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

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college! Collegef Marjory2 And
with us retired on pension?"
"She said she would work her way"
"Work Marjory? Father, why, she's
she's crazy"
mo. In love-"
"COllegel And work her way! Why,
father, the only thing in the world
she hates more than study is work"
"Oh, that was before she was In
love-" go
swell, l hope you put your foot
down hard"
"Oh, did. l told her would make
the arrangements
ooh, father, you would! It's so like
you. Retired on pensiOn-and college
-and-operations-
ooh, there's no hurry about the OPP
Grafton. But college can't wait-espe-
cially, If she is in love-"
"But, father, darling, don't you see?
What's the use to spend all that
money on her when shells just going
to get married, and keep house, and
go to ladies' aid?"
So her father sat down with her,
very quietly, and talked it all over.
He said that Marjory was right. She
must go to college. She would need
the experience, the knowledge OF
books, of people, and of things. Espe-
cially, In these troubled times, would
she need complete equipment so that
in case she were thrown upon her
own resources she could earn her own
living, with dignity, with ease, even
with pleasure.
"Oh, you needn't worry about thai"
argued Ginger. Methodist ministers
may not always be crazy about their
wives, but they don't divorce them
They wouldn't dare"
He smiled at her. 81 wasn't think
ing of divorce" he said. 'But sup
pose her husband died. Or suppose
he became blind.
Ginger clasped his arm. Quick tears
burned in her eyes.
Darling" she whispered.
"But it is not altogether for the
sake of the unpleasant and the unfOre-
seen," he went on cheerfully. "She
is so young. And Hiram is brilliant
student. Marjory will need training,
and experience, and knowledge, to
play her hand in his game"
AS to the details, 1t could be ar
ranged. MethOdism makes education
easy for the children of it's ministers.
She could wOrk-she said she was
willing to wOrk-fOr her expenses in
the dormitory. There are funds to
take care of those who must borrow,
scholarships for those who will make
the effort.
''But it is too bad 10 separate them, "
mOurned Ginger. "They will have
such a little while longer to be to-
gether. And twins are so very
twinny."
"Oh, we can't separate them. They
must both CO." Ginger was appalled,
at his cheerful acceptance of this
wildly eXtravagant measure.
"Father, you-yOu're-yOu- Why,
father, the less we have the more we
get ready to spend"
"Oh, well, it says ir the Bible, Be
lieve that We have received and We
shall have So If we just believe
they've got their fingers on their edu-
cation, they'll get It."
Il suppose So"
In her heart, for Miriam's sake,
Ginger felt it was very good thing.
| 1t would give her much wider range
| from which to select a substitute for
the can grocer. Besides, Miriam, ex-
cept for her one alteration, was sensi-
BILE. Education might really make
something of her-she might go into
| politics, or literature, Or-Ginger's
Imagination failed her. She knew the
world offered wide avenues to brilliant
women, but she knew not whittier
those boulevards finally led.
The whistle of the postman brought
Miss jenkins to the veranda.
"Why, Ginger" she CALCULATED, who
in the world are you riting to? There
are sixteen letters for you. Sixteen"
Ginger's greedy fingers took them
away from her. "Oh," she said non
chalantiy, II am looking up lot OF
things, and have heap Of irons In
half dozen fires, let me tell you
Besides, you know yourself. father,
am too old to be questioned every time
write a letter."
"Dear Ginger" he said tolerantly
Il hope you strike Pay Dirt of your
OVID. You deserve to-"
Ginger was glad to make her escape
without further discussion, and with
her sixteen little white angels. Six
teen dimes tinkled out to join their
brothers in the dolls trunk.
PAY Dirt, I'll tell the world" she
crowed. "Nhy it beats Sunday col.
lections all to pieces. And besides
that has to be divided with the poor
and the church and foreign missions
and every cent of HI is a straight
haul for the parsonage"
She read the letters, slowly, one
after the ether, sixteen letters, such
friendly sympathetic letters, wishing
such good fortune to the parsonage
home, calling down Gods blessing
upon 1t In such words Of faith, that