Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-04-03

In many ways, bis misfortune DaO
come at a critical time for the MIN
lister. The building nj new church,
designing Of new parsonage, dis
possl uf fhp MID property, ali entafled
Z great deal Of careful figuring. II
was hard 10 figure finances through
the eyes OF committees, and hoards.
and daughters. Approximately two
thousand dollars was still unpledged
: on the church debt II had been his
dream that on the Sabbath Of. the
dedication. his people, Of their own
free will. should make up that amount,
calling the church free church, con-
secrated to the service OF Ted Thrush
without encumhrance. lie sighed
little.
The day OF rest, III a parsonage,
affords scant leisure for slsterly re-
ordinations, and Gilger was forced
to forego her plan to subject Miriam
to bitter grlllinR on the subject OF
sentiment In general. By nine-thirty,
the girls were OH hand for Sunday
school. leaving their father the entire
house for d half-hour Of silent medi-
tation and prayer. In the interval
while the classes were reassembling
for dismissal Miriam ran across to
walk with him the short distance to
the church. where he usually con-
Quoted a brief review of the lesson.
Sunday school was followed by the
formal mornings worship, where, as
there was no pew system In Red
Thrush, the girls sat where they liked
with their especial friends. From a
corner far hack on the right side,
Ginger's heart went out tenderly, as
1t did every Sunday morning. to her
father. She used to say the pulpit
was becoming to him. Against the
dark wood. he seemed very tall, very
pale, almost radiant His voice seemed
gentler, yet somehow more incisively
penetrating. since his blindness.
Poor dear" she thought compass
sionately, for she followed the SER
mon but internationally. and usually
consecrated the hour to her own
thoughts, Il dare say II the heather
are right. and we really do reincar-
nate 10 this world, was fathers
mother the last time. feel like
mother to him now. he's such lamb"
Sunday afternoon In the parsonage
was given up to quiet recreation.
Helen went ont with Horace Mar
jofy, too. went out, with anyone who
asked her, strolling, driving, or call
ing, sometimes with Miriam In the
party, sometimes not Ginger usually
retired to her attic studio.
This one small section OF the house
from the very beginning OF their resi-
dence, was Ginger's own. II was diff
cult of approach. for there were no
stairs leading to 1t. and sole admis-
sion was by means OF wabhly old
ladder OF six rounds. which. carefully
balanced against the wall nj the end
OF the upper natl, Ted to the trapd0or
which opened upward into the attic.
Ginger loved the attic most of all for
its inaccessibility. The trapdoor,
which swung on hinged lock and had
to be pushed upward with one hand,
was no obstacle. but an added charm
In her eyes On the attic side Of the
door, she had, with her own hands,
driven big staple, added another hook.
and when she went thither on matters
Of any special moment. she locked II
furtively behind her.
The studio was her sacred retreat.
and on this particular Sunday after
noon she had a definite motive In re-
tirement, for she sought the guidance
Of the MUSES.. Ginger had made 4
find. Eddy Jackson had brought to
the parsonage, Al Saturday Gift
from his mother. jar Of preserved
peaches wrapped in an old page Of the
New York World. Helen had crum-
pied 1t lightly into the waste basket,
where the sharp eye Of Ginger Ella
had espied It, whence her greedy fin
gers had rescued 1t. And from 1t she
learned, to her delight, that the New
York World would pay Ave dollars
each for the Bright Sayings Of Chill
dren.
One Of Ginger's great grievances In
life was the tendency OF her sisters
to recall. and repeat, smart sayings
OF her own n0ne-toO-remote childhood.
Such repetition reduced her to abject
and helpless fury. But she noted
that the auditors always laughed, am
pie proof OF the presence OF humor.
She cast about In her memory for the
most amusing Of these pseudo laugh
producers. and unable to discover
merit by her own Judgment, she hill
upon the one that had produced the
greatest gales OF merriment- Merely
changing names and relationships
from her own and Helen's to that OF
a mother and daughter. she wrote:
"MrA Ingraham spent m entire
afternoon assisting neighbor to cut
out and ut a gown, and when the gar
ment was entirely nnished, she wished
to make payment for the time con-
sumed oh, no, said Mrs.. Ingraham
pleasantly, I shall not take = cent
for It l did II entirely out Of friend
in.TAA nAtphhor Was fnsiate emf huf