SERIAL STORY
HIS CHRISTMAS CAROL
BY ADELAIDE HAZELTINE
COVHIOMT. 1t41.
MCA 9ERVICK. INC
Til 13 STOUT I Til terms ef A- i
rv Dearborn will prclfyinv I
that avrretary Carol, and Av 1
taer employ, akall f n 4
terhetacr or not hit tilnyboy aom
AMdr im runnlnjr tb tml ? ?
rordlnv t father policy of
: rrtc to the people," pot Carol
vrho loved Andy atnre lrl-
' hood, la a difficult spot. Altauush
will baa not been found, Carol
kaowa Ma Itrmi, Mad her heart
Inka when Andy, currently In
voWed with alcck LlntU Jallun
. tarns Manajrement orer to nn
crnpnloua Mr, Merrick whoa
nly Idea la to make money. Her
rick tnraa down Hill Iteece. an
" emptor In lore with Carol, on
repair for the toyland elevator.
Aa llerrlck'a policies heftta ta
Ink their toll Carol makes eak
edjuafmenta to several customers
tm uphold ta storc'a reputation
kiAwlDK It will set her In Iron bio
with Merrick but will atand Andy
In rood atead when the will la
found. Buckpasslnx: Hcrrtek Urea
Dill when toyland elevator fa lie.
lajartaa; Kicky, bat the newsboy
finds out from Carol nnd Mary
her roommate, that Bill waa not
to blame, llerrlck also takea
credit for adjustmenta Carol has
made. Andy aka her If she'll
wear m plua dress to tao ataro
...
CAROL IN COKNFLOWEB BLTJE
CHAPTER XI
M'HJS morning of the party, Carol
helped Andy collect souvenirs
lor his hall-n-half stunt She
went through every department
cf the store and visited several
outside shops before she found
enough.
She came back with her arms
full. Andy unwrapped the pack
ages, exclaiming over her choices.
There were gold horns that really
tooted; miniature drums in red,
white and blue; crazy, hilarious
bats that would turn the party
goers into mock Napoleons or Bus
ter Browns.
"I'll need a truck to carry all
cf this," Andy laughed. "I guess
111 borrow a pack from Santa
Claus."
"Oh, no, Christmas Is over,"
Carol protested. "Let's see. What
kind of a vehicle would be ap
propriate?" "I have It 'We'll get the biggest
wagon in toyland and turn it into
the spirit of Mr. Half-n-half on
wheels!"
And they did Just that Andy
borrowed artificial snow and tin
sel and covered one side of the
wagon with it Then he cut a
calendar into individual months
and pasted them on the other side.
The tongue of the wagon Carol
covered with stars. "Just fox
luck!" she laughed.
They were as delighted as two
children with the product of their
Imagination. Carol could hear the
cry of approval it would bring
when Andy pulled it through the
crowd, at the party. They would
all know that he had entered into
the gaiety of the occasion. They
would see that he was whole
hearted about It
But the more she thought of
the party the more the Idea of a
blue dress tempted her. That An
dy remembered the color of her
old one was almost too good to be
true.
She didnt need a new frock,
yet by afternoon she found her
self in the dress department fin
gering a soft crepe with tiny
rhinestone buckles at the throat
It was her shade cornflower blue
like the one she had worn six
years ago.
Faced with an uncertain future,
she shouldn't buy it But she did.
It was the only way to quiet that
Inner urge to look lovely this once
more. Lovely in blue.
...
(CHE did look lovely. When Bill
; came for her and Mary he
(stopped to admire the two of them,
pie stared at Carol. "You're
(different," be told her.
She smiled and thanked him.
She felt different She had pushed
the depressing business of the
store far down within her. Like
Cinderella, she was determined to
have one perfect evening as a gay
Interlude in her unhappy life. To
night she would forget In spite
of the wiil, in spite of everything,
she would be carefree and young!
Tonight yes, she admitted it
Tonight she would be the Carol
she had been six years ago!
I The store's big tea rooms had
been cleared of furniture and
transformed into a fairyland.
Huge white bells which the deco
rators had used in the windows
last year now hung from the ceil
ing. Compo board Christmas
angels floated ecstatically on tissue
paper clouds beside nude infants
blowing New Year's horns. The
walls were lined with a conglom
eration of every left-over property
the store afforded. Half of the
lights were draped with mistletoe
land holly. The others were hung
jwith streamers welcoming 1942.
(There was no color scheme. There
(was little rhyme or reason to any
lot it But it was typical of Dear
tborn's half-n-half party and Carol
liked it
i With Mary and Bill she stood in
the doorway and watched the
Idancers. Almost everyone was
there ahead of them. Everyone
jbut Andy and Mr. Herrick.
Mr. Herrick wouldn't come. He
had said so yesterday. Secretly,
Parol was glad of that.
But she watched eagerly for
lAndy.
Presently he came. His eyes
wept the room until they found
hers.
"My dance," he said as soon as
he reached her, asking permission
of her and BUI at once. Bill turned
away with Mary and left them to
gether. Carol slipped Info Andy's arms.
They whirled off. His dancing was
smooth, sure. It should be, sha
thought resentfully. He had taken
plenty of time to improve it
She shook off her irritation and
Ifollowed him as If they were
motivated by a single heart,
...
"TM glad you wore a blu
' dress," ha said, but his eyes
told her more.
She" let a provocative smile lin
ker on her lips.
IJXJOtwu this .way., fi m.
slsted. "Much better than th.
Carol of the Dearborn office-
She couldn't help retorting, "Im
not trying to reform you nowl"
'I'm hopeless, can t you see
thatT Let's agree to leave me in
that state."
"No." Seriousness crept into her
voice. Already she was disregard
ing her pledge to forget business
this one night "You could do so
much"
'It's like sailing a boat Carol.
You need a few sessions with the
navigator before you can under
stand the compass. Let alone try
to set the course."
She looked away, her eyes misty
with the haunting memory of a
'navigator" from whom he had
not bothered to learn the course.
The moment passed and she
again abandoned herself to the
spirit of the party.
She danced with Bill, with a
dozen others. Twice Andy claimed
her, the last time for the climax
of the evening, a starlight dance.
The music crooned softly, lne
brilliant lights in the room began
to darken. As they am, me ceil
ing glowed with artificial stars.
Their mysterious dimness cast a
spell over the dancers. The puls
ing melody of the orchestra was
accentuated only oy me rnyuim
of moving feet
Carol closed her eyes, nugging
the romance of the moment to her
heart The starlight dance with
Andy!
Unconsciously, she must have
leaned against his shoulder. His
arms tightened.
Then, startlingly swift his eager
lips touched hers. Touched and
lingered. She opened her eye
only to close them again.
Andy was kissing her.
She was filled with glowing
happiness, but only for a brief,
unreal moment
The starlight dance was over.
The lights flared up. She and
Andy were almost in front of the
door and standing there, a look of
complete disgust on her face, was
Linda Julian.
(To Be Continued)
One of the bountiful qualities
about America is that one can
be among her devoted children
and still retain in one's heart a
love for the land of one's birth.
There is no disloyalty there.
Henri Bernstein, exiled French
playwright, now seeking
American citizenship.
OUT OUR WAY
THIS CURIOUS WORLD
By William
Ferguson
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