Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-06
CHAPTER l-Continued.

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w.. 20 ro,nrn 10 The Ladies-the par
900 D Girls always capitalized the La
,'aI Of heir fathers church-"One OF
~ eborId 20 and help the dear chlld'
said Mrs. Scott the president OF me
Aids wbpn they assembled for their
business meeting, help her. and well
come her, and advise her.
~ was thinking of going over" said
ona and another, and several others
ooh that will not do at all" said the
president 81 think in a case like this
rho president herself should represent
the society. Therefore, will under
take this duty for you"
But this called forth a storm OF pro-
a test and it became so clamOrous that it
was unoficlally decided to draw cuts !!
Which was done, and in consequence
of that drawing of cuts, Mrs. Adams
now sat on the front porch of the old
gray parsonage, Cheered by the knOwl-
edge that every other Lady of the Aid
was envying her!
"Now lust be real sOciable and tell
me all about Yourself, and the others,
too" urged Mrs. Adams. 81 want to
know all about every one of you. Tell
me everything
"There isn't much to tell said Pru-
Il 5ancp smiling. There are five of US !;
i am the Oldest-I am nineteen. Then
4 comes Fairy. then the twins, and then
the baby"
"Are the twins boys, or a boy and a
grip
Neither" said Prudence. they are
both girls"
More girls" gasped Mrs. Adams.
And the baby?"
"She is n girl, too" And Prudence
laughed an short, we are all girls
except father. He couldn't be, of
course-sr / suppose he would, for our
family does seem to run to girls"
prudence is a very nice name for
q minister's daughter" said Mrs. Adj
ans SugseSdvely.
"YeS-fOr some ministers daugh-
ters," aSSented Prudence. But is sad
" unsuitable for me-"
Mrs Adams looked critically at this
young daughter of the parsonage.
Then her eyes wandered down to her
clothes, and fingered, in silent ques-
tOnlng, on PrudenceS dress. 1t was
a very peculiar color. In fact, it was
no color at all-nO named color. Pru-
dence's eyes had followed Mrs. Ad-
ans glance, and she spoke frankly
Il suppose you're wondering if this
dress is any color! Well. l think it
really is but it isn't any of the regu-
lar shades, 1t is my own invention,
but I've never named 1t. Fairy grew
up and out and around, and one day
when was SO nearly out of clothes l
hardly felt | could attend church any
more, she suggested that l cut an OLD
one OF hers down for me! At first
laughed, and then was insulted. Fairy
Is three years younger than 1, and
Deiore then she had got my handed
uOWnS But now the tables were
turned. From that time on Fairy's
clothes were cut down for me. l still
leel bitter about it. Fairy is dark, and
DARK blues are becoming to her. She
Banded down this dress-it was dark
IIue then, But l was not wanting a
uafA blue and | thought it would be
less recognizable If I gave It a con-
traSJing color. chose lavender. /
Dyed 1t four times, and this was the re-
suit"
DO the twins dress alike?" inquired
Mrs Adams. when she could control
her voice.
les unfortunately for Connie.
1aey do 1t on purpose to escape the
I1nued-downS. They won't even have
l4l' ribbons different. And the result
: uat poor Connie never gets one
1e" W'ns except shoes. She SAYS she
cannot help thanking the Lord in her
p,"!eFS that all of Us outwear our
woes before We can outgrow them
CO1ne Is only nine Fairy is sixteen.
e-u lne twins are thirteen. They are
. very clever lot of girls
And what are you going to doYn in.
Ssl'eu Mrs. Adams, looking with real
s sSu0a at the bright sweet face
~ aOa ought to 50 to school. You're
l0st a girl yourself" Ou 's
Con; want TO go 70 schoo, ~
~ esI !. prudence. Not any more. !
~ Il Just taking care of father and
49, - '>-''iih Fairy to keep me bal.
So s. / read, but I do not like 70
v.,S No you'h have to get along
&C. - Ie Just the way l am. Mrs Ad'
rD-r. = 5 Il" l can do 10 keep things
r7,s - low, without spending half the
he Iu,u.e~ ''7 on'hsS to do in
M ' my You have dreamslo casneo
- A1an> Don't you have droan nS
s,~ '-s .c5u7e2 Cirrs in books =, n (',r,.s
lays dcosr-." 'ONS HOWL
les, l d-ean.~ fn,errrn,ad D..
Tr. No., r., u dream lols-but IT'S mostly ~ =,
g, ,,,. .,'! and others will do when !
he e.r, .~ properly raised. Youn like
TSsSS ', ,. N7s, Adams know Won n u rne
ezceDt 'y sd, are a gifted little bunch
de1cs o -.' IL, n Just common little Pm.
e,s~ Am me 1larsonage-but the 9th.