The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-23

charge customer TOT twenty years. Sheu talkl"
 Let her talk" His voice was angry. "Mr. HeSrlck says we can't let her dictate the policy of
 Carol dlsreRarded the rebuke. "stlll - If she has Q real case ="
 we don't know when the holes got in it. MT. Herrick says she probably made them herself, think ing sch would get her money back"
 Made them herselfi That sounded like Mir. Herrlck. If Andy only knew how previous such good will could be. She should mover have been allowed to get as far as the managers oface with as req sonAble Q complaint aS this,
 "--to serve their welfare" Mir. Dearborn had said. The peoples welfare. And this was how Andy was serving itl
 Perhaps it was Just as well the will had not been found. Andy might seme to reform only long enough to get possession of tho store and then revert to policies like these,
 The next customer to come to Andy was Mrs. Grover. She made three trips to his once before she caught him in, She wanted to return bicycle she had bought for her llkkia hnyAq NhriRtmAR
 "He wanted 1t more than any, thing in the world" she told Andy. We couldn't afford it but he begged so hard"
 "I'm sorry, Andy started to ex- plain but she hurried on.
 He was 50 sick" she told him "The doctor said 1t Insght help just to look ct it."
 Carol pitied hor.
 "He was never able to ride 1t, He only touched 1t wlth his hands My little boy" - he voice caught .s-"he died last week."
 I'm sorry" Andy sympathi2ed "But you see we have Q rule. We can't let toys be returned. You understand, of course"
 "We'd only had 1t three weeks He never rode it. We need the money for clothes for tho othes children"
 Carol cisnched her fist. Andy Andy, her humanity cried. 0ivel her the money. It's only justice
 But she heard him say, "Mr Herrick is in charge oi thta, Mrs Grover. You'll have to see him."
 The woman turned woarily away. Carol longed to stop her to press the money into her hands Give 1t back in the name of MT Dearborn.
 Give It back for MT. Dearborni The thought ran riot in her Fninc and left her breathlesS.
 The will said that the name oi Dearborn's must never stand "foi anything but service. Here wa another contradiction of tho will First Mrs. Milligan. Now Mrs Grover. They were two of dozeni who were being turned away empty handed.
 Evan as she sat and watched Dearhorn's was beconlSng less Anc less The Peoples Storel
 1t must not happenL Until tho will was found, she, Carol Fair. field, must uphold the storei reputation. Mir. Dearborn would expect that.
 The way was clear ct last. Tol his sake, for Andys sake, for the stores sake she would save itl name. Then when the will wal read and Andy knew It's terms hS would hvae c fighting chance.
 She had always h0en allowed tc write small checks signed with her initials. She had never abused that privillge.
 she would not abuse it now She would use 1t gratefully.
 Her hand trelnbied Q little al she wrote the first check. To Mrs Milligan for 43.o6, the price of the sweater. 1t steAdied aS she wrote the second check. To Mrs. Grover S24b0, the price of e bicycle.
 With each check she sent on apoiogetie letter. q And I didn't understand your complaint" the letter read. "0f course you are entitled to Q refund on your pus. chase. That hsa always been the policy of Deayborn's, It will mol De different now. Accept my apologies and my check. I wish you and yours Q Merry Christ mas."
 Boldly, now, she signed Andy Dearborn,s name.
 She corrected many similar cases in the next days. But she hadn't anticipated the most sefi- ous of them all. It concerned Miss Fanny In Hosiery.
 The old employe came to the offlce shaking with despair. "lt's MT. Merrick," she managed to tell Carol. Hes laid me of. For good. He says I'm too old tc work"
 "No. no, Miss Fannyl" Carol protested. He can't do that"
 "fIe has done 1t. I'm going to take it Up with Mir. Andy. He won't let him, will he, Carol9"
 T hope not" sne said fervently But she felt stricken. How did she