Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-21
PrudenceSaysSo
pETEY DINK
Blu Ethel HuestO,1
! Author of Prudence of the Parsonage
The Bobbs.Merrill Co.. Publishers, Indianapolis.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CHAPTER I. (Continued.)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER I. (Continued)
qsYes, indeed" said Fairy cheerfully.
Hand she wears such pretty clothes.
IA has such pretty manners that she
vii be distinct acquisition to the
4 nrSonago. We can put on lots more
9le q course And then It was aw-
lily nice OF her to send 80 much OF
n good flrniture-he piano, for M
aance, to take the place Of that old
s. pan Of ourn." .
Carol smiled , little. If she had
tttsu, Dear John: can't by any
Sans i've In house with furniture
M that Of ours, 50 you'll have to let
- bring some OF my own.
~ have been furious! That was what
meant all right, but she put 1t very
atly."
arYes. :. love some OF my things so
N6aSly, Lark quoted promptly, and
49, lived with them 80 long that l
a TOO selfish TO part with them. May
q bring . few pieces along? Yes, 1t
nSAa pretty cute Of her,"
ltsAnd do remember, girls, that you
nstn't ask her to darn your stock
Rs. and wash your handkefrhtsfs.
cGdsdo your tasks about the house. It
sbuld 10 sdisg1aceful. And be careful
8t to hint for things you want, for,
fcourse, Aunt Grace will trot OF and
~ them for you and papa WI not
l9ke Il. You twins'll have to be very
Fxfeful to quit dreaming about silk
hl6ckings, for instance" There was .
y 1nxe of sarcasm in Fairy's voice as
M said this.
aMThiry. we did dream about silk
ckingo-you don't need to believe
n you don't want to. But we did
am about them rust the same"
pl sighed. Il think could be more
o0nsilsd to Aaant Grace II thought
- g1ve mo . pair of silk stockings:
2 know, yaary. sometimes lstely I
4 aoot- don't like Aunt Gyace-any
o1e.' .ssz
that's very foolish and very wick.
declared Fairy. II love her dear.
I'm 70 g1nd aass come to live Win
VrASo.yua7" Gsked Connie innocently.
f3Aeo wv "a you 60 Up in the attic
ElA csY IN mosntpg when Prudsnce
: Ax1ng the room for f1esr
(eisy hlushed, and esusht her under
,,,Is oWosn her tso<A for q minute.
: Cn ~ II ! qheused vulee she said,
- ~ Iove -. aad--f am glad
!nss ! 1esp thnldng ahsed to when
sss5H1on0o ~ mensfD4 apd-oh, girls,
6apaa ~ ~ see1asd N the par.
$50 th0n w bo,p. and she's
80 hlDo 0vpe sh3eA ,and~-when she
M TT voaS b. any home to
J, r susevrose on he last words in
!, iv' 1An6k p16fUaly Suggestive Of
!, ,t'''' was a stricken
,diSuh poohp Carol sud at last,
1DySaR. "Ypg wouldn't want Prue
E016k sFupd and be an old maid,
6 Yuuf I think Shes mighty lucky
!, N Z 01lpw as nice as Jerry Harm
! III t1sk. IN bet you don't make out
4 q O w4 Fairy. I think she'd be
1 lily silly not to robble him right
whiIe she has dhance. For my
q part. ! don't believe In Old maids.
rThink II II q religious duty for folks
= yst married, and-and-you know
elHat III mahn-saGe suicide, you
efss Mls.Sodded her head sagely,
oqnleanSl Sc DE "a most intelligent
I sSs.And Aunt Grace is 10 quiet she'll
A6G 30 my bother at ALL" added Lark.
D0nt you remember how she always
III around and smiles at Us, and new.
i ssys anything. She won't scold a
VI Maybe Carol and will get a
y Nance to spend some Of our spending
. tonsy whsn she takes charge. l
I hink It's going to be lots Of fun hav.
Adg Aunt Grace with u.s. ss., 49,.
I'm going to take my dime and buy
HI something" Connie announced
i3oddenly. ...
The twins whirled on her sharply.
Your dime!" echoed Carol.
,sssI didn't know you had dime" said
Ark.
Connie nushed little. "Yes-Oh,
-" she said, I've got dime
III hid It. I've got dime all right 4"
TITS nearly time" said Fairy ear
1estly mo. 8 has been on time for
wo mornings now-so she'll probably
~ mere IN LlmS IOE QluueT. Al only
10 o'clock now"
{fsYou mean luncheon suggested
i 'arol.
/. b Yes, luncheon, to be sure, fair sis
81.
Whcre'd 70 uget that dime, Con-
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