The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 20, 1931, Page 15

- - » - - . paused a moment before he went up the rickety stairs that led to the room where dumb “Soupy” Sam would rént Lim a bed for the night for the sum of ten 73 cents, He caught sight of a slight, girlish figure staggering along the street toward him. . She stopped suddenly with groping hands, “Something wrong?® he asked gently. “I guess—I'm blind! My eyes—" were the whispered words he caught, Her wide eyes did seem sightless to him. He took her arm quickly under his. “Perhaps it 1s just for the moment. I'll be glad to take you home if you tell me where to go.” She was a slight thing, and pretty under . other circumstances, Ross thought. e learned in that briet but eventtul walk that she had been studying art in the city, but suc- cess had not come her way. The Christmas rush in the stores had given her an opportunity to earn money. The lights had bothered her after the strain her eyes had been under in her studying and that night on her way home dark- ness deeper than the night had come over them, A rigid faced landlady came to the. door. In a moment Ross glimpsed the situation. The wom heard the explanation with a scow and he decided to wait until he had Been the helpless girl to her room. Then he said quietly “Look after her well see that you are pald. “She has Ner room paid until Sunday night. After that the city will take care of her—aunless she has the cash Sunday night. You look like a bum to m. it if you get the money, all right,” the woman said shortly. Ross smiled. “You have my num- and I will Swedish Christmas Day Dinner Important Event ber; but I'll have the money. Be good to her. -She’s a mére kid and up against it.” HRISTMAS dinnér in . 8weden “So am 1" she replied sharply. | since time fmmemorial has been/ The next morning early he was at| the subject of the special care and an agency. He stepped to the desk thought of the Swedish honsewlfa) Just in time to hear & man say,! A typical Christmas day dinner is That'd.no Job e me ! L on.| this: A consomme, bofled fish with “I'll take it,” Ross agreed. potatoes and.fried buttersauce, ham The clerk smiled, “This job 1s with fried potatoes, mash.of apples driving a truek for the construction | and: sweet plums, porridge of rice company at Millburg. The truck and milk, and “klenets” and jam, carries explosives.” $ The rice pudding is made of the For two days Ross drove the very best rice, well cooked with truck. Saturday night he received milk and water, and, according to his two days’ pay and hurried to 30 tradition, an almond, but only -one, East street, paid the grim land- has to be hidden in the parridge lady rent for another week, an1 before it s served. Lucky the boy talked for cne long happy hour with or girl who finds the almond; it i3 the girl he had vowed to ald. Her sald that they then should be mar- eyes had improved a little, and un- | rled within the year. The Jast dish der his quiet determination she of the Christmas dinner is the sa- agreed to rest during the coming ealled “klenet,” a special little pag week. - 'try‘ :lnadebln various shapes and “I—I don’t see why you are so boiled in butter and served bot or good to me,” she said hesitatingly at cold with jam. These traditions are parting. | still kept in every Swedish house. Her hand sought his. “But—your hold, and everybody agrees that voice out of the darkness—I know!| there is no real Christmas without 0O, I know!” these traditional dishes, The next week, the fates seemed to take a hand in remolding his life, e D Wanted Package X-Rayed A dentist's little boy came down ) the other morning with a package that wasn't to be open till Christ- nas and asked ¢n hova ft X-rayed. SGARF PINS FOR MEN HAVE COME BACK IN FAVOR Gold Ga r,,t_';a—\" Trappings Also Pléase Male Sex_Now b 3 ) s By ELEANOR RUTTENBER The temporary abseénce of the scarf pin from the scene has been a sore trial to generous women. They have felt its absence far more than the men themselves since their selection of gifts was curtailed. Men suffer terribly from the herd instinct and so would not dream of wearing a scarf pin in a world devoid of them. A few brave leaders among men finally ven- tured forth sporting a chaste || pearl in their smartly knotted ties, and_before long they had volun- teers for the great adventure of recapturing the lost scarf pin. If you never get anywhere but to the movies, you must know that the scarf pin has returned for which let's ;give three .rousing cheers. Pearls and moonstones be it known . are the choice of the well-dressed man and it i8 the and one event followed another speedily. He looked up from his en- gine to see his father's fur-coated figure and hear him say: “Lad, one of my engineer friends ! here spotted you and told me. It's| almost Christmas. 1 feel that 1] have been unjust to you—but won't you come home?” “ Ross' mind lingered on the word | “Christmas,” and he said simply, “I | will—if I can bring some one with | me. No, not my wife, but a girl I| hope to make my wife.” So it came about that one event- | ful evening Ross bent over a pale, | flower-like face and looked into | dark eyes to which a great city | physii had brought the blessing | of sight; and she said: “Dear, what a dream it seems! This beautiful home—and you with me! And just a few weeks ago, you and I down—" “In the depths, sweetheart. I be- gan to climb out the moment I saw you that night.” “And you took me with you—" the chime of far-away bells broke into her words with distant music —*"what are those bells?” she asked wonderingly. He touched her lips with his. “Christmas bells, little girl, ringing out the old for us—forever!” allllllllllllllfillllMIIIMIIIIIllllllllflllIIIIIIIllmIIMMIIMMWMMIWIIIMMMMIMIMWWWM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII_II_IIIIII-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Christmas Greetings AND New Year'sWishes TO ALL ALASKA LAUNDRY In Appreciation The holiday season again affords ‘us an opportunity to extend Greetings to our friends and patrons — and wish them all—happiness in the days ahead. THE : " FLORENCE SHOP TRIANGLE BUILDING e ot e . “ stone and scores, 1i B nks. not, the It he is so. fi knight of the scarf pin. that loyalty extends to. all -his tles, he will welcome thode crys- tals again, alohe or matched to i i B, s ., B that activi- Once upon & time.it was. ings, black . silk;:gartérs place of commoner to you as & gifs, be they . will § iIIIIIIIIIII||IlllllllllllllllllIllllIIIllllllllillfllllIllllIlllmflmfllflflmIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllfllIMIllIllllIIIIlflNIIIIIIIWIIIIIIMIIIIIIIlIIMII|IIIIIIIllIIIIIWIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMII appeal ladies who wore gold garter tre) now it 4s . equipped with gold slides and ngs. Before you ‘decide on that gola Or stlver belt buckle better make sure . that the belt has not been discarded in favor of the re- vived suspender. Do not be sur- prised to find out that it is belts today and suspenders tonight. Hospitality implies the free use of cigarettes and no home is real- 1y, well set up unless there are cigarette: boxes and ash trays galore.. Table lighters are another welcome gift, and some doubting Thomas has ned a cigarette holder with a compartment for 3 WW‘W the . belief that | Some men still usé matches. These combination cigarette and mm:i: holders are in the fashiondble combination of silver and black enamel. L gy Among - the smartest, . eigarette) boxes . seen was a perfectly plaial silver box, its' 1id engraved with: a bridge score. Another, mare dec- orative because more colorful, had its silver lid divided to farm the frames for cigarette packages, slipped under glass and indicating, of course, the brands contained; within. Centered By Lighter Smokers’ trays are usually cens tered by a lighter, a silver horse for instance obligingly - concealed under his silver saddle. Some of BEF i i ES ; } i 2 By 2 ! E {1 ¥ ik 8 31 ! h 54 T ? H § Bg : i clalty of knowing i i ! E 4 5 e Very Merry Christmas _ TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS