The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1935, Page 27

mm&m%%w&wwmmag «1 W The Soul Ghristmas Story By Agnes Myérs ~ It was Christmas eve and Jane = | Harrison was preparing to close the | Book and Gift Shop after a busy day. | The door cpened and an elderly man wearing spectacles and a white muf- 1 hurriedly. Setting aside his gloves and cane, and hastily scanning the shelves, he |said: “I have but a few moments §|to make a selection; perhdps you could assist me. Something for an Cldmlv lady.” ““Hi are some ‘book~ he remarked The gentleman raised a pair of surprised eyes and wonderingly sur- veyed the girl, rather than the books. Drawing a wallet from his inner coat he re- plied. | “My dear young excel- ce has tempted me to take all three.” Handing Jane a card he continued ** Please have 'm sent over to ¥ Adelaide kins, Burton Street, number 78.” Thanking her he dashed out tof his cab and was gone. | “Seventy-eight Burton Street!” sped Jane, “and the delivery boy gone for the night on his last round.” Locking the store and with Miss | Adelaide Perkins' gift in the hollow | of her arm, the tired girl started off | {on her errand. Merry Christmas! HERE’S LUCK and Cheer and Happy Days All Year — and No Perhaps. delightful gift] el a A el A A A A S S S A A A U IN THE SPIRIT OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP FROM US TO YOU! th | pe |lived in Edgebrook on a small in- | come. She attended Miss Edmond | “Getting DAUGHTER IS UNEXPEGTED XMAS PRESENT \ Mrs. Burke wept a little as she | trimmed the Christmas tree. ‘‘This | will be the last time,” she thought.| “Next Christmas I'll be alone in the world.” Her son whistied as he shaved. dolled up,” his mother | thought. “All for that girl.” She held a bright bulb aloft as though | she must dash it to the floor, thought | tter of it, and hung it on the tree. “Ready, mother? Tl drop you at | church on the way over to Doro- thy's.” 1 “In just a minute, son,” Oh my son, my son, why must you leave me? Your first Christmas seems only yesterday. The beautiful old anthems filled the church. “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son—" The text: “More blessed to give than to recei Sacrifice. I must give up my son. His happiness means more than mine. They were waiting for her in front | of the church, young and happy. “Say, mother, Dorothy—" “I couldn’t have you spending your Christmas alone, Mrs. Burke. We're see—my brother got married last | gwoemommoes: e | suminer, and T know just how we Aeu: that we were losing him, and so forth. But I really gained a dear sister, and so I want you to be just my other mother, and think of us as your children.” Joy swept back into Mrs. Burke's heart. “Such a wonderful Christmas prz ent!” she cried. A daughte) (Helen Ga:srard ) Steals Base, Leg IS Broken SANTA BARBARA, Cal, zecond base in a baseball game here, but he broke his leg doing it. The freak accident occurred on a ' double steal. at Mecham slid into second, the um- | pire ruled him safe on a close de- cision. FLGWERS ‘LALL’ GENY | Dec. 21.— | | Frank L. Mecham successfully stole NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Flowers, and | not football, will be the professional career of Willie Geny, Vanderbilt's captain and end. After talking with several pro gridders and coaches who highly re. ommended the game, Geny says now Lhal he has plans to enter his fam- | The fracture occurred ' ¥ Iray Years Ago— Folks jogged along in the family gig To wish their friends Exactly what We wish today—— Merry Christmas Special Delivery KELLY BLAKE ) [ | [ " i ! | i | | : P for Girls as a day student|} ved a very thorough edu- he evenings Jane worked brary Her mother | and Jane had gone to | S(mn is was Perkins address the door | t the % | was opened by an elderly lady. “My| gé odness, child! A package for me! tep in.” But before she could | 5 am for Perkins.’ zé!gmu@&z:@g@gw Ty glass her | are my round in may,” said y nieces, the Bos- | worth girls, They are driving down | from Hartford tomorrow afterngon | and will be here for tea with me around five.” ““Your nieces the Bosworth girls!” exclaimed Jane; “not Emile and Su- san! Why they were my best friends at Miss Edmonds' school,” and thoughts of Edgebrook dashed through her mind. The June commencement — Richard Bos- worth, the tall brother, up from the city for the festivities. “And don't for- forget, tomorrow at five,” called Miss Perkins as Jane was depart- ing. The next afternon Jane helped | Miss Perkins put the finishing touch- les to a table set in blue china of | |2 | { | | of a motor, then merry voices in the hall. Emille, Susan, Richard, Un- cle Carroll, the elderly gentleman who had sent the books, were greet- ing Miss Perkins. “Why, Jane Harrison!” gasped the Bosworth girls in one breath. Then followed such excited excla- mations; the bliss of renewed friend- R | ship. | With a rustle of her silken skirts | Miss Perkins led the way to the din- ing room. Jane sat opposite Rich- ard. She liked the strength of his broad shoulders, his well modulated voice and his clear honest eyes. Richard was beaming across the table at the young woman in the blue frock; her gquaint charm, rippling laughter, the glance of her brown | eyes and the lift of her pretty shoul- | de As the happy gathering moved into the sitting room Jane felt the cozy warmth of a large hand, gripping her {own slim one. Looking up, she smil- ed into Richard’s firm and under- standing face. Uncle Carroll, with an approving i 'nod, stroked his beard like a proph- PN |et, and reflected upon the words of the poet: Charms strike the sight But merit wins the soul. R A prehistoric temple ‘“‘Gigantia” is Jocated on Gozo, an island of the Maltese group in the Mediterranean. | e, — The cathedral at Grado, an island of the province of Trieste, Italy, was WE WISH EVERYONE CHRISTMAS GLADNESS and NEW YEAR HAPPINESS! CALL 1 CARDINAL CAB CO. her first Christ- | & L rebuilt in the sixth century. ay the Spirit of Christmas enrich you... With a Joy that nothing can mar; May Peace abide on your hearthstone—— On Your Pathway s e s