\CASTLE NEWS,

CASTLEGAR, ‘B.C.

May your Chrisernas bea’
merry one and may you recall all its
happy memories ee a bright
New Yeu, |

- LEO. BOSSE

AGENT FOR SHORES CREDIT: JEWELERS

3 f peace,
ae health ieeewtl and happiness. vee

_ BELFORD - MOTORS

"KINNAIRD, "B.C

Wo Aaa

‘By Sally Sandusky Eads :
Nancy || Powers counted \” her
egg money, then put it into'the
teapot’ and set it on the mantle.
There was more thar enough | ‘to
pay’ for that” pretty ‘blue’ silk
dress she had .tried on’ at 'The
Style Shoppe. Cyprus would’ be
mightly proud when he saw :her
in’ that-dress. He was going: to
town right after dinner to try ‘to
swap cars with Tom ‘Newell, but
Cyrus would’ have to pay: ‘boot.
Nancy hoped the boot would'‘not
be too much, because Cyrus. had
his heart set:on having that al-
most new. car from them to drive

to the New Year's Party. :
She ‘glanced at the kitchen
clock. “My goodness! Cyrus will

soon be here. for his dinner.” ;
When ‘Nancy Saw Cyrus. walk-
ing slowly. down the snow-cov-
eredpath toward

door,: she. said, “Something”.

the © kitchen|

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“Tene best of

of all.”

“An. Ola! Btory
Nancy smiled. She'd heard that

; before, She started clearing off
-|the table. | “Cyrus, .

me’ ‘the
truth. Why did you ‘change your
mind about tradin’ for that same-
as-new. Ford ear? 3;

“Nancy, you're‘ too inquistitive,
but the’ truth ‘is, I had ‘Bud :Car-
ter take’ my bank book .to town
this . mornin’ .and_have-, it bal-
lanced. We. lack fifty dollars
havin’ enough’. boot money, I
could borrow it; but that would
worry’ you and me both.”
“Uh-huh.”) Nancy ‘reached for
the teapot and, laid : thirty-three
dollars.on..the table in front of
Cyrus: “Now,:, get. to, town and
trade for that car; before some-
body else beats you to it.”

“No, Nancy. That's your dress
money.” He pushed ‘the money
away from him.

dress. Get goin’ before I spill
dishwater (on you?

‘A Good Cry. |:
After he: was:gone. Nancy sat
down and,; woman like, had a
good cry. \It had beerr.so long

“since. she'd. had ‘a new dress but

she wanted Cyrus'‘to have the

, |car. he'd set-his heart on... 2.

She ded and d™ an
old dress ‘to: wear. Late in the
she went to the barn

musta Sappansl He

tired,’ and“ disappointed: She
hoped. somebody,

ded ‘for ‘Tom:

she. ‘woud'nt’ ask’ for

““What’s’ the” matt

Powers?” she asked when
had-finished ‘eating.

_“Nothin’ Nancy, only_ ‘Tye, de-| et

ter'n that,” Nez a

was proud when ‘We was ‘young,
and you've “not. changed. Why,
you used to'take'me to the Par-
ties in _ the. fifiest rubber tire

and: fed: the \ cattle’ and ‘horses,
and ‘milked the cows. Then she

“Shucks! I. don't “want 'a new||

greetings “fondly. pe a nd gladly.” -

‘accepted’ during this. the ‘joyous

~ af Holiday Searonof Good Willto All

_ Mathead Agendes

KINNAI RD, B.C.

"THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1955, a

PURELY MO OME P yc 2 Ba

locked up the ¢ house. “It
was getting: dark' when she saw
Cyrus coming into the'driveway.
She wouldn’t’ get ‘to see the’ new
car until ,morning. .” x

Cyrus was, ‘laughing when he
came in. ‘7 found; 8 place’ in

34| town © where : ,they. paint ’ cars

while you. wait, and fix ‘them. to
look, like new. They said ‘our
car was il side :
nolding something* “behind him.
“You don’t: ‘say! Cyrus, what's
that you're “holdin” \hehind you?”
ed and ‘seta dress box

> tot =
and lifted out-the rs ue sills dress:
She smiled, ‘then -her: face ‘crum-
pled: “Cyrus. really had > wanted
‘have ‘the “dress. ‘She

aay ris” “she: scolded,
you! to get ‘the ‘Newell ear: -But
you can’t ‘trust:.a man sto do as
you tell‘him.” -
Cyrus grinned again. J A A Happy

.| New Year Grin. ”)

igart and brighten your

is Christmas ond
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_ TONY DENMEUS, Pros.

Castlegar:4546
2 Trait (2462 2

‘May your heart sing
_outthis Christmas in

¢ Solty Seasons. 2°"

tune. with all the ‘
; happiness of a Joyous es

By ‘Shiriey Sargent’ '

from the sink,’ she saw the “big!
turned to D

‘and
the ‘latent‘happiness within her].
a. balloon. ‘She: hug- |:

swelled like‘

ged her’ secret to . herself, ‘glad
now that she had ‘kept it from.

his,
kept. it, pute ae -had been gone.
on sales’ trips ‘for’ the.

on the couch, o

She’ walked Tinto the. living toom' .

to ‘study. their’ wedding ‘portrai
taken’ just’ ‘three years’ ago.

Jed’s : expression, was. radiant.
He! was a tall young man ‘with!
dark hair, and .warm brown’ eyes
while ‘Alice: herself, ‘was slight;
with horey* blond” hair ‘and
smile that lent her beauty. How’
happy’ ‘they “had.” been. Alice
thought, when they had ‘come to!
the town of Weed. ‘The first year,
and the

to: ae, ales: staffs = =
only” recently that
Allie had ‘pald ‘particular ‘atten-
tior to | Weed’s ‘snow-cover
parks, ‘to’ its homey ‘schools. and
its‘ pervading’ air’ of “typical” as

she had walked its’ broad’ streets.|
“When . they: had ite come to} ti

.@
Fora. while - the living oom
was. broken” “only, by. thi noises|
ofthe,” crackling’. fire:
popping. corn.) Outside; :
knew, snow ws falling ‘in 'g
"trically ‘beautiful’ flakes ©

"would heap; tog

shoveling. tomorrow.

side| Our future ‘lies here. A

ee hed deep within
him. “All right,” nha ‘said, *“con-
sidering how gréen I'am at sales,

pleased. In ‘fact oe

jflel
Now, ‘don't interrupt. Let ime fine
ish. We ‘would! either” ‘move
Chicago or maybe ;we could.’ “buy
a house trailer’ an ou could go
with: me!) '
‘Jed poked anothér os ‘on ‘the

:| fire. “Ot-course,-it--wouldn't-all

pe, fun and.-¢ravel, but at least
you wouldn't be stuck: in. Weed
anymore. Fie

Not Stuck: At ‘All
‘Stuck in. Weed,” she echoed.

.|Who: said::I' was’ stuck? Why,
‘Weed -has' one ‘of ‘the best stock-||
died libraries Pve!éver seen in’ a

town ‘and in th summer wé
ave the band ‘and ine people

are’ so friendly.”

‘But, Tr thought: ua hated’ it

His. ‘square face~ was’ set

in’ lines'‘of utter bewilderment.

“That's why I’ took the darn Job
with the . sales force.”

Church bells began to tell the

‘old ‘year’ out as “Alice: went ‘to|:
Jed. “Jed, dear, you couldn't be|-

tul future. Why, next Sune ™ we're

friends’ gives to us added ‘confidence and

ee and Successful New Year to all.

i much. promise-for-the future. .\We-wish: a: Joyfak Sarr

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