Show 1 vW Y Y Ye e spy I t I J I r dy y x r rb b y cV U f I t K 4 W Wr U H A r 9 r rl l g gw gar I w a s a ar ara ars G ii N VO a HEADS or HEARTS at Chris mas masby by bu Robert Stead 7 AIRY DiE DAD Di DA E turned from froni Freda neon's home bome In a abrown aH brown study tully I 1 or two years he lie hid had been a caller nt at Fredas Freda's lre and antl for mo most t of that w time he lie had 1 been tr trying in to f p lQ tl find the answer to one qu ques que 1 tion Should he be a ask 1 her to marry him him I 1 reds rella was attractive e and IIan ey was as quite sure he was ai In love lose with ith her ne Lie su suspected too that she slie re- re returned re returned turned his Ills re regard Hut IIan ey had prided himself tint that Ills hits head ruled hits his heart When he lie left the farmhouse or of his boyhood to make male Ills hits wi 1 tiny In the tho he had laid halt down loon one oue rule for himself never nc ne er to act on emotion nl al wa al-wa ways 38 s to act on reason And al nt twenty wen wenty ty eight he was as manager of 01 othis hi has company The rule seemed to work ork Now t I 1 reds retla had been reared In lux luxury luxury try ury lIon e s s lar salary silao would be he little littlemore littlemore littlemore more than spending mone for her ber Leasing Lea emotions out ot of the argument ar would good sense sence dictate that he should marry her A As he lie pondered this problem bell bells pealed l out and he hI h remembered It was Christmas et e eve ee e a Of course I lie had 11 ghen en Freda some trinket and a little package from her lier nestled In hi his 0 over overcoat overcoat er coat cont pocket It was the season or of gifts gifts- sir will you give me n a nj j dime e Harvey looked down at a n rn ragged not more than urchin urchin-a a perhaps girl girl perhaps ten sears ears old lIan Harveys Harvey's es e's i told him that to give gle gl gh e a mono mone to I beggars gars encouraged delinquency But nut some some- something something thing more thin than Intelligence seemed to prompt him now lie Ile stopped and spoke with within her What would 1 you do with a dime he asked y I I would buy a tov toy for my little brother fOt foi Christmas It was lIS a glib lIh answer anwer prohibit probably untrue But lIar trey ey had Ind become interested Hive e Ilaw a you ion OU no father 01 om mother to bu bus things for or Christmas I o o sir We life 11 live Ilse e with our aunt and she slie has hus been boon sick A plausible story tor Still Still- Still A vacant acini v taxi tul hose hoe into view v Ie soy e signalled It Get in little girl girland ant and tell me where here you Ih live e She Slie he looked at nt him a moment stir sur surprised ed Then her lier ell child lit Instinct sa Us fled she slie obe obeyed cd The 1 he stopped In one of the time poorer parts of the time cit city Here HereIn In a loom c found a sick woman an and 1 a boy of or four or the five 11 e It did dItl not tike take him him long to act act she he gas ga gachis gave a chis his orders at a 0 near by ret u nut anyone anone nn one could see he hid had thrown n Intelligence to time the wind winds W lien a hot meal meat for three hall Ind been sent ent to the sick room e found a telephone booth tel Miss Ilc had not retired I 1 reda retla I need you you-on ou-on ou ou on a job he said 1 hen he be told her of his ad aden adsen en ture They need clothing cleaning up care and care and Christma lie he con eluded and antl and I need a woman oman to sho show me how I Il II be there with Ith my car In tenh t she ans answered ered Then be began nn the greatest t ChrIstmas C etc Ce e lIan Harvey ey Dane had e experienced r rf f t k 1 1 I r j l J f It f 4 11 J Please Sir Will You lie rie a Dime With Freda rreta at Ills hits side be he plunged through the lie city buying groceries medicine childrens children's toys telephoning a doctor an Ing for a motherly soul to take tole charge barge When long after atter tiny thy placed their gifts Itt be be- beside side th the sleeping bleeping children they some some- somehow somehow ho how fd tilt t ven sers en close cloe to each ench other Tile The woman will III be all right the doctor hid mad slid saki TIe Rest hest t and nourIsh nourishment ment that's that's all nil sh store slie needs But Hut a dl difficulty soon boon arose Hun Haney ey Insisted that lie he 11 would pay pi all that Is h s not sen sensible told him It Is just prIde prIde-or pride which sentiment which e ever eer er you ou like Ille I 1111 have c plent plenty of money and you have hl your our was to make In lu business Let LotI me pas the bills That Thit Is ju just t pride too he he retorted nut But In the end ent the thc dl divided l the ac account account count t As Ireda drove e Harvey sat nt beside her lier wonderfully happy And Antl the funny thing tiling was It was all so unreasonable He lIe had lost a 0 nights night's sleep bleep and given I Ien en awa n a lump of money strange strange e doing for a business man titan al alva always alwais ways va s uld guided tl b h his Intelligence and Intelligence lie was n so ab absurdly happy over 0 er It You know I Breda reda said when hen she drew up at her lier door I 1 thInk you ou uttered a great greit truth tonight ht when you on called me on the time telephone She had nestled close beside him and her presence seemed to I bewitch his memory Did Did n I 1 he asked I 1 don t remember remember ber 11 What hat did dill I 1 say Cant Can't you remember dear remember dear o dear o dear You Slid sald and antl she laced need him very tery soy 10 oily ly Iy you ou said Ireda I need nc you And the next net moment lInn e Dane was behaving behn behnIn In In the most emotional manner in 10 all his young oung site Ife 1320 1130 W tt Newspaper t Union The First Firt Christmas Card Carel Time nr first t Christmas card was pub published lI hetI eighty years icara ears ao ago |