SERIAL STORY
HIS CHRISTMAS CAROL
BY ADELAIDE HAZELTINE
COPYRIGHT. 141.
NEA SIRVICX. INC
' " THD ITOItri TfcK turn of An
tra Darbon'a will apaelfrlB
taaf kla aaeralary Caral. aa4 At
taar aaaalaraa, a a a 1 1 illtt
araataar ar aat fcla alaraar
Aair la imtlnr the aaalaeaa ar
aarajaa 1a ala fathcr'a poller at
aarrlca la faa aaaplr1 ant Carol
ora aaa Iot4 Xmr alaea alrl
kooC la a aiaralt apo. liar aaart
alaka wara AaSr, aarraatlr la
voir vrllk alack Liana Jaltaa,
' turn a aiaaaawaaenc om ta a
erapalaaa Mr Harrlck, vrknaa
alr laa la la aaaka aaaaar. saa
kaowa tkaf mnlraa Aaay meaaa
kla ware aaA lakra am ka will
laaa tka alara a eaaritr kr m vola
tka armajta "-larr" tka loat wUl
arartdaa (or. Baek-aaaatB Har
rtrk blaaaaa aaiplora BIU naea
for tka tarLaat alaTatar aedaaat
tkat laiaraa aowaaor Jnky, al-tkaa-k
Klekr alacoTcra tkat Bill
hmi report tka lcvatra aaaai
tloa aa waa aot to htaaae. Hr
rlrk alaa takoa rrcolt for caak
.SjoatMaata aiada ta raateaarra
kr Carol wlkojt kla kaawlods-o.
la Ba affort to aava tka atorr'o
twpatatioa. At tka aanval atoro
Krtr Aadr klaaaa Carol laaMeatea
la taraaak wltk I.lada. Koat
Jar Carol kada tka wllla aaTclop
la tka nail. Hat tka will la aoaa,
a a a .
CAROL FUUSDI
CHAPTER Xm
"AROL, holding the empty en
velope which should have
contained Mr. Dearborn's will,
atood in the vault, puzzled beyond
expression. Someone must have
come to that ledger before her.
Someone had found the will.
But why leave the envelope?
' And, most Important of all, why
hadn't the will been turned over
to the proper authorities?
Swiftly her mind tabulated the
people who had access to the vault, ;
The head cashier, the girls in the
credit office, Mr. Herrick, Andy,
herself. Any one of them could1
have referred to the inventory rec
ord and found the will.
Andy?
What if ha had found the wtH,
read it, been angry at its con
tents and decided to suppress it
or destroy it? It would be no more
than human for him to do so. But.
It would be dishonorable. It would
brand him as a cheat
She heard someone approaching,
and quickly shoved the envelope!
back into the book. She climbed
to the stool and replaced the ledg
er on the shelf. She wouldn't take-
it now. She'd have to think. She'd
have to decide what to do with this
disturbing new knowledge about
the will.
Back in her office, the phone in
terrupted her thoughts. She an
swered It
The switchboard girl said,:
"You're wanted in Mr. Eerrick'a
office, Carol."
."I am? Why?"
"Don't know, but you'd better
hurry, honey. Be roared in my ear
like a foghorn lion!"
- The girl hadn't exaggerated.
Carol found Mr. Herrick pacing his
office very much like a caged
: beast
He whirled on her. "Youi" ha
i growled. "Who do you think you
fare? Manager of the store?"
She stepped back, her cheeks
(blanched. "I I dont understand,
(Mr. Herrick."
' Dont understand? t suppose
you think you can get away with
writing a check for f 300!"
" She sank into a chair. So that
mta it Her palms pressed tight
ly together were cold and damp.
"I you see "
- "Five hundred dollars!" he
relied. "And the bank was crazy
enough to cash it Lucky I
checked our balance myself!"
"I" she began again. Her
own voice sounded strange.
. "To an' old lady I fired because
her hand shook so hard she
couldn't sign a sales check!"
- Carol drew a long breath, said.
!T could explain if you knew
bout" .
e
CHB caught herself. No, she
couldn't tell him about the
twill. She had refused to reveal
pts contents to save Andy. She
couldn't reveal them now to save
herself.
His small eyes narrowed. "I
ought to throw you in Jail. It if.
"weren't for the unfavorable pub
licity, rd send you up for em bez
el ement!"
Carol's lips trembled. "I
eorry for her," she stammered.
His mouth curled. "I suppose
she promised you a cut?"
She wanted to slap his bulky
.face. She went weak with anger.
"I knew it was what Mr. Dear
born would have done," she re
torted miserably.
"Mr. Dearborn?" He pushed his
Elg head forward and glared at
er. "Mr. Dearborn is dead. His
on has turned the management
tot the store over to me and I'm1
idamn well going to manage it!"
i She stared at him numbly.
' ' "You'll never do it again." He
fblt the words in two. "You're
gred. . Fired! Now get out! To-
She opened her lips to
rose from her chair.
! "Don't stand there and look ati
pie. Can't you understand Eng
Blah? You're fired."
I Fired!
' She made her way blindly back
iw ner oince. Andy was gone. For
Ithat she was thankful. She didn't
iwant to face him now.
; He had taken a stand when he
refused the money to Miss Fanny.
He had' backed up Mr. Herrick in
Bill's dismissal. He wouldn't be
likely to reverse Mr. Herrick In
this.
Mr. Herrick wanted her out of
Jhe way, she was sure of that and
He had used Miss Fanny's case as
an excuse. After all, he had taken
EfjJ," '" the good will of Mrs.
Milllgan and Mrs. G rover and ha
must know that Carol's presence
wres a constant threat to that
CHE began to gather up her per
onal belongings. A box of
powder, her little mirror, the half
used package of cleansing tissue,
her; fountain pen, a calendar she
wed. She could carry everything
"scent the small file case Mr.
Dearborn had given her for per-
isonal memoranda. She would have
i to come back for it
She could get another Job In
time. It wasn't that But out of
the store, she could no longer stand
between Mr. Herrick and the peo
ple. She would fail Mr. Dear
born. She would tail Andy, too.
Bill came that evening as soon
as he heard the news. He was
irate, urged her to let him go
to Andy for her. He was loyal
enough to believe that whatever
she had done was for the good of
the business.
She refused to let him interfere.
"No, BUI. It's something Andy
would never understand. You
wouldn't let me intercede for you.
You can't do it for me."
"Then you and Mary are going
out to dinner with me," he said
firmly. "You can't sit here and
mope."
"Thanks. BUI." She grasped his
hand affectionately. "I'm not up
to it You take Mary."
But Carol" He looked at Mary
and Carol saw anticipation in both
faces. They couldnt hide their
love any longer.
She had known since the night
of the party. Mary had been un
able to conceal it Now aha read
it in Bill's eyes, too.
She was glad. Bill was genuine
and deserved someone like Mary.
Someone who really loved him.
"Nice going. Bill," she said
gently.
He searched her eyes before ha
answered. "Perfect" he said.
They went off happily together.
Carol tried to read a magazine
but too much had happened that
day to let her mind find peace.
Her thoughts were torn between
the memory of Mr. Herrick's angry
words and the image of an en
velope which could have settled
everything had it not been empty!
Reluctantly, she answered the
Insistent ringing of her doorbell.
She didn't want to see anyone.
She wanted to be alone to think.
She hadn't expected to open the
door to Andy Dearborn!
(To Be Continued)
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lasts but a single day. For this
reason, It must fall on wet
ground In order to grow.
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