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thb acton free press jwkd hasmu0 vmg legs took um j stain that led to th offiw of x tha conway dally port two at a time at tlw top of the ascend flight the yornw reporter atopped disturbing sounds lamad from the door to his right he scowled his thick brows almost hld- tog twuulntf uobvr 9w on either side of his huge shapely noss that dor led tothe cubbyhole the man- aglng editor had ordered cleared out as an office for pouy bsppar when she joined the staff at that time ttr ralph wilton had the notion that brains make a fflrl un attractive jslnoe then he hsd been forced toehange his mind while ivdly tjet and darfaigraadaheraauoeassasa tcportsr her wwr blond bob her wide sapphire bine eyes and her dainty fliun had been so disturbing to the men who also worked on the sheet that her pres- eribs la the iwporters room had been deemed nnadrtahje iflss flwltasr door old society editor had retused to share the office she had ruled for twenty years consequently this scrap of a closet had been made into an office and at onee dtfbbed the pepper pot by thestafft when the door wae open visitors were welcome when it was shot a type writer clattered and an might know that one of pollys friendly witty atorles was betnr written ted the staff art ist who accompanied polly on many of her tripe for news who teased her ruarded her adored her noted that the door was shut che typewriter silent and listening- he was certain he heard aob- btngl oay sweet polly crying just before christmas tool ted remembered that her father had died last july her home town where her mother grandmother end young brother lived waa far away she had told ted she could not afford to go home for the holiday something would have to be done about pouyt he sped quickly up the aeoond flight of steps until near the top then he turned and began thumping down yell ing ahoy there t the pepper pott t the top of hie mags the door opened a crack what do yon want wild hyena asked a voice that stows to be natural cenl come in busy thats me then it1 sit down and scream on your doorstep i otnt get home for christmas and i want sympathy in gobst oh ted im so sorry pouy forgot her own trouble and opened the door and you uve near by tool she almost added tour folks are weiltordo and they could send you money to come on but she stopped in time whatll you do she asked aloud orouoh and ffloont i suppose those wealthy friends of your mothers cousins husband will carry you od for the day no cousin amy wrote them but they havml come near ril be alone too and in a boarding house t if moms hadnt insisted on my living in one or the oldfashioned things if i had a trirfcy little flat now id hare a party for you and me so we oould weep sociably together wcll said ted who knew hu pouy though they had not yet worked to gether three full months at any rate i rely on you to rescue mrl remember im going out on that prters story now come along with me and grab a bite before i start no im not a cold digger and i cant pay for my meals at mm lees and restaurant too but m walk a bit with you y one of her charms was that no one had to wmit while pouy did a full job of exterior decorating as ted oalkd it now he flirted a powder puff over a slightly reddened nose pulled on her fur jacket her soarlel beret and was ready her evening was full she reported the opening of the new elks club a charity concert and an elopement to wards midnight she sat down to do a feature yarn on christmas shopping christmas was on monday this waa friday practically saturday as her i glt box iumi been urnt home rir had nothing to do but feci sorry fur hrracu for the next it days chntriuk aiom- tn a boarding houc polly derided hr miut out j- kvimy or a little mdnrm might creep into iiil ujt that must be bright and gay ob dear poor ted strsnurd too i she must k sonw thing for hunt if iic t could only gtr a party mr urc was just the a ay mother proper had rnvpcd she would be very trie i polly would have no chance to give art you tig man achrtsimas party in her lorely room if mrs lee too wvie asked but mrs tee seemed sour and lonely what dd she do on christmas oh pouy had an tnsntrattonl she clapped her hands nalshed her story m a whirl and allowed the managing editor mr wuton to take her out for en oyster stew when he went tar mldv night supper and than escort her to her boarding house bar working hours being so sste pouy pepper rarer appeared at the breakfast teblsv lb met urs lee had been so far beguosd from her ndse that isurehelle end hereand a jingle or n btf of nuwed to carry up a tray with orange julae and coffee ifii lee had even been know to carry up that tray her self i she did it the morning after pollys inspiration mrs lee was feeling very blue and she had a vague notion that the sight of pretty tousled pouy in the frivolous pyjamas would help her christmas always makes me sad my dear she said as she seated herself comfortably snd prepared her handker chief to catch a few helpful tears when i think of the old days this house all new and shining land three servants for much less worts than two do now end guests i invited not a soul i had to keep whether i liked em or not oh well dearie remember all is vanity x give my big family turkey dinner t two sos iaurabelle andjer- usha cwh get off to go home for a bit and than i go into my room and cry ob t that no nice way to spend chrlsttnsjl announced pouy just as if it was not the very way she had oon- teniplatsdsfwndlng it herself i teu you vs lee lets have a community christmas kve party well have so much fun you wont want to spend the nett night crying the way price are going up be gan urs lee warily pouy laughed at her and argued with her that noon when ted bounded up the stairs towards lhe pepper pot be beard no sobs but laughter ted look the presents ive already bought what for why for our party tomorrow night our christmas eve party up in my personal penthouse 1 oh now listen tve fixed it up with urs lee and the city editor both urs lee has fifteen boarders and only ave had invitations the rest fell for my plan strictly cooperative old dear except you and i do the planning and you be santa claus uy my what a lot of padding you win need do you know urs lee got so enthused shesiferd to make some of her grandmothers christ mas cookies laurebeue and jerush offered their services that pretty little urs evans says shell help me make popcorn balls and that shes a master hand at fudge and stiff old mr jarvls quite unbent i said hed never known a proper christmas without hic kory nuts and butternuts and hed comb the town for some bvery one gives a dune for a present snd a nickel extra to get things for mrs lee and laura- belle and jerush i tell you were off to a flying start 1 mrs lees entire boarding house grew gay with excitement it became more homelike than it had ever seemed before people whispered secrets behind doors gigglfd in hails packages were smug gled about bits or gay ribbon or twine glramed on the flours tissue paper crackled excitingly and the smell of christmas spread through the high dingy old ceilings old mr jarvls the star boarder hod no l only donated the nuts but had cracked them in spite of brown stains on his wellkept hands he had alio sent in a bigger tree than pgjly had hipcd for with holly wreaths and branches of pine and balsam polly laughingly announced that from the looks of the piles of goodies she thought their druggist mild mr mlntrr ought to furnish free dyspepsia tablet mt mlnter who was terribly literal actu ally did send over an assortment of seven kinds at once making even mrs lee shake with laughter thr men had indeed put the tree m pollys penthouse it being so tall it would nt nowhere else pollys penthouse amused her because it was as big as her pfpper pot of an office was tiny she got it very cheap because it was cold and thr stairs so steep she adored it because it was odd and big and quirt in front was a funn ionic window act very low above which shr had nailed up some bookshelves herself to the west i were two dormer mlndows each making an alcove while opposite was a big caav- mtnt window arrhru m hie top show ing a tarflung lew of ihr city the trre stood agaiiihi ihm window tonigh with a background at tarry winter sky polly lind decked it iinly with llclrs and aparkly now lighid it only with blue and grreh bulb so it cwinkled and shone acroa from it between the dormer windows was the ticnfaved franklin store which uiuradrlle crpi in every morning to light now it was flowing with a huge coal fire as cheery as any yule log the rest of the room was j lighted with candles the guests were coming i polly ran to meet them merry chrtstmasr i odd mr jarvls looking at the frfcrndly young face the pretty utile figure in scarlet lace with holly at shoulder and j waist said gallantly my dear you arc the very spirit of the day the gueets ware all in and disposed on converted bed chairs trunks and padded and chintacoverwd boxes the very lanky aanta casus had emerged from jerusbaw room followed by jeruaha and iaurabeus giggling profoundly from a pack susptolousry hke a pulow- osse santa claus began distributing funny guts with spftllli comments ifrrjasptf end mrs lee started char- ades two reiher awkward young men produced banjo a guitar mad two un expectedly good voices sirs cvans as tounded everyone by really thrilling recitation of the night before christ mas i declare i never did laugh any more even in my better days i said mm lee polly glowed these words were praise indeed she ran out to gtte the mgtuir to jerusha snd laurebeue in came pitchers of scarlet cranberry punch popcorn balls fudge cookies well- cracked nuts yes even ur racmters dyspepsia tablets tastefully arrayed upon one of pollys own treasured plates as the guests ate and the goodies grew ot they grew uulet suddenly from a church near by bells rang out it was midnight merry christmas 1 they all shrieked together to one another to the very wails sbout them as that hut gale of inerrlment died mrs lee said well ill sleep tonight this sort of happy tired is good for a pereon the guests began to make polite adieus when suddenly a big strong eon tralto rich and sweet cane up from the shadowy hallway silent night holy nlghtl the singer was fat jerusha singing rrom the depths of an honest friendly heart stveryone listened in delight but when she bad finished no one asked her to sing again to each it seemed as if somehow that giorlous hymn had been the proper ending to their frolic they thanked her gravely and began to file down the narrow stlrwey more quietly than they had come up and even more happy of course mr santa claus mrs- lee said to ted you are to come to our christmas dinner jerusha says youre to have your choice of the turkey its just e shame you two young people have to work but of course if we didnt get the news next day wed very likely think it was awful i anyhow i want you to know youve given us the best christmas we ever bad in this house- yes rm counting old days too i guess we dldnt get enough young folks around us mr lee and me this party waa a real sweet thought it was that mrs lee but it was all up to our lady christmas here i just obeyed her orders thank you surely vu be here for dinner and i order a drumstick and the wishbone this minute i and we dont really mind work- lng one bit do we pouy no said polly her eyes shining happily she followed ted down a step or two and whispered and you not in the doleful dumps at having to miss your own christmas at home are you ted have i helped you sure have i say rm glad it hap pened this way and mom wired thatlf i came new years instead id better bring you along dadtl drive up after us oh ted what joy she would have been astounded had she seen him scowl as he stepped into the clear winter night now mur mured edmund melltng harper to him self may all the spirits of all the holi days keep that independent girl from finding out that i gave up my home christmas of my own accord to alee her a hand when she needed itl bat oh boy wosnt it worth while r thvcancer cruaade y rtgfciug the ones in wmje sxsiwliagi c cmtt iga stasia ftvar aaj nsglest by j w a mcoullough aw dph cancer and trk human bace doctor bonne professor of pathology in the school of medicine java writes some interesting things concerning the incidence of cancer in the extremely primitive the simply primitive and the eastern races with whom he is acquaint ed examples or the extremely primitive are the pygmy popukns of now oulnea and the aboriginal indians in south america kb missionaries no govern ment no money no nans no metal im plements have ever reached these people they fly st the sight or a white man as to disease among them we havent the faintest ides y the simply primitive are those within reach of government trade and civil isation among such sue the coastal indians of the oulanms in south am erica many negro tribes in central africa the coastal papuans of new autnea the dajaks of central borneo and the aboriginal population of aus tralia the missionary and the government doctor sees little or no cancer among these people not because they do not have cancer but because they consult a doctor with great reluctance cancer is not often seen amongst them neither is diabetes lukaemla cirrhosis of the liver and many other internal diseases as the belief tn evil spirits dies away and these people consult a doctor can cer of the genital organs or the mouth s discovered the general mortality among the east ern nations is much higher than in western europe and north america the chance of dying young is much greater consequently the number of persons of advanced cancer age are less than in western civilization pewer are left to have cancer dr bonne from his vast experience among the people of the east anas that there is a remarkably high frequency of primary liver cancer tn various parts of the maiiwav ofttnsem rost j mw the fleet of fflghwe orttlsers lnbo- dueed in service this week by gray coach hues reveals radical adfanee ifl motor coach design end a rare eombtoa- uonef bssnty and utility mmsually effective sires fritlnln has been achieved by plselng the engine in the rear and the cruisers present en sir of graceful beauty entirely new in the motor coach field the interiors are rearrang ed and provide the most luxurious ac commodation ever offered in a passen ger motor vehicle the driver sits well forward close to the large windshield tor a better- view of the road a curb- high step facilitates easy entry to the depressed aisle that permits tall pas sengers to walk erect wtlhout coming in contact with the roof specially designed individual chairs are set on a deck one step higher than the aisle the chairs are well upholstered and art easily adjustable to four restful position adjustable rubber footrests are also available for every passenger wide observation windows give an un obstructed view of passing scenery- the windows are easily raised and are equip ped with a sliding metal shade fsshloned iter venetian blind to control the glare of strong sunlight at night the illumination in the cruisers is provided by a diffusion of soft light from frosted glass tubing arranged in the celling a new forced sir ventilating system and nine large hot water heatere assure a comfortable and healthy atmosphere at convenient overhead racks accommo date purses handbags hat and parcels all baggage is carried in weatherproof compartments in lhe body of the coach below the passenger deck no baggage is carried on the exterior of the coach the cruisers will seat 38 passengers but due to advanced construction methods are actually two tons lighter than former standard equipment assur ing greater flexibility and ease of hand ling as well as more economical opera i uon as in all gray coach lines equlpmert special attention has been given to safety features the cruisers are equipped throughout with safety glass and have specially designed air brakes the driv ers new position provides a better view tropics that stomach and gastrjc ulcer j of the rood and traffic a lower centre dancer are almost totally shsent among f gravity and other improvements com- lhe native malay population of java but bine with these advantages to create an increased margin of safety for passen- the highway cruisers are in service on the main routes from toronto buffalo and from toronto to north bay it is tliat oancer of the akin of the legs is common on male malays he concludes that when the cancer rate in the east is recalculated for a population of stan dard age the total mortality is in accord with the usual ngures for western coun hoped that continued sgtprovement tries the information available about the incidence or cancer indicates that it ur a disease of rich and poor white and black brown or yellow that races and people all over the world have cancer in about equal proportions why is the letter a like a christmas coke becuuse tt mokes a lad glad why is a christmas plumpudding a notable event because it creates a stir when ore christmas crackers like happy children leaving school for the holidays when they go off with a good report orang es new navels medium large sweet per dozen 25c special prices on other sizes cranberries i grapes 17c 2s 19c lovely ned berries crisp special grapefruit martin seedlew 5 delicious kluvor jq medium large ltjlc turnips waxtd stfl table qualit 5 a ireul jur dinner q iht or ifc potatoes ciood cookers 1 q per peck ioc lettuce lechery head firm each 7c carrolls limited in traffic will permit the extension of cruiser fuxury service to other route nolonge bad man nea bed- iiokneb on of uv blact aurprlmw in the national hockey league thla aoai la the remarkable chants to the playing of rag red horner of tbrones ifaole laafa during paat aeuona he hoa been the regular bad man of the league but tnlaaeaaon he eeeme to be attending more to playing bookey and keeping away from flttlcuff hlghatlcklng and an the othar 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