Why the Sexton Rang for Christmas
Bargle the church sexton forbids Christmas bells yet is forced to face the tradition when a mysterious tolling echoes. He discovers his estranged daughter Alice and her child near the church, aided by a doctor and vicar, and learns the bells have summoned him to save them from danger and a hidden Christmas past.
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Bargle
Sexton
Peridale
Alice
Amos
Nonce
Belfry
James
A Rich Man's Christmas Eve of Hunger and Debt
At 9 50 p m on Christmas Eve Jack Drayton, a penniless writer with six MSS and 15 cents, faces bills owed to landlady Mrs Steinhauser and merchants Jorkins Dibbs and others. After receiving a $5 000 check from his Uncle he plans luxuries but discovers money cannot ease his immediate poverty. By Friday he opens a bank account and settles all debts, later becoming a famous author who recalls the tale.
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Ace Drayton
Jack
Alick
Carlton
Prince’s
Brighton
Jorkins
Mr. Jorkins
Mr. Jerkins
Jerkins
Dibbs
Mr. Dibbs
Drayton
Skeleton at Feast
A Chicago Interior notice quotes a provocative line about hunger and social inequality linking a neighbor's Christmas table to a personal feast, implying a critical view of holiday disparity and shared abundance.
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Chicago
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BY A.st. John Adcock
Young Masters