Christmas Gift Mix-Up ( )

And now, Armis Brooks, starring Eve Arson. Well, with the Christmas holidays for close at hand, Armis Brooks, who teaches English at Madison High School, is faced with a few problems common to many of us.

First, she still has all her Christmas shopping to do, and second, she has very little time to do it in. And third, she has no money to do it with. At least I have very little money. Twenty dollars to be exact.

And considering the people I usually give presents to, I knew that wouldn't go very far. After thinking it over for a while, however, I arrived at the only possible solution to my dilemma, which I conveyed to my landlady at breakfast last Wednesday morning.

Then you're going to spend the entire $20 on the gift for Mr. Boynton, Colonel? Yes, it's the only thing I can do, Mrs. Davis. I think I should be able to get him a nice gift for $20.

It's better than giving a number of my friends a lot of trash. Don't you agree? I Know I know I certainly didn't expect anything from you Well, I'm glad after all what difference does it make that I cook your meals all year round Up your room every day Bad you for the rent when you get six weeks behind or that I'm constantly helping you with your problem

as if you were my own daughter. I do, we're top of the goodness of my heart. I certainly don't expect anything in return. If I crawled under the rug, I wouldn't even make a bump.

But Mrs. Davis, we agreed we wouldn't exchange presents this year. Of course, we did, Connie. So you stick to our agreement. After all, what difference does it make if I happen to forget and ordered you a beautiful gift?