The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1930, Page 12

Anyway, She | Tha | “You w ave sq Dave.” | “Maybe | mayb b | n up “Don't not pl wn Dave {and by i he had oc to him, and he would kiss| derly and a little differently | she was so soon to be his| | But Dave had not counted on ul‘ man’s wil 1 what comes of At eight A, havirg se- acher’s certificate, ap- nd was acc 1 by chool some distance all enthusiasm he inge in- s he gre ipporting world. with Sylvia| Dave may have shared her ex- at driven the | citement, but not her enthusiasm. T eager to|He told her so. r Sylvia,| “Why, Dave Holden, I'm sur- t nt to dally :H\:: ed at you!” Sylvia x:«»m-xvd ¢ mnq to sport and ytcnms "l“"\{)‘{‘f.:‘,kecp from thidking he worked 0 "‘er; you would be glad to see | ticularly one Jack F“ on D""‘A‘reverishly‘ early and late. But ie there never had been | me t a chance.” | name was »or.cn on her lips ;u | thoughts would come, in spite of all| gements between | course, I want you to ha had a feeling of being taken ab a .. 004 dqo to stop them. Parti- semed necessary ined, “but | disadvantage. Instead Of WOOINE|oyjay)y e the Christmas season | chance for | Sy er” so lon Suppos 1 is paying m In another or two | affections d of | “I ain't | sarcastical 1 then Sylvia would say her tempting into words, but a' Teas MAY I'T BE FILLED WITH THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE. THE NEW YEAR MAY IT BE FILLED WITH PLENTY FOR ALL. THE CITY OF JUNEAU THOS. B. JUDSON Vavor or him to put some- | “He’s Pretty Strong, Dav “Better Be Careful.” : - | certain shyness held him back. | very she”knew whidt' he meant.|scme day pe: ed hand e +his 11 be fine” she he admitted. that time u'll one of I won't c o farming or nof you worry over t But Dave worried, just the same, she had given second term he via for himself he bluntly charg- A man's | ed, her with having transferred her [$he old" 2ait ) dowes on e HEHEC] to Fulton. blam you,” he ly. “No dcubt he is sald. | via teased. “Better be careful:” make a good farmer,| Whereupon Dave lost his tem- “And | careful, and maybe hav & then | through!” at nning on taking up I'm|j with | ¢; sheik—not with a big boy | goi > Holden running around Dave. Dave ni knew enough | casion for it. Sylvia's talk | «All rig om crops and coun-|said and whisked herself out of s and all things of the' his preser T |in a huff and never had written i | supper, waiting to hear his mis- | sion. % | When they were seated on either ; | alone?” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, DEC. 21, 1930. fine foll But ps we'll sce \vhl':h‘ a e best man.” ‘He's pretty strong, Dave,”. Syl- | per altogether. “Maybe I should be| you should be| ful, too. What I'm saying 1~.| se town | either you give him up, or I'my That was tco much for the spiy“r d Sylvia. Whether or not sh".: red for Jack Fulton, she wasn't| g to take orders about it from! had actually | him, although | opportunity ; asked her to r you're through!” she Dave had not expected that re! sult, but he had gone too far to| retreat. He had thought that Syl-| via would bow to his ultimatum.| |Her curt rejection hurt his pride more than anything he had thoug‘ht‘ possible, He felt that he had sud-| |denly lost all faith in human na- ture, and that life among his old| | associates would be intolerable. So| he drew his wages, gathered up his| equipment, and trekked into- the! | foothill country to the very tarthes:f homestead on the map. | He found a place by a mountain stream, cut down spruce logs, andi | built himself a cabin. When winter | |set in he began cutting posts and| !rmls for fencing on his farm. Tc} drew near his mind would turn to What ample preparations would be | I‘ymng on in his mother’s kitchen! 2 What stacks of food! What happy chatter, sobered a bit perhaps be- cause of the boy who had left home | back! And Sylvia! Sylvia would be | home now for the Christmas vaca- i tion. Perhaps this Fulton fellow | would be visiting with her. | * Dave turned with a shrug and shoved more wood into his rusty “I Am Jack Fulton. Perhaps You I meet him [ i No greater joy can any man have than the spirit generated by the happiness of others brought about by the thought- fulness and unselfishness of Christmas . Gifts and Happy Greetings----and now ' as you sit in the peace and the joy of your own home on this day of days A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR IS OUR WISH TO YOU Juneau Young Hardware Co. stove. After all, he told himself, he was not so badly off. He had a. cabin and plenty of fuel. He had{- a dog, and a gun, a team of hors- | es, half a dozen yearling calves. He was taking comfort in such | thoughts when suddenly his dog# ang up, barking. Dave was on feet in an instant, his gun in his hand. Perhaps a deer or a bear had wandered into his little clear- | ing. : At that moment came a knock, something which never before had happened on his cabin door. For an instant Dave hesitated, then swung the door open. The light fell on the figure of a young man. “Are you Dave Holden?” the ctranger inquired. “Yes. Come in.” The stranger entered. Dave made | him comfortable and gave him ‘, ! Have Heard of Me?” i 1 | | | side of the hot stove the stranger “beuan. “I am Jack Fulton,” he | said. “Perhaps you have heard of me.” Dave's veins seemed to freeze. | “What brings you here?” he de- | manded. “Can’t you leave: me Fulton kept his temper. “No, not under the circumstances. Let me tell you—I will be brief. I.am the principal of the school where | Miss Palmer teaches. All through the term I have seen she was wor- rying. At last I asked her . why. | Naturally she was diffident at first, | but finally told me. She is wearing her heart out for you.” Dave faced him. “Is this true, and why do you tell me? I thought—" “Because I am to be married to a little girl of my own at Easter, and I think I know how both of you feel. So I got your location | from the homestead officials, and | took my Christmas vacation to look you up. I hope you are not an- noyed by my interest?” Dave seized his hand. “And I thought all the time—" | “Never mind what you thought! | 've walked in from the nearest | rancher’s. If you have a team that | can travel you can make the rails ".vny station by morning, and eat | yvour Christmas turkey at Sylvia | Palmer’s. I'll stay and look after | your cattle. It will be a real holi- | day for me” But Dave had both his hands in his. “My friend! I don’t know what 1 can say—" “Say it to Sylvia! T'll give you ¢ix days to get back. And bring her | with you, or I'll charge you for | time!” ¢ i “I'll bring her with me—or you | can keep the farm,” said Dave, who was already climbing into his henv& cvercoat. | Christmas Day A day meaning much for all People ----- a day to celebrate and make merry 3 So, in the same conscientious way in which we serve you, we extend the Greetings of the Season to You and Yours. DIME & DOLLAR BUILDING & AND LOAN ASSOCIATION H. J. EBERHART, Local Representative TSR VRO P -2\ [ v g Mo A SRS PESREEY PUn P Jymevals smacis s s il as fiy