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d corner whence emanated that

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us llllllii- m‘ “k h‘ e ' st ho asked for Mici ‘mtbetiiiolisneel or 1d‘; afaerlrietfltiliiltg Th2- why h“ ‘bu’ mm"! llt- "I .t.Zu“?§§i"'evtry one or those 0 We the causal‘; avsneftrfiilriiétlry 83155821 ulllsntearls gave way at: hghii§tiiia§i°'ihi’s°tw°°“ iii-a: -eny ~ nr soalng a er. w v When he inally woke from his ceived. Taken for.- a Iidldyflh the at“°t'a°ie.~°“’ manner h“ miiflgfl.‘ 6 pmee he discovered that moat of magic carpet and. dumped down Mickies blue eyes filied' with tilt Pilimre“ Md packed m“ ' “mm”? "hi? chimrfi-Y not: I-Ilin- consternation. “But — but -— the ~ “""~"-:" loll! Willem“ m“ Wm“ "tall swlmy his anger turned to a de- watcir- I wouldn't have taken 25 he cast women out of his life cent dumbness- a little nerve in whe within reach of Santa Olauss sire for revenge. He'd show them it- I -——" gand devoted his waking hours to his knee sent 5e trgmqr down hie mild. As each child came alonhg. —thosc lying shqpkeeoers. Par- mew e1; deem eve,- m," an“ becoming asuccessiul business man leg; his hands, clammily damp. - the hi; brown handugrasggd t e hops he was only eightP-but he'd tell me all abet; lt ._ mm "o," instead. Now. at 4o, he mode hialmdde d bet-gain eele remnant oil uuller grubbly one. p a y int» show them! the start.” The voice was friendly dtailnss with them or as lhortt his napkin. I-Ic was conscious of ~' it. and a io iv. deep Vgfi‘ ‘mike m“ ‘hlilllsh lhe snow and and inviting. One bv one Mlckie’a dlllll-illll ll boasible. lmakln futile and aimless dsbs at rndearlnlf liollBellifl Mi I Nit ll- wind now unnoticedl because of the words fumbled out. first haltingly And yet here was this accusinii‘ returning her conversational thrusts ed that it 19W 0i "l! 501d" IBM“ Storm o! passion s in. then more confidently until he “m9 “Yd ‘ii-Tull! R5 llllllil-Bi " and was thrown into a anlc when dared to spoil! slim/ll 015115 Through the cro s on the main realized he had told the man not, ltt him in a very intimidating she decided td dlseenlhue het- tllenlatlvefi. ,i-° s!‘ him clue-SW)!“- fiflvl B8801. up 1e lift to the__only the incident o; me watch manner. lmonologue. “ll: illlzéirfft? l‘éll"»'§'°"° ' ‘in "start “$315503 l” ls" rlr ‘their lllfV I " I. d OIBII. e B. Iflfid-wgud g g 511 —¢ gn" "If... llid méifififia slfiqufii? fitlfliliii‘; ti.“oi'tt't‘al°v“ili‘yi§éiii "3'“iii..°‘.l§§£%¥at§l§'$$fii”ts"é‘.§£' t . '8 . 8 Id NI n9 i u he 0 Whfll he had consulted lififlup again, "I mean — I 5uppQ5g reiliifigduéleii ézllleligefml; gag g3; eh {it hangilkllgs for his den. every woman does “at some time or nus a . . | me s e was merey “oon- other, doesn't she." one. NOWi “i? 191i 55 i! he WET‘! sultant" in the curtain de artmcnt “Bob. what a question. However, iIlK illW the V")! P76591199 0i ll of Morton and Morton. OW Ibo generally speaking I suppose the B had finally achieved her ambition ehewer 15 yes,"

llilIhTillll- ""5""! hl-m- ‘"5 with to be in business for herself. Dur- s 2251102.: :6 Xafltltgiflxl" 1:0 lag thoaefli0 yoga tile friendsllgsl; " . - o

hi’? Mickie Bgiihi/By the B50193’ flotilxiselriled. 1531c mostirylotg her af- At "Yes. sonn , I have itl" so forts he had to admit. But ap- rBliB! EH80"!!! parently friendship was all she h_ad

seemed to want — her career fill.

rent a wave 0 ifickle that he was

btlfllf lillrhld "if"! W W" "l" ed every nook and cranny her child in lino. An other tknc - life-and he had been content to that would constitu a. direct chal- let it go at. that. lenge to his alum-bum belliger- Now for the first time there was thee, but now what did it mat-t a doubt in his mind —- implanted tel? What did anything matter sol there after the exit. Mickie ling as he had found the real‘ Bright. After all. most W011i!" Sonata Claus at last? So long as wanted a home and children he he was finished with that lying had been led to believe —- natural instinct or something. What about

illlposier oi the chimney pots. wn always lost his way. or threw toys and clothes already

could write to and talk ion who would grant his wis The mystical glamour of

protected him from

bltin

cold that dug its teeth into his very marrow on the way home ind even after that. for the chill

nlv less hitter tha

indoors was 0 _ But eight huma

that o beings te a little warmth. "Where you

intrusion of

“What for?"

‘To see the toys — an’ listen. real Santa s Claus with reinclecrs and toys an kc to him ofa m letter-g!’ _ an s ppe. e lllllllt IIIGBFY. to tsll that to a soul o

Ilium. they've got a everything. Ill‘ he said he g Mickie oolo

An’ I spo

less

"Letter? ‘What letter?"

Now he'd done it. No peace now.

"Answer me-what letter?"

"The one I wrote to Santa Clau him

‘dist.’ i“? tbhfll“ 6 f- X f1 lllttllllly for them."

to

a-

a!!!

fiili i0!‘ a woman's a rllllcllness. are subilc g ‘lllerl’! Solve all gift t llrublems at our beauty y; iouniers!

soars . By ADRIENNE __ _ . Bllurlols I - - sigh

Dernoya - -_ _. ""51": 65c __ “"13

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LIPSTICKS

Th Duiicélrrglowcrs

l“ lo oviheltmnnd many - a __ . "air Brushes aL-zaa

._ a __ PERFUMBS chill". lnnthcrlc Ml!” l I0 “min: Paris”

and "'0 lovely odours b! Delaymond

war shoppers and

o Morton rtment store,

e of whiskers. e ebrows igh Mic stood

ut a face smiled down at

unconscious of

down sullied with use. Now he'd found a per- nn oi flesh and blood. that ha to. lhper.

huddled into a room gen-

been. Mickie?" Nickie always resented the sharp his foster-mother's

787177710"! all’!!!

“Who

l m‘ tulLd m Idkxlicifirforl” his gm and tbinm."

M‘? are reed .. w. "Don't"

ou belkwe it" she u

lot of h

t .- would bowl‘? p015.“ a u "But. mum-J’

the Ia we are! But it was n

ckiels bri h

arguments,

‘J

i

on deoet and lies; the more deceiving- because of l outward attractiveness

n the various counters.

I]

led by crowds of eager

Then he saw w

watch. Th e show the snopkNWf-S- Waite

watches an itil

d densest. thcn w

There he felt a fir

crowd. ow-—

At that instant hand on his shoulo that pushed him there was noeoutl oi force. Very 800i! self in a room office oi an but which t0

band le the owner of it a chair on the desk. Mickie

ft his shoulder s el

s‘ a ated hims t a-hcr sld

3Q:

I

MIIIkG-Ilp aids! Ftmcy Soups;

Perfumes! Colognes!

I wows sou think thou and answered. do

et the . why cikida alinthey tint-ii owners

ac. Garment b

glamour had bee: Shgdadmlllellli-il rig: e stood naked

e cold gare oi

u 18 With l Child-

Wiiih dilap- right '- ctiie cfiilisllirrtshhimu" least oi all who a °m_

e of was left standin lim-

D

Claus. I how he couldn't-not Very

voice BQOIAEMQmOOBIB to him from

es. “Ever had one?" "No ..

I Ifeat t. ..

“Mime So he. sided to

says it's nonsense about chi-idem“ n

IBDEltQd

mark made a few hours before. In answer the man pulled open a drawer at the side of hi

dee

des and

and have a lo

hundreds

childish scrawl. “ hose?"

fourth fioor and inflo a world built A world all

t!

For a while he laundered around linserinlf now here. now theoe. always jost- children hat; he wanted - what he had alvmys coveted. a is would be his revengie.

e d until the cmwd around the

swiitness worthy of a trained hand 2h nearest him backed out of that would

l“

ier — a hand alonk although lard indication he found nim- thab was merely the important executive. ‘l him. was the moat

regal place he hat! ever been ma i

IE

hag.

3

ena- humanism-w-

A ""16 i")?! Print is answered and Santa lives Iglill

but all And ferences.

VOICE C8

share oi

miss it

ed over

“A here l filled

“Well. ' you wan

His face brightene I'll go and put it bodyll know

sight. Mickie. You can rely w .

on me not "I'll put it back

i and in "All

you so

won't forget."

To

merely looked ness man features, a touch of

| telnplea,

lthat gave no hut 0i knew or felt.

lsstly' amusement as oi tnc situation was borne

upon him. The amusement finally gave place to gravity as he realiz- ed the predi nt he h d himself in by mil I should have wiatever he

reques‘ was im

i

- l

well. right mother died.

Robert Godfrey with greater attention had done at many a

sudden wave of pity sweep

im. felt a reachulfl out vowar this one small boy short years had had

he said finally. about it's not being read and ans- wered. You'll n oeked tor-let's see if we can find

it now [so that I'll be sure not to

With’ excited hands Mickie

crumpled square ' ‘i’. “t” aiidgit shall have mv first at-l l tention." “Thank ibroke off wit ithe watch?" screwing his cap to n

poes e! 8 dd l his eye rested on ismauli gtrligyraved heard tuck o

is biotte - d. lt

‘i115, “fliiflsme. Eve and announc the world at she m or decora . Just

was

w

alike desk where was inexplicable. fo Robert Godfr

because he

in their presence under a

‘etuenua akin to In youth when he had wanted to . bask ll

Le 'fect b; learning to a ood lie- ttener. but the mental evel n? mon he was

Y . fond of watches?" the

Santa Calus—" tno—Mickie‘s wrath lub- exasperation. "My mum

his foster mother's re.

bade Mickie come ova? ok. In it he sew of letters written in a

CARILL O\N

From gray tower’: sleep Wild sounds leap:

BELLS!

Swinging. crying,

Ringing, Ilylny BELLS!

Over the meadows BELLS.‘

Over the market and the street.

BELLS;

i!

From gray lower’; sleep Wild sounds loam-

BELLS!

Flying, swinging. Crying. ringing

BELLS!

fins (IBAKLUTTEIUWN GUARD%

PAGE mung

Despite wartime restrictions, quality is still the key note in om- store!

green and sweet,

* i

his short life history as from the time when his

listened than he weighty con- shrill, little he felt a over

ds

As the ascd speakinl.

who in eluht more than his poverty and misery. __ t this letter of yours. "you needn't worry

get whatever you

turn- the letters in the draw . it is." he

nd he handed oi wrapping paw‘

h t G direy. hi? son? I'll keep it right

you, lmisiola-Ihh-e" he

dd an eyes hsuteairshy “ hat about woollen‘

hin . twhatiaboult‘ it? What do d it t tto o w d. “I kn°w_ back then no. I took it ‘cent you

right now. Thank

much. mister. And you

the grimy niece -

observer a successful busi- about 4o. with regular rey at thel

expression

what c however. his

Now, sling all shades oil Bur-

ond a enera

ill pcrplexity. indecision all

a laeedl Mic he had ask- l-Ie cursed himself in read °"*“'"i.'i‘ iiit th’

po e our been one And yet his only one -

a ed into

OIMQ

Bhfifl Wll

rea even to himself. cl! was incur-

out that was his altsyncll when

the light of a

down as mor- t. the mature an of

Eve ?

0f

at siie

I heard the Their old.

And The

Q1 peace on earth. SING-Will i0 menl -

And thought how, as the day had come. The bclfrles of all Cliiifitoilflllm

Had The

0f pcacc on carih. menl

Till. ringing. swlnglnc on its way. The world revolved from night to

day A voice, a chime. A chant sublime Of peace on ca

What if herself in making other people's homes because she couldn't have one ridiculous. been no scar court. Now at thirty-nine-but it was her own choice.

When he had settled that. to his saiisfaction. Mlckies letter again. he was Something had ‘to ~—soon. Ro a man oi action. card from under the corner of his noted conveyed it to and wait

To the declrthro finally answered usual busine will you have

t?

As Robert Godfr self 9° t felt a sudden return to his adoles-

she had absorbed

her own? But that wan of course. there l-iatl city of men to pay her

ills hand fell And f-hcrc face to face with facts. be done about itl bert Godfrey was] I-le took tile

And

the telephone ilumben; the swltcli-boardl

I ated voice that he said hi: ss-like tones. "Eve. dinner with m» to-

ey seated him- tlle little tab e for two op-; Eve Driscoli that evening hel

.1

bells on Christmas Day familiar carols Dilly. wild lind sweet

words repeat

rolled along unbroken song good-will lo

l

rth, good-will to

menl

The

01D!

hi‘; Then from each black, occurred . ll ‘h’ hunmifilrheulgwutinou thundered in the

South i Alld with the sound

carols drowned ate on earth, good-will to

\ R1011}

And The

as it‘ an earthquake rent

It was The hearth-stones of a continent.

make forlorn households born

0f peace on earth, good-will to menl

And in despair I bowed my head: "There " I

is no peace on earth

said: "For hsfe is strong And mocks the am

l! Oi peace on earth, good-will to menl

d Then peeled the bells more loud and ecp.

"GodI is not dead; nor doth He s

eepl The Wrong shall fail.

The With

Right prevail pence on eartii, good-will to

fflIl

e l" eurv Wadsworth Longfellow.

\\

l

‘of a light snowstorm that fresh-

“But you, what ash‘. you?"

"At, thirtymine one hardly gives the subject much thought. At twenty I may have had the usual sentimental day-dreams. If so. I have long ago forgotten them."

“But supposing things had been different. Supposing you had mar- ried and had a boy. say. Supposing

now he were about eight — you would be keen about him — love him and all that?"

“Bob, you're talking nonsense. Of course. I would. But would yon mind telling me what's on your mind-what's behind all this?"

Robert Godfrey gave uo his first and last attempt at finesse with a woman. With a sigh of relief he handed over Mickie Bright's let- ter that by this time lle had fold- ed up to one-tenth its size. e watched Eve's face anxiously as her eye scanned the paper. After on eternity he was vazuelv cohsct. olls of llcr saying uncomprehend-

inaly. "Well?" So hc llod to begin all over again. He became calmer as he

told her about Mickie and the let.- ter and drew a wonderfully sym. pathetic picture of the child who had never known a Santa Claus.

"And so I promised that what- ever he asked for he should llavo -—und you see what it is?"

Eve nodded.‘ "In other words." she said slowly. "you arc willing to bc the 'dady‘ llc asks for. but you don't know quite how to get over the ‘mother’ part of the letter."

"That's it," Robert Godfrey as sent-ed eagerly. and waited expect-

antly,

" ob." shc said finally. "am I to lnfcl‘ that this is a proposal m’ marriage?"

"Exactly." he replied dellghtedly.‘ “l

"Well. I have heard of left-haml- cd compliments, but never before a left-handed proposal."

“Please don't say that." he blurt- ed out dcspairlngly. “I'm a blund- ering fool-—but you know I don't mean it that way. You know how hard it has always been for me to talk of things concerning mvself —thls, as everything else. When this letter came along, I thought it would help inc to-but as usual I've qllcerod everything."

"Nn. you haven't." smiled Eve. "don't you think I ought to know you after ten years, especially when I've waited exactly nine have you make Just such all un. conventional proposal? I knew it would come some dav~alld lf lviickle is to be lllc medium -—wcll. here's to Mickie." and llwe raised her glass to her lips and her eyes to Robert Godfrey, who was again speechless. this time with a here- tofore uucxpcricnccd joy.

And so it was that in the wake

oiled a somewhat soiled and tired- lloklilg world. Christmas Eve ur- rived nt the street with trees on it as wall as at the miserable lit- tle street in which Mickie lived. only down Mlcklcs street came the

lnrgc. luxurious cor oi Robert Godfrey. "Herc he comes — he said he

would! I knew he would!" and be- fore Robert. Godfrey had time to close the door of his car. Mickie, who had been waiting for him for hours. went shrieking out into the street. and before he realized what he was doing. buried himself in the depths of n comforting over- coat. ‘ ‘m glad you've come. I've waited ages for you. My letter-J is Santa going to answer my let. ter? All this Mickie poured out in

one breath.

Robert Godfrey chuckled and then looked grave. "You w. you have put. him in rather a fix."

WhyTKThe man was almost sorry hc had caused the rin of

disappointment in Mickicls vo e.

"Well, I mean. after all. it's a difficult thing for him to carrv ready-made daddies and mothers around in his snck. He's only used ito getting requests for toys and things like that." i In his effort to choke back his tears Mickie nearly screwed off ttlle second button of Robert God-

frey's cost.

"B if you think I might tfor your daddy. why. Santa. llook after a mother for ou, and said I was to take er right away. If There was no need to finish: in

do will

fact. Robert Godfrey was tw- nrlly prevented from anv er utterance by a wild leap at his neck and n nnir of young arms flung round It; by a small. warm check

laid against his cold. rouah cal-

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