Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-04-03

seemed, so Subtly 1mpenetrable, That
in contrast with Marjory's radiance
she had appeared more OF liability
than anything else. But there was
something strange about Miriam.
Ginger did not understand 1t. She
remembered how Tub Andrews, even
in the gorgeous presence Of Marjory
arrayed for the beauty pageant, had
succumbed to Miriam's stiffness. She
remembered how Alexander Murdoch,
a mere grocer, of course, but still no
doubt pOssessive of the usual male
inclinations, had passed over Marjory
with passing cordiality, to plant
himself immovably ut the un-dancing
feet Of Miriam. Strange about her!
Strange about everything, Ginger
thought.
"The world" she concluded largely,
ut all gone neebee jeebee. The grocers
grovel to brains, and the preachers
pick beauty. It's all wrong"
But perhaps when the twins found
themselves away from the combining
familiarities of Red Thrush, away
among strangers, at the normal school
with clothes that became girls OF
their profession, and their looks
clothes paid for from contributions
to the home for the blind But an
other annoying thought arose to dis
turb the even tenor of her plans.
At the normal school they would
meet only teachers-primary teach
ers, teachers Of geography, teachers
of Latin, English and algebra. Gin
ger sighed. 1t was unfortunate, but
it was the best they could manage
this year-what with the operation,
and the retirement on pension. Be
sides, if an embryonic teacher could
supplant the can grocer in Miriam's
heart, no doubt little later on, the
new conqueror could also be con-
quered by, say, an embryonic finan-
cler. She must hope for the best.
AS for MISUNDERSTANDING, whose
beauty, and whose married fortune
were now forever denied them, why
should they, from their limited funds,
provide the money to send Marjory to
normal to study to be teacher, when
she would be no teacher? Why learn
pedagogy, when all her future held
was the accommodation of her person
TO missionary societies, and ladies'
aids, and the minimum of three?
The finger of relentless logic pointed
in another way. Let Marjory prepare
herself for keeping a parsonage by
keeping a parsOnage-their own. She
could take. Miriams place as servitor
to their father, thus leaving Ginger
free for her own further schooling
and for the conduct Of her favorite
charity.
But nothing of these thoughts
showed in Ginger's piquant face when
she greeted the members Of the house
hold at breakfast on Monday morning.
After all, she could not well announce
10 Hiram BuckwOrth-a rejuvenated
Hiram BuckwOrth 1t was, too, all
genial affabiity, radiating pervasive
good cheer-that If he had arranged
for Marjory to enter the ministry,
they, the Tollivers, had no idea of
spending money to make school
teacher out of her. So she bided her
time, taking great inner satisfaction
in Marjory's quickened radiance, her
breathless brilliancy, her vivid Joy,
and admitting to herself that however
disgusting this business Of mammal
ness might be, it certainly wrought
wonders in Marjory's physical APP
| pearance.
To Eddy Jackson she relieved her.
self of the burden Of philosophy which
had evolved from her painful expe-
| rience
you know, Eddy, we really haven't
any right to run other peoples bust
ness-not even when we can do It a
whole LOT better than they can"
"Now he calculated incredulously.
absolutely. Even II they make a
mess of it-why-there you are! Let
them. One may be able to foresee the
the end, and to know far, far better
than they where her conduct will
| lead"
you'd better switch to the first
person." he interrupted kindly. You're
getting in pretty Deep"
swell, anyhow, / can't run other
peoples lives-not Marjory's, nor any,
body else in the world. It's too much
like trying to play Heaven, suppose.
But she sighed little.
But while she schooIed herself to ac-
cept, even with pleasant satisfac--
ton, the DEPRESSION Of her sister, there
was one phase of the family affairs
that she would never accept-the fact
of her fathers blindness.
"He can't be blind forever" she as
sured her own heart stoutly. "He
simply cannot. He is too good, and
too young. and TOO very, very dear
He shall go to all the doctors In the
world, one after the other, until he
! finds the one that can perform mir
acles. Everybody says they do per-
form miracles now, the doctors and
the surgeons. And they've got to do
one for father. Just as soon as he
| gets stronger, and little less worn
out, and there is little more money
in the trunk, then he shall begin"
When she came to discuss her new
|