The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-12-24
How Giuseppe
 GandOlfO rlade Good
An Alaskan Christmas Story of Love. SeLfDenial,
 Hardship. Destination and-More Love
lBy EJ wHlrEl

raE1~ 1~U-lSSr'srsrSf's-'S 'S ls 'S her beauty also on Che sad eyprcs sion chat appeared so out ot piaco whore youth. happiness and iile should have cxultcd and rad.a.cl.
 As One summer vaned business bc- cam. moro quiet with each success uI week and with che decline O. business the aiIme1t Of old pouuus saIwtus chronic rheumatism be- came moro pronounced somo ot Che re.rhbors muma,cd chat old pouuus rather enjoyed hIs rheumatism whom U was sufficiently severe Co keep him out of che store but no, bad euoueh Go keeD b.m from sleeping. 40 any rate. An,o.uc.tc was ucd more closely to One store chan ever she had boon before and her interest u Che business. strive as she did to maintain il was less than ever be- lorc
 To mako matters worse whoopiue cough. measles and ch.csenpo2 an developed in Che crowded quarters back Of Che salvatus store at Che
 me umo and for six weeks neither tr.onettc nor her mother eyperI- ne.i Che joy uoIIeu. to md.sturbel lmb.r But one by one ho d.s- ..ses ron thcr respective cour" and but ono problem was lc't Co bs n.rd and Chat was how Co feed and .o.he Che family ou Che small rov- nuo produced from the H.ore which. .aro for and look after as best she could vas growing smaller and mailer mm but utIo was iett after rraaIu- dor Oh. ront
 Tho advent of winter found Che family n very rai.ool c.rcum-
 aa.o and th.re was no light rad Ou rorHas plac.dy m- roareeI. "Our only hope Us tor rouet.c Co marry any fellow who ouna da Ht uo matter who 800 he t.u her"
 u.e asked him .f hc had no ...me hat he could practically sell M. iau-nter To any one that could help uel Che family old pont.us replied in substance chat he had both shame and and an appetite but tr.t whom Che latter asserted .Hc.t .r. former took back sclr
 Tho r-.t or December found Che s..wu. family in a nd ni.rlt o'd poauu vas strong for calling on -.. Relief Association for assistance and only Che United efforts of Au- .0.n.t. and her mother prevented him from doing ao. "WHt" said h. former .uu after Chr.s.ma nI m.r Y our condition .s not Improved. we win Inn compelled TO
 Che b-esf of char.u
 .Hut what win We lo for Christ. drrue" demanded o.d ronaua .ve can't haw ia turk, da cram. ru... mot ey.u da red vnc Why u.t mu Che new year To assa da uue.e"
 "f h.re many yards or n.oe-a .acD tt.tIl.re mefaeva.ie vaune m Inc sto-c replied hntonetic "aud ! cam sen 10 for enough to provide a good Christmas dinner Including da ur. cram au.e and red Nue After Christina. IT nothing turua up. se, nothing tor us bout Che Re.iel Aao- .auoa"
 In One meantime and after Che ar- r.raiof every boat. 1o matter Whc.h- rI. was from the sou,h or west it Win. noticed chat Au.o.ne.to Iuvart .bfg took 1 walk and thrt sine al- ways made It a point fo cll at 'ho post office before re.uuur Also f was noticed chat she never rccc.y ,d any mail And I was further aoI..I chat m she was returning .mute-buudcJ from Che ros. office he moIcsuy and with arpros.ne eye took stock ol Che Huey drivers
 nI choir class o. cars bul of th's s.e dd not speak. mot even to her one and .oIe conndaut her mother
 10 was four nights before Christi m Tho day had been a long and busy one to AHtonotte hore m, Ine boon a reasonable Increase iu business in Che store although Oh. to.t was very Incomplete and many com. u. looked and went away with .r, buying It was n o'clock and Ono weary u-e shop girl was a'on, nd wa. soruus over the iaee ah. had spent many weary weeks and months making and which she had
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