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The
ChristmasDog
Melody Carlson
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Melody Carlson,
The Christmas Dog
,Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, © 2009. Used by permission.
© 2009 by Melody CarlsonPublished by Revella division o Baker Publishing GroupP.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287www.revellbooks.comPrinted in the United States o AmericaAll rights reserved. No part o this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any orm or by any means—or example, electronic, photocopy,
recording—without the prior written permission o the publisher. The only exceptionis brie quotations in printed reviews.Library o Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataCarlson, Melody.The Christmas dog / Melody Carlson.p. cm.ISBN 978-0-8007-1881-7 (cloth)1. Christmas stories. I. Title.PS3553.A73257C48 2009813.54—dc22 2009008745
This book is a work o ction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product
o the author’s imagination or are used ctitiously. Any resemblance to actual events,locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Melody Carlson,
The Christmas Dog
,Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, © 2009. Used by permission.
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As Betty Kowalski drove home rom church on Sunday, she
realized she was guilty o two sins. First o all, she elt en-vious—perhaps even lustul—o Marsha Deerwood’s new
leather jacket. But, in Betty’s deense, the coat was exquisite.
A three-quarter-length jacket, it was beautiully cut, con-
structed o a dove-gray lambskin, and soter than homemade
butter. Betty knew this or a act since she had touched thesleeve o Marsha’s jacket and audibly sighed just as PastorGordon had invited the congregation to rise and bow theirheads in prayer.“It’s an early anniversary present rom Jim,” Marsha hadwhispered ater the pastor proclaimed a hearty “Amen.” Asusual, the two old riends sat together in the third pew rom
the ront. On Marsha’s other side, next to the aisle so he
could help with the collection plates, sat Marsha’s husband, James Deerwood, a recently retired physician and respectedmember o the congregation.
Naturally Betty didn’t show even the slightest sign o
jealousy. Years o practice made this small perormance no
great challenge. Instead, Betty simply smiled, complimented
Marsha on the lovely garment, and pretended not to notice
the worn cus o her own winter coat, a charcoal-colored
Melody Carlson,
The Christmas Dog
,Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, © 2009. Used by permission.
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