Show F 10 65 4 al 0 rai anal R X 4 I 1 N 0 at aj zo P al N 16 I 1 N 4 athe radio 0 cad red martha G th thomas kaj E L CA 1 j no one in tile the world gyi had more friends arlenda than sally snow V I 1 ends of ull all kinds from the boy who so shouted I 1 ills 11 13 newspapers in ili front of tier her apartment to the hie policemen policeman on the boat beat f i lends friends itha and low friends had sully sally 1 ik evo eve found her alone alc leattho left tho office early the there ro wits ii acison to however all li r gifts vere tied up and welled mulled no wie waiting for tier her at home there alit to the slightest pressure or hurry about anything aud and christmas Chri atmas 0 ive o thought sully without hustle bustle and fuss and jostling and merry confusion christmas eve nt at nil all she spiked up fifth avenue slie she fly hoped that some of the holiday of the crowds of new york 1 might flight enter tier her veins and thrill her henrt slie site felt sorry for herself and cros cro crol 1 s 14 and nd utterly out of sorts ifer her pleasa lit plans hud had rill nil gone awry no one on could spare time from their canil lies tu celebrate with tier her and lived too many thousand miles away from home hoine to get fret there for Chrls diio had been becu too proud to accept t alio 11 c gen rous invitations of some of tin tilt other oilier girls in ili the office they naked asked tier her to go dinine lin iii with then heni she file it knew n e w she he would feet feel out of things try us its she till might to he be jolly I 1 JI oil oh well she might scrape some one up to go to 1 n play piny or concert site she walked until slie site was tired and then took a bus bua once in the crush AIX 4 of bf people at a IOU street corner site she iba caught her breath there ans a hint bint of broad shoulders slip she used 43 to know A maln high carriette carrir tte of if tile lie hend head a n quick decisive ne of martier elitier ml itier then the inan wao ejot to la 11 0 yie jhc herself fur for a silly tool fool she thought she lied hod crowded all that nonsense out olli of her mind long ago besides reddy he had gone on one those idiotic expeditions to mongolia to hunt up ridiculous bones of pre prehistoric lifs animals accounts of his tion had bad been in the papers off and on for three years sally found her apartment worm warm and cozy cossy site klie was more tir tired d titan thun she realized A slow languor spread over 0 er her she decided to stay at horne home not oven even going out for dinner she lied had a good hook book or two and there was always the radio after a nap slie she chirped up amazingly she decided she ehe grouch any longer A little tingle of excitement wriggled up lip her lei neck no reason at all but she felt it and latia lied silo supped cupped gayly on a homemade salud bread and butter arid and a piece of leftover left over cake doing up tip the few dishes she felt positively merry the old time childish excitement about everything concerning christ chilst inns began singing pinging in her heart she bho laughed aloud 1 I wont brint even up the concerts concert 4 conwit over the radio she announced noun ced ill just tune in at random and sep see what happens with a little nutter flutter of she manipulated tile the dials on her small set A lint sh li rasping the lie clapping of many hands handa continued applause I 1 she listened keyed up lip to a high pitch of suspense probably some soine ordinary walling waiting out sentimental tuned then silence quite a long silence then a voice biilly stiffened in her chair color olor trained oita a of tier her face she scarcely brent KOd you are kind said the voice to to phe give n weary enry worn traveler such 0 welcome we horne home I 1 have been in for far places 11 there was on an interval when St sallys illys clear brain blurred she lost the next few cf then site she regained tier lier poise tind rat intent on oil every cry word back of what slip slie heard with hir her hi r cars car ivas th unfolding book of memory ile baffe ge after page fluttered throna nh ii her that terrific row she and bod over nothing nt all how flow lip had 1 arft ft tn ili a white fury how chehad he had said he would go to the rod nd of the world and never neter comp come buck they n pre young and impetuous she lind not seen him for seven years in tile tha meantime lie he had maan it numo nume for blin himself gelf A it sconce sc ance and three years rears ago lie he went on this fn an expedition there had 1 been a formal letter v u two between them that was waa all al now lie was back hack back in ww new york on eve addressing a large aud audience lencel I 1 sally took on the earphone she sat a minute lonker longer then la in a whirl of impulse she threw on oa her coat and lint hat and went flying out the door like i I 1 a hammering hIM pulse three words battered 1 I age against I 1 lier her braan 1 I roust must seo goo him I 1 I 1 must see him I 1 somehow slie ilic squeeze squeezed into the big holl hall Soi somehow lichow site she stayed still and listened until it was all over somehow afterward she moved to tile the front of the foont room near tho the platform she walked as fi lit in it a dream she must gustl I 1 silo she must A power i r other than her ter mf JV own sent her feet A steadily to the calr place where red ely dy stood thinner he was loan lean and brown heavy lines in ills his face mouth almost grim but ills hla eyes just the fit same quizzical rind and laughing sally angilly was next now lu in tile lie waiting I 1 group who were congratulate ing the successful explorer ifer her thront throat quivered slie site could scare 43 lift her f yes then suddenly tier voice olce ci cuile titie clear cun con strolled trolled find and natural merry ferry christmas Daddy 11 they went out to dinner somewhere noddy tucked sally hally under ills his arm they talked and laughed Inu glied and chatted both at once they made abject apologies for their stupid gelin vior to each othor other levs acen ii years ago T they acy tried to aruin a thousand questions mid and an j into every cury itil nute never had the heril walter waiter seen a li happier oppler couple they were unashamed of their joy auy they care which Js Is tile alie way the world over when you really care and your heart to la humming like a 0 ce cei i clestial limp harp in heaven 1 I knew your our voice instantly said sally 1 nt at least it dozen times to do you you could marry pie me ly by new persisted reddy dont be ridiculous you absurd boy boyl I 1 then ill scoot off for another seven yours I 1 the threat brought tier lier down come th in my illy for a moment and say merry christmas 1 to tile lie radio she begged and reddy pd cp Z lt Wf watern stern newspaper union |