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Show (Jirppen ) "ir HE doorbell rang at the I Jj, bachelor apartment of I the sedate John Eilers, " just as he had settled la, down for a quiet evening with his "little blue S'v books" on philosophy. 8 What did John care about New Year's wild parties, conventionalities, and the like? Now it did look like he was destined des-tined to forego the pleasure, and exchange ex-change Plato and Socrates for an evening of worthless nonsense. He sauntered to the door with a scowl of disapproval. There stood a delivery boy who hurriedly thrust a parcel Into the hands of the much surprised Mr. Bachelor, and was gone before he could utter a word. What on earth? thought John; probably a practical joke by some of his friends, for when he opened the parcel out fell a pair of golden slippers perfect Number 4. Kicking Kick-ing them out of his way he returned to his study forgetting the Incident Meanwhile there was great commotion com-motion in the apartment above. Lucia Bell, the pretty radio entertainer, enter-tainer, was waiting Impatiently for the delivery of her dancing slippers. slip-pers. She was to be at the Studio ball at nine o'clock, and It was almost that now. Out of breath, she rushed to the suite below and again John Eilers heard his doorbell ring. What now? thought John, in disgust dis-gust as he overturned the whole volume of little blue books, lost oue of his slippers and spilled cigar ashes over the rug. lie swung the door open with a Jerk, prepared to give the Intruder a piece of his mind I There stood Lucia Bell, demure and lovely In her excitement. Just as she was about to speak she spied her golden slippers. With a look of surprise she said sweetly, "May I have my slippers?" John forgot all about "little blue books," bachelorhood conventionalities, conventionali-ties, doorbells on New Year's Eve everything! And then he helped "Cinderella" Into her slippers. He was simply John Eilers, serving the beautiful Lucia Bell, and all because be-cause of a pair of slippers that had gone astray. ), 1033, Wostorn Nowspapor Union. |