Show THE CHRISTMAS CAROL CIL 1 L R 0 L rt ly by helen waterman rt HE christmas spirit it if such T j a sprite there be must have fled in dismay from old silas wentworth for or a crustier coustier cru stier harder less christmas chris amas spirited man would be hard to imagine yet sally blaine his clerk and bookkeeper had tha temerity to bring christmas into ll 11 e store lines ot of tinsel old silas coming to work stopped and stared at this unusual a addition to the colored globes and patent medicines with which his bis windows were adorned sally blaine rather frightened now looked up merry christmas mr wentworth silas surveyed the store grimly take it dohnt but sally hesitated 1 L I sold said take it down more ot of your tool this dickens christmas carol sir 11 he thrust the book on a back shelf humph dont let me catch you reading on the job yes sir im sorry about the decorations at nine on in christmas eve silas saw out his last customer and began putt putting ingup up the shutters it was beastly cold and his numb angers were slow at their heir task As he was about to lock up he was confronted by two men one carrying a revolver let us jn in and lock the door said the man silas his teeth chattering from fear more than cold compiled now it youre quiet you wont get hurt said the spokesman my pal here has had an accident I 1 need some medicines b be e pa paid id all right of course of course silas an and brought out a stock 0 of supplies tho the wounded man spoke apoka up sorry to keep you on christmas eve buddy silas grunted tommyrot the other mar had been rum maging about the store here vt silas the take it downs he commanded 1 I cant watch what youre doing so you read aloud until I 1 get through and he handed silas christmas carol he was scarcely hau half way through when the men paid him and left he threw the book down and started off but at the door he turned and sitting by the night light read again so like me lie he muttered as he finished from the wastebasket he drew out the tinsel and strung it awkwardly around the store lie he looked through hla his accounts marked overdue and selected several bills which he marked paid in full and put in proper envelopes then hs he got his wraps merry christmas silas he exclaimed and went out to th the da dawn ing of 0 his bis first merry one I 1 in many years 0 western new piper anlou |