The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-01-03
Illustrations by
Irwin Myers
CHAPTER vIII-continued
Copyright. by Bobbs Merrill Co.
WNU Service

merry plans, and 1t was relief when
Eddy started the motor for the ride
back to town.
won't you come along, Alex?" In
vited Ginger pointedly. 1--WE IAN take
one more"
"Oh, no. thanks. Miriam promised
to take me In herself along about
midnight My doctor prescribed more
Pay Dirt for me-
At the end OF the driveway. they
looked Jack Miriam sat on the high
gate, Alexander Murdoch steadying
her with one hand, while he swung
the gate beneath her with the other.
Their father smiling, waved farewell.
"Po0r father" mourned Ginger.
"What would you call 1t bur preachers
luck. to lose tlis eyes Just When there's
the most to seer
A dull supper at the parsonage. fol-
lowed by the usual evening service at
the church.
Tub Andrews hurried up to them
after the service, offering himself as
an escort hOme-a mere formality for
those few safe intervening feet.
Il don't think we ought to" objected
Marjory. .You see, the minister is
staying with us--and think we ought
II don't think it would look well for
us to go off and leave him
"Ginger can take him." suggested
Tub generously. "She can give him
pointers on running church. Ginger
can give pointers on running any
thing"
'Bui Ginger is SO young" STAN
mered Marjory. 81 feel that / am
rather the head Of the house now,
and"
Hiram Buckwor:h himself appeared
at that moment. "Girls, If you will
excuse me-" he said gravely, II will
walk over with Mr.. Westbury. We
are discussing some church business
Murray for Jop." chimed Tub,
that suits me to a T. We've got
some church business of our own to
talk about"
Hiram hesitated a moment, biting
his lip as though he felt annoyance.
but nodded at last, and went away.
not without reluctance. And Mar
j0ry yielded her smiles to Tub An
drews, ciinging meanwhile to Ginger
to ensure her accompaniment, as they
walked slowly homeward On the ia.
miliar old yeranda, Tub started at
once. cheerfully. in the direction of
the hammock.
you can't stay tonight, Tub" said
Marjory, with q smile warm enough to
soften her dismissal Il have to send
sou right straight nome. | have been
under the weather for a day or two,
Nand Miss jenkins didn't want me to
So to church at all. She has ordered
meSlo bed
Tub, complaining loudly, submitted
perforee to this election, and sauntered
away, wisistling lugubriously.
Marjory AstilI chung to her sisters
hand.
Ginger, wait minute. ShI Don't
let him hear you. Let's sit in the
hammock a whihe.o
ICY Sat uoWu, uuuuleO [Ogelner,
and waited In silence until .he sound
of Tubs footsteps, and Tubs whistling.
subsidized into the darkness. AGinger.
want to ask you something. will
you just sit here with sme. and talk
pntil-Mr. Buckworth comes home?
And Ginger. If ne comes over and sits
t;own-he always does, you know
WOULD you mind-would you }ust as
lief You wouldn't mind, would
you-}"
"G6, to bed, you meang
.Weli,S you see, Ginger. want to
ask him about something"
Il see. rkn to talk my head Off until
he gets here. and then I'm to 60 to
bed.n
Marjory squeezed her arm about her
! sisters waist.
"You see| Well. you see, Ginger
Z II is like this. You remember thai
night wheh you crept downstairs
how long hgo Il seems land he had
his arm e'round me Well, Ginger,
didn't cqfe a bit because you saw it.
Il didn't make any difference to me.
But ! think 1t embarrassed him. or
made hinh angry. or something. for he
hasn't sp much as looked at me since,
II seeE'' said Ginger duly.
II wanf to tell him that you--you
didn't drink q thing OF tia little
thing like that. think maybe he
thinks feel bad about It."
"You Idont. do your"
'No."l Marjory's voice sank to
whisper. mot a bit. like him.
SO 4he two girls sat. and. waited.
and pfesently from the church, they
heard the two men, coming slowly.
talking as they walked Marjory chung
to Ginlger's hand. and held her breath
AT tho end Of the dagstone path they
stood for while before they said
good night and parted
rY-$ou talk. whispered Marjory.
Ginger talked. 4 think It's such