Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-22

curled beneath her. Connie leaned
against the table within reach of
Fairy's hand.
They're awfully slow" she COM
planned once.
Nobody answered. The deadly ST.
lence clutched them.
"Oh, talk" Carol blurted out des.
perately. you make me sick It isn't
anything to be SO awfully scared about.
Everybody does It."
A little humble greeted this, and
then, silence again. Whenever It
grew too painful. Carol said reproach-
fully, Everybody does It." And no
one ever answered.
They looked up expectantly when
the men entered. 1t seemed cozier
somehow when they were all together
In the little kitchehn.
as she all rightT
"Sure. she's all right" came the
bright response from their father,
And then silence.
"Oh, you make me SICK" cried Carol.
Everybody does It,"
"Carol Starr. II you say everybody
does It. again I'll send you to bed"
snapped Fairy. "Don't we know every
body does it2 But Prudence isn't ev-
erybody."
maybe we'd better have lunch"
suggested their father hopefully, know
ing the thought Of food often aroused
his family when all other means had
failed. But his suggestion met with
dark reproach.
Father. II you're hungry. take n.
piece of bread out into the woodshed,"
begged Connie. "If anybody eats any
thing before me I shall jump up and
down and scream"
After that the silence was unbrOken
save once when Carol began encour-
agingly:
EVERY"
"Sure they do" interrupted Fairy
uncompromisingly.
And then-the hush.
Long, long after that, when the girls
eyes were heavy, not with want Of
sleep, but Just with unspeakable weari-
ness of spirit-they heard step on
the stai-.
"Come on up, Harmer." the doctor
called. And then, "Sure, she's all
right. She's fine and dandy-both Of
them are"
Jerry was gone In an instant, and
Mr.. Starr looked after him with inscru-
table eyes. "Fathers are-only ia
TIERS" he said systematically.
eyes," agreed Carol.
"Yes. In crisis, the other man
goes first"
His daughters turned to him then,
tenderly, alphabetically.
"You had your turn, father" Connie
consoled him. And felt repaid for the
effort when he smiled at her.
"Jerry Junior" Lark unused. "He's
here.-'Aunt Lark, may 1 have a
cookyT"
A few minutes later the door was
carefully showed open by means Of a
cautious foot, and Jerry stood before
, them, holding In his arms big bundle
of delicately tinted flannel.
, 'Ladies and gentlemen" he began
, beaming at them, his face flushed, his
! eyes bright, embarrassed, but thor.
oughly satisfied. OF course Prudence
was the dearest girl In the world. and
, he adored her, and--but this was diff
. ferent, this was fatherhood!
: Ladies and gentlemen" he said
E again In the tender, half-laughing voice
r that Prudence loved. "let me introduce
A to you my little daughter, Fairy Har
q mer."
"Not--not Fairyl" cried Fairy, Sen
Q Tor, tearfully. "Oh, Jerry. don't be
e lleve it. Not Fairy! You are joking,
. "Of course 1t is Fairy" he said
{ "Look out, Connie, do you want tC
{ break part of my daughter off the frs
d thing? Oh, l see. 1t was just the fan
I mel, was It? Wen, you must be care
full of the flannel, for when ladies arr
!, the size of this one, you can't tell whlcl
d is flannel and which Is foot. Fair!
d Harmer Here, grandpa. what do yol
t think of this? And Prudence said 4
send you right upstairs, and hurry
r. And the girls must go to bed immtdi
ately or they'll be sick tomorrow. Pru
k dence says so."
"Oh, that's enough. That's Prudenc
l. all over! You needn't tell us any more
h Here, Fairy Harmer, let us look NJ you
Hold her down, Jerry. Mercy Mercy I!
e. isn't she beautyf boosted tn
e young father proudly,
e "a beauty A beauty That !
e. Carol rubbed her slender fingers owe
1t her own velvety cheek. "They tai
8, about the matchless skin of q new-bor