White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-02-21
CHAPTER x-Continued


"Certainly NOT 1t wouldn't look
we'll. fIe knows there's quite fam
ily OF you, So IT would be too pointed
just to throw him headlong at Mar
jory's complexion. as you might say
No, you'd better have Miriam on hand
too"
Ginger leapeu to her plans with
young enthusiasm. Nov, we must
rush the thing through with LOT OF
snap" she cried Sweep him right
off his feet-and sweep Margie off
too. For you know Wait till | see
If anybody's aroundl You know.
Eddy. she's awfulIy gone on You
know who Preacherl Wait, till
close the door Yes, he's nice, bur he
can console himself with Miriam.
Such a sensible girl ought to be
great consolation to religion"
Eddy's invitation for them to come
out to Pay Dirt for dinner at the farm
sideration.
mo. Too prosafc. Your mother is
80 practical. She and Miriam would
be sure to talk of canning fruit. OF
frying chickens, or what not No.
you bring him here don't know how
In the world I'll get rid of Hiram, but
will. I'll get rid Ut father, TOO for
he'd he sure to give 1t away. he's so
honest Make It rather late-the fur
niture doesn't show. up so WE'LL
! mean so badly-when II Is dark Come
for dinner, but not too early. Come
In the cleaning"
"All right. What time is the gloam-
lng?" asked Eddy.
Ginger hung up the receiver. Then
she went straight TO the attic. This
was opportunity tapping at their door.
Tapping? Why. 1t was fairly scream
Ing for admittance cool million
Eddy was righ1-hot million would be
better, a fiery million boiling mil
lion, skyrocke, million. She I'M
locked the dolls trunk The precious
cache had been rified often. and pretty
thoroughly, in the last three weeks.
out steady stream trickled into 1t
every day. And this vas % he an
event In the lives OF every one OF
Them, thing t. remember forever
as long as they lived.
Ginger, with that springing imagina
tion Of hers, could already see Mar.
jory, with softly silvered hair and the
delicate rose flush of old age on her
peach-bluom cheeks. recounting to the
grandchildren clustered at her knee
/ beautiful children, all with golden
surls and dimpled elbows, and all
about the same size, clustered together
like the cherubs in old religious paint
lngs-"and this party was planned. and
paid for. for my sake, by my dear little
sister Ginger Ella. And there met"
She filled her shabby purse with
money. all dimes, and went down
town. There was buying to be done.
much buying. But there was one
small detail thai required ner first
attention. AT the dry goods store she
went into the private office of the
president, TO pay her Methodist re-
spects to Joplin Westbury.
"Hello. how's everybodyY' he greet
ed her cheerfully.
"Oh. Just fine, thanks. Fathers
getting double chin. The twins are
fine, too They go to college in jus.
ten days now I'm fine. too
SLOWS our young preacher
II don't know. don't see much
of him. ! think he's blue-or lone
some. or something. You see, he feels
that he's sort of out of things. be
cause he's not regular preacher
dare say he thinks the members sorl
Of snuh him on tina, account. anf
leave him out of their church talk
and ALL"
"Why. that's too bad. suppose he
doesn't want to intrude--witk YOU,
father there. and all. We like hin
first rate"
"Buf you never do have him come
to your house to talk church-tbe wa,
you used to do with father, do your"
swell. you tell him to come aruunt
and see me. Tell him especial,
asked for him RI pretend he's beer
neglecting me, and ruf 1t off on him
You tell him want to know why b,
never co = around &c talk church y
"When? TOnighfT'
"Well-yes Tonight"
"He'll be pleased" said Ginge
gently "He's so young. He JUS
loves to 90 about with father, and hob
mob with the old pillars. and feel 70,
are all salt of the enrtt together"
"Mayhe your father would like t,
come along"
"He'd love It If you really wan
. him."
"Of course want MIN. want botl
Of them. They've teen making M
run everything myself. and don
like It,"
early this evening? RICH, afte
iinner?''
"Tell them to come for dinner. II
call my wife right Up. and tell he
we're having all the preachers fu
dinner. Don't you want to com
along? When II comes TO runnin
things. you can put II over The Who'll
board, If you ask me-"
"Oh, Mr. Westbury, what an idea
It's nice Of you to invite me. hui
can't come tonight have some pei
sOnal business to attend to-
From his office. Ginger plunged int
an utter orgy of buying, For the frs
time in her life. she abandoned berse
to reckless spending. Size bought a
alligator pear. There were only tw
in town and she boIghi one of rher
She had never tasted m nllgait