Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
THE STORY

CHAPTER lin the usually quiet
minister in the small town of Red
Thrush, Iowa, his mother less da .G;n
ger Ella are busy grooming their
sister Marjory for participation In the
beauty pageant" that evening with
Eddy Jackson. prosperous young farm
er, her escort, MaTjOry leaves fOr the
antiripa ted triumph.
o CHAPTER II-Overwork and nerv-
Gus strain attendant on the building
of a new church to replace the OUT
grown structure has affected Mr.. Toll
liver's eyes to the point of threatened
blindness, and he is forbidden 10 use
them though continuing to occupy MS
pulpit Ginger has tried in many ways
to add TO the family's slender income,
but she is not discouraged. Marlory'
with Eddy Jackson and a friend ne
introduces as Tub Andrews, returns
in triumph. acknowledged the prize
beauty. and with fifty dollars in gold
the chief prize She gives the money
to her father as part of the expense
necessary for the treatment OF his eyes
by Chicago specialists.
CHAPTER ul-With Miriam, Mr..
Tolliver leaves for Chicago EDDY
Jackson brings another friend, Alex.
ander Murdoch, who he says has Just
returned from tour OF the World, 70
the parsonage. Ginger. whose heart Is
mar "iages (Helen is engaged TO pro-
fessor of mathematics, Horace Lang.
ley, poor in the worlds goods), is at
first elated, but becomes chilled al the
announcement that Murdoch is work.
ing in ''chain" grocery store. obvious,
ly no catch" Ginger thinks, and
snubs him. Mr.. Tolliver returns, ms
eyes unimproved and the doctors CIV
ing him little hope.
Continued from last weekly
Long before the high hour of noon
on Helen's, wedding day. she was
daintily arrayed in her blue Organdie,
pirOuetting up and down the hall from
room to room, hurrying everybody,
crticizing the general appearance of
her sisters. Offering endless pert sug-
gestions. and always melting them to
greater haste
1t was she who announced the early
arrival of Horace Langley. hopping
his brow. she said he was, and cling
ing like grim death to the arm of
Eddy Jackson, who laughed at him.
Much later, with the final announce
menI that the other bridesmaids were
on hand, she dispatched the twins. in
DdSiCi fIlHh yCiio"s w jun tiiC
springtIme bevy of orange, green.
mauve and rose In the primary de-
partment.
Then she led her father down the
stairs 10 the living room, where he
was to wait for Helen.
"All the who's who are there" she
proclaimed blithely. land all the hood
lums are parked"
She ran up to her sisters room, and
gave last tender touch to the white
veil. "Oh. Helen she whispered
Helen took her in h-r arms and the
two girls wept together. After all
Ginger was Helen's baby. had been
Helen's from the moment when, re
turning from the little cemetery on
the hill where her mother was laid
away i'm flowers and snow she ran to
the upstairs room of that other old
parsonage to answer the pleading wall
Of the orphaned baby.
"YOu--you mustn't" said Ginger
stoutIy, winking away her tears
"Youll spoil your looks. Helen
wish father could see you. Now. don't
cry. I'm going right down."
She smiled bravely. tearfully, at hel
sister. unfailing refuge of sixteen
years, now leaving her, and ran down
the stairs.
"Tel him to wait for me just d
minute. am coming al once" Heller
called after her."
Ginger went to her father. Father,
she said, 81 must go now. Helen said
for you to wait here for her just a
minute think she's going to pray
father, she looks just like praying
Oh, father she is beautiful. She
looks like picture of Madonna
with all kinds of secret happy
thoughts in her heart that nobody
else knows anything about. Just wait
darling. she is coming.
And Ginger tripped daintiIy dowr