Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-22

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gets home" said Prudence, carefully
fitting together pieces Of dark,
! warm, furry material. ut has been
so long since father wore this coat, I
am sure she will not recognize it."
But she will ask where we got it,
and what shall we say"
ave must tell her it is goods we
! have had in the house for long time.
That is true. And I made this fudge
on purpose to distract her attention.
If she begins to ask questions we
must urge her to have more candy.
Poor child!' she added very sympa:
thetically. "Her heart Is just set on
brand new coat. 1 know she will be
bitterly disappointed. If the members
would just pay up we could get her
one November and December are
such bad months for parsonage peo-
pie Coal to buy, feed the COW and
the horse and the chickens, and Car
OILS sickness, and Larkie's teeth! OF
course, those last are not regular win
ter expenses, but they took a lot OF
money this year. Every one is getting
ready for Christmas now, and forgets
that parsonage people need Christmas
money, too. November and December
are always my bitter months, Fairy
bitter months!"
Fairy took pin from her mouth.
'The velvet collar and cuffs will
brighten it UP good bit. It's really
a pretty material. l have honestly
been ashamed Of Connie the last few
Sundays. 1t was SO cold and she wore
only that little thin summer jacket.
She must have been half frozen"
"Oh, I had her dressed warmly I'M
derneath, very warmly indeed" de.
clared Prudence. But no matter how
warm you are underneath you look
cold If you aren't visibly prepared for
winter months. It's fortunate thing
the real cold weather was so slow in
coming. 1 kept hoping enough money
would come in to buy her coat for
once in her life"
"She has been looking forward to
one long enough put in Fairy. This
will be a bitter blow to her. And yet
it is not such a bad looking coat,
after all" And she quickly ran up a
seam on the machine.
Here comes Connie!" Prudence
hastily swept pile of scraps out Of
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sister with CHEEKY smile.
"Come in, Connie she cried, with
a brightness she did not feel. Fairy
and l are making you a new coat.
Isn't it pretty? And so warm! See
the nice velvet collar and cuffs. We
want to fit it on you right away,
dear"
Connie picked up a piece of the
goods and examined it intently.
Don't you want some fudge, Con.
nie?" exclaimed Fairy. showing the
dish toward her hurriedly.
Connie took a piece from the plate
and thrust it between her teeth. Her
eyes were still fastened upon the
brown furry cloth.
where did you get this stuff?' she
inquired as soon as she was able to
speak.
"Oh, we've had it in the house quite
while" said Prudence, adding swift
ly, isn't it warm, Connie? Oh, it
does look nice, doesn't it, Fairy? Do
you want it little shorter, Connie, or
is that about right"
about right, guess. Did you ever
have coat like this, Prudence?
don't seem to remember it."
ooh, no, it wasn't mine. Take some
more candy, Connie. Isn't it good?
Let's put little more fullness in the
: sleeves, Fairy It's more stylish this
year The collar fits very nicely. The
velvet gives it such rich tone. And
! brown is SO becoming to you"
Thanks" said Connie patiently.
: "Was this something of yours, Fairy"
"Oh, no, we've just had it in the
house quite while. It comes in very
! handy right now, doesn't it? It'll
| make you such serviceable, stylish
| coat. Isn't it about time for the twins
! to get here, Prudence? I'm afraid they
are playing along the road. Those
girls get more careless every day Of
their lives" la
We'll, if this didn't belong to one
. of YOU whose was ity' demanded Con-