CHRISTMAS


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"MARY FILLED HER ARMS WITH HAY AND TURNED TO THE MANGER"


CHRISTMAS A STORY BY ZONA GALE AUTHOR OF "THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE" "FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE," ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY LEON V. SOLON New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1912 All rights reserved

Copyright, 1912, By THE McCLURE PUBLICATIONS, Incorporated. Copyright, 1912, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1912. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

Contents

I[1]
II[4]
III[22]
IV[43]
V[60]
VI[74]
VII[91]
VIII[114]
IX[139]
X[150]
XI[167]
XII[194]
XIII[216]
XIV[233]

Illustrations

"Mary filled her arms with hay and turned to the manger"[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
"He stood looking at it from part way across the road"[76]
"Across the still fields came flashing the point of flame"[110]
"The children began to sing 'go bury saint nicklis'"[150]
"Their way led east between high banks of snow"[200]
"The three men stepped into the lamplight"[240]

CHRISTMAS