GINGER ELLA vv by Ethel Hueston Mlustrations by Irwin Myers Copyright, by Bobbas Merrill Co, WNU Service STORY FROM THE START a— In the usually quiet home of Rev. Mr. Tolliver of Red Thrush, fown, his motherless daughters, Helen, Miriam and Ellen—"Gin- ger Elia"-—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 seriously affected” Mr Tolliver's eyes Marjory wins the reauty prize, $5000. She gives the money to her father to con. sult Chicago specialists, Ginger meets Alexander Murdock. Mr. Tolliver returns, the doctors giv- ing him little hope. Ginger gets an idea for a “Parsonage Home for the Blind” and solicits funds. She gets results at once. Helen is married and leaves the par- sonage. Mr. Tolliver goes to Eddy Jackson's farm for a rest CHAPTER V—Continued wee] Qn “1 wish Helen were here,” sald Mar jory. “Why, | will have to sort of—be the head of the house myself—and | am not used to having ministers around—except father, But you are quite right. We must do what we can, and we shall take Mr. Buckworth gladly. What can we charge him?” “We are to pay him fifteen dollars a week. I think *en of that could go for his roon. and board.” “That would leave bim but five dol. lars a week for laundry, and collec tions, nec" “We can do hls laundry with ours,” interrupted Ginger. “And | dare say be doesn’t tithe as father does—It isn't as fashionable as It used to be. And we can't run the house on less than ten a week.” “Well, ten a week then. objects, we'll come downto eight. He can bave father's room, with the books— Miss Jenkins, you'll have to tell him about the money, and the laundry, and everything. 1 simply couldn't do ir” On Friday afternoon, Miriam re turned with her father just in time for supper, a supper that was a ban quet, for many of the kindly members. knowing of the plan for his enforced vacation, bad conspired to make his last dinner at home cpe to be remem bered. There were baskets of fruli and flowers, fine candies, fragrant home-hbaked rolls and pastries, rich preserves and delicaie jellies, pats of country butter and jars of cream. chickens all ready for broiling. They were still at the table, mer rily recounting the news of the week. the doings of the church, the letters from Helen, when Joplin Westbury came, or rather, was delivered In per. son, by Eddy Jackson. Joplin West. bury, clearing his throat In best treas grer-of-the-hoard manner, announced that on behal” of the church he came to present his beloved minister with a two months’ vacation on full pay. In order to restore his strength for the great day of the formal dedica- tion. “Mr. Westbury, this—this 1s most awfully good of you and the board and the church” sald Mr. Tolliver meekly. “It just happens-—-and this may surprise you-—the doctors ad vised that 1 give up work and re sponsibility for a while, but | simply did not see how It cvuld be done. | should not have asked it, | assure you It Is most generous, Joplin, most gen- erous, Girls, | see tke hand of the Lord in this” “] see the hand of Eddy Jackson,’ thought Ginger Ella to herself, bur not for the world would she have marred her father's plous gratitude with the volcing of her {irreverent thought. But Joplin Westbury, in spite of the good gift he had brought, seemed {H at case and awkward, chafing under the united thanks of the innocent fam: fly, and burriedly took himself off When he had gone, Eddy extended the invitation, for bimself and his mother, for Mr. Tolliver and Miriam to come to Pay Dirt. They spent the evening talking to gether quietly, every seemingly light word overlaying an undercurrent of deep and glad thanksgiving, and then Miriam ted her tather out to the waiting ear, the other girls trooping noisily with them for o last good-by. “Now you see, my dear little girls, and try to remember, that things do work together for good,” he sald, smiling. “Yes,” whispered Eddy Jackson to Ginger, “but just the same, | wish you'd scout around among the mem bers, and see If there's something un derhanded going on. 1 don't like the looks of old Jop. Ordinarily, he just loves to play Heaven, but tonight ne was all fussed up. Between you and And If he me, | think there's something rotted in Red Thrush. . * . ® . - * After all, Miss Jenkins was merely a temporary companion In the parson. age. It was Marjory, the preity twin who, since the marriage of Helen, and in the absence of Miriam, must reign as hostess. [t was a pleasant experi ence for Marjory, and she took it seri ously, superintending the entire ar. rangement of her father's room for the young minister, and merely per mitting Miss Jenkins to dust and sweep, and Ginger to wash the win- dows, All during the Saturday morning, as their hands were busy with their pleasant toll, they chatted eagerly of this strange and unexpect 'd break in the even tenor of thelr lives, “Too bad Helen bad to miss sald Ginger. “1 shall be very dignified. 1 dare say he will think I am twenty-one,” “Well, remember he's a preacher, and don't waste your good powder on him." “Mr. Westbury says brilliant student, very.” “Such a dumb pame, lliram,” com plained Ginger. “Wouldn't you just know his parents were Methodists?” By one o'clock they were dressed for his arrival, Miss Jenkins, thoroughly rehearsed In her part, seated herself sedately In the living room with the Central Christian Ad vocate, Marjory repaired to her fa ther's room to give a Inst deft touch to table, to curtains, to the fall of i,” he is a very There Wae a Sudden Crash From Be. low, a Splintering, a Thud. the lace bedspread. Ginger, after meeting the postman half way down the flagstone path, started to the attic with her mail, six letters, each with a small hard roundness in one corner. Six dimes were addea to her hoard in the doll's trunk. Ginger shook the trunk affectionately. Two dollars and eighty cents now, No so very much, yet, but still, considering the original outlay of three postage stamps it wna doing very well. ond certainly, busi ness was growing. Never a day passed now without ar least one wel come letter for E. Tolliver, one dime for the home. But for all her immer sion in her growing fund. Ginger did not overlook the immediate Interest of the arrival of Hiram Buckworth While she would scorn to betray an undue curlosity about any male crea ture, she did feel that a preknowl edge of his general appearance wonld assist her greatly in forming an esti mate of his character. Finding that she could not com mand a view of the street [rom the high dormer window of the attic, not even by standing on the backless chair, she turned the key cpon her accumulation of dimes, and went down stairs! In her father's room, the only one opening upon the street, she found Marjory, ostensibly draping the curtains to more becoming lines, but with a iong-lashed eye upon the ap proach. “1 dare say he looks like most im. mature ministers,” remarked Ginger coldly. “And judging by the Hiram he will have baggy trousers and so wilted mustache.” She descended the circular stair cnse with greai dignity. Miss Jen kins had abandoned the Advocate and crouched behind the portieres turning an anxious gar to the corner n block away, where the newcomer must first appear, “1 hope he sees you,” sald Ginger bitterly. “It will give him such a good impression of our disinterested ness." soon assent “1— Just “wondered i he was com. ing,” sald Miss Jenkins, fluttering back to the Advocate. “Now, | am just to say who | am—and who you and Marjory are—when you come down, | mean—and tell him ten dol- lars a week—before you come down, I mean, and If he argues, | am to yleld with dignity. And then | tnke him upstairs—after you girls come down, I mean-and say dinner will be served at six o'clock.” Obviously, the windows of the live ing room were closed to scornful C'n- ger Ella. One vantage spot wus left thither. As the narrow window an empty apple barrel to the proper position, stood it upright, anc laid an old {ironing board across It. Then she climbed up, with great care for her best summer frock, and was warded with a clear view of the tire street. At exactly two-fifteen, Hiram DBock- worth briskly rounded the corner, and made for the oid brown parson uge, unaware that {rom various well. shadowed recesses, three pairs of steady bright eyes bore silent witness to his approach, tliram Buckworth saw only a pleasantly sun burned trimmed lawn canopled with branehing* maples, snw an pathway of old flagstones with pansies. The eyes behind curtained windows saw a tall map, who walked vigorously, vighrous swing to his arms, ¢ ous swing to his legs. noticed inviting bordered the young vigore his dark hair, he carried for, most his hat into isterially, hand, “What a alee, clean, he looks,” approved Miss Jenkins in great reilef. “Why, bow very young, Marjory. “lle doesn't look any Hiram to me,” wag Ginger's private comment, ut Hiram Buckworth, unaware of these secret Impressions, marched briskly up the flagstone path, sel down his bang, and rang the bell A decent interval was permitted to elapse Ginger, holding her breath the apple barrel counted the approved twenty—and at the very number, Miss Jenkins went to the door, a flustered nnd flushed Aliss Jenkins, unused (0 doing the honors of a8 house. “I am Hiram Bockworth,' he said pleasantly, brown hand outstretched, “Are you indeed?’ stammered iiss Jenking. “1 am Miss Jenkins—1 wiil introduce the girls when they come down. | was just to let you in- Oly goodness me, whats’ that?” There was a sudden crash from hee inw, a splintering, a thod and mer all, a sharp expletive which In any other than a ministerial home would have been conglderad distinctly pros fane For Ginger. aghast at the stumbling confusion of the em barrnssed Allss Jenkins, of «hich she heard every word, In impulsive engers ness to rush to the rescue of the pare sonage reputation, bad stepped too far on the end of the ironing honed, so that it flew ap suddenly and dropped her Into the barrel which averturned on top of her. The silence that ful. lowad the first crash was an ‘mmense one, In "” wondered on “Nothing,” chatterea Migs Jenkias voluhly, “nothing at all, you see. Just a noise—lots of noise’ here—honsa full of them-—rats, | suppose—rafs in the wall, Come right upstairs. I'll show you your room.” Marjory, holding her breath at the window upstairs, heard th se horril a words, What was the woman thinke ing oft Her Instructions had heen positive, oft-repeated. to take him ro the living room, break the news of ten dollars a week, and hold him in conversation until the appearance of the two girls for formal Intredaction Up the siairs—and Marjory spying upon him from the window! She ran toward the door, but already they were at the curve of the circular stair. case. She threw a wild glance abont the room-—no possible escape—ithae closer, the bath with its single one trance! She, Marjory, presiding hostess of the house to he eauglt in this humiliating predicament? Not to be thought of! As quick as thought, she dropped to the floor and crawled beneath the bed, where the fringe of the ince spread sufficed to curtain her retreat, “It's a nice room" rambled Miss Jenkins nervously. “It's Mr. Tollls ver's own room. | bope you like religious books. Mr, Tolliver never reads anythings elgse--not that he reads anything now, poor dear, what with his eyes—] suppose you've heard about that?” “Yes, such a misfortune.” (TO BE CONTINUED) ——————— ANAS Sr SM Men talk much of duty, but chiefly spend the most of their lives in efforts to evade its full obligations as ideally expressed through the ages. Tennyson says: “Sweet it Is to nave done the thing one ought.” To appreciate and realize this sweet. ness Is the reward of ‘duty. Some times it Is hard to do the thing we tion Invariably soothes the soul that has been true to itself. Duty 1s protean In aspect, but there fs never a possibility that ape will fail to recognize It In any expression, in any manifestation. There can be no mistake. It speaks a various language, but we inevitably understand The thing we ought to do makes for spiritual growth and development ale ways. We may evade. refuse to do our duty, but in so doing we invite suffering and loss of spiritual stature and estate. To do unto others ns we would that they should do unto us is duty In the highest sense. If men would but live this simple rule all our problems would he soon solved and the world be very glad. ~Cineclnnati Enquirer, The Reason Few people munage to recognize ope portunity. Often It Is disguised as hard work.— London Tit-Bitg. You can't convince a stubborn man that it is impossible to convince him, Dame Fashion Smiles By Grace Jewett Austin With a big Sousa-directed march ringing In her ears from a loud spenk- er a yard away, Dame Fashion set- tled herself the other evening to try to co-ordinate in mind the many beautiful things for women's wear seen in the stops, and the hundreds of fashicn plctures which are supposed to mirror the mind ar ia i of Paris. ace J. Austin. One thing is sure, ull of the taik of a few “curves were In” and were over" seems to For the Paris designs are reedy and slender to a degree, with trimming placed low on the skirt But in practice there are simply beautiful dresses for every woman Individuality—this great cry of the present, works out well for the plump the middle-aged and those who still cling to a .nodicum of simplicity. And yet it is well to keep Pope's couplet in mind, days and American Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. Some have accused fashion writers of spending most of their stress on the gowns and accessories only fitted for the evening dince or the dinner of ceremony. Since these In every age have been the most strikingly beautl- ful of all dresses, it is only natural that they are shown and described with special delight. But there is a vigor and “go” to the street and sports frocks this year, enused by the present plaits, belts, tuckings, special cuffs and col which give these dresses a rare beauty that is unusually satisfactory and appealing. If quiet in color, they can be brightened with a touch of costume jewelry (not too much, for the world of fashion is said to be slowing down a bit in of what some have called * glass") and contrasts in ha gs and gloves, Mistress Hat still holds her post as queen of the costume Dame Fashion has never thought ghe had the type of face suited for earrings. but some of the new ones are lovely enough almost to make one decide to wear them even If not be (Though tint 1s heresy.) It a striking conquest for the earrings when one of the recent por traits of Helen Wills, the tennis cham. pion, always such a devotee of sport ing simplicity, showed her wearing flat button earrings of pearl As proof of what was sald at first, that slimness Is still needed for some of the fashions of the year, Dame Fashion has to chronicle that she has at last her first fur ensemble dress—fur skirt as well as long coat It was soft and flat for—but ah how greatly mest of us in that garb would resemble the ladies of the Eskimos! 1229. Western Newspaper Union.) inrs lamps of shoes, | ming. seemed seen {= New Raiacoats Protect as Well as Add Charm Winter wet weather wear will pro tect as well as beautify every lovely woman, Crepe de chine Is the most impor tant of raincoat materials and plaids, now hi-colored and In small designs, are holding their own, Many of them are unlined, for {1 Is almost always necessary to wear a heavy garment beneath, and by eliminating the wool lining, the sien: der line is preserved. A delightful coat in dark blue crepe de chine has plaid trimming on the pockets and scarf-cape. Another in green and beige has godet and smart. ly placed belt Just as on any other costume. An almond-green cape Is lined with beige and has zigzag diagonal incrus Felt and Feathers Are Paris Millinery Modes Three smart Paris chapeaux for autumn and winter, that show the Stung toward felt and feathers. Top, a beige felt helmet. Center, a , ifack Bottom, an all.feather model. I Tweed and Velvet Lapin Make Chic Combination The combination of tweed and velvet lapin fur is important in this season's suit mode. materials in the charming silhouette of three-quarter length coat and flared skirt with the forward move- ment. Matching Silk Is Used to Line New Handbags should never look a horse In the mouth—and yet If you present your sister or your aunt, your mother or your daughter with one of the new bags, the chances are that after she has given one app rails ing glance at the outside she wil ingide to examine the lining, the mir ror, the coin purse and the various pockets and flaps. Imost all of the new bags, writes a fashion correspondent in the Wash- ington Star, are lined with silk, and the flaps and pockets are oft- en finished with a narrow binding of leather. Even flat bags of the enve lope sort are made with sufficient breadth «ind that they will not bulge even when carrying the usual collection of small accessories. Handbags are among the most In teresting details of autumn dress. The thing about them is that they are simple, serviceable, prac- tical sand very smart. There are, of course, bags of beads and velvet, chiffon and embroidery for evening and elaborate afternoon. jut for daytime wear there are of leather a color and kind to match every suit and frock and coat in anybody's wardrobe, The best thing about these smart bags is that one may be used with several frocks, They are made of good leather, in lovely but substantial shades of every color, browns from lightest to darkest, through all ranges of tan and beige, buff and ecru; greens and blues and maroons, or any color to go with any fabric. There are pouch bags of leather, with metal frames or leather-covered frames or composition frames. There are envelope bags with openings In rather unexpected places, that hook over at the bottom to se. cure the opening of zigzagged side flaps or three or four flaps all follow. ing the same unusual outline of an- gles or curves, There are capacious pockets in “the handbags of the day, slim, flat envelopes are so made that they have an unexpected holding ca- pacity. Clasps and fastenings are interest ing In the new handbags. made of composition in all colors and of metal. Buttons, leather covered or Perhaps gift you i look in so most noticeable bags, of the bags shut. Dainty New Jewelry Is Made of Marcasite A new use of a new medium, mar casite set with real stones, is seen in an outstanding bit of jewelry, wrought in as quaintly old-fashioned a design and spirit as though it had come straight from the naive age of samplers, lace pantalettes and paper dollied nosegays. The background fs covered solidly with tiny flat mar guerites, each flower as stiff and fitted neatly against the next as though some painstaking child had placed them so. The petals are made of marcasite, and the prim centers are of halved round stones and size of shot, coral in one case and topdz in another The design serves as the decoration for a ring In a marquise shape, an inch long; for a dalsy chain necklace and for an earring. Prystal, a new composition material used for modernistic jewelry In inex. pensive forms, resembles crystal, but has the advantage of being molded rather than ground, Its chief charm comes from an odd through It like flowers seen In a clear pool, It Is brought out in noturn! and amber shades, which show off the clouding to best advantage. L FELGOOD? Most siiments start from pomill ination (constipation or semi consti. pation), Intestinal poisons sap vital ity, undermine your health and make life miserable. 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I bad tired, heavy, sluggish feelings and I could not eat. 1 was losing in weight, 1 read so much about Lydia E. Pinkham’'s Vege table Compound and what a good medicine it is that I started taking it. I have taken eight bottles of Lydia B. Pinkham's Vege table Compound and about the same in tablet form. This is one medicine a woman should have in the house all the time. I am improv- ing every day and I sure am able to eat. I am willing to answer any letters 1 get asking about the Vegetable Com- pound.”—Mzns. Eira Ricuamps, 21 Chautauqua St. N. 8, Pittsburgh, Pa. Other Times, Other Manners They were looking through an old book of snapshots, the mother and her two little girls, and they stepped at a picture of the mother, taken at the age of sixteen, in all the glory of long skirts, tight high collar, and hard- The mother, ture with*a fond smile for the girl she used to be, and waited with interest “Gosh, mother, it's a wonder anybody married Your Kidneys! One should not neglect - -gy A
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