Show STORY FROM THE START in the usually quiet home ot of rev mr tolliver Toll lver of red hed thrush iowa owa his bla mother lere daughter daugh tei helen miriam and ellen oln gin I 1 ger eer ella elia are lousy grooming I 1 h heir e ir sister bister marjory for partial parti cl pall on n the beauty pageant th that a t a evening ening v with eddy jark son r 0 8 ceroua young fa fanner bariner riner her escort escor t marjory leaves for or the anthel anticipated paled triumph overwork has mr air TollI verle eyes to th the point of threatened blindness marjory wins wine the he beauty prize arlie she gives the money to her fataei to consult sult chicago specialists mr air tol liver leaves for chicago with wilh miriam ginger meets alexandr Aex andr murdock mr Toll lver returns re the doctors giving him little hope ginger gets an idea for a parsonage home for the blind 1 and solicit funds she gets re suits at once helen it 1 married and leaves the parsonage CHAPTER V 9 when win went to 10 chicago with trill tier her fattier father miss jenkins moved across to uie the parsonage nuge to with will ilie ile two girls all alsa jenkins wils glad to lot do this the girls relf felt it was tilt fur that slie she had followed them annul about through a series of three charges chrit now novi and then to in emergencies slie file could step largely into tile lie lin and assist in its still came discouraging reports from tile the city air Toll ToIl lver was run down on a high nervous ten tension slon mentally strained orders wert wen inure peremptorily curt than ever tors could not olter offer hope for the ultimate revo recovery ery of tits hi sigild unless he followed foll their regime gline re b called for atmil absolute ute ra krysl st tin an of fresh air good loud bowl lind complete mental fre freedom piloni the girls girl et at hoine in conference with mis jenkins considered this bli terly illow how efin a man rest when he lias to support a family und and krep keep beave ap pp ice in a whole cli church wondered pred afar jory of 0 course couise later in n i be able to co take care of him sitio said olner lint but tie he depins sepins to aved oc pd taking inking care olf 61 now the girls were so well ell used to in gers largeness ln reness of expectations thai her jernark called forth no discussion of wilys and rill ans ill th illi I were far too depre depressed sAvil fur for A growing horror pred their thou thoughts ghis permanent n hinr which alij th thad pd to kill hy ta ig noring no ring when eddy jackson colled called on the ilie telephone it was u welcome wt diversion 1 I perhaps you would like to go alono alone with me in HIP flip tic ile offered olT ofT cred ered arid and tell fell me all your and ask my m advice about In vestina this fortune of yours eddy jackson had been tier lier only conti hint concerning her hoped for foi fortune ginger promptly accepted the file anvil delicately passing over the hint as to her pond dente now you are not invited marjory she said bald firmly when Alar marjory jory ordered offered to join them 1 I 1 want to talk business with eddy jackson arid and you know what clience I 1 have to talk h when you and your complexion arp around fearful that she sight of the cat would drive tier her i to more open deslie desire she elie was walling waiting at a the curb when eddy drove tip and in a mo 1110 ment they were rolling oft off to the country you see it Is a long time since you bought those bonus bonds he said and tint 1 I thought thou glit you might need help in clipping i the he coupons if you are trying to he be runny funny she said 1 I 1 dont mind telling you that tny my business Is IB on off to a very good goka start the arst returns are not large ones and now Is when I 1 want it most slie she sighed a little the matter had bad news from your our father what do the doctors doctor say gay just what they nave been saying for five months tie ile Is worn out nervous and weak tits ills eyes cant get well until the rest of him is stronger A nervous shork shock may matic maice him blind forever oh edd im cm going to give him everything he need li time to play the best things filings in tile world to eat and fresh air and ana monn bains and seashores everything after while rut hill tie he needs it t now nowr I 1 how soon do you ym expect to he able to do these things 7 ginger figured painfully counting on tier her angers her lips moving welt well im abrald I 1 do very ery much not so very much for maybe ats months maybe longer I 1 dont ex es acely know and he rany may be ba entirely blind by t then lien they drove tor for a while in silence ginger your inspiration Is catch ing ine I 1 have a good idea myself A quiet e fresh farsh air rood good coun conn try food pure milk well the matter with flay fay dirt ginger lid did not understand why iseah him film cut to flay dirt din for a rest lie he wont have any still air but hell have and a rest ile he wont have any mountain breezes but hell heli have iowa ue he wont hae tiny any french menus but plenty of fresh eggs and good m alk and chicken three times a day it he be wants it and it wont cost nim aim a cent you ran nan come a lung ailing to read to win and walk wab tam and d by ethel hueston illustrations by irwin myers copyright by dobbs bobba werrill oo 00 service sun sort ot of jolly allm dilong Y yuu ou can have I 1 llie lie right wins wing two little bedrooms and allo a batti ile III shall rest until tie lie it ie slik sick of resting lie ile slin 1111 nt rit marry hury bury of 01 arenth lie he shill just lip mound around in file lie sun ann lounge in the rhe unit unil eat anil and sleep slee and you ean cun make mil he lildia but eddy ille churchill hi the church give em a n aln l lern em good tile the best way wat to bilake r onie some people appreciate thelt rell conla ghonIs to in take it 11 away froni from eul em for a while hut flut anilu iw if we cant go to extremes ail till I 1 dare sa pint rather would mould wp we can gol get a student pr brencher encher to t nil fill I 1 for a In month of 01 six beehm best thing nil all J Q and in a moment they rhey were rolling off to the country the hie way round im a member my self and ill po go to oli oil ol i jop tills flits very lay and pel get things started wed better liue have it all fixed before father comes hark back foi fo he just might line have uti tin objection or so now you be ready to corne come out nut with him Mir larn will n III have to got go with fa ther I 1 have my own personal business to look after at horne home 11 I 1 oh Is flint the way of it well Alfr inin then finy anybody booy anil tile tie rest resi it if yom must come oui and visit very often flen 0 to keep keel him front from getting lonesome 64 inet wonder we ol of tills flits before why it Is just tile lift filing till nil the way around it will trill th clemoth moth er to have sorrie some one around for her to ninke a fuss over and your father you vou see eee halsal he la at innie iori ie he cant rest ha lives eiery minute five alve times dines over owe once for himself nim self ind once tor each enczi of you girls oh there are only three of you drw but theres lenky jenky and when you want things he cant altor it simply makes him alek and when the hills bills come in and he lie file raineyl test how could viny mail festl let get him away anio amin it hints the ticket oh eddel singer linger was spellbound tit nt hie file depth ot of his understanding it too had you invent tin vent got goof a of your ohp why yond te IP perfectly wind wonderful erful with children lust like fattier 84 yo eddy with some reluctance turned the car buck back front from the blensa pl n lanes innes and went into with marjory and miss jenkins 1 I 1 asked ginger it 10 come out with ner fattier tie ht said fifi rankly for slip looks pule little and tired and I 1 thought fhe change might do her good jut hill slip says miriam ginger has tiff alra of tier her own which require her continued presence in ili file city al least she says su so though she did not lake inke me into tier her confidence at any rate I 1 shall make arrangements fot for miriam and your fattier at pay tirl and singer ginger and the hie rest ot of us ua will conie come and visit promised prom laed mar alar lory jory with a sly for the hie young man nut but title she added with great serf ausness ous ness addy I 1 think you tire are a teal deal good gond boy you are so sympathetic and so generous it simply iso it fair it lends leads us to expect too much of human nature and it will be tile the best thing in the world for father interpolated proudly and something we can welt well afford since it cost anything eddy believe me ine added billas jenkins almost tearfully you shall have your reword foi the good yon are arc doing well he said facetiously 1 I 1 hopi the reward happens to ile he tile hie thing the worst thlik gibout reword fl la Is that they are just what you yno want least what whai do you want especially d IP minded singer ginger her thi tights flying to ti the future ail luence attendant atten dunt apol apoi tier home bottle pir for tile the blind something that thai I 1 dare ally will dl agree with will rne me it if I 1 eitt get gel it hp he re plied piled laughing hut hillur I 1 want it dont eal cut anything that will div you indigestion the she continued 0 o lind it after the strawberry festival its terrible 11 quietly then they mauu maue their alito for their fal fathers bers return eddy pron ased to n go that samp day to westbury west bury treasurer of the olti vIii board of the methodist El Ascolin at tied 17 thrush hrush trustee trus iee tew sepu ard and vice chairman to ask for to months vacation for mr air tolliver to ti take effect en aft file lie foll towing this would woold allow a full month aftic his return foi winding up tip the old church before the ine ormal format I 1 del of tile the new when eddy broached broa clied the subject to joplin westbury Wes thury that thai man acquiesced with un tin alacrity whirl disconcerted pleat en ed hlin lie ile was prepared for arguments ex postulations complaints about e liensen lien ses instead of tills flits west hury bury listened gravely with his ahre v eyes reflect reflectively ivel narrowed ills his head in tacit agreement indeed nipped there was something very eiph alsor to clief in tits his manner only one minor detail tie he wished altered mr air i needed more than a mere four of rest tu fit must have eight weeks ills his must continue until the fornini dedica tion of the church weve got things well in hand now nim and left can walt until weve moved over it if a little rest will do him film good a big rest will do more moire and that will bring us up nearly it tr tile fall conference and if he Is well why good and if not why there no harm burm done A somewhat cryptic remark but bin when eddy jackson asked for e ex jovien westbury Ws thury was non aon committal oil oh nothing nothing at nil all it in its good gond to lie be prepared for any pos slide sible emergencies both bi ith in alip church anil and out jut joplin westbury was na as good at as tits word he had it the district super Inte on the long distance tell phone ahne by b sine ine tile lie neat mimi ing and upon statement of the theli needs WM was gratified gratl lied by a piece ol foi rare raie good fortune for tire the sn 11 rIfI had at his fits disposal a h 1 11 1 1111 young younik minister a ro duale ol 01 0 raw r t theological seminary who whit had bud 1111 usi I 1 returned ret mneri from a years special stud in england and was waa even dinv awilla ing the convening of 0 tile alie f for its his the it in active ministry would he a very fin diw thing for elji und tie he could hp be sv se cured at a figure in the meantime mrs had telephoned houed hie file members or of ali tin f board i 4 to be held that evening wala lucre inere mutter matter of mullo to legill Ize 11 hi fur coldin westbury West lury hinl arrendy sent a fele telen rano mi to ili stating the demills ot of iain proposition tind and had revel an uc mt that very buckworth promised ii arrive in ili thrush on the af arter femon roon ill on saturday ready to clate ull nf t sabbath and requested thein to ili nr r range for his room aini heard in lna itoi thrush Ilir tish with the file parsonage pa family it 11 possible joplin westbury c illis is 11 particularly lucky stroke und his success to to foddy jut jiu wit willi 1 great gusto eddy haste tied to 1 1111 I I 1 bounce hir progress 10 0 o tiie the girls nt tin I 1 parsonage you see by boarding flits lurk worth chat chap you van can pay all ot t hiir expenses in the mr hir too liver and miriam urn am comitini emulio comi uini nj at it I 1 1 dirt so that you ren pen anop the file alious Ali two months salary to pay for lii ill in elcano hl cano TO BE BB CONTINUED |