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HIS CHRISTMAS CAROL
BY ADELAIDE HAZELTINE
COPYRIGHT. Ital.
NKA (ENVICC. INC.
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4raw Dcarhon'i will paclfrlna
that fcla aecretarr Carol aad flra
taer aitlo7ca a a a 1 1 J 4 a
feraeta er aat ala playnnr boh
Aadr la mania las analneaa
aordlna; ala faiarr'a poller at
arrlea ta lae people," pat Carol
Was aaa IotWI Aadr alaea Hrl.
fcooa, la a alfnmlt apot. AHaoata
tha will aaa aot bam fonaa, Carol
fcaawa la teraa, aad her heart
alaka whrm Aadr earreallr la
, voire with aleek Linda Jallaa
taraa maaairenieat aree ta
crnpaloaa Mr. .Herrlek, whosa
air Idea la ta maka raaaar aaa
kaowa tkat Micas Aaar akowa
Mora at tha heart tkat kaa mads
htm ha kind ta aewabar Ktrkr
' aad ta a monrrel pappr ka kaa
adopted ke will loae tka atora ta
. eaarltr kr ota at tka atraaira
Jory' kla lata fatkera will pro
vloed for. Peaar-plnrklar Uer
rtrlc tnras down Rill Re aa
amptora lm lora wltk Carol am
repairs tor tka torlaad elevator
Aa Herrlck'a pollelea best ta
taka their toll Carol atakea cask
aalBstmeata ta aereral cutoatora
a npkold tke alore'a repvtatloa
. . kaowlnc It will tret her In troabla
1 with Herrtek bat wlU staad Aadr
la rood ataad when tka will la
' loud.
a. " , AN ACCIDENT!
CHAPTER VIII
" fHE day before Christmas was
always queer in the store.
There were late shoppers frantic
for gifts. There were employes
4i. too busy with their own exchange
pf gifts to give the usual attention
. to customers. It took close super
w vision to reconcile the two. But
;-- Mr. Dearborn accepted It as a
part of the Christmas pageant.
, He didn't resent the inertia that
set in during the last few hours
before the holiday. Be understood
u. it and sympathized.
Not so with Mr. Herrlek. He
came to Carol's office now, mut
tering his resentment of the last
minute let-down. "You'd think
yesterday was Christmas," he com
plained. "Everybody's lolling on
the counters. Go around and
wake them up, Carol."
Carol stared at him. 7hy was
be asking her, when that was the
job of girls in his own office? He
looked nervous, too.
Of course. She'd be glad to
go. Yet she couldn't help wonder
ing why he had chosen her.
j.. . i . "Where's the boss?" he asked
''' ' ats she started to leave.
. "Out in the store somewhere.
c' Shall I find him for you?"
r, , "Ho. Never mind. Just get
after the girls for me."
- She had covered the upper
- Boors and had reached the base
ment when she heard the scream.
It was followed by running feet
and the appearance of a girl cry
ing, "Quickl Somebody, quick!
The toyland elevator's fallen."
Andy, Bill and a dozen men
were struggling to open the shaft.
They were prying the big iron
doors free now. Voices of the
trapped children rose in terror,
Mr. " Herrick, - standing near
oL cursed.
Andy crawled down to the ear
soon as he . could squeeze
, the opening in the doors.
be elevator rested on the bottom
of the pit and the children were
piled on top of one another, so
panic-stricken tney couian t rm-
lUngle arms and legs.
! Andy was talking to the ehfl-
wren, soothing them. One by one
iha began lifting them up. Bill
leaned down and took them from
bis arms, setting them on their
feet In front of Carol.
, a a
fTHE doctor came and examined
, ! them. They were badly
' frightened yet none seemed seri
ously hurt.
But when they were almost all
put, Carol heard Andy say sharp
ly, "Get another man, Bill. We
cant manage this one alonel"
V He was bending over the figure
bf a boy lying on the floor of the
elevator. The boy clutched a little
girl in his arms. Andy loosened
his hold and lifted the child away.
men be picked up the boy.
Nicky's eyes were closed and he
was murmuring, "She was so little
I didn't want her to get nurt.'
."' They had him out of the pit
at last and Andy was holding him
again. "Get an ambulance, Bill,'
jhe ordered. "Nicky fell on his
back with the weight of the other
(Children on top of him."
t Bill hurried off.
tAndy spoke briefly with the
(doctor and together they tried to
imake their way through the
I crowd with Nicky. Mr. Herrick
rushed up to Andy and Carol
Iheard him say, "That elevator
(should have been reported to me,
Andy. Bill's been running it at
irelief hours. He ought to know
at needed repairs.
Carol seethed. Mr. Herrick was
trying to blame Bill. He would
'do anything to save his own skin.
It was a shame. She'd go- to
Andy herself and tell him about
that interview Bill had with Mr.
jHerrick.
She suggested to Bill that they
go together and take each child
to the proper place.
He eratefullv agreed end within
Ian hour they had delivered each
lone to his mother, explaining that
the doctor had examined him and
Ifound him unhurt.
; Then, while Bill returned to the
Istore, Carol went toward the hos
pital to see about Nicky. .
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(TTMTNY-GEE, Miss Carol," Nlc-
ky said. "I didn't 'spose
you'd come so quick. Mr. Andy
Uist left."
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"Of course I'd come, Nicky.
Slow do you feel?"
' "My back hurts but the doctor
laays it's O.K."
"That's fine. Ill bet you wera
urolng up to toyland to see that
Wectric train Mr. Andy promised?"
I "Uh-huh." His small faca
Wouded. "Guess 111 be here for
(Christmas now. You can't hava
knuch Christmas In a hosnltnl."
LJ "Don't you worry about that,"
.taiure4.Unv "Sometimes hos
pital Christmaset are the nicest
of all."
And she determined to make it
so.
She spent the balance of the
afternoon searching for a small
tree and tiny ornaments to match
it She bought a lot of little gifts
and wrapped them separately in
bright tissue. It would be fun for
Nicky to open them.
When she finished she went to
look for Bill. Carol wanted him to
go with her and Mary to the hos
pital In the morning.
The closing bell apunded as she
reached toyland. For a swift
moment she remembered that this
marked the end of another Christ
mas shopping season. A strange
nostalgia swept her. Another
year was quickly drawing to
close. Too quickly! It meant
there were only ten brief days for j
Andy to prove himself. j
BUI was sitting on his tinsel 1
throne when she found him. Ha 1
had his head in his hands. '
"Billl" she exclaimed as she '
rushed up to him. "What in the
world is the matter? Surely
you're not worrying about that
accident" she caught herself.
He looked up at her, his eyes
weary and disillusioned. "Santa
Claus?" A cynical smile played
havoc with his mouth. "Mr. Her
rick just gave me my Christmas
present A yellow slip!"
"Fired, BUI?" she gasped.
"Yes. Fired. He wasn't man
enough to come up and tell me.
He had to send a printed note.
Fired me as if I were no more
than a Christmas extra!"
"He's planning to blame you for
tha elevator accident," Carol
blurted out "I heard him say as
much to Andy this afternoon. It's
unfair. I'm going to Andy my
self. I'm going to tell him Just
what happened!"
BUI roso heavily. "No, Carol.
Thanks just the some. It Andy's
too blind to see what's going on
he won't take our word for it
Hell hava to find Mr. Herrick out
soma other way."
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best operating efficiency.
Tire rims that have bent edges
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9 He is a leader
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14 Economics
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15 Aid
16 Proverb.
17 Loan.
18 Main point.
19 Heavenly
body.
20 Baseball
penalties. .
22 Tree.
24 Single
thickness.
26 Session.
27 Shine.
30 Unit
31 Advertisement
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33 Lament.
34 Company
(abbr.).
35 Footless.
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28 Officially
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39 Reflections.
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substance in
flowers.
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55 Kind of
chicken.
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60 Paradise.
torney (abbr.) 61 Over.
38 Entrance. 62 Otherwise
40 Short sleep. 63 Watch.
42 Nothing. 64 Restore.
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6 Charm.
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8 Mammal.
9 Auto tool.
10 Bustle.
11 Satiate.
12 Grow old.
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21 Snare.
23 Part of "be."
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smell.
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