The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06

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 sleeping apartments, looking for ward to future weekend parties.
 
 Ginger saw no reason to bother with the old attic, as 1t was a queer ungainly affair, jutting off into curiously shaped corners under the gables. But Dab had ideas of his own about 1t. For a mere trifle, he said, he being al- ready at work on the place. the gable corners could be divided into separate rooms by the use of q cheap grade of artificial boarding.
 When you come into your money" he said firmly, you'll want lot of servants here. and that'll give accQDlmodations for four" "Yes" she said, dryly, "when I do--and when I do."
 On the other hand. the four un- conventional attic sleeping rooms would allow for larger week lends, and as Dab promised to put in the partitions at half the regular price being, as he said, right on the ground-she decided to indulge in the luxury.
 The furniture of the house was an odd collection, ranging from very fine pieces of natural old Eng fish oak to the cheapest factory products some of which had fallen into such complete collapse that 1t | could only be burned.
 Ginger Immediately made plans for a huge festival conflagration on the following Saturday night, in re- turn for which she would get a great many hours of enthusiastic guest labor. Mattresses, bedding, curtains and rugs also were slated for the flames. The English oak pieces were quite as good as new, "betetr," crowed Ginger, "because the older the antiquer." She Immediately appointed q do- nation committee, headed by Patty Sears, whose gentleness was an in- stant recommendation to parents, to make the rounds of the town solOciting contributions for the Junior Country club-donations of furniture, linens. bedding and, as an after-thought food.
 The grounds were badly grown up in brush and weeds. but she counted on the high school boys to take care of that, depending on n judicious application of f!attery for payment in full. The mile and q half of wood lane leading in from the state road was almost impass- able for motor travel, and Dab promised to have q couple of men get to work on ith the very next day.
 By eight o'clock on Saturday morning the road to Mill Rush was stream of traffic, cars, de- livery wagons, trucks. bicycles, two ponies and saddless old fire horse-all crowded to running board or handle-bars with boys and girls from middle high-school age up to the early twenties. Each was armed with tools for labor--brooms and hammers. hoes and rakes--and ready to take orders. And waiting for them at Mill Rush was Ginger Ella. burning up with orders to give.
 Walter Main, the schoolhouse janitor who had stayed up half the night to give the building it's weekly cleaning according to his contract with the school board. in crder that he might join the staff at Mill Rush bright and early on Saturday morning. was put in charge of the younger boys and girls to clean up the grounds.
 The older boys organized what they called q road gang" to hurry up work on the road. and the girls, having discarded everything de- signed for the big fire. were noisily adjusting the furniture inside.
 Carpenters. plasterers and plumb CTS were at work all over the place. A tennis court was being laid out under the supervision of Eddy Jackson in one of the choice garden plots. and Wesley Meeker. whose vacation was nat yet over, was experimenting the layout of ham, mocks and swings.
 "Oh, Ginger!" cried Patty Sears. Its just precious! How did you ever think of anything so nicer"
 "Oh." explained Ginger lightly, "I always get bright ideas when I'm bored"
 The donation committee had sue ceded beyond her fondest hopes. Bedding and linens sufficient to sup ly the entire house had been secured, Joplin Westbury contributing a doz- en brand-new sheets and six pill lows from his big store--only slight ly stained. they were from window display.
 Phil promised an old grand plano and a new radio. "'rhe regular" Country club donated complete service of plated silver. The La dies Aid society of the Methodist church, in collaboration with the Ladies' Societies of the other two churches, provided dishes.
 Eddy Jackson gave n decrepit buggy and an old sorerl mare. An old favorite. that mare, in the fam fly of Eddy Jackson. as her first errand In their household had been to bring the nurse who officiated at the arrival of Eddy himself. and 1t was in her honor that she was caked Mrs Carter" for ever after. Yves ey Meeker's father sent large red letter Bible.
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