The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1937, Page 16

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, DEC. 21, 1937. \d \ take care of you. Will you marry me, Caroline? A yes would be the most marvelous Christmas present in the world. I love you. o | “Stephen.” She laughed a little. She cried a little. Then she went to the man- . tel and snatched down a photograph of herse.'. This she cut up lmol small jagged pieces. On several M she wrote a single word, which, when » put together, read, “I have gone all to pieces, missing you.” Then on the mouth of her pictuxed face, she MARTHA BANNIKGT: OMAS added the single word “Ye: | | These pieces she quickly wrapped el 7 Caroline told herself a dozcn times "oy o s bfl,\ e ‘lo il a.nd o Ze = & patched it by a messenger, who ad- a day that she did not care whether . " 28 E mitted that a gentleman had given s she heard from Stephen or not. ot ok s - P he Whitt ' possibie > difference . cou it to him, who was staying at the i e could 1t rpy in town. make now, after all these months o i 2 In another hour Caroline was not of silence? > y " 4 & alone with her bright fire and holly. \ And here it was Christmas eve.!y 0" opnig g g . Nuls ! messagel. Not a il ‘Oh, ny ristmas Eve was what it Bt B l'“ i g ;rx the should be. Stephen declared he had mndow Ohie i l*‘ % ( 'v\\‘(m ; been too scared to come himself * all and sent the puzzle as a test-case. (> self the luxury of reernt {THen he. Hussd her ! Fires burned brizhtly n el hearth. Holly hunyg above the raan- tel Snow outside, cheer witlin, . That was all she required. She hummed a tune in false gayety. | A ring at the door. Stephen! No, ‘o Just a messenger boy with a box. . Caroline’s fingers crackled the red cellophane unwrapping it. No card.| Just crazy dozens of jig-saw puz- zles. i She walked restlessly about the room. Then she returned to the| box. Black and white pieces onl_\-.l Idly she fitted a few together, lean- ed closer and frowned. Familiar| hand-writing. Stephen’s hand-writ- | ing! I Excitedly she bent above the puz- zle fitting the rest together. Grad- Jack and Ellen Dyson couldn’t find a thing for which they could be thankful and merry this Christ- mas—Jack out of work and Ellen with so little in the house left for ¢ 'meals. But to make matters worse. | shortly after Jack left, Ellen missed the emerald setting out of her ring. She hadn’t worn it for a long time | A Caroline Was Not Alone With Her » Bright Fire and Holly. 15 ually Stephen’s clear strong writ-| ing stared up at her. v “Dear Caroline,” it read, “if you N have the patience to put this to-| gether, I shall know you are still| interested in me. I could not tell| Jack and Ellen Joined Hands and you what I wanted to, before I left.| Danced About in heir Joy. because I was not sure of circum-{but it had been her greatest con- stances. But now I know. I canlsolation—if the jm ‘Gay Tinted Linen | Delightful as cm "— | When you are planning your “worst came tol worst"—it could be sold. “Five presents here and they aren’t from the five and ten, either, Jack! I know, you took my emer- ald to buy these, didn't you?” “You honestly think that of me, Ellen? If that's the way you feel, | all right, think what you please!” | Neither of them realized that they were hardly accountable for their mutual lack of understand- ing. Tears fairly blinded Ellen as| she went out to bring in the little red hen, the last member of their 'little flock. She kept thinking that at least this, her last offering to the holiday dinner, was honest. Then suddenly she caught sight of the familiar emerald—there in | the little red hen's insides was hid- den the gem she had thought poor Jack had taken. In a moment sh went to her knees before her hus- band. | “Forgive? Why, Ellen dear, it certainly did look bad for me, no| wonder. If I'd not been a stubborn fool I'd have gone on and explained | self. You see, darling, on the street today I found a packet of | bonds and when I returned them to their owner, he gave me twenty dollars as a reward and a job!" Even an old grouch would have had to grin had he seen Jack and | Ellen thén join hands and dance | about in their joy for a merry, lucky Chnslm&s’ Linens have never been mom stunning. Even the lowly tea towel is being designed in vivid colors and brilliant patterns. A dozen of these bright fabrics, rolled in cel- lophane and tied with a big red ‘bmv will add color to the Christmas |tree and galety to the towel rack. - e Jams and Jellies Christmas list remember the work- ing girl who doesn't have time to put up jams and jellies and pickles herself. Put her down for an as- sortment from your canning shelves, and do them up in a big basket with lots of cellophane and a great big bow on top. You may be sure |she will give you grateful thanks |every time she serves them on her table. ; S PPk EACH MERRY YULETIDE brings occasions to renew the sacred ties of other days with E our valued friends. o " 2 A Merry CHRISTMAS A Prosperous NEW YEAR GASTINEAU HOTEL Make Ideal Gifts | fite D In the spirit of the gay and jolly holidays — we May the pleasure and tend our greetings. interests of life be yours in great abundance throughout the coming New Year. May your .. Christmas be merry and delightful. We hope that we have been able, in some degree, to add to your enjoyment of Christmas and trust that we will maintain the same relations of mutual A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! | advantage for many years to come. Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company