"How can that be done?" asked Joy.
"Well, there are so many men out of work this year that I'm sure we could find lots of people to help. I hate to think of children being disappointed at Christmas."
"Why can't we have a tree, right here in the shop and have all the children come and get their presents?"
"That idea's not a total loss, for a wonder, Joy. It shows a good heart but very little head-work," answered Bet.
"Why, Bet Baxter, what's the matter now? Why all the kitty-cat stuff! Take it back!"
"Well, I just hate that kind of a Christmas tree. Showing up the poor little things as being too poor to have one of their own."
"What's your idea, then?" challenged Joy.
"I want the little kiddies to wake up on Christmas morning and find a tree at home and their stockings filled to overflowing."
"Yes, and to know that their eyes will get bigger and bigger, and they'll even peep under the bed to make sure that Santa isn't hiding there," Shirley added.
"That would be a real Christmas," agreed Kit.