Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-11-28
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'.Are you going to wait until he asks
you?'
Certainly not Anybody can marry
a man after he asks her. The thing
to do, If you want to be really original
and Interesting Is to marry him no.
fore he asks Won and SURPRISE him. |.
eyes" agreed Lnrk. .if vo,, Wit M
til he asks Won he's like,v - think -
over once too often and mt ask vnn
at ALL" 60
doesn't that sound exactly like 4
book, now?" demanded Carol proudly.
aFairy couldn,t have said that -
aNo," said Fairy. 81 couldn,t Thank
goodness! ~ have what is commonly
known as brains. Look It nm in the
dictionary, twins. It's something Won
ought to know about
.Oh. Prudence, cried lark f1ramat.
;ically. 81 forgot 10 fell vo, Won 20 ~
get married after an. fs
For ten seconds Prudence a. wei,
as Fairy and thair amt ctornd 8,
,speechless amazement Thon DIR.
aence smiled.
ooh. can't s? WHAT'S tho iokes now -,
stoke! It's no Joke. Carol,s s,ck
that's what's the Joke. You can't get
married without Carol. can you7"
A burst Of CAV laughter preeted thts
announcement. &
"Carol sick! She acts sick /.
"She looks sick -.
.sWhere Is she sick p,
Carol leaned -limply back against the
pillar. irving to comnose her bright
face into q semblance of illness an
my tummy.'' She announced weakly.
This called forth more laughter.
"It's her conscience" said Fairy. Il
sIt's matching pennies. Maybe she
swallowed one.'
.It's probably those two pieces Of
pie she ate for dinner. and the one
that vanished from the pantry shortly
after" suggested Aunt Grace.
Carol sat up quickly. ssWelcome
home, Aunt Grace !" she cried. ibid
you have pleasant visit?''
"Carol!" reproved Prudence.
II didn't mean it for impud ence,
auntie," said Carol, getting up and
bending affectionately over the ham.
mock, gently caressing the brown hair
Just beginning to silver about her fore
head. but it does amuse me so to
hear lady OF your age and dignity
indulge IN such lavish conversational
exercises.
Lark swallowed with forced effort.
DID It hurt, Carol9 How did you get
It all out IN one breath :!
LARK 40 Wish you Wouldnr gulp
that way when folks use big words"
said sal FAIRY ut looKs-aWfui.
We'll, l won't when 4 get to be as
old and grabbed as-father," said Lark.
sit down, Carol, and remember
you're SICK.
Carol obediently sat down, and
looked sicker than ever.
You can laugh # you like" she said,
- am slck-at least, was this after
noon. I've been feeling very queer fol-
three or four days. don't think Tn
quite over 1t yet"
"Pie! You were right, Aunt Grace!
That's the way pie works"
.It's not pie at ALL" declared Carol
heatedly. "And / didn't take that niece
out of the pantry. at least. NOT ex.
actly. 1 caught Connie sneaking It,
and gave her a good calling down,
and she hung her head and skunk away
in disgrace. But she had taken such
big bites that it looked sort Of nm.
sanitary, so I Thought I'd better finish
it before It gathered any germs. Rut
It's not pie. Now that i think of q
it was nv head where was sick
Don't you remember. Lark. / said nv
head ached ?" 8.s.8 O.,
Eyes and her eyes got rod and
bleary when she was reading. And
and there was something elsa too
Carol what 'S' 80
.tYour ewes ara h1oodebo+ roroI
They do look bai1n prndanca eX ., -.
ined them closely "Now '1yoro,. s+arr
don't Won tonch another hoon =. - : 90 :,
ztnn mt, af+or +hn n,odd,nn 70 -,
think / want q bloodsl,ot hridesma,d
you're mistaken