The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-02-07
F1uestor>,

DcCn any lrOuDIp III nor ne. CONNIE
you've never had any friction with
Connie, she's always been right 50 far.
One Of these days she's pretty likely
to be wrong and Connie doesn't yield
very easily"
"But Comics so sober and straight,
and"
"That's the kind"
"She's so conscientious"
ayes, conscientious"
"Shc's-lOok here. Grace, there's
nothing the matter with Connie"
"Of course not, William. That isn't
what l mean. But You ought to he
getting very, very close to Connie right
now, for one Of these days she's going
to need lot Of that extra companion
shin Prudence told you about Con
ME wants to know everything. She
wants to see everything None Of the
other girls ever ycarncd for city life,
Connie does. She says when she Is
through school she's gOilE to The city"
"What cityf'
"Any city"
"What fOr2"
"For experience"
Mr.. Starr looked about him help.
iessly. "There's experience right
here" he protested feebly. Lots Of
It. Entirely too much of It,"
"Well, that't Connie. She wants to
know, to see, to feel. She wants to
live Get close to her, get Chummy,
She may not need 1t, and then again
she may. She's very young YET
"All right, will. It Is well have
some one to steer me along the proper
road" He looked rPgretfully out of
the window. 81 ought to be able to
see these things for myself, but the
girls seem perfectly all right to me,
They always have. l suppose it's be-
cause they're mine"
Aunt Grace looked at him affection
ately. "It's because they're the finest
girls on earth" she declared. "That's
why. But we want to he ready to help
them if they need it, just because they
are so fine. They will every one be
splendid, If we give them the right
kind Of chance"
He sat silent a moment. "Ivc al
ways wanted one Of them to marry q
preacher" he said, laughing npoloGcti-
caly. at is very narrOw-minded, Of
course, hut man does make hoHhy
Of his own profession. | always hoped
Prudence would. I thought she was
born for It. Then ! looked to Fairy
and she turned me down. I guess TT
have to give up the notion now."
She looked at him queerly. "Mayho
not"
connie might, I suppose"
Connie" she contradlCted prompt
ly. twill probably marry genius, o.
a rascal, or n millionaire"
lie looked dazcd at that.
She leaned forward a little. "Caro
might
"Carol--"
"She might" She watched him mar
rowly, a smile In her eyes
Carols too worldly"
"You don't believe that"
"No. not really. Carol-she. why
you know what I think of It, Caro-
wouldn't be half bad for n minister!
wife. She has q sense Of hUmor, tha
is very important. She's generous
she's patient, she's unselfish gOot
mixer-sOme of the ladies' might thlnl
her complexion wasn't real, hui -
Grace, Carol wouldn't he half bad"
"Oh, William" she sighed. cant yOl
remember that you are n Methods
minister, and n grandfather, and
grow up a llttleT
after hat Mr. Starr returned tC
a0nnal again, only many times he ant
Connie had little outings together, anC
talkcd a great deal. And Aunt Grace
seeing 1t, smiled with satisfaction. Bu
the twins and Fairy settled 1t In theli
own minds by saying, Father was JUS
b little Jealous of all the beaux. HI
was looking for a pal, and he's foun'
Connie"
But In spite of his new devotion u
Connie, Mr.. Starr also spent q gren
deal Of time with Fairy. I'VE mus
get fast chums, Fairy" he often SAT-
to her. "Thls is our last chance. w
have to get cemented for a lifetime
you know"
And Fairy, when he said so, caugh
, his hand and laughed a little tremu
( lousy.
= Indeed he WIS right when he said
was his last chance with Fairy In tn
parsonage. Two weeks before he
commencement she had slipped Int
the library and closed the door cat
tiously behind her.
"Father." she said. "would you b
very sorry If didn't teach school afte
allT
mot bit" came the ready answe
~ mean If 1---you see. father, sine
= you sent me to college | feel as II
e ought to work and-hglp out"