Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-03


Eyes, it is. that's SO. think
thinking how silly it is for me to keep
on writing to some girls used to
know. Don't care two cents about
EN- I'm going to cut it out as soon
as get home. But you will write to
me, won't you?" ., w.. F.
yes, OF course" Prudence laughed
Ishyly. 1T seems so-well, nice-to
think Of getting letters from you"
''I'll bet there are lot OF nice Eel
lows in Mount Mark, aren't there?"
why, no. I can't think of any real
mice ones! Oh. they are all right.
have lots Of friends here, but they are
FL do not know what They do not
h seem very nice. wouldn't care II 4
IS never saw them again. But they are
GOOD to me" s 's
Eyes, / can grasp that" he said
\ With feeling ..@ II.
us Des Moines just full of beautiful
n girls!' -' @2T q 3, .aa
Il should say not I never saw a
Z real beautiful girl in Des Moines In
4 my life. Or any place else, for that
matter-until came You know
h when you come right down to it, there
IRE mighty few girls that look-just
the way you want them to look"
Prudence nodded. That's the way
B With men, too. OF all the men I have
b seen in my life, l never saw one be-
81 fore that looked just the way wanted
him to-"
"Before?" he questioned eagerly.
Eyes" said Prudence frankly. "You
4 look lust as wish you to-"
And In the meanwhile, at the par
4 sonage, Fairy was patiently getting
II breakfast. prudence went out for
an early bicycle ride-so the members
wouldn't catch her. she explained to
4 the family. and she isn't back yet.
She'll probably stay out until after
noon, and then ride by the grocery
u store where the ladies have their Sat
n urday sale. That's Prudence, all over.
Oh, father, l did forget your eggs
II again, am afraid they are too hard.
Hare, twins, you carry in the oatmeal
b and we will eat. No use to wait for
Z Prudence-it would be like waiting
for the next comet"
sa# Indeed, it was nearly noon when
small, one-horse spring wagon drove
into the parsonage yard. Mr.. Starr
4 was in his study with book, but he
b heard a piercing shiek from Connie
and shrill "Prudence!' from one OF
B the twins. He was downstairs In
!. three leaps and rushing wildly out to
!; the little rickety wagon. And there
was Prudence
Don't be frightened, father. I've
Just sprained my ankle, and it doesn't
hurt hardly any. But the bicycle is
y broken-we'll have to pay for it. You
\ can use my own money in the bank.
Poor Mr.. Davis had to walk all the
way to town because there wasn't any
4 room for him in the wagon with me
lying down like this. Will you carry
me in?"
Comics single bed was hastily
\ brought downstairs and Prudence de-
posted upon it. There's no use to
but me upstairs" she assured them.
Il won't stay there. 1 want to be
y down here where can boss the girls"
The doctor came in and bandaged
the swollen purple ankle. Then they
I had dinner-they tried to remember
to call it luncheon, but never succeed
ed! After that, the whole parsonage
family grouped about the little single
4 bed in the CHEEKY sitting room.
!" Whose coat is this, Prudence?"
asked Connie.
And where in the world did you get
these towels and silk shirts?" added
4 Fairy.
Prudence blushed most exquisitely.
"They are Mr.. Harmer's," she said,
and glanced nervouslv at her father
"Whose?' chorused the family. And
It was plain to be seen that Lark was
ready to take mental notes with an
u eye to future stories.
"If you will sit down and keep still,
will tell you all about it, But you
must not interrupt me. What time is
It, Fairy?"
1.-TWO O'Clock"
"Oh, two. Then l have plenty Of
Aape. Well. when got to that little