. Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman. ing, to try it on 119 MISS SANTA CLAUS the slip of paper which bore the nameWILLM, pinned across the toe. Theyhad watched the conductor using his theprevious day, and had each wished for oneto use in playing their favorite game. Clip,it went, and their heads bumped together intheir eagerness to see the result. There inthe paper was a clear-cut hole in the shapeof a tiny star, and on the blanket where ithad fallen from the hole, was the star punch which the conductor had usedmade round holes. This was a thousandtimes nicer. Up till this moment, in t
. Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman. ing, to try it on 119 MISS SANTA CLAUS the slip of paper which bore the nameWILLM, pinned across the toe. Theyhad watched the conductor using his theprevious day, and had each wished for oneto use in playing their favorite game. Clip,it went, and their heads bumped together intheir eagerness to see the result. There inthe paper was a clear-cut hole in the shapeof a tiny star, and on the blanket where ithad fallen from the hole, was the star punch which the conductor had usedmade round holes. This was a thousandtimes nicer. Up till this moment, in the bewildermentof finding themselves in their new surround-ings, the children had forgotten all aboutMiss Santa Claus and her story of Ina andthe swans. But now Libby looked up, asWillm snatched back the punch and beganclipping holes in the paper as fast as he couldclip. The shower of stars falling on theblanket made her think of the star-flowercharm, which they had been advised to beginusing first thing in the morning. Immedi-120. The shower of stars falling on the blanket made her thinkof the star-flower OF THE PULLMAN ately Libby retired to her side of the screenand began to dress. Dont you know, she reminded Willm,she said that we must be particular to startright. Its like hooking up a dress. Ifyou start crooked, everything will keep onbeing crooked all the way down. I m go-ing to get started right, for I ve found itsjust as easy to be good as it is to be bad whenyou once get used to trying. Willm was nt paying attention. Hehad punched the slip of paper so full of holesit would nt hold another one, and now hetried the punch on the edge of one of thesoft blankets, just to see if it would makea blue star drop out. But the punch did ntcut blankets as evenly as it did a snip of wool came loose and stuck inthe punch, and the hole almost closed upafterward when he picked at it a little. Hedid nt show it to Libby. That is the last he thought of the charmthat day, for th
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