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HIS CHRISTMAS CAROL
BY ADELAIDE HAZELTINE
THHJ 8 TOR V I The lerma nff A-
4tv Dent-horn's will uperlfyln
thnC fct ecrrtnry Cnrol, nnd th
flKt fmplnfM mIio hmr limrrit
torrwri th afore, ahull Judtt
brthrr or not hl jilnjbojr
Andy tm running h liolnrN p
rordlnv to lt fnlber' poller ot
''mtrvlcm to tne pro pi p.- pi
Carol wbn a Invert Andy Ine
Irlhondt la a dinicnlt pot. He
inrmbrrinr a 41ma when Andrea
rairmrHa In enter the firm xrnu
put off hy fcla fther, h kopp ha
will mend lila wny-. lv up pro
pi like leek plnjittrl Mnda
Julian, ljrnore ih Mlii Mnnel of
Mr. Hrrrick. unaertipiilna
mat manoirer, nnd urtlle down to
work before lb will la found. If
Jury TOto oc niralnM htm ha
will loan the tr to rbnrlty. Nha
dtifr to another employe. Hill
Itreer. who tnem her, nnd to ller
rlck. any knowledge of the nlll'a
term a, although be typed It her-
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"LEAVE IT TO HKBBICK
CHAPTER V
KyOUR ideas sound good to
me," Andy Anally said, in
reply to Mr. Herrlck's outline f,or
the store management "They
should make money. Til turn the
details over to you. From now
on you'll be able to manage as
you see best"
Carol could hardly wait until
' he was gone to rush in and tell
Andy what a mistake he was
making. Why, he couldn't let Mr.
Herrick manage the store. Mr.
Herrick would ruin it! The Peo
ple's Store? That slogan Mr.
Dearborn had spent SO years
achieving would be lost in 30
days!
She had thought she didn't want
Ihe will to be found. Now she
began to hope it would. Soon!
The quicker Andy knew the terms
ot it the better chance he would
have to fulfill them.
She must warn Andy. She was
the only one who realized the se
riousness of his first decision.
Though she couldn't hint the con
; tents of the will, she could reason
with him.
"I couldn't help hearing some
of your conversation with Mr.
Herrick," she began bravely. "I
wish you wouldn't listen to him
until you've well, you might
have other ideas when you get
into it"
The phone Jangled. Carol start
ed for it but Andy waved her
back.
"Oh, hello, Linda," his voice
was warm. "No, I haven't for
gotten, ril make the Cocktail Bar
by E. I have things, fixed up
here."
To Carol he said levelly, "IH
be out the rest of the day. Turn
everything that comes up over to
Mr. Herrick."
Her face showed her disap
pointment He must have seen it
ifor he added, "Don't look so
Iglcomy, Carol. You don't need me
around here. I'd rather sail a
yacht than run a store. And I
Iknow a whale of a lot more about
t" .
But it didn't soften the rebuff.
He had made it fairly clear that
he expected no interference from
her.
"Dont make excuses, Andy,"
she said finally. "A boat and a
store are just alike in that they
meed a real captain at the helm."
'For a moment, he stared at her.
Then, shrugging, be picked up his
that and walked out
She watched him go, her heart
(sick within her.
A dozen times that afternoon
(she said, "Ask Mr. Herrick that
(Mr. Andy left word you were to
Hake it up with Mr. Herrick."
i The news flew through the
(store. Mr. Herrick was in charge.
Mr. Herrick, whom they disliked.
(Some talked of quitting. Others
topenly resented Andy's choice.
That night 12 Christmas extras
mrere laid off. "Too many even
(for Christmas," Mr. Herrick ex
plained. "We're cutting expenses."
Mary Todd was one of them.
She came to Carol, her voice thick
with worry. "I'd counted on my
job until Christmas. I knew I'd
be laid off Christmas Eve, but not
Ibefore. I bought a fur coat," she
paid anxiously. "Now I can't fin
ish paying for it."
Carol studied her. She was
tyoung and eager and to her the
Ipossession of a fur coat repre
isented happiness. Impulsively,
Carol said, "Come stay with me,
iMary. We'll share my apartment
until you get a" Job. It won't cost
Orou a cent. You can use your
money for the coat."
Mary's eyes brightened, then
(clouded. "I couldn't let you do
(that There's no reason for you
to take me in."
"It's Christmas," Carol smiled.
"That's reason enough for any
thing. Let's just say this is my
Christmas gift to vou."
"Oh, thank you!" Mary threw
her arms around Carol's shoulders
end hugged her. She hurried off,
ier steps Jignt with Joy.
"IT was 11 o'clock when Andy
i x reached the office Saturday, He
'Was smilingly unaware of dis
. approving eyes which greeted
ihim.
To make his appearance more
disconcerting, a half-grown mon
igrel pup was following him.
"This is Cinder," he told Carol.
He reached down to pet the dog's
haggy head. "He's not exactly
parlor dog but he's faithful. He
strayed to the house the day I
came back. Seemed to like me,
Welcomed me home." He paused,
ladded, "He was the only one to
'do it."
"Docs he follow you every
iwhere?" "No. Ho hopped the trunk of
itha car as I backed out I didn't
isee him until I Btopped down
Itown." The dog wagged a friendly
Itall. "I'll have to take him home
Iwhen I an in lnnMi. I'll tair him
Idown and lock him in the car in
the meantime."
i But Linda came Just as Andy
fwas leaving with the dog. -.'Xunch.
darling,'.' she purred.
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"Haven't you spent enough time
in this stuffy old store?"
A half hour, Carol thought
grimly. I wonder what she would
think if she knew Mr. Dearborn
used to spend IS out ot the 24?
Then Linda saw Cinder. "Oh,
that awful dog!" She shivered.
"Why don't you get rid of him,
Andy? He leaves hairs on every
thing. And the dirt!" She rolled
her eyes in disgust
"He's only a pup, Linda. I'll
teach him manners when he
grows up."
Her voice was suddenly sharp.
"You're not serious about keeping
him. Andy Dearborn?"
"Why not? The old house Is
empty now." Carol glanced at
him. His eyes were shadowed.
"Well, I wont ride with him!"
Linda declared. "When I used the
car yesterday my white Jacket
was filthy with hairs. I can't
stand him, Andy!"
"I'll take him home before we
go, then." Impatience crept into
his voice. "You wait at the Main
Street door for me and I'll pick
you up In IS minutes."
...
pAROL told the incident to Bill
when she met him in the
store cafeteria for lunch, but Bill's
mind was filled with trouble of
his own.
"It's that old elevator to toy
land," he told her. "I'm going to
see Andy about it"
"You'll have to see Mr. Herrick
about it Andy has told me to
send everyone to him."
"I don't want to see Mr. Her
rick. I'm afraid he'll turn me
down and something has to be i
done."
"Is it still working?"
"Yes. It runs. But yesterday
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89 Existence.
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(To Be Continued)
WAR INTERRUPTS
NEW YORK -Fordham's first
football practice in preparation
for Missouri in the New Orleans
Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, was Inter
rupted by an nir raid alarm.
STIDHAM EARLY BIRD
MILWAUKEE Tom Stidham
has ordered nil Marquette foot
ball players to report nt least
twice weekly ' to the school
gymnoeium for an hour of sup
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the liver.
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symbols.
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