The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 20, 1936, Page 18

d. Five matches later, he found | Merr least I can find my way claimed, while getting ready to r GHR|STMAS ing of his first merry one in many tire” he grumbled. years But as he jerkea at his tie, the un- HULIDAYSP[)LIDAY BUT & The Christmas Spirit, if enrite there be. must have fled in dismay from old Silas Wentworth for a crustier, hart Christ- such a THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, DEC. 20, 1936 P T sound of a smothered sob came to him through the hot ter. Paul wanted to be| but sobs did things to him and it took him just three minutes to locate .the door from behind which was darkness and those sobs. And because a thoughtless land- lady had failed to provide the lovely nistakable reg JUST FOR TWO mas-spirited man would be hard to tne family on and lonely girl with an extra bit of imagine. e so I won't in case the rather unre- Yet Sally Blaine, his clerk an: wyself down the; power company service dis- hookkeeper, had the temerity to|in Martinville, Mr. Howard,” Paul ed without notice, \\asntthv bring Christmas into the stor s employer. That's how only reason for the sobs. | stringing lines of tinsel yending Sli- Being in a noisy city where folks | ¥# Old Silas, coming to Work, stoppe and stared at this unusual addition to the colored globes and pater medicines with which his windows were adorned. Sally Blaine, rather frightened | prepared sttt .| change,” she explained. Jean Hatha- | &l now, looked up. “Merry Christmas, |f \ew detective fiction before 'way, she said was her name. \ -3 Mr. Wentworth.” |1eaving the city an, I said the same thing and Silas surveyed the store grimly. Before another half hour had /be we were both right only that | i “Take it down!” ssed, Paul tossed the book aside and suddenly he became | But Sally hesitated began pacing the floor. Here assed but struggled on, “that and “I said take it down. More of ilone at last on one Christ- it is all okey if you don’t have to 5 your fool notions! What's this? fa from too-concerned escape alone. Just one for company “Dickens’ Christmas Carol, sir and friends for celebrating is about the He thrust the book on a bact crowning insuls, without ht number. What do you think. . t . 3 shelf. “Humph! Don't let me catch |, nt's warning, the little light |Jean?” W h ) f ll h h pp { ",d you reading on the job.” th ,,( ung on a single cord fr ‘Alone together! It doesn't make ls (’S or a e a lness a “Yes, sir. I'm sorry about the dec- | the ceiling, flickered and went out. Sense as for English, but it does . orations lacreat this is the end! T won. Christmas-edly speaking!” and the -h h ’ H l d S (1R At nine o'clock on Christmas eve|ger what they do here when the light of the candle burned high and cneer t at t e oLt ay eason silas saw out his last customer, and | jights go out—go to bed, I suppose!” Proud on that holiday for just two. began putting up the shutters. It|ne muttered disgustedly. But just e b ;::;fl:o?‘j::\o Jout st e Rt me he began scratching The northwestern part of AliSka can bestow. B Shout the lock 1ib, DB s es to hunt for a pa ble kero- contains 400,000 squares miles of S @ ene lamp he might have over-'treeless lands confronted by two men, one carry ing a revolver “Let us in and lock the door,” said the man. | Silas, his teeth chattering from’ fear more than cold, complied. “Now. youre quiet you won't get hur id the spokesman. “My | & pal here has had an accident. i 8§ need some medicines. You'll be paid all right.” “Of course; of course,” Silas an- swered, and brought out a stock of sunnlies. The man you on spoke up. wounded k Christma Silas grunted. “Tommuyroi The other man had been rummag- ing about the store. “Here he commanded. “T can't watch what you're doing. So you read aloud un- fi!‘r’ til I get through. i Silas “Christmas Carol.” Q*; He was scarcely half way through ' & when .the men paid him and left.| ¥ He threw the book down and start- ed off, but at the door he turned and sitting by the night light, read again. “So like me,” he muttered, as he finished From the wastebasket he d out the tinsel and strung it awk wardly around the store. He looked through his accounts marked “Ove due,” and selected several bills which, he marked “Paid in Full” little room in a are celebrating, asking all kinds of | i rooming house. His favors of you at the holiday mm-.; ; out to church doing the same old parties, family | & ned dinners and all that—I thought it | g, | would be nice to escape it for a| DEnREey § TOTHOSE WHO HAVE CALLED 151 HEARTY GREETINGS FROM COMET CONNORS OTOR CO; INC. é@ za i & 3 DENEIET? ""Q%Q@K%WWKWWW‘@ W%’&&%’flfiu o o DIEERIDE Graciousness Has Made It Possi For Usto Say “Tomorrow'’s Styles Today” / Merry Christmas It Is Our Sincere Wish That This Holiday Season May Be the Happiest Of All You Have Had.