White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-02-14
CHAPTER Ix-continued

| out uOlAuS VI tucS0 IAOo5utS
showed In Ginger's piquant face wheI
she greeted the members Of the house
hold at breakfast on Monday morning
After all, she could not well announce
TO Hiram Buckworth-a rejuyenated
Hiram BuckwOrth It was, too, all
genial affability, radiat1ng 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
GREATNESS 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 ap-
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 q
whole LOT better than they can"
"N0w he calculated incredulously
Absolutely. Even II they make q
mess Of it-why-there You arel 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 III pretty Deep"
"Well, 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 q little.
But while she schooled herself to &C.
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 stouty. "He
simply cannot. He Is too good, and
too young, and 700 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 dc
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
scheme of family economy with hel
father she encountered an unexpected
obstacle.
"You must see yourself, father, It is
i Just nonsense to spend money to make
her teacher, when she Is going tc
marry a church."
"Ellen, you must be mistaken-she
Is too young,
"Tm not mistaken, father. know
this man-business as far as can SEE
II. I'm not SO dumb. Besides-sht
Just as good as told me. oh, dom
think they'll be In any hurry about 1
but it's on It's way"
Mr.. Tolliver was silent for a mo
ment ~ never thought Of that" b.
said slowly. "She is so young. Ant
20 beautiful. He is q fine chap. Thel
that Is why she told me If 1t could b,
arranged any way she would rathe
go to regular college than to norma
school,"
"Collegel College7 Marjory7 An
with US retired on pension?"
"She said she would work her way.
"Work Marjory? Father, why, She
she's crazy"
mo. In love-"
"Collegel And WORK her wayl Why
father. the only thing in the worl'
she hates more than study IS work"
"Oh, that was before she was Il
love-"
"well,. 1 hope you put your foo
down hard"
"Oh, did. told her would max
the arrangements"
ooh, father, you wOuldl It's 81 Tx
you. Retired on pension-and colleg
-and-operations-"
"Oh, there's no hurry about the op
GRAFTON. But college can't wait-espe
cially, II she is In love"
"But, father, darling. don't you see
What's the use to spend all tina
money on her when she is just goin
to get married, and keep house, an
20 to ladies' aid?"
So her father sat down with her
very quietly. and talked II all ovel
He said that hiarjory was right. Sh
must 60 to college. She would nee'
the experience, the knowledge o
books, of people, and OF things Espe
cially, in these troubled times, woul'
she need complete equipment so tina
In case she were thrown upon he
own resources she could earn her owl
living, with dignity. with ease, evel
with pleasure.
"Oh, yol needn't worry about that.
argued Ginger Methodist minister
may not always be crazy about thei
wives, but they don't divorce them
They wouldn't dare"
He smiled at .er. ~ wasn't think
ing OF divorce" he said. "Bul sup
pose her husband died. Or suppose
he became blind.
Ginger clasped his arm. Quick tear
burned in her eyes.
Darling" she whispered.
"But II Id not altogether for TIT
sake OF the unpleasant and the unfore
SEEN" he went on cheerfully "Sh'
is So young And HirNm is q hrtllinn