The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-04

a one end Of the Wentworth garden Helen
~ Adeline and Grace Margaret Wentworth
~ aged eleven and nine years sat with
4 - their heads close together and their
h.ck. N the observer and conversed in low and
thrilling tones At the other end. under brilliant
/, towering bush of goldenglow, the observer.
Geneyisye Maude Wentworth, sat in splendid iso-
la,,on holding her favorite doll absently by the
,ef, leg and regarding with growing disfavor this
.loosness and absorption OF her sisters. Genevieve
Maud was but four and Of an innocence betting
these tender years; but she knew that SUCH con-
AMBIGUOUS consultation. punctuated as 1t was with
frequent glances her way. BODIED no good Tor rat
little girl Experience had taught her that IL
meant one OF two things: the planning OF foro'd'
don pleasure from which she would be relentlessy
excluded. or the consideration OF some reform OF
which, In It's eventual working out, she would be
the helpless and protesting victim
.,encyieye Maude" Helen Adeline frequently ex-
planned to her friends lis ben' brought up by us
by me an Grace Margaret-'cause mammas too
sick an papas too busy Ministers is always TOO
busy OF course" she sometimes added. expansive
" Katie dresses her an feeds her, but We have
to take care Of her SOUL cause souls is more i'm
portan, than bodies. papa says. an poor Maudies
soul is pershin Just as fast as 1t can
These repeated sisteriy efforts in behalf OF her
sou, formed the tragedy Of Genevieve Maude's In
fan, life Thinly disguised games. they nvaria.
bl, took on q the play progressed. aspects OF
subtly rcnned torture such as only the ingenious
mind O, Helen Adeline could conceive. Geneveve
Maude possessor at once OF optimistic tempera-
meus and an excellent memory. was necessarily
torn BY the conflicting hopes and fears that COM
biuatiop produced. At present the fears predomi-
mated She rose from the grass and backed away
prec,pitately rs her sisters approached her. the
high, o, lofty purpose in their eyes,
Don't want soul saved" announced Genevieve
Mauds firmly edgins into a nower-bed and seating
herself violently a choice geranium In her haste
Helen Adel,ne stopped considerably at the border,
and regarded her with the sad. patient smile her
features always took on at the beginning OF dis
cussIon with her infant sister. She allowed 1t to
sink In. and then sighed and turned ostentatously
away.
Every wch.' she said. carelessly; III you want
10 m,,s al, the fun you act that way. Come along.
Oracle; we'll play IL by ourselves
Genevicve Maude wavered. Her fat legs made
tentative effort toward rising. Clouds OF doubt
st, rolled over her. but the Of hope shone tri-
umphantly behind them. Vaguely she reasoned, as
she always reasoned. that some day Helen Adenc
must think OF a really nice game; perhaps this
Vas the day. The experience Of 1.-The Simple Life"
wholly bad But Genevieve Maude was growing
wise; she dropped her brown eyes now and stub
born,y awaited further developments. which Grace
Margaret seeing her opportunity. FASTENED to sup
ply -...5
my she exclaimed comfortably ut would be
\ drefne pity to leave Maude out OF 1t! She loves
prizes So. Maudie wriggled. Helen Adeline paused
In her ostentatious retreat and appeared to reflect
SWELL" she conceded, slowly III she wants to- She
said she didn't want to-.
Don't yant soul saved muttered Genevieve
Maude with dogged determination. 'Yon't have soul
saved" The saving OF the soul. topic much dis
cussed In the household OF her father. a somewhat
fanaticaI minister, had been unpleasantly rubbed
into Genevieye Maude's consciousness by these
earnest domestic efforts in her behalf Grace Mar
earet more tactful than Helen Adene. waved aside
with careless hand the artless prejudice so openly
expressed
II don't blieve it's goin to be saved" she an
nounced reassuringy. Il don't bleve We can
save H. ever. Blu, it's lots Of fun trying: Don't
you think t's fun trying? An this is lovely game.
lrs ethical cutter
Genevieve Maude surveyed her suspiciously. and
Grace Margaret smiled suavcly down into her suky
little face Maudc adored Grace Margaret, and that
young person though hopelessly under the thumb
o, her older sister. had moments of weakness for
the younger. She privately resolved now to see
that nothing very bad happened to Maudie. Hell.
en- Adcline. wisely leaving the present conduct OF
the affairs to such able hands, gazed pensively to-
ward distant point the horizon. Eth cal cul-
ter" Genevicve Maude turned the words slowly
over In her mind They sounded interesting
"Hurt?" she asked. guardedly, being more Spar
tan in speech than in endurance.
NO"
Keep clothes on" asked Genevieve Maude.
mindful OF the time they had stripped her and
made her spend the day a,tired in innocenc and a
large sun.hat ms apostle OF "the Simple Life"
yes You have to-" replied Grace Margaret,
simply Then she added "You so round an do