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Christmas supplement to the daily nebraskan thursday, december4, 1981 page 4 I jb1 " Christmas at ;c?.T c&bmas Jewelers Floating hearts only $4.95 mm Diamond Pendants I $69.95 on up Layaway & Student ic?.T Thomas East Park Plaza Mon -Fn 10:00 a.m. -9 00 p. m. Sat. 10 00 a.m. -6 00 p .m. Sun Noon-5 00 p rn 467 5402 1 205 ?' Cilass Menagerie oim;n Mon.-Sat. 10-6 Thur. 10-9 Sun. 1-5 W . .IKUV " O1 ,,n 0' r ess- Some slight irregulars Specials Diamond earrings $54.95 on up Accounts Invited 'he Atrium 1200 N.St. Mon.-Sat. 10 00 a m.-5 30 p m. Thurs 10 00 a m. 9 00 p.m. 475 9115 r Santa Claus suspected in metropolitan mystery The scene: Police headquarters in a major metropolitan city. It is Christmas ! ve, and a skeleton crew of police is work ing the late shift on this holiday. The man at the desk, Officer McCTain, has the unfor tunate task of fielding complaints from people who come in off the street. At just a few minutes before midnight, one such complaint walks into the precinct house. It is dressed in a heavy winter coat that has obviously been thrown with great haste over a pair of red and white polka dot pajamas. A pair of bedroom slippers completes the ensemble. I dark n "() ITicer, my name is Roger Martin," says the ill-clad intrusion as it approaches the front desk of the precinct house. "We don't serve anyone here without a tie," says the officer. "Oh, I didn't realize ," says Roger hesit antly. "If you want me to come back with a tie . . . "Just kidding," Officer McClain says. " Tisthc season to be jolly, ho, ho, ho and all that stuff you know." "Anyway, I came flying down here as fast as I could," says Roger. "That's obvious," says the officer eye ing his clothes. "But what's the problem?" "There's a prowler in my house," says Roger. Officer McClain takes out his note pad and a pen. "Prowler, huh?" he says. "That's right." "How did you get out of the house with this prowler in there?" says Officer McClain. "I got out through the front door." "Didn't this prowler see you?" JOOOOOOOi9 q ooooooooooo$" oooooooooooooo iOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO TPAT ASSIffl HP3(G "He was working his way down the chimney." Officer McClain writes "chimney" (n the note pad and underscores it three times. "Did you happen to sec this guy?" "Yes I did. He was coining out of the chimney just as I was getting out the door. I think he knows that I have come here, so we had better hurry!" says Roger. "First things first," says the officer. "If he knows you came here, he is gone by now anyway. Can you give me anything in the way of description of the prowler'.'" "Oh sure," says Roger. "He was an old er looking gentleman, with grey hair and a grey beard. Real fat, too. I mean, I've seen some fat people in my time, but this guv would take the cake if he hadn't eaten ii already." "Any details about his clothes'.'" asks the officer. "Oh yeah. The guy wore a lot of rod fur; had a whole suit made out of it.. lust between you and me, I don't think it'll ever catch on. The fabric is too trendy . . ." "Never mind the fashion review," says the officer. "Sorry, (iucss I got carried away for a second there. Anyway, I think he had been to other houses in the neighborhood. He had this big black bag with him that looked like it was already pretty full." "Okay," says Officer McClain. By tins time he has abandoned his efforts to lake notes; the pad is full of doodles. "Do you think you could pick this guy out of a series of pictures if I showed them to you'.'" "Sure!" says Roger. "A guy like that I could pick out anywhere." "That's good," says the officer. "Do you think that if I showed you a picture ot him in my five -year-old kid's copy of The ;'ixht Before Christinas you would know who it was?" "What do you mean?" asks Roger. Continued on Page 1 1 OOOOOOOOOOOO SUPRISE SANTA WITH A NEW DO AND A NEW YOU FROM HERDS TOGETHER Hair Stylists 17th Ef R 475-4902
