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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH JACKIE
to wait — "just till mother comes — please, Miss Jackie." And there was nothing to do but wait.
Another adventure happened when, after having searched the curioshops of the town in search of some particular treasure that she wanted for a beloved aunt, we arrived just in time to see exactly what Jackie wanted being wrapped up for a man customer. Jackie was on the verge of tears when she saw the sturdy little bronze statue for which she had searched so long, and which was exactly what her aunt would love, being wrapped up for some one else.
The man, seeing her perturbation, very courteously offered to let her have it, because something else would suit his purpose just as well. Hesitating to accept the courtesy from a stranger, and yet wanting the little statue — an exquisite thing, truly — she smiled bewilderingly at the man, and he told her of having seen one of her latest pictures
recently, and how much he had enjoyed it.
"I shall feel that I have been able, in some infinitesimal part, to return the pleasure your consistent work has given me, if you will allow me to transfer my choice from this little statue to something else that will serve my purpose just as well," he insisted, with a Chestertieldian bow.
And of course, after that, what could she do but accept it?
When, finally, our faces and the car's nose were turned toward Los Angeles, we felt that a hard day's work had been well accomplished. The big green limousine was filled to the gunwales with Christmas cheer for the Saunders' friends and families.
"Now I can go to Honolulu in peaceful contentment," sighed Jackie, as she settled herself back in her corner of the car and went to sleep. And, echoing her sigh, I followed her example.
GEORGE BEBAN, THE FAMOUS PARAMOUNT CHARACTERSTAR, HAS CHRISTMAS SPIRITS, BUT THEY'RE ALL IN THE HEART
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