Show g Y N r X k P h M W 0 FY 41 0 A af aw u 4 k 0 91 AR t 0 6 Z 0 AV f M A nim A V T 0 el 4 fit 1 Q tit HEADS or cir HEARTS HEART at christmas by robert stead ARVEY arver DANE turned from freda hansons dansons Han sons home ionic in a brown study for two years lo lie had been a caller at fredas and for foi most of that time lie he had be been art trying to filah find the answer to one question should he risk ask her to marry him freda was attractive and harvey yas was quite sure lie he was in love her lie ile suspected too that she returned his regard but harvey had prided himself that ills head ruled his bis icart heart when he left the farmhouse of tits ills boyhood to make his bis way efty in the city ity lie had laid down one rule for himself never to act on emotion al to act MI cm reason and at awen ty y echt eight he was assistant manager of ills ils company the rule seemed toi to work vork now freda had been reared in ID lux tiry iry harveys s salary would be little nore more than spending clending cp money for her I 1 leaving caving emotions out ot fit the argument argument would rould sense ilie dictate tate that he sli hould duarry her As lie pondered this problem bells pealed out and he remembered it was eve of course bursel I 1 ile he had iven given freda some trinket and a little from her nestled in his oy over r cupat pat pocket it was ahe the season of gifts ilease sir will you give me it a lime dime harvey looked down at a ragged lurchin a girl perhaps not more than ton on years old harveys intel intelligence tad cad him that to give money to begga encouraged delinquency but somi some thin bins more than intelligence seemed to prompt lilar now he stopped and poke bloke witt with her bould you do with a dime h ie e akel 1 I would buy a toy for my iny little brother for foi christmas it was a galb alb answer probably untrue but liar vey had become interested icae have you ou no father or mother to buy things for christmas no sir we live with our aunt and slie she has been sick 11 A plausible stor story y still A vacant taxi hoye into view blew ilar vey signalled signal led it get in little girl and tell me where you live she looked at him a moment surprised then her child instinct satis fled she obeyed they stopped in one of the poorer parts of 0 the city here in a single room harvey found a sick woman and a boy af of four or it did not take him long to net act As lie he gaye gave tits his orders at a nearby near by restaurant anyone could see le ile had thrown intelligence to tile the winds winds when a hot meal for three had been sent to the sickroom sick room harvey found a telephone lione booth fortunately aless hanson had bad not retired freda I 1 need you on a job he said then he be told her bor of ills adventure they need clothing cleaning up care and christmas lie he concluded and I 1 need a woman to show me how ill be there with my car in twenty minutes she answered then began the greatest christmas eve harvey dane had experienced va ale please sir will you give me a dime with freda at his side he plunged through the city buying groceries medicine childrens i toys telephoning a doctor banging ua nging for a motherly mot lierly soul to take charge chaice when long after midnight they hey placed ali their efti beside the sleeping childr children on they somehow felt very close to each other the woman will be all right the doctor ad said Ill Zest and nourish ment dent all site she haedo needs 4 but a difficulty soon arose harvey harrey insisted that lie he would pay all that Is not sensible harvey F rela freda told told him blim it Is just pride or sent sentiment i ment which wh fell ever you like I 1 have haie plenty oi of money and you have your way vi ay to make in business let me pa pay the alie bills that is just pride too he retorted but in the end they divided the account As freda drove homeward harvey sat beside 11 lier e r wonderfully happy and the tunny funny thing was tas it was all so unreasonable he had lost a nights sleep and given away a lump of nao money ney strange dolfin forn business manal man always guided by his intelligence and lie was so absurdly happy over it IL know harvey freda said when she drew up at her door 1 I think hink t you atte uttered rad it a great truth tonight when on called me on the telephone she had nestled close beside him film anil and her presence seemed to bewitch his memory did I 1 lie he asked 1 I dont remember chati did I 1 say cant jt you remember dear io dear YOU said and slie she faced him very royly coyly you said irr treda eda I 1 need yo you and the not moment harvey dane was behari rk in the most emotional manne mannera dinall in all tits his young life ac 19 USO 3 ern pi P i U Un nian leri the pint first christmas card the first christmas card was pub fished eighty brears ago |