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MISS
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
By Maud McCurdy Welch
Meredith Harris, known as Merry,
sat at her desk in the big insur
ance office and fought back her
tears.
A voice startled her. “Why are
ou here working? Are . . . you
crying?’’
It was Hugh Mallory, the agency
head. Merry said, "Just finishing
up. Everybody's in such a hurry.”
“It's Christmas Eve. Let every
thing go.” Hugh started to his
office. Merry’s eyes followed his
tall figure. She liked him very
much.
He turned back. “You didn't tell
me why you were crying.”
“It's nothing. My sister and her
family have gone to California. I
guess I . . . I'm lonely.”
“That may be my good luck,” he
said surprisingly.
He was alone, too, he explained.
His sister-in-law who had looked
after his little daughter since the
death of his wife four years ago,
had left unexpectedly. His Aunt
Amanda was still with them, but
she was getting old. There was no
one to do the things to make a
little girl happy. Would Meredith
help him?
It took them three hours to
inish shopping. At seven o’clock,
Hugh’s luxurious car turned on the
drive of an imposing house.
A little girl sat in a big chair
i oking lonely. She held out her
rms and cried a little. “We’re not
cing to have a Christmas tree or
anything.”
Hugh Mallory swung his little
daughter up in his arms. “Oh, yes,
° ere." He put her down. "T1A
is Miss Meredith Harris, she’s going
to see to everything.”
And it was the most wonderful
Christmas Dee had ever had ana
the most beautiful tree. But Mer
ry’s gift was best' of all. A beau
tiful Siamese kitten.
After the presents had been dis
tributed. Merry and Dee sat in a
big chair Dee stroking the kitten’s
head. “How did you know I wanted
a kitten more'n anything ”
"Because I was a little girl once
myself.”
Hugh went uptown on an errand
in the later afternoon. Soon after
a handsome woman in rich furs
and jewels came in.
“Aunt Hilda, you . . . came
back?”
“Yes, Dee, I know my duty, even
if ybur father and I . . .” Hilda
broke off staring at Merry. “Who’S
this?"
“It's Miss Merry Christmas . . .
that's what I call her. She fixed
my beautiful tree, did everything."
Hilda looked at Merry coldly.
“You can go now. And take that
cat with you. They’re full of
Tfcsi
Why, everyone knows thot it's old St. Nick
himself, and it's time egoin to begin to notice
that os always, the old fellow brings with him joy,
and cheer iot Si C. : ;i:>os season. May this
Christmas be a" if iv remembrance for vou.
i germs.”
‘No . . . No!” Dee cried In an
guish.
But Hilda tore the cat from her,
thrust it in Merry's arms. The
next thing Merry had been ushered
out the front door.
She went to her small apartment,
sat down in a chintz chair, holding
; the kitten. “Well, after all, it was
i fun even if it is over," she con
| fided tearfully to the cat.
j But it wasn’t over. Two hours
later Hugh Mallory knocked on her
door. “I hunted through a hundred j
| office files for your address and J
found you at last.”
Merry was flushed. "Your sister,
in-law-came back."
He nodded. “She's gone for good
I now. We'd had a disagreement.
You see, I found she was teaching
my little girl to be a snob.” He
broke off, smiled again. “Dee wants
ycu to come back and so ... do
I. For good. Do you understand,
darling?”
She was afraid to believe he’d
really said that. But he took her
hands, drew her closer. “Look,
Merry, I’ve been searching for the
right girl for a long time. I knew
I’d found her when I saw you sit
ting in that big chair with Dee
and the cat. Oh, my dear, say you
j love me, say you’ll marry me. Dee
and I naed you so.”
Meredith lifted her face and he
read his answer in the sweet sin
cerity of her eyes.
DANGER OF FIRE IS
GREATLY ENHANCED
B Y CHRISTMAS TREE
The average Christmas tree can
go up in smoke in only two min
utes. That doesn’t leave much
time for the fire department to
get there. *
A live tree with roots packed in
a bucket of earth is the safest.
Be sure and keep the dirt moist
ened. A small tree is safer than
a large one and festive trimmings
can make up what it lacks in size.
Keep the tree outdoors until you
are ready to set it up inside. When
you bring it in, keep it in the
coolest part of the house with the
radiator nearest it turned off.
Use noninflammable aluminum
foil—not cotton or paper—to con
ceal container in which tree is
"planted.” Use noninflammable
trimmings on the tree.
Don't use lighted candles. (This
may seem an unnecessary precau
tion in this day of electric lights,
but lighted candles contribute to
tragic fires every year.)
Check the wiring for the tree to
see that it's not frayed and is in
perfect condition. The switch for
turning off and on electric lights
should be at some distance from
the tree. Don’t" plug or unplug
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\ best wishes for a
: HAPPY CHRISTMAS;
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Season9 s Greetings
HOWARD and CHERIE
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j lights beneath the tree.
Don't leavf 'tree lights on when
it isn’t necessary and especially
when the family is away from home.
From time to time, check over the
tree and see if needles near the
lights are turning brown. If they
have, move the lights.
Watch the calendar. New Year’s
is the day for the tree to go down.
If you should extend the time, don't
leave the lights on the tree for
more than a half hour at a time.
The Big Day
is as Old as
Columbus
The celebration of Christmas in
this country has deep and perma
nent roots, although at one time its
observance was nearly extermin
ated.
The first Christmas observance
was shortly after Columbus dis
covered America. The Santa Maria
beached on Christmas Eve and all
Christmas day Columbus and his
men worked to free her. When it
was found hopeless, she was strip
ped and as much gear as possibl*
! taken to the Nina.
However, the Nina was unable to
i carry all the men, and some were
left behind in a fort, that in honor
; of the season was called Le Navi
| dad, the nativity.
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