The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-23

| dencs always says I must keep All eye
on Carol. She's so pretty, and the boys
get stuck on her. and-that's what
Prudence says. I forgot all about 1t
for q while. But lately I have begun
| to notice that the boys are older. and
We don't want Carol falling in love
with the wrong man. I got uneasy.
I decided to watch out I'm the bad
Of this family. you know"
"Such an idea !" scoffed Aunt Graee.
who was not at all Of . scofnng M
true.
"Carol was born for lowers, Prudence
says so. And these men's girls have
to be watched. or the wrong fellow viii
get ahead, and"
"Carol doesn't need watching-not
any more at least"
'Tm not really watching her. you
know. Tn just keeping my eyes open"
| "But Carols all right. That's ons
time Prudence was away or" She
smiled as she recognized bit Of Car
OILS slang upon his lips. Don't worry
about her. You needn't keep an eye
on her any more. She's coming. all
right"
"You don't think there's any danger
Of her falling in love with the wrong
man.
"No,"
'There aren't many worth-havins
fellows in Mount Mark. you know"
"Carol won't fall In love with
Mount Mark fellow"
"You seem very positive"
"Yes, I'm positive"
| He looked thoughtful for q while
"Well, Prudence always told me te
watch Carol. SO could help her II she
needed It."
| "Girls always need their fathers
came the quick reply. "But Carol does
not need you particularly. There.
only one of them who will require es
pecial attention"
that's what Prudence says"
| "Yes, Just one-not Carol"
| "Not CarOl" He looked at her In
establishment. "Why. Fairy and Lark
are-difrerent. They're all right. They
don't need attention"
"No. It's the other one"
"The other one. That's ALL
| "There's Connie"
| "Connie?'
"Yes"
| "Connief-
"Yes."
"You don't meae Connie"
Aunt Grace smiled.
| "Why, Grace, you'rHyou're OF. EI
cuse me for saying II, but-you'rs
crazy. Connie-why, Connie has never
been any trouble In her life. Connie r
"You've never had any friction with
Connie she's always been right so 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"
"Shes SO conscientious"
"Yes. conscientious" ...
| "She'sHlook here, Grace. there's
nothing the matter with Connie"
"Of course not. William. That isnr
what mean. But you ought to bs
getting very. very close to Connie right
now. for one of these days she's going
to need q lot Of that extra companion.
ship Prudence told you about. Con-
ME wants to know everything. She
wants to see everything. None of the
other girls ever yearned for city life.
Connie does. She says when she ID
through school she's going to the city,
"What cityT
ANY city"
"What forr'
"For experience"
lessly. 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 regrefully out Of
the window. II ought to be able to
see these things for myself, but the
girls seem perfectly all right to me,
They always have. 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 be ready to help
them II they need 1t, just because they
are 20 fine. They will every one be
splendid. II we give them the right
kind Of q chance"
He sat silent a moment. I've al
ways wanted one OF them to marry q
preacher" he said. laughing apologeti-
cally. ut IL very narrow-minded, of
course. but q man does make hobby
of his own profession. always hoped
Prudence would. I thought she was
born for 1t. Then looked to Fairy,