HALL. PA. Copyright, by Bobbs Merrill Ce, by Ethel Hueston Illustrations by Irwin Myers WNU Service STORY FROM THE START — In the usually quiet home of Rev. Mr. Tolliver of Red Thrush, lowa, his motherless daughters, Helen, Miriam and Ellen-—"Gin- ger Ella"-—are busy “grooming” their sister Marjory for partici pation in the “beauty pageant” that evening. With Eddy Jack- son, prosperous young farmer, her escort, Marjory leaves for the anticipated triumph, Over- work has affected Mr. Tolliver's eyes to the point of threatened blindness, CHAPTER II—Continued —— Eddy did not talk nonsense. He never stopped the car to leap out and pluck a wild rose to present with a flattering word, a soft lovk, and a sly touching of fingers. He did not quote poetry. He did not sing. He just strolled blithely in with an offer ing of fruit from the farm, fresh vegetables, or a chicken ready for broiling, and announced that he would like company for a ride. Regular. Just like father, That was Eddy Jackson, Ginger took her responsibilities to the family with a great dea: of sviem- nity. If only she could hold them in line, the "twins, that is, for Helen was now irrevocably lost to her sls terly schemes. Still, even Ginger found some grounds of justification for Helen. She was getting old— nearly twenty-three. And Helen was an even-tempered, unexcitable, ugnro- mantic type. [Perhaps after all It was Just as well She regretted that they could not afford money enough te adorn Mar Jory’s beauty in a fitting manner. Ginger was not very patient. And It did seem hard to wait, and keep on waiting, for Marjory's hour of tri umph at the side of the romantic fig ure dispensing countless millions In charitable enterprise—and looking well after the Tollivers, also. In the meantime, QGinger quite burned to do something on her own account. It was not that she had not tried. What, indeed, had she no! tried? She had bought, from her per sonal allowance, at lowa rates, copies of Sunday editions of all the Chicago papers, for the sake of the advertis ing sections. Column after column she nad studied, ad ufter ad she had answered. But these, aithough in type they seemed to promise such lav. fshness of reward, turned out most disappointingly ‘he one about ad dressing envelopes for instance, {n the advertisement it had seemed 8 rosy road *o fortune, home work, quiet easy. And Ginger had to try It be fore she realized how very, very long it took to address a thousand en velopes, and how very, very little re muneration was sixty cents for this expenditure of time and Ink. The plain sewing Lad turned out to be the complete manufacture of over alls at fourteen cents apiece, and Gin ger ruined three of them and was obliged to pay for the material before she would confess herself beaten One magazine's private road to for tune, she discovered, proved to be via the taking of subscriptions, and this was not just the thing for a minister's daughter in a small town, where parishioners felt obliged to do what ever the minister's daughter asked. and then were aggrieved at her for asking. Very nearly had raiser of ginseng. simply thrilling of how one could take an absolutely negligible amount of ginseng seed and set It out in a small shady corner of the garden, where In practically no time at all the produce 'would attain a mar ket value almost unbelievable. She had written, feverishly, for the prom ised details, and whiie awaiting thelr receipt, unwilling to allow one un- nesessary moment to elapse between her effort and the market value, ghe went to work on the shadiest spot in the garden. She dug. she hoed, she raked. And long before the details arrived in Red Thrush, her garden spot was ready, and subjected to most inquisitive and ironical comments from ber sisters, who fteasingly won dered if she had prepared the soll for manna from Heaven. When the letter of details at last arrived she carried It, in quivering espectancy, to her osttic studio, her sanctuary, only to find that there was an original outlay-——tor seed, for es pecially prepared soll rich In humus potash and phosphoric acid, for par. ticularly recommendad lath frames to supply artificial shade. The entire expenditure amounted to pot more than forty dollars, from which, within an amazingly short time, according to the printed matter, but what to Ginger was not less thas a five-year eternity, a fortune was guaranteed. Ginger reluctantly sowed flowers In the garden spot, and laid in a fresh supply of Sunday papers, In her pursuit of profitable exer eclise, she was an Insatinte. Although she chafed at her inability to turn effort into cash, she did not despair. As long as the Chicago pupers con (singer become a She had read a aecount tinued to hold out rose-colored Induce ments, so long would Ellen Tolliver, called Ginger Ella, follow the raln- bow trail. * * . * ® * * Barred from the comfortable Ilv- ing room, occupied by Helen and Horace, by the unwritten law of a fam ily of sisters, Miriam, Ginger, and their father sat on the veranda. They were thrilled and expectant. They must wait—wait for the wealth of prizes—walt for Marjory shining, rapt, triumphant—for fifty doliars In gold “Oh, father,” cried Miriam sudden ly, “if we are Just sliting bere—walit- ing for it—and she should not get It —ghe will feel bad—about disap. pointing us—" Breathless with the horrid fear of thus embarrassing thelr beauty, they rose simultaneously and hastened up stairs, crowding upon euch other. “As if we care whether she gets ht or not,” sald Ginger stoutly. Mr. Tolliver, with the courage of nis conviction, went instantly to bed Not for worlds would he confuse a daughter of his with the thougin that he expected her to bring him money by her loveliness, But the two girls however much they might wish to spare thelr sister's teelings, could no entirely sacrifice their own. They must see her—they must !—must catch the first thrill of her volce—feel the first 10uch of her quivering fingers, They took off their shoes, making pretense, and thrust their feet into their shabby old mules. This was to prove that they were utterly indiffer ent to the outcome, practically in bed and asleep. Then they sat on the hed and walted a while. 11 seemed a long time to them. “She won't be here for hours and hours,” mourned Miriam. “But If we go to bed we may fall asleep,” protested Ginger. “And she would come home in whispers, and It would be morning tefore we knew what had happened” This was too hopelessly awful even to consider. They stared at each other disconsolately. Sheer desperation finally drove them ap the corridor, beyond the twins room, to the one which Ginger shared with H2len. Helen, in spite of the excitement attendant cpon the beauty pageant, bad been putting some las! tender touches to her wedding gown and had left it carefully spread out across her bed. “So slinky,” cooed Ginger. “Real exulted Miriam. “If only it were the prince of Wales instead of Horace Langley.” “But Helen loves Horace" “So dumb of her™ They lapsed into mcody silence, Ginger broke it at last. “it's not that I'm altogether opposed to mar ringe, you know. Bu: people should marry somebody that is somebody, Uf they're going to marry at all. You must admit that it is silly of Helen to marry a common school teacher who doesn’t earn a cent mere than father does. She's not gaining a thing by It, not a thing. She's giving up a rol licking good time with us just to shut herself up alone with one mathe matical man. You have to admit it's dumb.” “Money doesn’t make happiness.” “No. But it keeps it from starv. ing.” In absolute depths of desperation, although the slightest touch upon the shimmery whiteness of the gown was strictly prohibited, Ginger lifted it up, carefully. and held It against her own slight figure, smiling at her reflection in the mirror “Oh, beautiful,” she sighed raptar ously. “It would be simost worth at- taching a bushand jus® to get to wear it. Miriam, listen. There isn't a thing to do—she won't be home for hours and hours—and she won't come up while he's there! I'm going to to try It on” Miriam's start was one of abject horror—but she listened, frowning. And she showed Interest. Still argu ing against it, she held the gown care fully nigh from the floor, while Gin ger slipped out of her modest little frock and into its silken slip. Gig gling ecstatically, nervously, both girls lace” held thelr breath as Miriam lifted the soft folds over Ginger's sleck little head. Ginger posed with great dignity be. fore the mirror, practicing a slow bridal step. “Oh, Ginger, it is lovely. really, you're quite pretty.” Ginger paraded back and forth be- fore her mirrored reflection in a com- plete ravishment of delight “How sumptuous—I mean, scrumptious,” she exulted. “How dignified 1 am! Why, I look as old as Helen. Oh, | wish we had a vell.® Her face fell disap pointedly. Unfortunately, the family finances had not yet admitted of the purchase of that ultimate bridal accessory. “Look in Helen's drawers, Miriam She must have something. You can’t get the effect without a vell” Miriam obligingly ransacked cedar chest, in vain. She did produce however a small circlet of creamy white flowers saved from the hat of previous summer, and these she twined prettily on Ginger's head, admiring the effec But Ginger was not ‘0 be plensed. “But we've got ro have a veil, It Why, without a vell.,” “You must wear white Walt.” Miriam ran volselessly to the bathroom, and returned with a Marjory kept there ip reserve for her Infrequent turns of dusting. tucked these effectively Into Ginger's band, but Glnger would pot be tracted from the quest thing. Look! The curtains!” Forgetting the sacred gown, swung herself ithely up to 8 chair by the window, but was quickly drawn she “Ginger, be careful. Come away I'll get it." lalancing herself ou the chair, she removed one of the ling thin curtains from the rod, and shook it carefully out the window to remove the dust Then, with a nice regard for effective. ness, she attached it by pins to the wreath in Ginger's halr. Ginger trem bled with delight. “Oh, lirlam—honestiy—I'd nim myself. Think of church like this" “You must walk slowly and look very sad rides always look sad To keep from Inughing. | suppose.” “Can't 1 have Mirtam?" Ging look at her clumsy old mules Whateon-—earth-—" marry walking into sour white slippers, jisapproving Mercy! Sudden discordant clamor plerced the stillness of the aight, and brought a sudden pause to their mischief. Ginger stopped In ber peacock plum ing, and tilted her small head under the creamy flowers and the Blmy cur tain, listening intently. Downstairs, Helen and Horace also heard the un- accustomed uproar, end went to the front window to Investigate Mr. Tol. liver heard it, and sat up in bed, won- dering, regretting his helplessness in his own home jut his life «ith four gay daughters had accustomed him to accept strange experiences without wuch question, and he subsided quietly. The mad medley of noises presently detached Itself into distinct and ree ognizahle consonants. There was an overtone of excited girlish laughter, a chorus of admiring bass. “Marjory i" The big car carcened dizzily up to the end of the flagstone path, and figures, many figures, disentangied themselves from running boards, fend- ers and hood. The dark shadow of them surged across the lawn, and standing out against it, laughing, pale slik, dull gold, with cream-white face and arms glimmering in the moon light, was Marjory. had fallen to sudden silence, only the proclaimed her triumphant return. ran to tho door to greet her. “How wonderful! How lovely!” Like moonlight Marjory tripped into the dull old house, with her shadowy train of admirers—glimmering moon light. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Among the countless millions of books on the shelves of the library at the British museum, are about 200 volumes considered the acme of the printer's art. They form an ex hibition of books illustrating the most beautiful and expensive British and foreign printing during the last ten years. Centuriesold Chinese manu scripts and (Huminated books from the monasteries of medieval Europe are exhibited In the same room as these masterpieces of post-war printing which attracted the attention of printers whose names are famous among book collectors In the two hemispheres, Books from the leading presses of England, Scotland, the United States, France, Germany, Hol land, Spain, Italy, Poland and Belgium a are included in the collection. They have all been printed within the last ten years, and experts are unanimous that the art of the printer has greatly improved since the opening of the Twentieth century. Looked Us Over Bees bBave about 5,000 eyes. Bo we gather such solace as we can out of the fact that those which have lit on us have done so through careful choice, Helpful Pedestrians The forist should be grateful for the pedestrian, whose family always Is a prospective buyer.~Cincinnat! Enquirer, Dame Fashion Smiles By Grace Jewett Austin Dame Fashion, rude though it may have been, stopped on a busy corner, turned about and studied the effect of charm given by a slender young woman, an entire stranger to her, who was a walk- ing example of the excellent re- sult possible to obtain by adopt. ing the new, warm dark brown of this year. The youn Grace. J, Austin, woman's er us soft, with a bit of upralsed brim, the fox scarf about her neck, hose and pumps, as well as her ensemble gown formed a complete symphony In brown --f useful phrase, even if now a little worn since the artist Whistler's time. She looked so delightful that Dame Fashion wished she might feel free to stop ‘her and tell her what a per. fect effect she created, During the summer it was a pleas ure for Dame Fashion to read that Helen Wills, when not In action on tennis courts, tops her two plece white frocks with a geranium red cardigan Jacket, Who knows but the cheer ful glow of that red garment may have helped Inspire her to victory. Red jackets, red sweaters—and red slickers—are all useful in the as well as the early fall Capes, which were a marked sum mer feature, like Alice In Wonderland have come There are collars will be as well violently fall Rive biscuit, shrunk a bit, and have mostly now to collar size, indications that of dresses down many a distinet ns feature Prints fashion In summer and early hat late fall and winter will hem a rest, cons, were so worked material simple this has the time pique, t is made and well home gowns One good for and dresses year heen revived old imes the somet uld deceive } it was =a i Dame Fashion has modish frocks made of them. of a gray by young girls of the wis pattern of black, fooled at it, was selves, One mottled, wavy and white, whi into atest 1 sat esl one one of woman the new while an a silk ches of red These v0 tholr knit goods weaves, other thought it Tiny trim needed was crepe. gave it young girls of to training In sen thlie school pri feels rative to offer. are often ti ing which every m and however resiricted, however democratic, every Mew ’ ¥ $ than their ber Hnrs are ofte mode mother of these days with for ¥ ~” ’ . brother” outfits, this time, used for » differently or even dq4if 1itly sexed childres ult effects, Dame : 4 ! her neigh Hieved in this and did It, twenty-five years ag plan g (2 192%. Weatern Nowspag Tuzks and Plaits Used to Feature Chic Dress in such ary to most of ves her quite What could be smarter than this tucked and planted wool dress of the new Kelly green? The belt may be placed low, or at the normal waist. line, if one wishes to follow the mode, Lingerie Collars There Is a pronounced revival of the so-called lingerie touch in day. time costumes. Especially will this be true of the sutumn mode for the majority of frocks are very much col jared and cuffed, adorned with laces, georgettes, silks and batistes for a light finish at neck and wrists, one or both. Russian Caracul Coat for Snappy Winter Days Here Is shown a black Russian moirette caracul coat with white Rus. sian ermine cuffs and collar, tuxedo effect. It is intended for winter wear, by Girls of School Age Schoolgirls of this year present a smartly tallored appearance. They wear the tallored or semi-tailored two-piece suit, the single frock requir ing an outer wrap and the three-plece ensemble. By a as the tendency n amusing paradox, in for women grows toward a more supple style, the for girls more ed and even boyish, says a fash- fon writer in New York Times. Clothes of the various kinds for girls between six and fourteen differ slight- iy, ity, but fine dress new costumes become the ~ § Rd 3 © # 4 i Yiwl according to age and individ the dq are simple ever the fabrics and ship. Woolen materials in a large ves and patterns promise the woven assort- ment of wea tweight, to dominate season. Lig closely wool--covert, tweed, and several firmly and themselves to and tailored finish, are all daytime frocks kasha, flannel, wool crepe kinds of finely novelty goods, that ' hing Woven, eng site fashion plaiting, are the loaders. Plaids nd are used in a models of The attractive in the ' out in a very number of pictur- two and thvee Scotch tartans ste partic fetching ensemble one, pieces, ularly some jite with color worked compiete man- ner, For example, a suft using a plaid of red In three shades and hiack is composed sleeves, ds and a small jacket, of Eton velveteen, and with a jtHtons sewn losing, ach sleeve at the cuff. The in these suits, each and a us clans are represented fariar coat in solid alwaye of velveteen. The blue and green plaid with the bar of white is used for the gkirt in a suit with a blouse of white linen, frifled the frout and around the and The cuffs turn back over which in this ensemble 1s small and is made of hunter's green velvet. The assort. ment of plaids and combinations with plain goods is large and entertaining in its diversified models. vari with a of colors almost popuiar down collar cuffs, the coat, Have Hat, Bag and Shoes Match Milady’s Costume Handbags made of tweed and in envelope and pouch styles are trimmed with leather, metal and wood. One bag, with a half-way flap, wooden edge, with inlay work in the tweed colors. Another bag in pouch brown tweed mixture making these articles. to the head snugly. in neutral shades. Bright Colors Used in Simple Daytime Clothes Bright colors, such as sapphire blue, gealing-wax and flame red, copper. green and golden yellow, are used for simple daytime clothes in all of the Paris collecgions, These shades ap- pear in mixed woolens and in plain brondeloths, velvets and rough-faced gibelines. However, the most fre. quently repented color combination is black and white. 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