GINGER ELLA v by Ethel Hueston Illustrations by Irwin Myers Copyright, by Bobbs Merrill Co WNU Service CHAPTER XI soe] Boe A fresh wave of wrath painted Gin. ger's (ce with rose. She flashed from the secretion of her corner by the stairway just in time to see the can grocer press a fervent and unmistak- able kiss upon the delicate lips of Miriam, the sensible twin. Mirlam seemed cot in the least surprised, but rather pleased. Marjory, too, seemed to take the outrage with Indecent calmness, while Eddy Jackson wore a smile no less than diabolie. “Just for that, Eddy Jackson, you owe me ninety dimes,” she announced sternly. “Nine whole dollars 1 spent on this comedy of yours.” And she marched straight to the kitchen. Only Eddy Jackson heard her, For Miriam, the last shred of her sensi bility thrown to the winds, was cling. ing to Alexander's hands, and trying to draw Marjory by sheer force into the warmth of his nearness. Eddy fol lowed Ginger to the kitchen, “Aw, have a heart,” he “He told me to do it.” Ginger stared at a pan on the stove, where thick heavy bubbles rose and fell. “You see the gravy is burning.” she said, and offered not a hand to save it. “Let it burn. [I bepe it does burn I hope the gravy burns him, and the alligator pear chokes him, and the fried chicken gives him pernicious anemia.” Eddy aughed. “Listen, wild one, and [ll tell the deep end bloody mys tery of that young mans’ life. No body knows it. Marjory doesn't know ft. Miriam herself doesn’t know It But | know it and I'll tell you He really is a romantic fLgure—most ro mantic—" “Canned beans, canned corn, canned tomato soup, canned peaches—it makes me sick--canned sweet potatoes—" she recounted drearily. Eddy Jackson briskly stirred gravy as he t ed. Eddy of cream gravy. pleaded. the “He's no grocer. His family owns that chain gang set, waatever you call it, the Orange and Black, all over the country. Alex will be some high mucky-muck-manager one of these days. They sent him on this trip west to familiarize himself with the busi ness, and the localities—this new Idea of know your stuff from the ground ap.” Ginger took the spoon away from him. After all, it was her gravy. “Eddy. why didn’t you tell me?” “He told me not tn, Nobody knew ft. Not even the chain bunch here in town.” “But you should have told me!” “If anybody asks me not to tell something that is none of my business —and nobody else's—1 won't tell it,” sald Eddy firmly. “Just like father,” mourned Ginger. Suddenly a fresh amaze swept over her. ‘But Eddy. just see what a mess you've made of It. Why, he's never 80 much as looked at Marjory.” “l should say not. He's nuts over Miriam.” “Bot Miriam--Miriam hasn't got a thing-—-but brains.” “She's got Alexander Murdock.” “Does Miriam think he Is a real grocer?” . “Yes. She told me she would marry him If he was a shoe shiner.” “Marry him. Did he ask ber?” “Sure. That's what he came back for. Brought her the engagement ring.” Ginger's eyes glittered. “Put an other chair at the table, will you? And get we a knife ane fork from that drawer. There won't be any walting on at this party. You can carry the plates back and forth yourself” 80 Ginger accepted Alexander Mur dock as a prospective brother-in-law, and one to be received with a certain amount of gratitude After all, he could give them a reduction on the canned groceries She shook hands with him. exclaimed joyously over the brilliant solitaire whith adorned Mi rinmi's slender finger. and admitted that the denouement was well worth the ninety dimes expended. “Why dimes?” demunded Eddy curl ously. “Oh, that's the way | get it—1 mean. save it,” Ginger amended quickly. She regurded her twin sisters reflec tively, one after the other. Miriam was well enough of course, the stin deep kind. nothing surprising, nothing startling abouf her. Miriam was the type that one gets used to. But Mar. jory's brilliancy was a fresh revela tion, an entirely new amazement, every day. “Beauty's queer, Isn't it?” she puz gled. Then she studied her own piquant features in the mirror, and for the first time, not without some hope, “Look me over, will you? Does any- body see any signs of it on me?” CHAPTER XII The new Methodist church of Red Thrush, Iowa, was an established fact, Mr. Tolliver, his eyes carefully shield- ed behind the padded glasses, had preached the tender sermon which served both to dedicate the new church, and to bid farewell to his parishioners, for the general confer ence was to convene the week follow. ing. He had accepted the mandate of the church, and planned to live in re tirement until some work of different nature could be found for him, or, as he sald, until the Lord chose to bless the means used for his restoration. He coatinued In close correspondence with new surgeons, the hest and the most expensive the Middle West af. forded. On this day, the twins had gone to college. Eddy Jackson came In his car and took them and their new bags to the train, after which with Ginger he drove slowly back to the parson. age which would be ber home for a brief fortnight longer. Ginger did not know just what was to become of her and her father, but Ginger didn't care, They were always taken care of, would always be. And there was the rich munificence of the home for the blind at their command, although of this her father still knew nothing. They would remain with Miss Jenkins in the par- sonage until after the conference, and then go for what they called a visit to Helen and Horace for a while, un til they could decide upon the best plan for the future. The one Interest of Ginger herself was to remaln In Red Thrush as long as possible, Her address as treasurer NG Fd She Fizshed From the Secretion of Her Corner in Time to See the Can Press a Fervent and Unmistakable Kiss Upon the Delicate Lips of Miriam. of the parsonage home was too hroad ly disseminated now to changed, and all of her arguments were based on that great fact. All the enthusinsm, and the non chalance, and the farewells, were over. Ginger and Eddy sat alone in the liv ing room of the old parsonage, rather still, a little depressed with their aloneness. In the small den on the left, beyond the curve of the stalrcase they could hear Hiram's low wvolce, talking to her father, while they sorted and packed old manuscripts. ready for removal from the house that had been their home for four years. Aliss Jen kins bad gone to her room, to weep over the departure of the wins. Gin ger had seen her go, with relief. Miss Jenkins’ weeping depressed her to the deepest extreme, “Well, it's all over now,” she sald dally. “Helen's married, the twins are gone, and father and | are fired.” “Oh, nonsense. Helen is well off and very happy. The twins will be home for Christmas, and your father will get a better church than [Red Thrush.” “Eddy~—" Her volce sank to a whisper. “Do you think he will ever see again? Do you think even the most expensive doctor In the world can cure him?" “Why, of cuurse he will see again Didn't all the dociors say the same thing, that it was just nervous and mental reaction, and In time" “It's a long time, though. tong.” “You're so Impatient, Ginger. that's because you're young” A juick loud knock at the door be lightly Very But Most men possess a huge contempt for the detective ability of the police and nurse a confident belief that if ft were put up to them they would solve any mystery In jig time, On Long Island tives n man who not only belleves that Sherlock Holmes was a slouch compared to him, but who gets In some active practice. If a crime Is committed in his locality he makes a beeline for the police station and siarts In to ‘help” the department. The police do not relish his Interference, but they've got to humor him because of his Influence. But this man proved to be too good a detective. One day he called at the station to see (f there was anything doing and was told of a motor car sturtied her to her feel with ua nervous gasp, but she quickly recomposed her. self, and went in upswer. The post man stood there, and with him another man, behind them another, both stran- gers — inspectors, possibly, Ginger thought, come 10 check up for statis tical purposes. She smiled at the postman, “Mall?” she asked. The postman showed embarrass ment. “Well, yes,” he said awkwardly, “You are E. Tolliver, aren't you?” “Why, of course { am, You know I am. Ellen. Have ycu no letters for me?" Suddenly she was aware that the man in the rear carried a large mall pouch, He stepped ahead of the others and entered the room. The postman and his companion followed silently. Ginger followed, also, Eddy Jackson stood up. The man In the dark sult opened the pouch, and lifted it high, pouring out a little stream of letters upon the rable, Then, for the first man spoke, “Do you clalm this mail?” “Why, of course, I'm the only E. Tolliver there Is. E. stands for Ellen.” “Walt a minute, wair a minute, now. You claim this mall, do you? You acknowledge that it is meant for you? You admit this wit- nesses?” “Be time, the third before careful, Ginger,” Interposed “Don't say yourself.” “You keep out of this, young man. Well, miss, then you—" “Why, of course | Ginger quickly. it's for me, \Vhy, I've had a lot like it." She smiled disarmingly the postman, “You know," significantly. “Well, third “She anything. Don't commit claim It,” just at she added hear that,” said snarling low the You all man, in a claims It. after.” Ginger turned surprised, wide, Inno- She did not She's one cent eyes upon his face. speak, “Well, come across now, miss the Where is tl home-—parsonage home for the hiind, don’t gns of it." His voice was low and ugly. us or 3 &OOUGS, . you call it? 1 gee any Ginger smiled nervously. - but you see, this really is it. Father's blind, you know, and this is our home, And the well, this is parsonage. Everybody in town knows that.” “Yeh, I know all about It, pretty slick game, 1 call it. Dut [ guess we've got the dope on you, right enough. Getting money under false pretenses--that’'s what the your home for the blind £ the mails to defraud, that's what the low BOYS. Penitentiary business, miss, that's what you're un sgainst.” “No, oh, no. It is true. It is home for one blind “1 vereri py or Wikkill parsonage, jaw calls Uslr true—it really nd. the bit a i : fo that, Oh, kid We're on expe ted pe to $d i sou all right — Shot rx 19 up : an al 3 he to the shocked old postman, to interpose a word on behalf. “You ap, and keep out of this” He turned to Ginger, and caught ber arm in a rough grasp. “tome along, now, and no more monkey business ® Eddy shouted who had endeavored her shut slow great arm was a slow young man, to wrath, but the sight of the red hand on Ginger's slender goaded him to action. “You take your hand: off that girl [™ he shouted, springing across the room with a blind violence that sent two chairs spinning away from ain. “Hush. oh, hush™ begged “Eddy, don't! I'm not hurt don’t let father hear youl hush I” the whole nest.” beliowed the officer furiously. “We'll while we're at iL" Jackson, hush! Father's eyes-- Eddy 1” The “Eddy, make him A shock will officer, pulling ber half to the floor, und Eddy, driven entirely reckless at the sight, leaped upon him, But Mr. Tolliver In the small ad. joining room had heard the unusual uproar 'n his quiet home, heard it first with surprise, then with rising indignation. With ene bound he en- tered the living room, and instinctive. ly, as in a crisis one who has been accustomed to clear vision for many years is bound to do, he tore the pro- tecting bandages from his eyes and dashed them upon the floor, (TO BE CONTINUED) Lost Interest in Cas accident in which a woman, after driving through a store window, had backed up and driven away. The Long Islander immediately went to work on the case. He solved it, all right, but he did not report his suc- cess to the station For he discovered that It was his wife who was the guilty culprit—and that the police had known it all the time when he went out to solve the mystery.~New York Son, Maybe It lan't Three heavenly bodies have been discovered moving away from the earth at the rate of 4.000 miles a sec ond, confirming the suspicion that the world isn't as attractive ns It used to be.~~Bulte (Mont) Standard, ‘Knitted Sweaters Again in Fashion Needles Once More Clicking Away Fashioning Various Comfy Garmen'®s. If the knitting craze keeps up, the old-fashioned sewing-bee may be re. vived, observes a fashion writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Femininity has taken to the knitting needle with veritable whim and vigor, turning out a most ment of hand-knitted sweaters, scarfs and berets that grandmother would h admired. Backstage, in the cioruses, they're knitting; behind intriguing assort- even uve shop galeszirls knitting: and undoubtedly losing counters are surrep titiously i are knitting, It all swenters 1 delightful some games out 10 with the those began vogue und tan feathery i for sportswear, | like, It was wis a fine art which proves and useful of course, it was the | In war time, but now the practic {| strictly a matter of self-adornment, discovered tlu in have enough colorful swenters powadays one vel sports creation, his was a new sports ensemble In ¢ front and down the outsie » short jacket becomes vig able to open the sleeve arm fre m., f the Norwegian f Underneat! ostume, Skating Costume~Velvet Skirt Two Woolly Sweaters. whore ense.nhie, however, Is 3 knitted idea is t carried out in ries” of sweaters worn one on tof the other! The hand-ki ' The first, in all, thin the are four very, next sweaters itted, wool worn very to skin, Is with a long eapuchon cap attached well down below the wrists, this =a sweater, out slightly lower neck front, half an inch at the sleeves: over this a sweater, «till yellow in the shorter Over in blue lower open front an inch shorter. The “tout ensemble” is that of a nar row rainbow. The and socks are hand-knitted In wools to match. A charming new skating costume has a wide velvet skirt and two woolly warmth Yellow shoeg complete the with a sleeves, “plastron” again, half gloves socks and black ensemble. New Princess Negligees Are Cut Surplice Style Many of the new princess negligees and house robes are cut In surplice style with collarless-bound necklines. These seem quite trying after the va- riously trimmed necks seen in pajama conts and negligees of every feminine air. A handsome coat for the boudoir fs one in rich black velvet, strikingly plain with but a flaring line at the hem and open sleeves. A self-bow is placed at either side to emphasize the nipped-in waistline. There are equal iy as lovely robes In this style de signed from transparent velvet in such goft shades as turquoise and pale blue, pink, green and salmon. Simple Trimming Marks Millinery This Season The new hats are so simply trimmed that we are quite likely to overlook the importance of the trimming. But its very simplicity makes the trim- ming important. Some of the felt hats are trimmed with pert little quills and feathers, suggestive of the trimming of Peter Pan's hat. Many are trimmed with bands of velvet, often combined with trimming strips of felt matching the hat-the velvet In a darker or lighter shade, The bows formed of these bands of velvet and felt are fint, not very big, and exceedingly smart. Sampiied the Editors THE PARENTS’ MAGAZINE The mother's health, for some rea- gon, Is supposed to tuke care of itself, It is only the occasional mother who matches Johnnie's yearly physical ex- amination with one for herself or who takes herself to the dentist along with Susan. Her teeth as well as Sammie’s require a daliy ration of milk and vegetables, Sunlight and play are just as valuable for her for the children. Yet it is all easy for mother to neglect herself In her eager to gure that her family have everything that they need as too ness make t to start training the baby's Brush the wetting it the over It is be hair when he is very small, soft hair the just enough longer hair the finger. never Wrong way, hold It and on top the head Then, the child miss opportunity {io curi of fas ETOWS to ap too and les. an natural wave the har whatever Do not let for its weight pulls to curl. conx along pears, Crow long, aown sens the tendency Eh Lal i J for Sout w far m hern Resorts milliners have progressed m the days when felt was the only in collections ay be seen ti southern wear. There of fabric, Pp aws having the lead. Such IWS ns may treated like tucked, plaited and go on, have won the espe of the world, and while models are remarkable for a greater width of brim, there are endless berets and such types intend- for resort vogue. Spring colors begin to clarify. Such g are shown for the winter re. diversity sir he felts, cial admiration style ed fones « sort sepgon-—a preclude to spring—in- blues, some of which have a pur- Others border on a light navy. while others aglin linen blues of course high lighted, bath in yellowish and bluish ple tonality. are Greens are cast, and pinks seem to be especially liked for Palm Beach. Check trimming is liked on house dresses this season. Here is shown a charming little frock worn by a pop ular movie actress, | i Garfield Tea Was Your Grandmother's Remedy For every stomach und intestinal {lL This good old-fashe ioned herb home remedy for consti- pation, stomach ills and other derange- ! ments of the sys tem so prevalent these days is in even greater favor as a family medicine than in your grandmother's day. 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