Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-03-20

vision. 6est, the specialists In Chf-
cago said he needed, good food, good
air, 4 general building-up. The eyes
would be all right, when he was all
right. He must take II easy Tor
while. And so his eyes were care
fully bandaged from even the falntest
light. to insure complete relaxation
and freedom from strain, but his en-
tire system must gain strength 10
order to feed strength to the weak
ened members Ills body must rest-
Ills mind must rest his Intense ana
eager spirit must rest.
But before this catastrophe. the
church was an assured fact. Within
a few weeks. by the 6rst OF Septem.
Der At latest, II would be ready tor
It's formal opening. The new par
sonage existed In blue print After
all, a few months OF blindness was I
small price to pay for this achieve
ment-
Freedom from worry, tue doctors
DIOIIfIDCus NVllRtCk6 tW0t 0Au A~Oe~$~~'
ease would soon restore his sight, and
Mr.. ToIllver. although greatly handi-
capped In his work. did not worry a.
to the nnAi outcome. True. upon his
first visit to the doctors, some three
months previous, they had thought
months time would be amply sum
cient for his recovery. and ut the end
OF the month the mist was still dark
upon him. Another mooth, and sfill
the mist. He should have returned
some days ago for . third examine
ton and treatment but the financial
situation ID the parsonage wa ssch
n to render this impossible he told
himself there wa 70 hurry. b would
70 soon For what With ths travel.
and hotel expenses. ana uedich treat.
ments, the bursled Of bis misfoffdne
was more financial than physicai.
But I'll this was only Tor short
time. When the new church NJ :
fact accomplished. ne felt 4 would
be custer for his ardent spirit to una
the rest that would mean restoration
for his eyes. He felt no SORT Of re-
sentiment for his afiliction. He got on
very we'll. The girls were good. they
helped him greatly. The members
were patient. full OF sympathy. be-
cause they loved him. He knew his
Bible from cover to cover, and his
every thought was conferred upon his
work 80 thai his sermons did not
deteriornte. Just little rest. free
dom from killing worry. II only there
were more money
RI the girls felt anxiety on his ac-
count. bravely they gave no sign. A
hundred dollars q month Is not 4
great deni nf money on which to sup
port a family and maintaLi three
daughters In school. And Mr. TOlliver
had never relinquished hts old custom
OF tIthIng-a tenth OF his mite Tor the
Lord II sometimes tie girls felt that
ten dollars d month could better be
spared from tilt church than from tho
parsonage, that the Lord In His anu
ence might be.tel he deprived than
the pastor In his poverty, they did
moi complain. Ellen thought about It.
OF course, for she was turbulent.
given to turbulent thoughfA II WAS
her birth which Ind cost the homo
Its mother. Perhaps It was sorry
knowledge OF what she had cost the
family that stirred her to q great
eagerness to do something Tor them,
that determined her to carry life be-
fore her with a high and triumphant
hand. Perhaps II was only her youth.
for she vas moi yet seventeen. II was
for this turbulence OF hers thai she
was known az Ginger Ella.
Helen. who was twenty-three years
old after two years 81 training al the
normal school. had served TOR two
years as teacher III neishboring
town. Her small check coming into
the parsonage every month had meant
something almost akin 70 richness,
until the unaccusfoIned expense OF
medical treatments had made such
voracious demands upon them Now
the twins also were ready to 60 Into
the normal school for trimming In the
fall. Ginger felt that 1t was real
extravaganza on the part OF the tam
lily to assume the expense 0r educat-
Ing Marjory 10 tenrh school. That
money might better be saved. Mar
jory was beautiful. The obvious end
OF beauty Ia marriage to great for.
tune. From her earliest childhood,
In her queer small heart, Ginger Ella
had sacredly dedicated her beautiful
sister to that high estate. She would
enrich the family by marriage
In her inexperienced youth, Ginger
divided all men broadly into three
general groups-regular men, romantic
figures and base pretenders. Regular
men were like her father. settled, ur-
bane, and immune to sex Like Eddy
Jackson. Ginger called him regular.
Ito be Continued)