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Santa ClausAnd His Flying MachineIT wnh tti«* nlgbt before Christmas, nntl It may haft* been because Marjorie'* papa bad leen read-Ins an article about n man who bad a wonderful flying machine that all these strange things happened Marjorie wu* Hitting In the big easy cbatr In the coruer. where the light from the lamp did not hurt her eye* nod where she could listen for uny aound of Sauta Claus' reindeer on the snow outside when suddenly she felt tbo chnlr move. Then It was whirled nround and out of the door Into the utreet. Marjorie wondered wbnt had happened, hut Annabel* her biggest doii. who was In the chnlr with her. spoke up nlid snld: ••Don’t he nTrnld. We are going 10 see San In CIhiim lie’smet with nn nccl dent. Didn’t yon know?-Indeed I did not.** answered Marjorie.Yes.' replied Annabel. “1 Jusi got a wireless tol egrnm asking me to come up to Castle Christmas.1 was one of tbclr favorite guests Iasi yeur. and they would think it strange if I didn't call to offer sympathy. So. you see. as you were In the chair 1 Just bad to take you with me,After vrbat seemed n long time the chair came to a tull white building that looked us If It might have been built of great blocks of loaf sugar. It stood on top of a snow covered bill.A cunning little brownie In buttons and n red and green uniform like holly opened the door for them.Mrs. Santa Claus says for you to please step right upstlrs. They're expecting you.” so Id the brownie When they reached the second floor a heurty voice called out. “Stop right in!” and another voice said: Now. be calm. Santa! You know, my denr. that you must not excite yourself.”In the center of the room stood n bngewhite bed. InA WIL! 111 DEA VERY SICK SANTA.the bed lay SantaClaus with cuv era to Ms chin Mrs. Santa was landing over him with a cup and spoon.•it's his medicine time.” she sold, nodding to the doll and Mar* j o r I e. Santa made u very wry face.After the medicine was down Mrs. Santa turned to tbo newcomers and said: •‘We’ve been waiting for you. The doctor says Santa must stay He’s sprained histhat new flyingIn bed for a month ankle.Monkeying with machine young Chris coaxed me to buy In place at the reindeer.' grumbled Santa. Plague take it. I never bud any trouble like this when I depended on Thunder and Blifzen and the rest of my dear old team.Well. Marjorie.” said Mrs. Santa, we thought you might be willing to take the gifts around for Mr. tfnntn this Christmos. seeing that he can’t go himself I don't want to lot Chris go up In tint horrid I mean wo titn-enn’t spare Christopher at present. I thought you might enjoy n ride hi n fly. Ing machine With n couple ot brown leu to run down the chimney* with the toys you can nmiinge very well The brownies do finely with some on© to took nfter them, but they don't do to send out alone'Wife. I don't like this Idea of the flying machine Why cm n't Marjorie take out fhe reindeer? Maybe they are nor so fast, but they are quite safe ‘•‘Very well; I'll ring for the reindeer.'* agreed Mrs Bantu, touching a hell. Huttons came hurrying Into the roomHarness the Christrans reindeer to the biggest sleigh and hove nil the toys put in It This voting lady will take them out for Santa Cluos this Christmas ’Huttons looked dismayed. I’m sorry. ma’am, hut If’* too inte Young Mr. Christopher, mn’nm. hurt them toys all loaded Into the new flyinc machine and he’s Jnst started off with them himself.*Mrs. Hnnia shrieked and fainted Santa Clatls lumped up and yelled, till th© little brownies came rushing in and there was such confusion that Marjorie never entild remember how ahr pot nvnty. hut the nett thing she knew ah** tvqh opening her e.VM In Che Mg chnlr to the coruer with Annabel clasped tu -her urm and mother saving:Come, fleor: it © time to to bed Santa CTtna win bo around pretty
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The Clio Messenger
Clio, Michigan, US
Fri, Dec 15, 1911
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