The acme magazine . A CUMULATIVE CHRISTMAS By F. G. MARTIN. CALDWELL, I amhungry ! The exclamation seemedto slip from the prim lipsof the dignified little oldlady sitting by the cheer-ful evening fire, like an effervescentspurt from a long-sealed and tightly-corked bottle, and from the gasp thatfollowed she was none the less startledthan was her complacent companion sit-ting opposite. , the lavish-provider, thehearty-eater, the self-satisfied, looked upfrom his paper with both astonishmentand annoyance in his face, and glancedinvoluntarily towards the pantry. Butthe outpouring once
The acme magazine . A CUMULATIVE CHRISTMAS By F. G. MARTIN. CALDWELL, I amhungry ! The exclamation seemedto slip from the prim lipsof the dignified little oldlady sitting by the cheer-ful evening fire, like an effervescentspurt from a long-sealed and tightly-corked bottle, and from the gasp thatfollowed she was none the less startledthan was her complacent companion sit-ting opposite. , the lavish-provider, thehearty-eater, the self-satisfied, looked upfrom his paper with both astonishmentand annoyance in his face, and glancedinvoluntarily towards the pantry. Butthe outpouring once begun, there wasto be no sudden stoppage, and the gurg-ling overflow went on: Oh, it is not the dinner! I have hadplenty to eat; it is not that kind ofhunger. I am hungry for Christmas,for an old-time Christmas like we usedto have when the children were little!I am hungry for some children! This was a pretty long speech for and almost took her breathaway, while the vehemence of it leftMr. Caldwell quite breathless the oil began t
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