| Show ly 1 HERE was sadness in the gordons Jor dons cottage on indian uku even the merriment of an christ mas season could not super sede the fact that foster jordan was going blind blind that was bad enough but foster jordan swathed in bandages from the operation that had tailed knew that helen could never carry on alone it had been so expensive that operation that bad only served to pronounce hla doom more surely all their savings were gone and what could the most faithful of wives do with a baby in arms and a blind husband the cot tage would go too and then he roused himself from these gloomy forebodings at the sound of her step at the door and that she should not think him grieving he began to sing foster his wife called as the door opened who do you suppose Is here my old chum pauline west landl you know the costume designer in new york paulina this la my husband that I 1 ve written yon so much about how do you do miss westland sorry I 1 can t my eyes you know of course im so glad to meet you mr may I 1 call you foster helen has told me so much about you and oh pauline helen inter erupted here Is our biby isn t he adorable then in a whisper do look more cheerful darling 1 if you don t cry and I 1 do that 1 the doctors give you no hope none whatever but well get along somehow helen dabbed at her eyes with her handkerchief fos ter dear she said aloud you were singing as we came in won t you sing for pauline yes please do im afraid 1 cant yes you can dear play for you and so he sang at last their guest rose to go 1 I can t tell you how I 1 ve enjoyed your songs she said 1 I m so glad 1 stopped oft on my way home for the holidays you must come again helen an I 1 ve enjoyed seeing you so much I 1 m pleased to have met you fos ter and I 1 wish you both a blessed days passed and it was christmas bright and early came a special delivery letter dearest helen it began 1 I hive the grandest news for you I 1 A soon as I 1 got home I 1 phoned to jud myers in new york hes staging a new show that I 1 m designing the costume for and has been simply wild for some act to put in the heart throbs well I 1 talked him into heeln thai a blang singer would go over big and raved about fosters voice so its all arranged I 1 am enclosing his cheal for WO and if you can be readi well all go back to new yolk to gether with love for a merry pauline western newspaper New paper union |
