Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-08-28

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that had the old whimsical, humorous
droop of her girlhood days. In spite
of the delicate frailty of her face and
Inquire, and the pallor of her creamy
skin, Prudence did not look her years,
nor did her appearance in any way
suggest the dignity of a grown-up
daughter to her credit even with the
humorous depth of understanding and
the warmth of sympathy that showed
In every word and gesture. Prudence
at any age would be ageless, old and
young, with the youth that has seen
both heights and depths, and trembled
with great emotions, the age that de-
fies time with a dauntless bravado
and glad acceptance.
To Prudence sometimes, looking
backward, it seemed long way she
had come from the cares and the re-
sponsibilities of that simple parsonage
life. Times had changed. conditions,
interests had changed. It seemed to
Prudence that she alone remained
steadfast and the same. Her father
had died ten years before, and alter
that Aunt Grace, with Carol and Car
OILS baby, continued on in the home
they had chosen in Mount Mark, re-
naming there to be near Lark and
Jim, on their rich. far-reaching farm
Aunt Grace had fingered but a few
years longer, and then slipped on into
the shadows, having left the full of
her modest means to Carol, the only
one of the parsonage girls to be left
alone and without resources. Fairy
and Gene, the college lover who be-
came her husband, had suffered long
series of financial reverses in their
effort to forge to the front, but finally.
after so many years. were comfortably
settled in Chicago, seeming at last to
have exhausted their store of Ill for
tune.
The youngest of the sisters, Con-
stance. who had astounded them all
by abandoning her dreams of literary
fame to marry her prince among cow
boys, Martin Ingram, had never re-
GREETED her judgment Martins vast
and barren Arizona acres had been
found to overlay an inexhaustible
treasure house of oil. and Connie and
her husband with their two small chill
dren were now living In affiuence, and,
better still. in matchless domestic
bliss, In Englewood, one of the most
charming suburbs of New York.
Jerrold was consoling himself with
the knowledge that this level-headed
and serene young auntie. supported b.
an imperturbable husband. would be
at hand to see to willful Jerry on her
arrival in the terrible city.
1--WE must write to Connie at once
he said complacently.
Jerry was quick to protest. Nov,
father, please Is that your ider of
freedom? Why, If l go TO Englewood
to settle down with Aunt Connie !
might as well move into a parsonage
and be done with it Freedom OF
course shall visit them very often.
but l shall not live with them, by sny
means. And l think we'd better not
tell her l am coming until l am all
nicely settled and running en- my own.
Then she can't talk me out of it. and
all those Starr girls are such good
takers"
To Jerrold's surprise. Prudence
agreed to this drastic inhibition.
II must be Independent, you see,
Jerry explained.
"Of course" assented Prudence.
II think shall write to Rhode La
Faye, and ask her to get me a little
itudio apartment near her"
"Rhoda - Rhoda La Faye - who's
rhat?' Jerrold wanted TO know.
"Oh, she's girl knew in college"
"Rhoda- See here. Jerry, you don't
mean the girl who"
"Rhoda was very nice girl If she
was expelled" Jerry said. "She-sh Z
was little towel. emancipated for
Iowa. perhaps. but there was nothing
very talented girl, and now she has
a studio in New York. and has illus
trations II the very best magazines.
and everything. She can help me a
great deal, / should imagine"
'Well, l am certainly not in favor"
Jerrold had assumed his most pater-
nally dictatorial voice.
II am" interrupted Prudence quick
". 81 am most heartily in favor of II.
Rhoda was not at all an evil-minded
person. just mischievous, as / remem
Der it, and her experience will be of
great value TO Jerry"
what was she fred for. anyhow
Jerrold wanted to know. moodily. feel
in the handicap of his position BE-
tween the two of them.