Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
CHAPTER ll-Continued.

So il was that the twins and Connie
we're alone for a while.
you did a pretty goOG job, Connie"
said Carol apprOvingly.
"Yes, l think I did myself" was the
complacent answer. But intended
TO put in, Keep US as the apple of thy
eye, hold US in the hollow of thy hand
and forgot it until had said Amen
had a notion to put in a postscript,
but believe that isn't DONE"
Never mind said Carol, I'M use
that In mine, tomorrow"
1t cannot be said that this form of
family worship was q great success.
The twins were invariably stereotyped,
cut and dried. They thanked the Lord
for the beautiful morning, for kind
friends, for health, and family, and par
sOnage, Connie always prayed in SEN
fences extracted from the prayers of
others she had often heard, and every
time with nearly disastrous effect.
But later on the morning worship
went better. The prayers of the chill
dren changed-became more personal,
less fOwery. They remembered tt t
when they knelt they were at the
feet Of God, and speaking direct to
him.
The family had been in the new par
s0nage only three weeks, when a Wis
lung minister called on them. It Vac
ABOUT ten minutes before the lunch
con hour at the time of his arrival.
MI Starr was in the country, visiting.
50 the girls received him alone. It
was an unfortunate day for the STAIRS.
falry had been at college all morning.
ana Prudence had been rummaging in
,ne attic, getting It ready for a rainy
uay and winter playroOm for the
tired.
Inc luncheon hour arrived, and the
ems eli came In from school, eager to be
up anu away again. Still the grave
soIus minister sat discOursing upon
se.'OuS topics with the fidgety Pru-
eence-and in spite of dust and per-
81 she was good to look upon.
- 49, M. Morgan realized that. and
gols not tear himself away. Finally
Prudence sighed.
GAM" ' 'o'n' MT Nor
IulS was entirely out of the line If
s .u',r conversation, and for a moment
~s a 1eIle'ed. Sweet corn?" he repeated,
Gods tsS' roasting ears, you know
'VvAed on the cob"
va .l'n he smiled. ooh. yes. indeed.
very much he said.
We, wen. She began her exnIanat,o,
rather drearily. 81 was hnsv tbiS r'''.
e ,@s and did not prepare much lnnch.
S oDs We are very fond of sweet corn
r.. lvCAed an enormous painful Rnt
LA ) S' We have for luncbeon,-s,r -.
b c,a ana butter, We haven't evon
gu otsal. because I am going to bake this
So -'l'Ioo1' and We never ear II lei,
10 ear W. .. H. anyhow. Now, if you care
cs7C "a; sweet corn and butter. and
yor s-a, ..' s we'd just love to have
N ~. say ''r luncheon with Ms"
said ., A', Morgan was charmed and
E EI,L So So Prudence rushed 80 ~ anu .n
and fsb' 't'ued the peaches in a hurry
e ON .S4el out clean nankin for . ny, ',
aSIe eI raen they gathered about the
ls,er I've girls and the visiting min
tAs, ..t 1, was really a curions S si il-,r
vgs, '1y'e' In the center xtoo5 Ss .,,
the W.. =, s'IdenrOd. On either side '% ~
with ry. was a great platter piled bish
The .. Sgee' corn, on the cobi Ara nIsS
$50 - ,-''e were six plates. witb t Apouno
,e, ~ N.ytT"are, and a glass ', of u I'ss
s,s, C y. each. There was Also u wa wa,
.a5ir'snl''' reaches AZ each place ana is al
ali-evr ,,,' l,a'e Of butter. That v %.
ns8s s1 D The napkins. Bur I,T, was
,e- e. y. u, apologies. She WAS 'S Sa,,'
NJ Ne NE Parsonage! She showo [' f5s.l
eD 'j Morgan TO his place s s''O o., 81 heE'
.sc s sST . as though She ~ yr sraclogsly
ia lag nm in to tren r-s Sere usher
,sa .' s,s s2 ~, ,e'"-a thanks. Mr. Nor.
lev -3 NJ he =, sLrIs bowed their hood.
and ha Ar. Morgan cleared 1i bis heads Reads'
'o5 this table Z amer We thank thee
he 1I Ds,. was more Of the nI...,.,,
So. lo92. PaSassezceJpat' U c mot one ad-
syey Soi him sonscieao GGqai ,sro who
-1S Se,e'. close upon 's 5is INTO o.I merry
SON nj + sister Prudence Cue ;oi a~fui glare
the ps a was oocing sro9n IN atoa and
led 'S SIo. Uncertainty. " g Hsr gan him
IS sooa as c he was embarrassed @sS pun an,
-'''' out sn explanation on breath