Show www I Prissy's Prissy s Quest By HELEN ST. ST BERNARD i I FIB Wednesday afternoon afternoon- Ladies Ladies' Ladies Ladies' La- La dies' dies Aid society of ot MId hill was stunned Into silence Eleven pairs of ot hitherto busy hands were Idle Eleven flannelette night gowns for the small Inmates of the Orphans Orphans' Orphans Orphans' Or Or- asylum were forgotten The twelfth member of the Aid Ald Priscilla PriscIlla Pris- Pris cIlla Pratt was standing at the thedoor thedoor door her hand on the knob her i round face flushed her eyes eves shin ing lag In her other hand she held some gaily colored descriptive circulars circulars cir clr the covers ers of which bore a 1 picture of ot a diminutive steamer Think of It and her voice was husky husty with emotion Four months of romance 1 I Panama Panama Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu- Japan I Cherry blossom time In Japan Ja Ja- Japan Japan pan pan I India India and and the Taj Mahal I Eg Egypt pt I The Nile and the Pyramids I Italy and Vesuvius Vesuvius Venice Venice I l St. St Marks and the pigeons I Monte MonteCarlo Curio Carlo and the Rock of Gibraltar 1 Mine for four whole months I 1 Prissy had read rend the literature of The Golden Tour Tour- thoroughly Mrs Carruthers the ministers minister's wife was the first to speak We are arc glad you ou had the mone money left you b by your uncle PrIss Prissy You have worked so hard taking care of ot your folks Getting along In years and never having mar mar- ried Money 1 The newly made heiress started to button on her coat her eyes traveling from face to face She spoke slowly and distinctly Yes all that I Getting along In years rears never having married and that Is why I am going to spend part of the money Uncle Charlie left me me going around the world 1 I Im I'm going to see things I Beauty life Im I'm going to find that romance they talk about Priscilla Pratt the staid demure little spinster of goIng going around the world I 1 II I tel am going around the around the world I You dont don't understand none of ot you I II II II I want romance I l Something I have never had John Blake carpenter was a regular caller at PrIssy's little lit tIe tle cottage on Main street He lived across the apple orchard In the home he had built many years before before be he fore when he had first asked Prissy to marry him John had always made things easy for Prissy He had told her at that time that he would wait walt wait always Prissy had the circulars ready to show John when wIlen he came that night His face was Yas ruddy red from the cold and he held his hands ou out outto outto to the stove sto Winter has set In now Prissy and you'd better get In another ton tonof tonof tonof of coal while Jeff has It And I told WatkIns to leave you a few of his hubbard squash when he passes Prissy was sitting very straIght In her lIeI little tittle rocking chair I dont don't think think Ill Til Ill I'll need any more coal John nor any of ot the squash although his squash are fine tine I know John looked up quickly No fiNo he drawled You have been a n good true friend John and I t have thought perhaps some day I could repay you for all your kindness Its been nothing Prissy John was embarrassed You remember what I told you twenty years back When you were ready to come to me Id I'd be I aint changed Prissy I III know John Life has been hard for me and It would have haye been harder r If It It hadn't been for you I want you ou to know Im I'm grateful to you All my life Ive I've dreamed of romance am and beauty Life John hitched his chair closer and leaned forward He lIe placed his big hard hand oyer over hers His voice olce was gentle Prissy life Ufe Is s hard If you haven't ha anyone to care for or care for you Hard and lonely And I love lo you ou just the same PrIss Prissy reached out for her sewing sew sew- lag ing that lay on the window seat sent She dropped It over oyer the gall gaily colored circulars In her lap and and her hands were folded on top of ot It t Idle Just as eleven ele pairs of hands had lain Idle that afternoon on sewing sew sev- ing at nt the Aid society She met Johns John's kind gray eyes so near Ill Til do my best to make you happy Prissy Ill I'll try to bring althe all al the beauty I can Into your life All the tho romance and the happiness that comes with love Prissy dear Ill I'll love you always She smiled at John and his hand tightened over hers bers Do you suppose I could give you all aU the romance and happiness you Sou have hn wanted all nIl these years he asked gently gentl Do you PrIss Prissy We might take a n trip down to Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh for two or three days but Peters Is anxious to get the plaster on his walls so he can cnn move In next nest month Life wouldn't mean mea much If you dont don't have some Borne one to love you ou Would you like to honeymoon at Pittsburgh Prissy I have always alwa's wanted to go to Pittsburgh John since I was a n mite of a n girl Always s 's I 1 PrISsy's head hta was against Johns John's shoulder now And AmI they say the blast furnaces light the sky up beautiful nights O b b by McClure Newspaper Syndicate Service |