Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-01-16
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other girls ever yearned for city life.
Connie does. She says when she Is
through school she's going to the city"
'eWhat city?
"Any city" 5.5. s s
''What for p Il,
"For experience"
Mr.. Starr looked about him help.
lessly. There's experience right
here" he protested feebly. Lots Of
IL. Entirely too much Of i" y
.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 It, and then again
she may. She's very young yet"
"All right. I will. It is well I have
some one to steer me along the proper
road" He looked regretfully out of
the window. II ought to be able to
see these things for myself, hut 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. tits because they're the finest
girls on earth" she declared That's
why. But we want to be 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" s$:
He sat silent moment. "Ive al
ways wanted one of them to marry q
preacher he said, laughing APOLOGIZE
cally. 1T is very narrow-mfnded, Of
course, but man does make a: hobby
Of his own profession. Il always hoped
Prudence would. thought she was
horn for 1t. Then looked to Fail Y,
and she turned me down. I guess I'll
have to give up the notion now" "
She looked at him queerly. Maybe
not -
connie might, I suppose"
"Connie," she contradicted prompt
". "will probably marry a genius. or
rascal, or millionaire
He looked dazed at that. -.
She leaned forward little. ''Carol
might 500 =
"Carol-" --4r5 - e.
"She might" She watched him mar
rowly, smile in her eyes
"Carol's too worldly .s p.
You don't believe that"
."No, not really. Carol-she-wh
you know what think of it, Carol
wouldn't be half bad for minister's
wife. She has sense Of humor, that
is very important. She's generous
she's patient, she's unselfish, good
mixer-some of the ladies might think
her complexion wasn't real, but =
Grace. Carol wouldn't be hulf bad p
''Oh, William" she sighed, "can't You
remember that you are a Methodist
minister and grandfather, and -
gfow MP a nttle1" IS. -.
After that Mr.. Starr returned to
normal again, only many times he and
Connie had little outings together, and
talked a great deal. And Aunt Grace.
seeing it, smiled with satisfaction. But
the twins and Fairy settled it in their
own minds by saying, "Father was just
d little jealous of all the beaux. He
was looking for pal, and he's found
Connie" 81 +. :<s.5
But in spite of his new devotion to
Connie, Mr.. Starr also spent a great
deal of time with Fairy. ''We must
get fast chums, Fairy he often said
to her. ''This is our last chance. We
have to get cemented for a lifetime,
you know" $3.50 z...:s ~:
And Fairy, when he said so, caught
his hand and laughed little tremu-
Iously. s. -s 10 >- III
Indeed he was right when he said It
vas his last chance with Fairy in the
parsonage. Two weeks before her
commencement she had slipped into
he library and closed the door eau
-ious'y behind her. ~ |.ls.sz
Father she said, "would you be
very sorry If didn't teach school after
all ~ .*1 81 H..
Not Bit came the ready answer.
II mean IL I-yoRs see, father, since
you sent me to college I feel as # I
ought to work and help out. -. ..;
That's nonsense. he said, drawing
the tall girl down to his knees. IT can
take care Of my4oW family, thanks.
Are you trying to run me out Of my
job? If you want ~ work, all right,
do it, but for yourself, and not for us.
Or if you want to do anything else"
he did not meet her eyes, IF you want
t.. stay at home year or so before
you get married. it would please us
better than anything else. And when
you want to marry Gene, we're expect
ing it, you know
yes, know"--she fingered the lapel
of his coat uneasily. DO you care
how soon / get married p
Are you still sure it Is Gene7"
Yes, Tn sure.'' . n
''Then think you should choose
your own time. ! am in no hurry. But
any time-it's for you and Gene to de-
eide"
Then you haven't set your heart on
my teaching 2"
Il set my heart on giving you the
best chance possible. And have, done
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