Why the Chimes Rang
Raymond Macdonald Alden
The great church bells have not rung for years, because no gift on the altar has been good enough. Then a little boy gives up his trip to the Christmas service to help a stranger in the snow. The 1909 illustrated edition of this beloved legend.
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