I STORY FROM THE START dm In the usually quiet home of Rev. Mr. Tolliver of Red Thrush, 1 Towa, 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 Jacke son, prosperous young farmer, her rscort, Marjory leaves for the anticipated triumph, Over work has affected Mr. Tolliver's eyes to the point of threatened blindness, Ginger has tried in many ways to add to the family's slender income, but she Is not discouraged. Marjory wins the beauty prize, $50.00. She glves the money to her father as part of the expense necessary for the treatment of his eyes by Chicago specialists, CHAPTER III—Continued EE This one small section of the house from the very beginning of thelr res) dence, was Ginger's own, It was difli cult of approach, for there were no stairs leading to it, and sole admis sion was by means of a wubbly old ladder of six rounds, which, carefully balanced against the wall at the end of the upper hall, led to the trapdoor which opened upward into the artic Ginger loved the attic most of all for its inaccessibility. The trapdoor, which swung on a hinged lock and had to be pushed upward with one hand, was no obstacle, but an added charm in her eyes. On’ the attic side of the door, she had, with her own hands, driven a big staple, added another hook, and when she went thither on matters of any special moment, she locked It furtively behind ber. The studio was her sacred retreat, and on this particiiar Sunday after noon she had a definite motive in re tirement, for she sought the guidance of the Muses, Ginger had made a find. Eddy Jackson had brought to the parsonage, as a Saturday gift from his mother, 8 jar of preserved peaches wrapped in an old page of the New York World. Helen had crum: pled it lightly into the waste basket, where the sharp eye of Ginger Ella had espled it, whence her greedy fin- gers had rescued It. And from It she learned, to her delight, that the New York World would pay five dollars each for the Bright Sayings of Chil dren. One of Ginger's great grievances In life was the tendency of her sisters to recall, and repeat, smart sayings of her own none-too-remote childhood Such repetition redoced her to abject and helpless fury. But she noted that the auditors always laughed, am. ple proof of the presence of humor She cast about in her memory for the most amusing of these pseudo laugh producers, and unable to discover merit by her own jndgment, she hit upon the one that had produced the greatest gales of merriment. Merely changing names and relationships from her own and Helen's to that of a mother and daughter, she wrote: “Mrs. Ingraham spent an entire afternoon assisting a aeighbor to cut out and fit a gown, and when the gar ment was entirely finished, she wished to make payment for the time con sumed. ‘Oh, no, said Mrs Ingraham pleasantly, ‘l shall oot take a cent pr it. 1 did it entirely out of friend ship.” The neighbor was insistent, but Mrs. Ingraham remained firm, and would not take the money. At last she turned to Alice, Mrs Ingraham's small daughter standing oear, and sald, ‘Alice. tell me, tow can | make your mother take this five dollars which she haa fully earned? Alice considered a orument, and then an nounced gravely, ‘You might give It to me, and she will borrow it.” " Ginger wrote, corrected, and copled. Then she read it, dis asteful'y “it's a domb thing.” she thought frowningly But the memory of unfailing laughter encournged her, and she (folded fit neatly, tucked It into an envelope, and addressed it in a firm large hand. At six o'clock, the girls came to gether in the kitchen where they hur riedly set out a light supper, in order to be at church again at seven for the meeting of the Epworth league. Mr. Tolliver did not attend this, as it was a service especially calculated to en courage and train the younger mem: bers of the congregation in active par ticipation, and he inclined to the belief that they took part with more free dom in his absence, @ On Monday afternoon, at one o'clock, the anxious little family gath ered in the living room to say good-by to Mr. Tolliver and Miriam, starting for Chicago. Such tremendous issues were involved in this small journey Perhaps he would return without the hated glasses, perhaps the dear tired eyes would see once more the love that shone in theirs. Perhaps the dreaded operation would be declared inevitable. Perhaps things would just drag on and on, month after month, as they had dragged in the past They went out to the veranda, Miriam leading the way with the light bag. Her father reached for it, strug gled with her playfully for possession of it. She tucked her hand into his arm, looking back. The girls smiled at her, she smiled in return. Thelr smiles were sad, their father could not see the smiles. Their young eyes yearned with pala. Their father could not see the yearning. tle waved # hand at them In bilthe farewell, “Be good girls, Elien don't let any. Illustrations by Irwin Myers Copyright, by Bobbs Merrill Ce, WNU Service body else go man-mad while 1 am away.” “You must mean Miss Jenkins, She is the only one left.” Light words they were, and gay volces, for their father heard. But Miss Jenkins, unaccountably, without a word, detached herself from the cluster of girls and ran gp to him. She threw both arms about his shoul. ders, and kissed him on both cheeks “Be careful, oh, be careful,” she said, and her face worked with emo tion. In the dramatic silence which fol. towed this unexpected outburst, Mi riam’s light hand led her father away. “Why—my dear—" gasped [elen “Why, why—" “Oh, the poor, brave, dear, afflicted soul,” wept Miss Jenkins. “Going away lke that—with fust that help- fess young girl to look after him. | shouldn't have permitted it. 1 should have gone myself.” “Oh, Miriam is very capable, She has always gone before, She will take care of him.” 3ut Miss Jenkins, still weeping, without a word, pulled away from ber Ginger Wrote, Corrected, and Copled Then She Read it, Distastefully. “it's a Dumb Thing.” and hurried down the #agstone path toward her own home. Ginger's eyes were stormily reflec tive, “H'm,” she muttered. “H'ml— Man-mad. The darn thing's catching.’ Later that afternoon, Eddy Jackson calling by telephone, got Ginger on the wire “Have you anyone there who would tike a little beauing?” be inquired teasingly. “Marjory would like it, | suppose. but ‘I'm bere to see that she doesn’t get it" “Miriam there?” “No, she has gone to Chicago with father. Helen has gone driving, and for dinner, with the mathematical squire, and won't be home until late. Margie's here, I'm bere, and If you want to hold hands we can get Miss Jenkins.” “l don't. But | have a chap here man | met in Chicago a long time ago ~pretty oice fellow-lives In New York—just back from a (wo years tour of the world and all points east "thought perhaps Marjory might take him on for the evening but since Miriam is away, you would have to girl-friend me” Even over the telephone Eddy could feel the sudden avarice In Ginger's voice, the covetous glitter of her bright eyes, the guile In her fiying thoughts, New York-—Chicago-around the world— “Why, Eddy—~of course! I'd love to. Marjory will adore itr—me, too. You know | always enjoy you, Eddy, you've got so much sense.” “We'll breeze in about eight. then.” Ginger flew up the stairs. “Margie, Margie,” she called. *“Quick-put on the dress” Marjory’s calm was maddening. She was manicuring ber pink nails. She looked up evenly, looked down, con tinued to polish “The dress—the dress! He is from New York, and Eddy Jackson Is bringing him to-—-to look at you. Around the world, my dear, two years of it—and that takes money! He's used to people dressing up for dinner every single night, | dare say he'll mean dress suit. [ll put on Helen's Alice-blue organdie, it just fits me." Marjory considered. The mere joy of dressing was a point In favor, “Well, I don’t know. | dare say it would be all right. Lots of folks do dress for dinner.” “Oh, darling, how good of you, I'll the work. We'll be having after-dinnar coffee by the floor lamp.” “Bat we haven't the right cups—" “We're going to borrow the gold set out of Helen's hope chest. The set the Gleaners gave her for Christmas.” “If we break one of those gold cups—" “We won't. And if that dumb-belf of an Eddy Jackson gives us away-— 'il—=I'lil— Hurry, darling, and put on the dress. [I'll fix things downstairs.” Ginger sped away to don her sis ter's organdie before she carefully re moved the frail golden dishes from among the wedding treasures in her sister's chest, and carried them gin- gerly down the stairs. When, some sixty minutes later, ddy Jockson appeared In the open doorway with hig customary blithe, “Hello, everybody,” a ravishing vision presented liself. Marjory. lovely, laughing, sat among the cushions in the wide couch by the floor lamp, with a delicate cup polsed between her white dngers. At her side. with the shining array of the golden coffee set on a small table close at her hand, was Ginger In blue organdie. “Come in,” she called brightly. “We are having our coffes slowly, s0 you can join us” “Coffee? Oh, volce i see™ but, indeed. was enigmatical, Eddy's introduce his friend, though neither garbed on mals, He was very tall, with a great ease of manner and complete self-pos. Ginger could have danced with joy. She poured the coffee with fingers creet proprietary glances ai to make sure that she remnined viv terribly a1 Eddy Jackson on the side. carfously on his large hand. and emp requesting more, and again mora Alexander Muriock, on figure, bandied his =ith an ease a Ginger flashed triumph a “You see!” her expression proclaimed “Just as | told you! —yet, Mr. Murdock,” she sald ture was a mere matier of days must be very fascinating” land,” volunteered we were born.” “For myself,” continueu Ginger, pausing for a light touch of her lips to the rim of the golden cup, for she abhorred black coffee, “1 should not care so much to do the Holy land. | want to go to Paris and see Mont martre, and the boulevards, and the Follies, they don't have things like that in the Holy land. How long are sou to be In Red Thrush, Mr. Mur dock?” “Oh, some weeks, i fancy.” He sald “fancy.” In the Middle *West, “i think™ and “1 dare say” are quite com mon, while “1 guess” and “1 reckon” are aot altogether unknown. “1 fancy” is an affectation in any but a romantic figure, “Do let me 6 cooed. “You see,” continued the low, slow voice, “1 wok on @& job today, and shall go to work tomorrow.” Ginger leaned forward. She did not breathe, Oh, if be could but be presi. dent of the bank where the Tubby in- dividual aspired to licking stamps. “What—what profession" “The D and R. You know, the little Orange and Black chain grocery store on the corner of Main and Broadway.” {TO BE CONTINUED) Marjory, sour cup,” she ———— hui The oldest Greek statute now ex- tant, governing the disposition of “real” property, comes from the Is tand of Crete. This is the law of the city of Gortyna, dating from perhaps B. C. 400. This inscription, the larg. est existing frogment of any Greek law, came to light less than fifty years ago: for the stones on which it was chiseled had been buried for 2,000 years or more and Its discovery made a sensation In the learned world. It was about thirty feet long In its orig. inal form; the broken pleces are now scattered In several museums, These laws show that more than 2,000 years ago women in this Cretean city could own property. Moreover, the law provided that a husband could not sell or morigage his wife's prop erty, nor could a son dispose of his mother's property. If a mother dies, gays this ancient statute on property, and leaves children, the father has power over her property, but he can not sell it or mortgage it unless the children consent, when they come of age. Moreover, if the, father marries another woman after the first wife's death, the children of the first wife shall have power over their mother's property. Penalties are provided for the violation of any of these pro viglons. Patriotism may be mere habit, Afternoon Frocks Popular in Paris Formal Wear for Daytime Displayed by All Paris Dressmakers. Fashions are Interesting the whole year round, but in the fall they be- come exciting. One feels a sense of keenest expectancy everywhere—in the shops, at the wholesalers and; of course, first and foremost at the Parl- sian dressmakers. Just what will be offered for the winter months and out of what Is offered, what will be the mode ac- cepted by smart women? For, of course, clever as Paris is In the de- signing of new costumes, writes a fashion correspondent in the Louls- ville Courler-Journal, there are some fashions displayed which are never ac- cepted to any great extent. Many of these come into prominence a year later than their first launching. Still others find acceptance In France yet, for some subtle, bard-to-explain rea- son, are practically never seen on this side of the Atlantie, Of course this same expectancy and excitement are present also in the spring when the clothes for summer are making their appearance, but Satin, Showing High Waistline. Summer but as less importance Especially is this true this season when formal- ity is everywhere evident as the key: pote of the welldressed woman's wardrobe, The ddy Is gone when the simple straight-line sports frock was donned early In the morning and worn until one dressed for dinner, Today the fashionable woman includes in her wardrobe a dress for every occasion. Formal afternoon frocks are seen at every Paris dressmaker's opening, proof that they will be found wherever well-dressed women congregate this winter, Richness of fabric, elaboration of cut and trimming and formality of fine are everywhere and promise to lend to the winter mode a color and richness which has been long absent, The spotlight of attéhtion has for some seasons past been focussed on the waistline. Would it remain low? Would it become only slightly higher? Would it practically disappear? Would it take its place at the normal waist line. The answer, as given almost unan- imously by the Paris dressmakers in their winter openings, seems to be that the normal waistiine has ceased to be rumor and has become an ac complished fact. No longer are we content with the top of the hip bone, or a bit an inch higher than last sea. son. ‘The die is cast, apparently, and Paris promises us that we are again to put our belts where nature placed our walstlines, And yet we may say a word to the woman to whom a high waist line is not becoming. All the styles this season are susceptible to indi vidual adaptation. Skirts are longer, but If the very long skirt Is unbecom- ing one may wear a shorter one and still be smart. present In far less degree, clothes are delightful, position of ® Ba oan LI Thin, Supple Furs to Have Call for Winter 8oft, new furs that may be handled almost like broadcloth are being sought by dealers for fashionable use this winter, The new flexible furs, says Harper's Bazar, may be quite bumble in origin, like the chevrette or young goat, which is made inte simple sports mod: els: or they may be the exquisite broadtails which a combination of art and science is constantly making thin. ner and finer. A noted Parisian fur rier Is quoted as predicting that the vogue for cheap furs of the leading rabbit family ls definitely over, and the leading furs of the winter will be ermine, mink and breitschwanz, and, after them, sealskin in tie best qual: ity and Persian lamb, That the publle schools have found it necessary to assume a part of the responsibility of the health education of the child in the grades would Indi- cate that many of us forget that as fong as there are young children in the family, positive health must al- ways be an familly objective, Washable silks for youngsters are practical for play frocks as well as for dress, and in the new colors may be harmonized with the wool coat. There are quaint floral prints, geo- metrics and “tie silk” designs that have an all-over effect. African browns, henna reds, bright blues and all the nuances of tan will be popular this fall. There are pastels, too, and many of the nasturtium sbades are becoming to youngsters, acquainted with faculty this year if you before, Meeting them at gether meeting of the Parent-Teach- ers’ assoclation isn't enough: to es- tablish the most thorough understand ing all around, you should invite your children’s teachers to visit your home, Get school never have the get-to- the A well-balanced breakf long way toward inducing a regular visit to the bathroom before school—a vital factor In %eeping a child phys- jeally and mentally alert. When you establish a regular, morning visit to the bathroom you are inculeating a health habit that will stand your child In good stead for life. When hungry, the and whines continually, he becomes content ing ceases. ast will go a baby is fretful and when fed again and his cry- His hunger may not be due only to the lack of food, but also to irregularity of feeding. If the child Is pins fed again in one hour and then allowed to sleep from four to eix hours, he is certain to awaken bungry and will develop a habit of erving constantly in order to be fed. The training to regularity of nursing during the first twenty days of life Is most important—both for the sake of the baby and for the sake of the mother, infin. ences the comfort of the whole family for the next year to come. f the baby is so trained that he does not awaken at any time than his regular nursing hours, he will give to the mother time for her household duties, Including the routine of his care. The proper hours for nursing must be deterinined upon and then the training of the baby begins Parents will be most successful In securing obedience or co-operation from their children if they do net. Is sure commands, do not build op a discipline based on fear, threat and physical punishment, but treat their children as they them. selves like to be treated-——as reason- able human beings Quaint Shoulder Cape Noted in Coat Collars collars of unique are shown on some of the models of the quaint little worn years ago is seen in the new collars, and the flat scarf collar of a baby since it other Coat shape shoulder tailored coats. A short fur scarf tied in a bow at one side forms a chic fin- {sh on the neck of one coat of formul lines. Some models of the more elab- orate sort are trimmed with a band of fur down each side of the front. and one brown broadcloth having a high collar, elbow length cuffs and a deep border of fur around the bottom. This is Children’s stomachs sour, and need an antl-acid. Keep thelr systems sweet with Phillips Milk of Magnesia! When tongue or breath tells of acid condition—correct it with a spoonful of Phillips. Most men and women have been comforted by this universal sweetener—more mothers should In- voke its ald for their children, It is a pleasant thing to take, yet neutralizes more acid than the harsher things too often employed for the purpose. No household should be without it, Phillips is the genuine, prescrip. tional product physicians endorse for general use: the name is important, “Milk of Magnesia” has been the U, 8, registered trade mark of the Charles al Co. and its pre- irles H. Phillips since 1875, PHPS Milk decessor Cha esia State of Satisfaction “I always say my wife and 1 have now reached the ideal marriage state” “What mean by do you ‘the idea! “Well, my wife no longer worrjes about the shape of my nose, 1 no worry whether she does or not!” Watch | Your Kidneys! Scanty or Too Frequent Excretions Demand Prompt Attention. IDNEY disorders are too seri- ous to ignore. It pays to heed the early signals. 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