Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-06-05

a sad smile, and she crushed 1t be-
tween both of hers
"You see. there is no hope" he said.
"They were only pretending that |
had a chance"
mo, father" contradicted Miriam
sweetlv. No. they we're not pretend
ing. They said you had a chance. and
they meant it. They said the only
way was for you TO become so strong
and well that your eyes also would
grow strong and well. They did not
deceive you You did have-you have
got chance. | asked them dozen
times. and they told me honestly
/ And as far as money goes" cried
Ginger, more cheerily, II have quite
few little secrets of my own. II is
] two months till conference. BY that
time, old darling. | shall probably be
able to take care of you myself
He smiled nj her again. Dear
Ellen" he said gently. "If only these
slim little hands could carry out the
kindly projects Of mat eager little
! heart we should never wunt for much
| In this world"
"Oh, but this time J really mean 1t
II mean am quite sure" The
| disclosure of her hopes trembled at
the tip OF her tongue-her eyes grew
rapt and luminous. But her sisters,
80 used 10 her daring dreams. and
her extravaganza promises, paid small
heed. Their thoughts were upon the
sord.d reality of the present moment
and its disappointment.
Its a good thing the wedding is
over" said Mariory Helen would
never have gone If she had sus-
pected this"
Boarding Mr.. Buckworth will help
out quite little,' said Miriam. AS
for us, as long as we stay at Pay Dirt,
we're simply gorging ourselves among
the feshpots OF Egypt"
Ginger shook the rapture from her
eyes, closed her teeth firmly upon her
secret. The time had not come for
her triumphal pronouncement
"Well, as Old Jop says" she began.
aEIlenl"
II mean Brother Westbury. Eddy
Jackson calls him Old Jop. Well, as
he says, the conference will take care
of US. What will we get, father
Where lis the Discipline? Let's look
1t un.'
She ran upstairs for the book.
Il should have resigned" said her
father drearily. II knew | could not
minister to them properly. But ! did
keep hoping"
You must keep on hoping" pleaded
Miriam.
"They like Hiram" continued their
father. They evidently want him.
"Oh, no." gasped Marjory. mot
Hiram. father. Not in your church"
Il like him myself" said her father
gently. Better him than-some
Others"
But Marjory shook her head pas
sionately. mo, no. she whispered.
Not in your church."
IlHEei UQIIitU Ud6h with lDE Gtbs
cipline."
Find It. Miriam. You're up on
indexes
Miriam deftly turned to the index,
referred to section 341, hurried down
TO paragraph 2, and read aloud
1.-The annuity claim OF Retired
Minister shall be NOT less than one
SEVENTEEN (l-70) OF the average sal
airy, house rent excluded, of the effec.
tive members OF his Conference who
are Pastors or District Superiniend.
ents, multiplied by the number OF his
years Of service in the effective rela
tion, including two years on trial, as
q member of an Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church"
Mercy" interrupted Ginger. Its
geometry Wen have to wait till
Horace comes home"
"Why, it's very simple" explained
her father One seventeen OF the
salary OF our conference.-the are not
a very rich one, you knows twenty.
one dollars. Multiply that by
"X-darling, you forgot T. inter
rupted Ginger again
TX Is the number Of years one has
been preaching. My is twenty
three. Multiply twenry-one dollars by
twenty-three years, and 1t comes tt
four hundred and eIghty-three dollars
But We have not quite enough money
In our treasury TO meet the claims ir
full, so the pro rata reduction wouf
allow me about three hundred nnf
twenty dollars year. Approximate
ly twenty-five dollars month. Tha
will hardly support family
"Oh, dearest, you have supported
us long enough" said Miriam. III Il
our turn now"
why, father, with your twenty -fy'
month, and my-er prospects
Why, darling. we'll be--simply-take-
At eleven o'clock, Eddy Jackson
came with Hiram Buckwortb and thu
two men listened In silence as the.
told them, as indlfferently as the.
could, OF the purport Of the specia
meeting.
HC0 thatsc mhat ~ uncD Eddy ga Ii