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Show Mew Yea ic" nsrcpOcai! llEdlellima,n LIGHTS shone from every window win-dow in the Gibson home. A New Year's party was going on. Every time the front door opened sounds of fun and laughter rang out Into the night. Nancy Gibson seemed to be the very life of the party. Her merry laugh was heard oftenest she had a smile and a happy word for every one on the floor. Yet Nancy was nursing a heartache. Her light manner man-ner covered a hurt, which sent stinging tears into her eyes every now and then. For the guest she had wanted most of all at her party had failed to come. David Wilson, who meant more to Nancy than all the other men in the world, had net even phoned that he could not come. And she had expected so much this evening. She almost was sure that David would ask her to marry him : a dozen tilings he had said during the week had led her to believe be-lieve that an engagement ring would be encircling her finger when the New Year dawned. It was only five minutes until midnight, and David hadn't come. Soon the New Year would be born, but it would not come in the happy way she had anticipated. Nancy blinked hard to keep tears from coming. Then she blinked her eyes again for another reason. Across the crowded floor she saw David coming swiftly toward her. "T-, .lllll "Thanks, Nancy," David Squeezed Her Arm as He Spoke. . . . He had not failed her after all! Her heart bounded with a rush as David took hold of her arm, and led her to a quiet corner of the room. He explained the reason for his lateness as he went along. "You remember that promise I had to be allowed a chance on the air?" he said; "well, they called me just ns I was ready to leave for your party. It was a hurry up call. I had just time to make the studio couldn't even phone you and I've even been tied up ever since. . . . You'll be glad to hear that I'm going to be put on a regular program ; I'm starting tomorrow." now splendid, navidi iNaney exclaimed. "Of course I'll forgive you for being late with such a good excuse." "Thanks, Nancy," David squeezed her arm as lie spoke. Then under cover of the music and laughter he whispered : "I've get an engagement ring here and and I want to put it on your linger before the New Year, Nancy. May I?" The world was shouting: "Happy "Hap-py New Year" in a thousand happy ways ns he placed the diamond where it belonged. . Western Nowspapor Union. |