Left Out: A Christmas Memory of Kindness and Growth
A family scene at Christmas reveals how a boy named David feels excluded when not invited to a party. Grandmother and Mother dear explain that many feel left out at times and share a memory of a 5 year old Christmas in Walla Walla. The narrator recalls hearing his name finally called and receiving a teapot, learning such hurt often stems from nothing.
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Mother
David
Smith's
Smith
Seattle
Walla Walla
Dolla
Desolate Meadow Grove School Faces Winter Absence
Ibble Scratch the fairy schoolmaster greets a boy returning with notes from six pupils whose families fear winter dangers. Mrs Woodchuck and others fear man traps Fleet Pox and cold weather keep children home. The snowbound scene hints at a stalled term in Meadow Grove.
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Meadow Grove
Ibble Scratch
Chipmunk
Dreamland
Muskrat
Otter
Mr. Beaver
Bunny
Cottontall
Fleet
Black Snake Threatens but Bobby Robin Escapes
The tale centers on Rabbit, Bobby Robin, and the Black Snake Glider on a Brush Pile. Glider confronts the friends, mocks the rodents, and threatens punishment while Silvertail eyes the snake. A tense chase ends as Glider pounces on a meal, leaving the outcome uncertain.
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Weere Rabbit
Bobby Robin
Bobby
Gilder
Nibble
Glider
Silvertip
Silvertail
Hermase
Hobby Robin
Doings of the Duffs on a City Night with a Warning
Olivia hints at trouble around Portal City patrols and a kidnapping hint as two men watched from the dark. The narrator learns a possible connection to Rufus Hatch or his partner Gustave Henckel and notes a winking Hotel Bullard sign amid electric glare. The War Department lists 4570 emergency officers.
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Mr. Norcross
Mr. Chadwick
Rufus Hatch
Gustave Henckel
Hatch
Red Tower Company
The Wreckers Plot in Oregon Pioneer Short Line
On the Oregon Midland a desert water tank stop leads to a kidnap attempt of Maisie Ann and her cousin. Chadwick plots to seize control with Dunton and his Wall Street allies while Norcross resists. Graham Norcross refuses to join Uncle John, as the group nears Portal City.
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Benham Sere
Nercress
Oregon Midland
Portland
Chicago
Maisie Ann
Sheila Macrae Norcrose
Jimmie
Jobe A Wick
Chicsgo Wheat King
Chadwick
Steels
Wall Street
Norcross
Pioneer
Shaffer
Portal City
Mr. Norcroes
Dunton
New York
George
John
Graham
Mr. Norcross
Night Train to Portal City and a Guarded Trip
A baggage room worker recalls aiding a woman and child after a late arrival. The boss and companions depart by local, while the narrator escorts them to a city hotel. The exchange includes a playful jab about a guardian and a first trip beyond Omaha.
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Portal City
Mia
Sheila
Maisie Ann
Pullman
New York
Omaha
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Ty Barton
Associated Newspapers
Hescue
Dr. Muskrat
By Allman
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War Department
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Wim
Reckles
His
By Blosser
TY AW
Rich
Pop T
Otto Auto
Jerome
Gosu
Didia
Betty
Beau
Waldo
By Ahern
Francis Lynde
Charles Scribner's Sema
Gateway Buttes
Pioneer Electric
Appliance CO
Elliott
Cldridge
Harvard
GMC
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