The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-12-24

AAANa NNAAA 'A|aAaA H~ scarcely admitted Co horsclf- would bo used to boauufy lingerie on am oc- cas.ou chat all mudons blush.ngly look forward Go. A tear moIsionod her oyo and lay und.siurbod on her check The outer door was quietly opened and closed. Without taking t.mo Co brush from her check Ono elIslouinr tear. Antoinotto hastily dropped Che laco iu a box under Ono counter and automatically arose Go wait on Che supposed customer Not mu she was opposite him behind tho counter did sho even look to note lf her caller was man. woman or child Then tho'r eyes met.
 "AutoInettc,"
 "Gmsoppoi"
 For two fuu minutes thcy stood and eazod at each other across Che counter Auto.uotto was Cine first Go sDoak and in speaking she demon s,ratcd chat she was Che true daugh- Cor ol Eve "D.d ! not ton you" she at last said. "tbat you woro not to coma back unul Christmas Eve and herc it is four days before chat umo. rcIla me what you mean by not obey.ng my mstruc, you boda boy"
 But Giuseppe could easily sec chat rouotto was anything else but oi- tended at his appearance and re- piled. "I ploada gult Go disobeying your orders. but remember you say If ] bring backa da mon. you marry me- ] briuga da mon Cand ho laid half dozen bales of wconbacks on Che counterl. but come ahead Of umo to enable you to get ready for da boee doiues. for we gonna be married Christmas. K.aa me-"
 Ten minutes latcr and when ro.nc.tes eyes were shining with a ms,ro hat they had not held for Q ml year. she couudIugly rested her check on Scopes breast and asked. "Now Chat you are reoch man. teiIa mc how you mlka hocm'
 "swoetaheart" Giuseppe replied. "It was tor you ] moka hccm When you tolIa mo iu this room last Christ mas night that wus mo sooda. you tolla da truth. did loaf around. playa da pool shoou da crap, drinka Ja moonshne and was mo good other people toIla me Che same ching and not carc. but when you looka me n Che eye with your brilliant orbs and tcna me you Iowa mo but that was no good. you toucha my heart and chen and there ] swear great oath Go maka good and bc worthy or your pure and condd.ue love. Besides da mon have with me. ! haya many thousand dollar afo I'm banks and from now on we win bc on oasy street K.aa me again"
 Ycs but how you catcha hcem' persisted Auto.nctto
 Without replying to her question Giuseppe mUcsucally reached into a vost pocket pulled out a gold tipped card case from which he e2- tractoJ card and handed ro.ue.tc tor her Inspection. 10 road.
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 tho Same Care as Those for
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 Please
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 Offices at Prince Rupert and
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 "Foreive Oh. forgive mel" burst from Anto.uctto. "ior ever having aarbored a suspicion chat you were no good You have demonstrate Chat you are shrowda business man and now you are willing Go shora your prosperity with me-
 "Wuh us. you mean' said Old ponuua salyutus who. with his wife. rr h.- rf.frrfuu fu.f inside fno