SERIAL STORY
HIS CHRISTMAS CAROL
BY ADELAIDE HAZELTINE
COPYRIOMT. 141,
NCA tlKVtCI. INC.
THH iTORYl The ttrma of Al
4 raw Dm r bora's mill apMlfytn
tht Ilia aecretarr Crolt nd ftva
thrr employ" ahull J d r
Whether or not hla playboy bob
, Andy la rnnnlnjr the btulnna c
, aordJn hla fnthrr'a policy oC
"aerrlc to tba people, put Carol
who baa lort-4 Andy alnco a;lrl
fcood In difficult apot. Iter heart
, alnka whra Andy, currently- 1b
rolrrd with aleek Linda Julian
tnrna wanajremtnt orer to am
rrspaloua Mr. Her rick, whoao
only Idea fa to mako money. Her
rick blames employ Hill Rete
for the. toyland elerator accident
that lajnrca nnnboy Nicky. Her
rick alia taken credit for cash
adjustments mad to cnatomera
by Carol with out hla kvowledjre
In an effort to novo th atore'a
reputation. At tho annnal a tor
Early Andy kUaea Carol, Indies tea
o la tbronsh with Mnda. Next
day Carol flnda tho wllPa envelop
la th vault, but tho will ta icon.
Herrlck then Urea her for wrlilajr
retirement check for an employ
ho haa dismissed, nlthourk a rain
ha wan only foltowtnjr tho Dear
horn policy. Heturnlnar to tho
' atoro for a fllo aho haa forn-ottea,
aho orerhcar Andy tell Ins; Her
rlck ho known tho truth about
the elevator accident and tho
. adjustments Carol haa ma da.
- Herrlck then aaya ho know tho
whereabouts of th will, tries t
blackmail Andy Into letting1 him
run tho store and forajettlna; tta
A- tho store to aearvh for the will.
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. CHAPTER XVII
WHKN light flooded Mr. Hep
" rick's office, Carol stood para
lyzed, staring.
Andy Dearborn stared bade at
her. "Carol! You here?"
"I I she stammered. Her
hands trembled like a schoolgirl's
caught stealing the teacher's apple.
"I you see "
"Secretary turns burglar?" He
ft x ! asked quietly. A hint of gentleness
i - in rus lone snouia nave reassurea
4"V her. But it didn't
j "You're looking tor the will?"
i,x . "Yes. Because you would like to
see it destroyed! Because you
srent man enough to lace the con
sequences afraid what Mr. Her
rlck says is true, that your father
wouldn't trust you with the store!''
"What good would it do for you
to find it?" His eyes probed hers.
- "I could see your father's wishes
respected. No matter whom it
nurtsl" ,
"You think I'm afraid It will
hurt me?" he asked tavelly.
She bit her lips, nodded numbly.
"In the last few days," he con
tinued, "I've learned a little of
what you did for me. You knew
Mrs. Milligan and Mrs. Grover
thanked me for their refunds.
Well, I've had dozens like them.
Small complaints that you cor
rected. Miss Fanny, too, came to
tell me about her chicken farm.
They all spoke of the letters I was
supposed to have written."
f .- t ,, - ' "
"I didnt dream they'd come In
person."
"It all made me realize what
I should be doing. I did some
.checking up on Herrlck and found
that be was taking credit for
verything you did, found that
he blamed Bill unfairly."
' "Yes, I know. I was near the
office when you told Mr. Herrlck
he was through. It made me
jproud of you," she faltered, "for
minute. Then I heard Mr. Her-.
rick's proposition and, practically,
your consent to it I guess it won't
do any good for me to argue that
you're wrong in letting him de
etroy the will?"
"Would it make any difference
to you?" There was a new light
In his eyes. It twisted her heart
with the torture of loving a man
she couldn't respect
r She lifted her chin. "Yes, Andy,
it would make a difference." Her
- eyes told him why but her lips
1 jwere quick to deny it "You see,
"; il promised your father that his
'wishes would be followed."
jfc 'S you were Poking the
will to keep your pledge to
him? That's like you, Carol. But
Herrlck would never hide it in his
ir office. He told me that if it should
. be found it could never be traced
ini to him. That suggested a plant to
Z.O me. And I was right."
W. "A plant? I thought of that, too.
J' I looked several places."
S;- "But not the one place he
t7yt would be most likely, to put it"
His hand went into his breast
r t pocket and withdrew a long fold--
ed paper. "I have it here, Carol."
o ; "But where in the world did
.'! you And the will?"
iirrn
'The last place you would have
looked. In one of those old city
directories in your office!"
"In my office?" she gasped.
-Yes. He knew if it were
jr.- found there I'd never prosecute
you and without that his own
guilt couldn't be proved."
"It can't matter, can it Andv?"
She was remembering that he
wanted it destroyed anyway. "I
suppose you put Mr. Herrick off
only so you could get the will
and do away with it yourself.
Now you won't have to sien his
ri contract" she finished tonelessly.
J.Z "I put Herrick off because I
en, wanted, to find the will. Yes.
That's right But I don't expect
to destroy It" he said with de
termination. "I want it to be
recorded, respected, followed." He
paused before he added, "Even
if it means I lose everything. I'm
not too old to start over. There's
nothing to keep me from founding
a store of my owa My father
B"! did it with no capital except his
i two hands and a willingness to
work. I can do it, too!"
' Her heart swelled with gratitude
V. as it echoed his words. He could
- do it, too. But perhaps he wouldn't
have to.
: , "Then you didn't Intend to
... agree to Mr. Hcrrlck's proposl
; tion?"
? "No. He' through. I only put
$ him off to give me time to find
i the will."
"Oh, Andyl" The two small
Wds had. herjieart in thSXQ,
3t .
He could smile now. "Well, are
we going to read this will?"
She could smile with him.
"Yes, Andy, we're going to read
it"
But Carol couldnt keep her
eyes on the pages. She wanted to
watch Andy's face.
...
CHE saw the muscles of his Jaw
tighten when he came to the
part about the Jury. She saw a
look of admiration when he read
the last paragraph which ordered
the store sold and the proceeds
given to charity.
"He'd be proud of you, Andyl"
He put his arm around her.
"You must have known something
of the conditions of the will all
the time."
"Yes." It was good to share
her secret with him. "I typed it
but I gave Mr. Dearborn my word
that I would never reveal its con
tents." "Yet you saved Dearborn's
reputation in spite of me. At
least the store will be closed with
its fine name Intact"
"It wont be closed," she said
firmly. "I'm on that Jury, too.
Ill get a hearing. I know what
you told Mr. Herrick before you
read the will. I know you're go
ing to do what your father would
have wanted."
"Yes. I've been blind to the
responsibility he always tried to
show me. But I see my way now."
"It's a way of happiness. . . ."
He drew her dose. "Yes. Yet
why should you do so much for
my father and me?"
She clung to him. "I had to do
it" she murmured Into his
.shoulder, "because"
' "Because you love me," he
said huskily. "I've been blind to
that, tod!"
Exultation swept away every
doubt she had ever had of Andy
Dearborn, bringing a warm glow
of ecstasy. Here was the real
Andy,. the one she had loved for
six years.
He lifted her chin and bent to
kiss her lips.
The watchman, making his 10
o'clock round, found them in each
other's arms.
THE END
Japan seems to be trying to
get some kind of record for
ruthless barbarity in the con
duct of her war. Senator Bark
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THIS CURIOUS WORLD
By William
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Answer to Previous 'Puzzle
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(abbr.).
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(Pi.).
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suit in card
playing.
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the temporal
bone behind
the ear.
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substance.
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