White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-22
CHAPTER II-Continued

Nx1<Ax En- xx-NO0Iluu0o
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In her arms were roses, heaps of
roses. soft-petaled and fragrant. Mar.
jory's face was flushed. her eyes were
twin stars, her red lips tremulous with
sheer delight. Eddy Jackson bore
trophies Of her conquest, great low
ing cup, pieces of silk and lace, SHIN
merry silver, golden chains. But In her
own hand Marjory held small purple
box that bore the prize, fifty. dollars
in gold.
Observation-Disclosures" she STAN
mered, with shy pride.
The two evildoers above, rapt,
speechless and spellbound. had forgot
ten their mischief as they crept to the
stairs, noiseless, without breathing.
hearing every understanding every
heartbeat, softly, softly, down the top
step, the next and the next, nearer
and nearer, trresistibIy drawn by the
currents of Joy that surged through
the shabby parsonage
Relen kissed her sister rapturously,
and Horace Langley, flinging peda-
gogical dignity to dhe winds, clasped
her In a boisterOus embrace
"This Is my sister Relen-and Pro
lessor Langley. Helen, this is-every.
body" Marjory introduced, almost In
coherently. "Where are the girls7
Where's father?'
=: ANGELS" cried Eddy Jackson, gaz-
Ing suddenly up to the curve OF the
circular staircase. "Or are the god.
desses coming down from Olympus to
gaze upon, and envy. BeautyY' He
pointed dramatically to the stairs
where Ginger Ella, with Miriam fast
on her heels, crouched In quivering ex-
element, the wedding gown forgotten,
forgotten, too. the yelling curtain, the
canvas gloves. the fappy mules.
"Ginger-run !" cried Miriam, In
sickening realization. 3
But Ginger. trapped. was not one
to fly before confusion. She proceeded
calmly down the stairs, even strut.
ting a little. - -1.~
II didn't hurt 1t bit, Helen. she
reassured her sister. .Its-oh, Just
IA rehearsal"
".Why, It's little Cinderelia-ju got
tall from her pumpkin" chortled
Eddy jackson, and a ukulele caught
Its cue and whined into the wedding
march. 81
But Ginger turned away from them,
scornfully, q bit too scornfully, for one
Of the Tapping mules, too large for
her, slid from her slender foot Gin
ger, as she felt 1t slipping, In sudden
CONSERVATION, hesitated for the barest
fraction Of second. 1t was too long.
Eddy jackson saw and seized 1t, and
ran to kneel mockingly at her unslip
pered foot.
"Cinderella, the prince returns your
glass slipper"
In the midst OF their merry laugh.
ter, the ukulele's sudden hush silenced
them. =
"See here, somebody ought to intro
duce me-" protested the player, plain.
lively. "You forget I'm a stranger
| wasn't even Invited" His eyes wan.
dered to the bottom step of the circu-
lar staircase where Miriam sat Just
as she had dropped In that first shock.
ing moment, still. 'rapt and GREATNESS
"Oh, forgot" apologized Eddy
Jackson. "Everybody's supposed to
know everybody In Red Thrush. This
is our cid friend Tub Andrews. He
went to school with us when he was
q kid, but they moved to Detroit, and
now he's come back to help run the
First National bank. Janitor. aren't
you, Tub?"
Assistant janitor," said Tub An
drews pleasantly. "But next week
they are going to promote me to
Pleased to meet you"
He dropped down on the step beside
Miriam. "Why didn't you 60 into
The beauty pageant and give your sis
ter run for her complexion?"
III" Miriam was shocked With
nmazement "Shel"
'Sure. was one OF the judges.
Your sister had 1t easy, the way II
was. But II you had been against
her-well-me-Fm one gentleman
who don't"
"Don't whatr' Miriam followed the
jovial young bunker with some diff.
Guilty. hut with interest
"Prefer EN-" He indicated the
golden Marjory with light wave Of |
his ukulele. "They freckle on the
nose. and peel on the neck, and go |
dark In streaks-their hair does. I'm
a blonde myself. know all about EN-.
"Tm going to turn you all out now"
called Marjory. with smile that took
the sting from her light dismissal. u
want to go upstairs and see my father.
md all my sisters have to come along.
You've been perfectly marvellous to |
me- Eddy, you're an nigel"
~ know IL" he agreed. briskly.
With much laughter. many light sal
les, hundred gay words, the happy
gr0up dispersed slowly.