White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-01-10

They talked together In the com
radely fashion Of parsonage people
the world over, al family. one In
spirit.
81 wish 1 could see your father to-
day." he said. ~ should feel more
at home in his pulpit II knew him
personally. Don't you suppose we
could rent q car tonight, and drive
out to see him? II It Is not too far?''
"Eddy Jackson would come for us. u
said Ginger.
"Tub Andrews would take u.s." sug-
gested Marjory.
"Mr. Tolliver would be 30 pleased
such nice man." said Miss Jen.
kins.
Cant we Just rent carr hate
to bother your friends-and 1t wouldn't
cost much"
"But when you take out ten dollars
for board" said Ginger warningly.
.Or perhaps Miss Jenkins here forgot
to tell you about It," Marjory added.
II don't recall that she mentioned
It." he said pleasantly. ut seems
very reasonable indeed"
"But when you consider that you
only get fifteen" Ginger's voice
trailed of to a significant silence.
"But we decided that If you OBJ
jected, we would keep you for eight"
encouraged Marjory.
II shouldn't think Of objecting," he
said. "Quite the contrary. am sure
putting up with me Is worth even
more"
"And ! will do your laundry with
the girls'," added Miss Jenkins. "And
there really isn't much to spend
money for In Red Thrush"
They told him Of their father, of his
patience, his faith, his sense Of hui
NOR. They told him Of Joplin West
bury. and the new church. They told
him of Eddy Jackson, at Pay Dirt.
.And whose boy-friend is Eddy
Jackson?" he asked, reflective eyes
on Marjory, sitting stifly erect In the
hammock.
"Nobody's. Eddy jackson Isn't that
kind" said Ginger Indignantly.
II may as well explain Ginger, I
mean Ellen, right at the start" said
Marjory, laughing. "She is against
boy-friends. She thinks they are sim
l ply disgusting. And she thinks the
rest of us-even Miss Jenkins-are
simply mammal. Ginger thinks q
man who paws should be shot at
sunrise, If not sooner"
He smiled Understandings. sand
who, then, is Eddy Jackson?"
eddy Jackson" exclaimed Ginger.
with one Of her broad sweeping ges-
lures. ''is fathers best and dearest
and most intimate friend, q genuine
character, and no base pretender."
In the early evening. answering their
meek request over the telephone,
Eddy jackson, busy with his expert.
ments, sent one of the college stu.
dents in his car for them and they
drove out to the farm. Eddy was still
busy In the laboratory, but Mr.. Toll
liver waited on the porch for them
with Miriam, and-this to Ginger's
speeches. fury-Alexander Murdoch
without word to any of them. she
marched into the laboratory, COM
pletely spelling delicate experiment
Eddy Jackson, You double-cressed
me-"
n did not" he denied, quickly fol
lowing her line of thought. II didn'
invite him. He came ont by himself
this afternoon, and he looked at MI
Ram, and stayed. don't think he'll
ever 60 home again. And besides
you didn't tell me to keep him away
from anybody but MarjOry.'
This Ginger could not deny, 30. with
her usual sang froid. she dismissed the
entire subject, and led Eddy out t.
meet the new minister.
Hiram Buckworth shook hands with
him cordially. Il am glad to NEE,
you" he said, "and am looking for
ward most keenly to knowing you
father. l have heard nothing but rht
recital OF his rare virtues since
reached Red Thrush"
my father" Eddy was nonplused
| uluSt U6 ulStuhCAs u0fe LII
father. my father is dead"
ooh. l beg pardon. see am mis-
taken. l inferred that It was you
father-they merely spoke of him a.
Eddy Jackson, Mr.. Tolliver's particu
lar friend and crony."
Eddy looked unutterable things "Ol
you mean me. am Eddy jackson
The only one."
"You7 But, gracious, they said
Well, l understand My mistake,
see, excuse me-"
II know" Eddy Jackson laughed
"You mean Ginger Ella. Sure. She
puts me, and her father, and Moses
in the same class. We're all arch
] angels together"
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