Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-29
CHAPTER III-contlnued.

ssHum-that's a different matter"
Said Fairy more thoughtfully. "He
HASN'T wanted to yet. You see, he's
I man and can go by himself without
Aaving Il look as though nobody want
I'd to be seen with him. And he's a
Granger over there, and doesn't need
10 get chummy with the girls. The
Boys here all know me, and ask me
to go, and--a man, you see, can just
te passive and nothing happens. But
Z girls got to be downright negative,
and it's no Joke. One misses so many
food times. You see the cases are diff
5erent, Prue."
Eyes, that's So" Prudence assented
Absent-mindedly, counting Off ten more
threads.
'.Then you would object If he had
lfatesr queried Aunt Grace smilingly.
ooh, no, not at all--if there was any
occasion for it-but there isn't. And
s think 1 would be justified in object
ing II he deliberately made occasions
,Bor himself, don't your"
Eyes, that would be different" Pru-
fence chimed in, such "miles away"
"a her voice that Fairy turned on her
Indignantly.
prudence Starr, you make me Wild"
the said. "Can't you drop that ever
lasting hemstitchlng, embroidering,
Eating, crocheting, for ten minutes to
talk TO me? What In the world are
you going to do with it all, anyhow?
Are you intending to carpet your floors
with it2"
'-This is q Napkin" Prudence ex-
planned good-naturedly. "The set cost
ne fifteen dollars" She sighed.
'Did the veil Gomez" The clouds
vanished magically from Falry's face,
and she leaned forward with that joy
u wedding anticipation that rules In
, HomRnAworId.
eyes, it's beautiful. Come and see
IL Wait until pull four more threads.
Et's gorgeous"
II still think you're making a great
mistake" declared Fairy earnestly. IL
aon't believe In big, snowy church we'd
1lngs. You'd better change it yet. A
7 little home affair with just the fam
1y-that's the way to do It. All this
, Batin-gown, orange-blossom elabora-
don with curious eyes staring up and
downright It's all wrong"
Prudence dropped the precious if
tten-dollar-a-set napkin in her lap and
gazed at Fairy anxiously. 81 know
you think 50. Fairy" she said. you've
told me so several times" Fairy's
eyes twinkled, but Prudence had no
Intention Of sarcasm. "But 1 can't
.Aelp 1t, can II We had quite settled
On the home wedding, but when the
twins discovered that the members felt
.aurt at being left out, father thought
we'd better change over"
''WeiI. I can't see that the members
have any right to run our wedding
Besides, II wouldn't surprise me If the
Z" twins made 1t up because they wanted
i, big fuss"
~But some Of the members spoke to
c father. And you must admit, Fairy,
that Il il 1eveIy Of the Ladies' Aid to
give that dinner at the hotel for u.s.
"Well, they'll get their moneys
worth Of talk out OF 1t afterward. It's
= big mistake.-What on earth are the
twins doing out there7 Is that Jim
! Forrest with them2 Listen how they
f are screaming with laughter! Would
=. you ever believe those twins are past
6 nfteen, and nearly through their Junior
YearT They haven't as much sense put
as Connie has all alone"
"Come and see the VEIL" said Pru.
-sdence, rising. But she dropped back
~on the step again as Carol came rush.
ling toward them at full speed, with
Lark and a tall young fellow trailing
.ssIowly. laughing, behind her.
''The mean thingsl" she gasped
They cheatedr' She dropped hand
-ful Of pennies In her auntas lap as she
lay in the hammock. swell take ZEN
10 Sunday school and give 'em to th(
heather, that's what wen do. They
a.. cheatedp
Eyes. infant, who cheated, and how
i and why3 And whence the startling
. array Of pennies2 And why this un
= wOnted affection for the heathenl'
I Knocked Fairy.
Trying to be a blank verse, Fairy
VKeep 1t Up, you haven't far to go!-
1There they arei Look at them, Aun
Grace. They cheated. They tried Il
tget all my hard-earned pennies by ne
StnarlOus methods, and"
~And so Carol stole them all, AM
.iranl Sit down. Jim. My, it's hot
4lGtve me back my pennies, Carol"
SaThe heatheni The heathen" in
jsisted Carol. mot penny do yOl
aHet. You see. Aunt Grace. we wer