Farewell Mr. Kringle Page #2

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or fiddling

in that workshop of his.

But come December... poof,

like a butterfly

bursting out of his cocoon,

there he is.

7:
00 P.M. December 1st

without fail,

kris shows up in this square

driving that ridiculous

car of his.

Then when the holidays

are over,

he goes back to his cave.

- Cave?

- His house on Santa claus Lane.

Used to be maple drive

before the change.

- Change?

- Yeah, this town

was called summerville

till about 30 years ago.

Christmas of '79, to be exact,

the change took effect.

Summerville became mistletoe

and all the street signs

took holiday theme names.

Lloyd, our postmaster,

nearly went insane.

What about the holly inn?

Yep. Used to be called

the summerville inn.

And all of this...

For Mr. Wilson?

Well, he goes by kringle now.

He hasn't answered

to Wilson in years.

See, the change came about,

Anna,

'cause folks

wanted to show kris

just how much they appreciate

all he's done for our town.

What exactly has he done?

Let me take you

to the St. Nick's

to meet a few folks.

Oh, you're gonna love

this place.

St. Nick's cafe.

People are great.

You're gonna love it,

I promise.

Ahh.

Mr. mayor.

Zelda.

How are we today?

- Well, Zelda.

- How are you?

- I'm good.

- We've got company.

This is miss Anna wahl,

parade interloper.

Oh, my goodness.

A celebrity.

Well...

- Welcome to St. Nick.

- Thank you.

Miss wahl, this way.

I'll take you

to booth number one.

We usually save it

for the president,

but I'll give it to you.

Mayor Phil beat me out

by only seven votes

in the last election.

That was despite my "free donuts

Wednesday" platform.

But I forgave him.

Well, you were

a worthy opponent, Zelda.

- I know it.

- Special's on the board.

- Enjoy.

- Thanks.

- Trust me?

- Sure.

- Yo, harley!

- Yes, sir, Mr. mayor.

Let me get

two phantom specials.

Yes, sir, Mr. mayor.

- On the taxpayer.

- You're the boss!

No, you don't

have to do that.

I have an expense account.

- No, no, no.

- No problem at all.

We're just happy you're here.

Hey, you were quite a hit

in the Christmas parade.

Yes. Famous

for my entrances.

By the way,

what is this phantom special?

- You tell her.

- I gotta work.

Well, it's not

on the regular menu.

It's on the secret menu.

You're gonna enjoy it.

When my mama was dying,

God rest her soul,

every evening,

he would read to her.

He was there when she passed.

Back in the '80s

when the plants

started downsizing,

I was one of the first

of the lucky ones

to get laid off.

Kris helped me

get back on my feet.

Loaned me the down payment

for this diner.

Mm.

What about you, mayor Phil?

Well, sometime back,

the missus and I

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