Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? Page #2

Hmph!

Happy Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Good morning, madam.

Good morning, Albie.

A nice spot of breakfast?

No, I'm not hungry.

Just coffee, please.

A sleepless night again?

Yes, I don't

think I slept at all.

I know.

The nights that Mr. Benton

does establish communication,

We all think an awful lot,

all night long, don't we?

Yes, Albie.

That must have been it.

Albie, the reason I rang is,

I haven't heard

from Miss Henley yet

about the children's

Christmas party.

I thought surely by now I'd have

a list of the children selected.

I'll take a spin over this afternoon.

Don't worry, madam.

Thank you.

Oh, Mrs. Forrest, I hate

to bring this up,

but, uh, Mr. Harrison,

the butcher, is downstairs.

Oh, yes, I asked him

to bring another

extra fat turkey for

the Christmas dinner.

He did. He's also

asking to be paid.

I will pay him when I

have time to do my bills.

I told him that last week.

He doesn't wish

to leave the turkey.

What a bother! How much

did you say it was?

8 pounds 10.

How many children are we

expecting this year, madam?

I think about 10.

Here we are.

5. 10.

I have an announcement to make

about Mrs. Forrest's

Christmas party.

But first, those not invited

will be under the supervision

of Matron Wilcox.

There will be

apples, nuts, and sweets

and they may stay up for

an extra hour and play games.

Now,

the 10 guests,

all of whom

deserve the privilege,

are Karen Lillie,

Robin Christy, Reggie Pike,

Jonathan Hughes, Peter

Brookshire, Angela Barnes,

Bertha Jones, Sally Denham.

And the last 2, I'm happy

to say, have in the past

so improved their behavior,

that we all thought

they should attend.

They are a brother and sister.

Frederika and Frank Fillmore.

Uh!

Inspector Willoughby,

has very kindly again

volunteered his car this year.

So we shall be leaving for Forrest

Grange at 6:
00 precisely.

Last year, Mrs. Forrest let

me have 3 helpings of turkey

and 2 kinds of ice cream,

and after I throwed up,

she let me have seconds!

Oh, Angela, really, darling!

What's this American lady

really like, Ralph?

Well, I can't say I know her.

I mean, I meet her once a year like

this when I volunteer to drive.

What's this story

about her daughter?

Well, you were on the

case, weren't you?

Yes. Did you ever see

her husband on the stage?

No.

Oh, it's a pity. I saw him

once just after the armistice.

He was, without doubt, the

greatest magician I ever saw.

Quite a catch for Rosie Miller of

the Floradora Girls, they said.

Sounds like a perfect match.

She liked his tricks

and he liked hers.

Yeah.

And a partridge

in a pear tree

On the 3rd day of Christmas

My true love gave to me

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