SERIAL STORY
HIS CHRISTMAS CAROL
BY ADELAIDE HAZELTINE
TUB BTfinvi Tae terms f A
drw Daarbarn'a III apeelfvlna;
that Bla arcr-lar Carol, and Ave
- . Bihar vtnplovea, aaall Jniga
Whether ar aot hla playboy aoa
. Andy la running- tua buklnraa Br
ordinal to hla father poller of
v aarrvlra to tbo people," put Carol,
. . who baa loved Andr alncc a:lrl-
BDOO, IB B "uron K' hiiivm
. . : tha will baa not been foond, I'arnl
knowa tta ternia, and her heart
alnka when Andr enrreatlr In
volved with aleelc l.lnrta, Julian,
torn mnnnrremcnt over to -aerupuloua
Mr, llerrlek. v? hnaa
oalr Idea la to maka money, aha
knetva that unleaa Andr ahoiva
mora heart ' ha will loaa tha
atora to charily or vnta of tha
ajorv" hla lain father'a will pro
Tided for. rennr-l'lnchlnr ller
rlek tnrna down lllll Iteeee, an
employe In lovo with Carol, on
Trepalra for tba lovlnnd elevntor.
Aa lierriek'a pollelea bestn to
taka their toll, Carol make caah
dlnatmenta to aevernl euatomera
to uphold the atore'a reputation,
knowing It will icet her In tronhlo
with llrrrlek bat will aland Andr
In aood atead when the will la
found. Dar befora Chrlatmaa tha
lorland elevntor fnlla. Injuring;
nawabor IVIekr. llnek-paaalnK
llerrlek Urea Ulll. Hill, Carol and
her roommate, Marr, Bn to ae
Kicky on ChrUlmoa day, and
Andy there. Atler he haa rone,
lVlrky learna from them thnt Dili
wna not to blame for tha elevator
eeldent,
a a a
ITERBICK TAKES THE CREDIT
CHAPTER X
' 4'T'VE been to Mr. Benson's office.
"asaln, Carol," Andy tald when
be came to the office the day alter
Christmas. "They tell me all my
father's affairs will be tied up un
less we can find the will. In the
meantime the court wants come
kind of record of the store's assets
on the day of his death."
"Our annual Inventory starts
Monday after New Year's, Andy.
rr-i !. t. I M ch
could talk of it calmly now. If the
will weren't found, inventory need
hold no terror for her. "That will
. give us the stock on hand. Then
' we can add the sales since Mr.
Dearborn's death and subtract the
Invoices to get the amount in the
tore the day he died."
it-t i J- 1 ; J v..
lual Bvuuus mmijuuiicui mil
ft should satisfy them," Andy
greed. "What record do we keep
of the inventory?"
"Mr. Dearborn was old-fashioned
enough to keep a big ledger
for each year. It lists everything
he inventoried. The ledgers are
in the vault Mr. Dearborn always
referred to the preceding year to
compare figures."
"Last year's record, then, would
give the lawyers some idea of
what to expect, wouldn't it?"
"Yes. The 1940 ledger is on top.
BhaU I get it for you?"
"No. I don't need it yet. I know
the combination of the vault if it's
that big one on fourth floor."
"Then "you can get it any time
jrou want it, Andy."
They had been too absorbed in
' ithn conversation to nntira that a
"customer had entered the office.
.Carol saw her first and recognized
Iher as Mrs. MiUigan of the sweat
ier episode.
i Mrs. Milligan was smiling. "Is
Mr. Dearborn busy?"
"No-o,"- Carol said doubtfully,
looking at Andy. She wanted to
say something to prepare him for
the visit But she had no time.
"Oh, Mr. Dearborn!" Mrs. Milli
- gan held a white gloved hand
. toward him. "I want to thank you
. for your courteous letter and the
'. check for the sweater. It shows
ftmilVa. rinlnp' tho rieht tMno" Aftov
ell it wasn't so much the $3.95 as
the principle of it Your father
used to say, The customer is al
ways right, Mrs. Milligan.' I see
jyou're following in his footsteps.
Your father was a fine man, Mr.
(Dearborn."
Andy was too perplexed to an
swer. "I want to take back all that I
your store again, young man. You
can count on me for a customer."
"That's fine, Mrs. Milligan," he
managed to say. "I'm glad Dear
Iborn's was of service to you."
Mrs. Milligan left and Carol
(waited tensely for Andy to ask
jher about the incident. What could
Ishe tell him? That she had dis
regarded his Instructions, openly
(defied him? Without the will to
make him understand her motives
Ihe would never forgive her.
But he didn't ask her anything
'about it.
And within two hours he had
janother visitor. This time St was
Mrs. Grover about the bicycle,
a a
"JAROL'S eyes widened when she
saw the little woman enter the
office, a smile on her tired lios.
"The money you sent," Mrs.
Grover began as she met Andy.
"You have no idea what it meant
ito us!"
She has no idea what it's mine-
to mean to me, Carol thought
grimly as she rose and left the
office. She'd valk through the
store, go to the main office on some
pretext. She needed time to think.
iHow could -she justify her actions
without revealing-the contents of
Khe will?
She couldn't do that She dis
carded the thought before it grew
Ito a temptation. No, she'd have to
admit her part in writing the
ichecks and take the consequences.
Firm in this resolve, she re
turned to the office to face Andy.
' But she found she need not have
worried at all. For Mr. Herrick
iwas in Andy's office and what he
was saying cleared her of any con
nection with the cases.
"You're right, Andy," Mr. Her
Irick agreed. His voice was as
(smooth as cream. "I knew we'd
regret not returning the money to
two such fine customers."
a
TIE knew we'd regret it! Carol
suppressed a gasp. The colos
sal nerve of himl
. "Well, I believe we would, Mr.
fHerrlck. Their attitudes today
(showed me how much they appre
ciated it I'm glad you're loosen
ing up a little."
"Yes. After I thought it over I
allowed the refunds, I didn't
toother you with it I know you
xpect rno to.handle such details."
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NCA SCRVICC INC.
That's right," Andy told him.
1 want to congratulate you on
your good Judgment"
His good Judgmentl
She supposed she should be
grateful that Andy was so easily
duped. At least It saved her un
pleasant explanations tor the mo
ment In the meantime tha will
might be found and she could
come out in the open with all she
had done.
And it would b found, she was
sure of that Mr. Dearborn had
put it in soma logical place. It be
gan to look as if he had hidden it
Why, she could not guess. But,
knowing him, she knew that a
man of his exactness would make
certain that sooner or later tha
will would be discovered.
She was so deep in her thoughts
she didn't hear Andy come up be
hind her until he said, "Star-gazing,
Carol?" His voice was light,
almost cheerful. The result Carol
supposed, of gratitude from Mrs.
Milligan and Mrs. Grover. Grati
tude he had no right to accept
Well, she wouldn't try to match
his enthusiasm. She couldnt shrug
oft the way he was letting Mr.
Herrick run the store. Every day
she was becoming more convinced
that the Jury of six would have no
choice but to disinherit him.
"No-o, thinking," she finally an
swered. "About the party tomorrow
night I guess." He was sober now.
"Are you going to wear a blue
dress?"
A blue dress! The words startled
her. They pulled her mind from
dismal thoughts of the store's fu
ture to more happy ones of her
own. She tried to be casual.
"A blue dress?" She gave him
an impersonal smile. "Why? Is
blue being worn this season?" She
wouldn't let him know how viv
idly she recalled that dress and
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1 Pictured opera
star,
10 Relates.
11 Rodent
12 Circle part
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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14 Exist
15 Beat
17 Mine.
18 Exclamation.
20 Unit.
22 Leaner.
25 Australian
bird.
26 The head.
27Apiaceous
plant.
28 So be It
29 Age.
30 Pint (abbr.-)
32 Attorney
(abbr.)
33 Threesomes
34 Cooking
utensit
35 Assam
silkworm.
37 Cloth
measure.
38 Bustle.
41 Midday.
42 Small
particle.
43 Put on,
44 August
(abbr.).
46 Compass point.
47 Street (abbr.).
48 Neat
80 Siberian river.
52 Upon.
53 Plant stocks.
65 Be Indisposed.
87 Organ ot
hearing.
S9 Easter seasons
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alTTneisP e arms;
splUirrn hprest
10 rju j'ji2 i3
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47" 1 pa f ' iJT! 50 pnrj5"5
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bis easy compliment The wound
was deep enough already.
Ha studied her. "I dtdnt sup
pose you would remember."
"Remember?" The right shad
of bewilderment in her tone de
nied the swift sweet stab of pain
the memory brought her.
(To Be Continued)
HOW IT IS MADE
After being boiled In water for
a long time, meat falls to pieces
and the substance which held the
meat fibers together is dissolved
In the water. This solution, when
cooled, turns to jelly and It, in
turn, is ordinary furniture glue
when dried.
LOTS OF PAPER
In the course of a year, each
person in the United States uses
an average of 50 pounds of wrap
ping paper, eight pounds of fine
papers, 80 pounds ot paper
boards, 21 pounds of magazines
and books, and 120 postage
stamps.
Headquarters for
Bicycles
Tricycles
Wagons
Lionel Trains
A Small Deposit Holds
Anything Until Christmas
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SHOP
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10 Male singer.
13 Heavenly
body.
14 Rib.
16 Relative.
17 Mister (abVr.)
19 Seek.
JFlRT
21 Exaltation.
23 Symbol tot
nickel.
24 Electrical en
gineer (abbr.).
25 Issue.
130 Dessert.
31 Secret foreign
agent.
VERTICAL
1 Music note.
2 Sick.
3 Cut
lengthwise.
4 Student of
immortality,
5 Transpose
(abbr.).
6 Deserves.
7 Vermont
(abbr.).
8 No.
9 Senior
(abbr.).
35 Completes.
36 Plant parts.
39 One who gives
40 Sign.
44 Weapons.
45 Toward.
48 Beverage.
49 Apt.
51 Honey
producer.
84 Tellurium
(symbol).
55 Land measure.
56 Symbol for
lithium.
58 Like.
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