White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-02-07
CHAPTER TX

A great peace, a sort Of subdued
grandeur, descended upon the tur.
bulent spirit OF Ginger Ella. for she
had schooled herself to accept life as
It is, Ind mold It to her own pattern
as opportunity came. That the op-
portunity would never come now, as
concerned Marjory, she was well
aware, but without resentment. After
all, perhaps one had no RICH, to at
temp, to mold human lives, free souls,
like herself. As for Miriam and the
grocery clerk, she yet had hopes
Alexander Murdoch was leaving on
this very day, and Ginger did not for
a moment believe that the sensible
twin was 80 deeply interested as to
disqualify her for interes, in more
intriguing fgures-granted the ap-
pearance of such figures.
Get her away-that was the best
method. Ginger was adjusting her
self to new impression Of the sensi-
BILE twin. So sill she had always
seemed, so subtly impenetrable, that
in contrast with Marjory's radiance
she had appeared more of liability
than anything else. But there was
something strange about Miriam.
Ginger did not understand it. She
remembered how Tub Andrews, even
in the gorgeous presence of Marjory
arrayed for the beauty pageant. had
succumbed to Miriam's stiffness. She
remembered how Alexander Murdoch.
a mere grocer Of course, but still no
doubt possessive Of the usual male
inclinalions, had passed over Marjory
wNh a passing cordially, to plant
himself immovably at the un-dancing
feet of Miriam. Strange about her
Strange about everything, Ginger
thought.
1.-THE world" she concluded largely,
1T all gone leebee jeebee. The grocers
grovel to brains, and the preachers
pick beauty. lis all wrong"
But perhaps when the twins found
themselves away from the combining
familiarities Of Red Thrush, away
among strangers, at the normal school
with clothes that became girls OF
their profession, and their looks
clothes paid for from contributions
to the home for the blind But an
other annoying thought arose to dis
turb the even tenor Of her plans.
At the normal school they would
meet only teachers-primary teach.
ers, teachers Of geography, teachers
of Latin. English and algebra Gin.
ger sighed. II was unfortunate but
IT was the best they could manage
this year-what with the operation.
and the retirement on pension. BE.
sides. II an embryonic teacher conld
supplant the can grocer in Miriam's
heart. no doubt little later on. the
new conqueror could also be con-
quered by. say, an embryonic finAn
cier She must hope for the best
AS for MISUNDERSTANDING. whose
beauty, and whose married fortune
were now forever denied them, why
should they. from their limited funds.
provide the money to send Martory to
normal to study to be teacher. when
she would be no teacher? Why lenrD
pedagogy, when all her future held
was the accommodating Of her person
10 missionary societies. and ladies'
aids. and the minimum Of three?
The finger Of relentless logic pointed
in another way. Let MarjOry prepare
herself for keeping a parsonage by
Keeping a pnrsonage-their own She
could take Miriam's place MS servitor
to their father, thus leaving Ginger
free for her own further schooling
and for the conduct of her fayorite
charity.
ITO BE CoNTlNUED)