Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
PrudenceSaysSo
By Ethel HuestOn,
Author of Prudence of the PARSONAGE
The BobbsMerrill Co.. Publishers indianapolis

out any more. Or maybe father would
let us borrow the money and stay al
the dorm. And Connie so far alons
now that she's all right Any gooC
high school will do for her It doesn',
make any difference at ALL
mo, we're so nearly grown up thai
one place will do just as well as an
other" agreed Carol unconcernedly
I'm anxious to move, myself" said
Connie. I'm afraid some of the
ladies might carry out their designs
on father. They've had five years OF
practice now, you know"
Don't be silly Con- ISN'T Aun,
Grace here on purpose to chaperon
him and keep the ladies off? I'd hate
to go to New London, or Metliapolis
or-but after all it doesn't make bit
Of difference"
Just the same, on Wednesday even.
ing. the girls sat silent, with intensely
flushed faces and painfully shining
eyes, watching the clock, listening for
the footstep. They had deliberately
remained away from the station. They
thought they could face it better with.
in the friendly walls of the parsonage.
where they were going. Oh, why
hadn't he wired? 1t must be terribly
bad then, he evidently wanted to break
1t to them gently
Maybe it was a circuit! There was
the whistle now! Only a few minutes
now. Suppose his salary were cut
down good-by to silk stockings and
kid gloves but kid, just the
same! Suppose the parsonage would
be old fashioned! Suppose there
wasn't any parsonage at all, and they
would have to pay rent! Sup Then
the door slammed.
Carol and Lark picked up their
darnins, and Connie bent earnestly
over her magazine. Aunt Grace GOV.
cred yawn with her slender fingers
and looked out of the window
Hello"
They dropped darning and maya.
zines and flew to welcome him home.
Come and sit down. MY, it
seemed long time!" I'VE had lots
of fun, father WAS it a nice con-
ference?" "Mr. James sent us two
bushels of potatoes!" Were going to
have chicken tomorrow-the Ladies'
Aiders sent it with their farewell
love-" Wasn't it a dandy day?">
We'll, it's all settled"
Yes. we supposed it would be. Was
the conference good? We read ac-
counts of it every day and acted stuck
up when it said nice things about
you"
I'VE are to"
unjust minute, father" inter-
rupted Connie anXiously. I'VE don't
care a snap where it is, honestly we
don't. We're just crazy about it,
wherever it is. We've got it all set
tied. You needn't be afraid to tell us"
Afraid to tell us!' Knocked the
twins Indignantly What kind Of
slave drivers do you think we are?'
'Of course we don't care where we
CO." explained Lark. Haven't we
been a parsonage bunch long enough
to be tickled to death to be sent any
place."
Father knows we're all right. Go
on, daddy, who's to be our next
fock?"
I'VE haven't any, We"
He SillS ldCes pdleus maven
any? You mean"
81 mean we're to stay in Mount
Mark
Stay in WHAT"
Mount Mark. They"
They extended the limit" cried
'onnie, springing up.
NO he denied laughing. They
made me presiding elder, and we're
"A presiding elder, Father! Hon.
silly? They"
They ought to have made you
bishop" cried Carol Loyalty. I've
zen expecting it all my life. That's
5here the next jump'll land you. Pre- !
iding elder! Now we can snub the |
aides Aid if we want to-"
do you want to-"
mo, Of course not, but it's lots of
IN to know we could if we wanted
D." /,
II pity the next parsonage bunch
aid Connie sympathetically.
why? There's nothing the matter
18th our church," I
"Oh, no. that isn't what mean. But
he next minister's family can't pos !!
bly, come up to us. and So
The others broke her sentence with
leir laughter.
Talk about me and my com.
exion." gasped Carol, wiping her
,es. I'm nothing to Connie and her