Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-03-06


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crowd. but when the train came pound
! ing in brightness leaped into his
I eyes, A slender girl stood in the vesti-
bule, waving wildly at him small
glOved hand. When the train stopped
she leaped lightly from the steps.
! Father" she cried excitedly. and,
small and slight as she was, she ell
bowed her way swiftly through the
gaping crowd. oh fatheri" And she
flung her arms about him joyously, I'M
conscious of admiring eyes. Her father
kissed her warmly. where is your
baggage" he asked, Il hand held out
I to relieve her
Here :" And With radiant smile
she thrust upon him box of candy
and n gaudy-covered magazine.
your suitcase" he explained pa
J tiently.
"Oh ~ she gasped. run, father
I run l left 1t on the train :"
Father did run, but Prudence. heeter-
footed. outdistanced him and clam
bered on board. painting.
When she rejoined her father her
face was flushed. "Oh. father" she
said quite snappily, isn't that just like
me?"
YES, very like" he agreed, and he
smiled.
And so this is Mount Mark Isn't
it a funny name, father? Why do they
call it Mount Mark?'
81 don't know. 1 hadn't thought to
inquire. We turn here, Prudence. This
, is Main street. The city part of the
| town-the business parts to the
south"
IT'S a pretty street, isn't it?' she
cried. "Such nice big naples, and such
shady, pOrchy houses. / love houses
with porches, don't you? Has the par
sonage a porch?'
yes, a big one on the south, and a
tiny one in front. We have the house
fixed up pretty WELL Prudence, but of
course you'll have to go over it your
self and arrange it as you like. / must
go to a trustees meeting at two
o'clock, but we can get good deal
done before then. Mrs. Adams is com
ing to help you this afternoon. She
is one of our Ladies, and very kind.
There that is the parsonage"
Prudence gazed in silence. Many
would not have considered it a beauti-
full dwelling but to Prudence it was
heavenly. Fortunately the wide, grassy,
shaded lawn greeted one first. Great,
spreading naples bordered the street
walk leading up to the house. The par
sonage, to Prudence's gratified eyes,
looked honey, and big, and inviting
There were many windows, and the
well-known lace curtains looked down
upon Prudence tripping happily up the
little board walk-or so 1t seemed to
her.
1.-Two whole stories, and an attic be-
sides Not to mention the bathroom
Oh, father, the night after you wrote
there was bathroom, Constance
thanked God for it when she said heI
prayers. And a furnace, tool AND
electric lights Oh, we have waited
a long time for IL, and we've been very
patient indeed, but, between you and
me, father, 1 am most nightly GLAD
we've hit the luxury land at last. Tn
sure Wen all feel much more religion:
in a parsonage that has bathroom
and electric lights Oh, fatherr'
He had thrown open the door, ant
Prudence stood upon the threshold o.
her new home. Together she and he
father went from room TO room, up
stairs and down. moving a table to tn
left, bed to the Notwithstanding e
her own good pleasure. Afterwart
they had coy luncheon for two il
the dining ROOM"
"Qh, it is so elegant to have din
ing ROOM" breathed Prudence happily
81 always pretended IL was rather fun
and a great saving of work. to eat AM
cook and study and live in one room
but inwardly the idea always outrage'
me. Is that the school over there?
Eyes, that's where Connie will &c
There is only one high school in Noun
Mark, so the twins will have to go T.
the other side of town-a long walk
but in good weather they can com
home for dinner"
"Oh, that's a lovely place over there
fatherl" exclaimed Prudence, lookin
from the living room windows towar
| the south. isn't 1t beautiful?'
| Eyes. The Avery family lives there
The parents are very old and feebls
l and the daughters are all-elderly-
Il and all schoolteachers. There are fou
\ of them, and the youngest is forty-si,
i Dear me, it is two o'clock already, an
Il 1 must go at once. Mrs. Adams. wi
be here in a few minutes, and you wi
not be lonely"
But when Mrs. Adams arrived at tn
parsonage she knocked repeatedly, an
in vain. Finally she gathered her robe
| about her and went into the back yarS
= She peered into the woodshed, and sa'