The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

"Come and play with me some
times, will your Prudence invited as
cordially as she could with the MEM
ory Of the child's prying propensity
pricking. I'm not very young, but
there's heaps to do. Jane Mack will
show you how to make cookies, and
I'll teach you to use my tools-some of
them-you can make silver bracelet
for your mother. Wouldn't you like
that?"
Jeans usually pale face was radiant.
"That goes over big with mep She
called to Gerard who charged along the
trail. "Oh, Uncle Rod, Miss Prue has
invited me to come and play with her.
May l go now?"
Rodney put his arm about the thin
shoulders. mot this time, X. X. I'll
take you tomorrow. Be good sport,
he added, as the child's lips quivered.
"You know your mother wants you at
her party"
Tomorrow. sure, Jean," Prudence
called, as tie roadster started.
II was just in time to stop the men
from digging up plants" Gerard re-
marked. Forgot Annie's party.
They'll truck load of stuff over to
| your garden tomorrow and set it out;
| all you need do is to boss the job"
Prudence suddenly remembered the
| refrigerating process to which she was
committed. "But l can't let you do
so much for me-"
snow you've gone icy again. Why
| shouldn't 1 send you lot of worth
less plants? Don't be pre-war. I've
heard from Jim Armstrong"
"Who is he?"
didn't / tell you that was i'm
porting forester to advise us what
trees to take out? He's grand guy
You'll like him, he's just your type
but-watch your step, saw you
first, remember"
She looked up between long, sweep
ing lashes with gay challenge. Then
something happened. 1t was as If she
had caught her spirit rushing toward
him, caught it, and dragged it back
| into the strong-room of her Will.
There was hint of breathlessness in
her voice.
Taking the broad view of the mat
ter, why should watch my step?
Have / free and untrammeled soul,
| or haven't II"
II was referring to your heart"
| Gerard's voice was not quite steady.
| "When Jim comes we'll take look
see at your property. You ought to
know something about it before we
| begin to cut"
| "Is it wild?'
"Yes. There are old lumber roads
| grown up now, but we'll have those
l think the technical term u.s. swamped
out-before we start; stable stream
| used to be full of trout; and log
| cabin"
"All miner"
"All yours."s
slow soon will you begin to cut?"
"As soon as Jim gets logging plans
ready so that we may know what trees
| to take out"
"Will-will Mrs. Walter Gerard stay
| until you get through"
"She won't be asked to stay. AS
soon as I know when Jim Is coming,
l will tell Annie that she and Jean
are free to return to the bright
lights"
Prudence visualized Mrs. Walter
Gerard leaving her brother-in-law in
the Maine wilds numbering for a fe-
male neighbor in the early twenties
AS the roadster stopped before the
red brick house, Prudence mused-
aloud:
Something tells me that your sis
ter-in-law won't CO."
won't gol OF course she'll go.
What would keep her when want the
house to myself?"
Prudence made no answer.
Prudence, in sleeveless white linen
frock. stopped before the secured pine
table to regard proudly the shining
| jars of ruby beets arranged with the
precision of an infantry squad on
mammoth white tray.