The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-05

but what you'll turn an honest doll
 "I hope to tell you" declared Gin- ger illuminatingly. 6a
 Well, now, you know that school teacher that used to live with you at the parsonage-whom married that blind man Yeh, Brooks, Mrs Brooks. Well. she wants to buy a little piece of land from me. and she's going to ask your advice about it.
 '.Now. you know me. Ginger. I make a sale when can. You give she signs up for it, I'll send you my check for $10O. That's what I think of your opinion. Guess that is a fair enough proposition"
 Ut certainly is," agreed Ginger. "And think can advise her to your satisfactoin if the price is right.'
 Well, I'nt going to make it right. Now, I'm asking 200O, but I won't stick at 1900. Listen Ginger, just between us, I'd let it go for 1900, 250 down and 25 a month. Now, tell you what I'll do. Anything we get out of her over 1900, I'll give you 10 per cent and in addition to JOuB AOAuAcus ln0 1duu SOOO enough, but I can't rightly use it myself and the farmers don't seem to fancy it."
 Ginger laughed delightedly. f"That's just corking," she said. "I'll see what can do. You're a great old sport, Joppy,. and I think we can do business"
 Her confidence was not ill., advised. They did do business and within 24 hours Ben and Jenky Brooks had bought Mill Rush for $1,B0O paying $250 down. And Gin ger had a check for $100 which she generously divided with Jenky, to the woman's boundless delight.
 The news that Ben and Jenky Brooks had taken over the Mill Rush place to operate as a sort of 8 general club for the youth of Red Thursh created a sensation in the community but on the whole met with a surprisingly favorable re- action.
 and had the respect and the good will of every one in town. The hope that they would do we'll and make money out of the enterprise upon which they had so boldly embarked was unanimous. That Ginger should sweep into immediate dominance of all arrangements caused no sur- prise at all. for she had always been known as Jenky's general boss, taking entire credit even for the marriage of the strangely assorted pair, and considering them in unique way to be her personal pro- teges.
 Naturally in a move of such mag nitude, Ginger instead of either of them should play the leading role.
 The more ardent and active mem- bers of the regular Country club frankly admitted that they would be glad to be rid of what they impa- tiently called "those youngsters" It is not easy for middle-aged parents to indulge in foolish frivolity before the amazed and disappearing eyes of growing up sons and daughters.
 Even in the forties, former vi1- lage belles take no real pleasure in benig relegated to the comforta- ble chairs along the wall during the best dances, and the daughters were now come of an age to be greatly sought as partners even by men old enough to have better judg- ment.
 The younger generation of both sexes had grown so startling good at sports as to keep their most agile elders on the constant defen- sive to retain their laurels, state of affairs entirely too vigorous for warm Iowa summers.
 And even more practical objection to the free use of the Country club by the juniors was the fact that it was almost impossible to stock pro- visions enough to satisfy their never ending thirsts and hungers for they seemed to be entirely lack ing in the modern calory-con- sciousness.
 The consensus was, give them club of tl.eir own by all means and if we have to help support it. we will.
 The more conservative members of the social set felt that the safest and sanest thing to be done for the children was to get them away from their elders in the social life. Ger tainly their pure young innocence was less likely to suffer early de- filement if kept in complete segre- gation from the daring unconven- tionalism that had overtaken So many parents at middle age.
 The robust middle class was par ticularly pleased, reckoning that the hours of gay. exhaustin bodily labor that confronted their children in the renovation of Mill Rush could not fail to contribute the red blood, sturdy muscles and becoming tan quite incompatible with the tea drinking. incense-burning, cocktail shaking amusements to which the upper classes had tecome addicted. So many hard-working people try to comfort themselves with the mo- tion that healthy body Is father of a healthy mind.
 But among them all not one was more genuinely delighted than Phil herself, who had observed the signs of mental depression in her pretty stepdaughter with increasing con- cern. In the beginning of their life together she had tried--as the rich are prone to do--to insure her con- tentment with lovely, costly gifts. with pretty clothes and with expen- sive tours.
 Ultimately she thought 1t would