The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-29
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looked Mt one another again-even
more solemnly.
well" said Fairy, Tet's go Inland
walt"
Silently the others followed her in.
and they all sat about, irreproachably,
on the welI-dusted chairs, their hands
folded In their smooth and spotless
laps.
The silence and the solemnity were
very oppressive.
I'VE look all right" said Carol bel
ligerently.
No one answered.
/ When the silence continued Carrots
courage waned. "Oh, girls" she whim-
pered, isn't 1t awful? It's the begin
ming of the end Of everything, out
siders have to come in now and take
care of us, and Prudencell get mar
ried, and then Fairy will, and maybe
us twins-I mean, we twins. And then
there'll only be father and Connie left,
and Miss Greet, or someone, will get
ahead of father after all-and Con
NELL have to live with n stepmother,
and-it'll never seem like home any
more, and"
Connie burst into loud and mourn
full walls.
you're very silly, Carol" Fairy said
sternly. prudence will be at the head
of things for nearly q year, and-l
think we're mighty lucky to get Aunt
Grace. It's not many women would be
willing to leave u fine, stylish home
with a hundred dollars month to
spend on just herself, and with maid
TO wait on her. and come to an ugly
old house like this to take care Of a
preacher and riotous family Ike
ours. It's very generous Of Aunt
Grace-very."
"Yes, It ls," admitted Lark. sand
rs long as she was our aunt with her
fine home, and her hundred dollars a
month, and her maid, / loved her
dearly. Butt don't want anybody
coming in to manage us. We can man.
age ourselves. We"
ave need a chaperon," put in Fairy
deftly. ut isn't proper for us TO live
without one, you know. We're too
young. 1t lsn't--conventional.'
"And for goodness snke, Connie"
said Carol, remember and call her our
chaperon, and don't talk about house
keeper. There's some style to O
chaperon."
ayes, indeed" said Fairy cheerfully
"And she wears such pretty clothes
} and has such pretty manners that sh'
, will be a distinct acquisition to thC
parsonage. We can put on lots more
style. of course. And then 1t was aw
, fully nice Of her to send so much o.
, her good furnlture--the piano, for IN
: stance, to take the place of that ole
fin nan of ours. And do you remem
her. girls, that you mustn't ask he
TO darn your stockings and wash you
handkerchiefs and do your tasks abou
, the house. 1t would be dlsgraceful
And be careful not to hint for thing
, YOU want, for, Of course, Aunt Grac
a will trot off and buy them for you
. and papa will not like it. You twinsI
have to he very careful to quit dream
. ing about silk stockings, for Instance
. There was Il tinge Of sarcasm in Fa'
- RVS voice as she said this.
= "Fairy, we did dream about sil
stockings-yOu don't need to heliey
II II you don't want to. But we di
dream about them, Just the same
!, Carol sighed. 81 think could be NOR
T. reconciled to Aunt Grace If though
she'd give ME n pair of silk stocking
You know, Fairy, sometimes lately
y glmost--don't like Aunt Grnce-an
- more"
=" "Thats very foolish and very wicl
Il ed" declared Fairy. 81 love her dea
ly. I'm so glad she's come to liz
81 with u.s.
=, "Are your asked Connie Innocent
"Then why did you 90 up In the att
ID and cry all the morning when Pr
u denCe was fixing the room for her
:. Fairy blushed, and caught her und'
, lin between her teeth for a minut
u And then, in changed voice she sal
J! "1--I do love her, and-I am glad--b'
keep thinking ahead to when Pr
III hence gets married, and--and-o
re girls. when she is gone it--it wOr
~ be any home TO me at ALL"
II For q moment there was a strick,
" silence.
- "Oh, pooh!" Carol said at laI
u bravely. "You wouldn't want Prue
:, stick around and be an old maid, wou
=, t, your I think she's mighty lucky
~ ~ get a fellow as nice as Jerry Harm
III myself. I'll bet you don't make 0
, half as well, Fairy. think she'd
'U awfully silly not to g0bble him rig
up while she has n chance. For I
=. "a own part, don't believe In old matt
=. =, think It is n religious duty for fol
.e M to get married, nnd-and--yOu knt
- what / mean--race suicide, you know