The state herald., 1918-02-15

dencs always says I must keep an eye
on Carol. She's 10 pretty, and the boys
get stuck on her, and-that's what
Prudence says. I forgot all about 1t
for a while. But lately 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.
decided to watch out. I'm the head
Of this family. you know"
"Such an idea |" scoffed Aunt Grace,
who was not at all Of scofing ma
true.
Carol was born for lovers, Prudence
says 80. And these mems girls have
to be watched, or the wrong fellow will
get ahead. and"
"Carol doesn't need watching-not
any more at least"
I'm not really watching her. you
know. I'm just keeping my eyes open"
"But Carols all right. That's one
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
manr'
"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
swell. Prudence always told me to
watch Carol. SO I could help her II She
needed It,"
"Girls always need their fathers
came the quick reply. "But Carol does
not need you particularly. There's
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 "a
astonishment. "why. Fairy and Larh
different. They're all right. They
don't need attention"
mo. It's the other one"
"The other one! That's ALL"
There's Connie"
"Connief"
"Yes,"
~Connief"
"Yes."
you don't meas Connie"
Aunt Grace smiled.
"Why. Grace, you're-you're oil. M
cuse me for saying II, but-you'rs
crazy. Connie-why. Connie has never
been any trouble in her life. Connie"
you've never had any friction with
Connie, she's always been right 20 far.
One Of these days she's pretty likely
to be wrong. and Connie doesn't yield
very easily"
But Comics 20 sober and straight
and"
that's the kind"
"She's 20 conscientious"
Yes. conscientious"
"She's-look here. Grace. there1
nothing the matter with Connie"
''Of course not. William. That isn't
what mean. But you ought to b
getting very. very close to Connie right
now. for one Of these days she's goina
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 Il
through school she's going to the city,
"what cItyr
"Any city"
"What forf
"For experience"
Mr.. Starr looked about him help
lessly. 'There's experience right
here" he protested feebly. Lots Of
It. Entirely too much Of II"
swell. 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 II. and then again
she may. She's very young yet"
"All right, I will. II II well I have
some one to steer me along the proper
road" He looked reEretfully out o1
the window. " 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 II, Just because thsy
are 10 nne. They will every one bs
splendid. II We give them the right
kind Of chance"
He sat silent moment. Tive al.
ways wanted one Of them to marry .
preacher" he said. laughing apoloeeti.
cnily. "It IL very narrow-minded. OF
course, but q man does make hobby