit Father Christmas and get some toys? JJ said the silvery voice. "Oh, yes—please!" They floated up, up, up. At last Father' Christmas's home came into sight. A gasp of surprise left, Fay 'a lipa. Ho sign p£ mortals—just * mass i of busy fairies. At last a mortal did come into sight. He wag Father Christmas. After having seen all that was goiiig On, Fay left Father Christmas's honio in his. sleigh. When she came to Mortal-land again, Father Christmas said, "Hang up your iitookitig - to-night, Fay, find in the morning you shall receive an invitation to a party." With thoso words he left her, ' * Nest; morning a, number of toys, also a Christmas pudding and a cake, were found on the, taMo.in'thQ dining-room. And that day Fay had an invitation to a party in the Sunday Mhool. So Fay-had a wonderful Christinas after all. • ■> ' - ' "LADY JANE" (12). ' City.,
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 150, 22 December 1931, Page 24
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227SANTA CLAUS'S PARTY, Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 150, 22 December 1931, Page 24
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