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Show me, I think there's something rottea la Hed Thrush. After all, alias Jenkins was merl a temporary companion In the parson-age. parson-age. It waa Marjory, the pretty twin who, since the marriage ot Helen, and In the absence of Miriam, muni' reign aa hostess. It was pleasant expert ence for Murjory, and she took It serl ously. superintending the entire arrangement ar-rangement ot her father's room for the young minister, and merely permitting per-mitting Miss Jenkins to dust and sweep, and dinger to wash the windows. win-dows. ' All during the Saturday morning, as their handa were busy wltb their pleasant toll, they chatted eagerly of this arrange and unexpect d break In the even tenor of thlr Uvea. "Too bad Helen bad to mlsa It," said Ginger. "1 shnll be very dignified. I dare say he will think I am twenty-one.'' "Well, remember he's a preacher, .and don't waale yout good powder on him." "Mr. Westbury says be la a very brilliant student, very." "Such a dumb name, Hiram," com plained Olnger. "Wouldn't you )uat know hla parenta were Methodlstst" By one o'clock they were dressed for bis arrival. Mis Jenkins, thoroughly rehearsed In ber part seated herself aedately In tbe living room wltb the Central Christian Advocate. Ad-vocate. Marjory repaired to ber father's fa-ther's room to give a last deft touch to table, to run a Ins, to tbe fall of ginger! I ; ELLA . v - i j by Ethel Hueston I j j Illustrations by ; Irwin Myers j r , l Copyright, hy Bobbi Merrill Co. WNU Owvlco TORY FROM THE START la tht usually quiet homo ot Rsv. Mr. Tollly.r of Ked Thrush. Iowa, his motherless daughters. Hslen, Mlrlsm and Ellen "Olii-sor "Olii-sor Ells" rs busy "grooming" tholr sister Marjory for psrtlcl-patlon psrtlcl-patlon In ths "beauty pageant" that evening With Eddy Jsck. son. prosperous yo-jng farmer, her escort, Marjory leaves for ths anticipated triumph. Overwork Over-work has seriously affected Mr. Tolllver'e eves Marjory wlna the eauty prise, $6000. She gives the money to her fsthsr to consult con-sult Chicago specialists. Dinger meets Aleisnder Murdoch. Mr. Tolllver returns, the doctors giving giv-ing him little hops. Ginger gets an Idea for a "Parsonage Home for the Blind" and solicits funds. She gets results at once. Helen Is married and leaves ths parsonage. par-sonage. Mr. Tolllver goes to Eddy Jsck son's farm for a rest "1 Just wondered If he wns coming," com-ing," said Miss Jenkins, fluttering back to the Advoca "Now, I am Just to say who I am and who you and Marjory are when you coma down,, I mean and tell him ten dnl-lara dnl-lara a week before yoo come down, I mean, and If be argues, I am te yield with dignity. And then I take lil in upstairs after you girls com down, I .mean and say dinner will be served at sis o'clock.". Obviously, tbe windows of the living liv-ing room were closed to scornful C'n-ger C'n-ger Klla. One vantage spot was left to ber, tbe basement, and she repaired' thither. Aa the oarrow window in front waa too high foi ber, aha rolled an empty apple barrel to the proper position, stood It upright, ano laid aa old Ironing board across it Then aha climbed up, with great care for her beat summer frock, and waa rewarded re-warded with a clear view of tbe entire en-tire street At exactly two-fifteen. Hiram Buck-worth Buck-worth briskly rounded tbe corner, and made for the old brown parson. a;e, unaware that from various well-a well-a ha dowed recesses, three pairs of steady bright eyea bore silent witness to bis approach. Ulraro Buck worth saw only a pleasantly sunburned shlngle-browo old bouse set In a well-trimmed well-trimmed lawn canopied wltb broad-branching broad-branching maples, eaw an Inviting pathway of old flagstones, bordered wltb pansles. The eyes behind the curtained windows saw a tall young man, wbo walked vigorously, wltb a vigorous swing to bis arms, s vigorous vigor-ous swing to his legs, noticed particularly par-ticularly bow the sunshine ctst bronte Into his dark batr, for, mom unmln laterially, be carried his hat In one hand. "What a nice, clean. Christian boy be looks," approved Miss Jenkins In great relief. "Why, bow very young," wondered Marjory. "He doean't look any Hiram to me," waa Ginger's private comment But Hiram Duckworth, unaware of these secret Impressions, marched briskly op the flagstone path, eet down hla bag, and rang the bell A decent Interval was permitted to elapse Ginger, holding her breath on the apple barrel counted the approved twenty and at the very number. Miss Jenkins went to the door, a flustered and flushed Miss Jenkins, unused to doing tbe honors of s bouse. "I am Blram Buckworth," be said pleasantly, brown band outstretched. "Are you Indeed?" stammered Mlsa Jenkins. "1 am Miss Jenkins 1 will Introduce tbe girls when they come down. I waa Just to let you In Ob, goodness me, whats' that?" CHAPTER V Continued -10 "I wish Helen were here," said Marjory. Mar-jory. "Why, I will have to aort of be the bead of the bouse myself and I am Dot used to having ministers around except father. But you are quite right. We must do what we can, and we shall take Mr. Buckworth gladly. What can we charge him?" "We are to pay him fifteen dollars , a week. 1 think "en of that could go ' for his room and board." "That would leave him but Ave dollars dol-lars a week for laundry, and collections, collec-tions, di4 " "We can do his laundry with oure," Interrupted Ginger. "And 1 dare say he doesn't tithe .is father does It Isn't aa fashionable at. It used to be. And we can't run the bouse on less than ten a week." ''Well, ten a week then. And If he objects, we'll come down to eight He can have father's room, with the books Miss Jenkins, you'll have to tell him about the money, and tbe laundry, and everything. I simply couldn't do it" On Friday afternoon, Mlrlnm returned re-turned with her father Just In time for supper, a supper that was a ban- There waa a sudden crash from below, be-low, a splintering, a thud, and over all, a sharp expletive which In any other than a ministerial borne 'would have been considered distinctly pro-fane. pro-fane. For Ginger, aghast at the stumbling confusion of tbe embarrassed em-barrassed Mlsa Jenkins, of hlch aha beard every word. In Impulsive eager ness to rush to the rescue of the par snnage reputation, bad stepped too far on the end of the Ironing board, so that It flew up suddenly and dropped her Into the barrel which overturned on top of her. The silence that fol-lowed fol-lowed tbe first crash was en Immense one. "Nothing," chattered Miss Jenkins volubly, "nothing at all, you see. Just a noise lots of noises here bouse full of them rats, I suppose rata In the wall. Come right upstairs. I'll show you your room." Marjory, holding her breath at the window upstairs, beard tbwe horrible There Waa a Sudden Crash From Below, Be-low, Splintering, a Thud. the lace bedspread. Ginger, after meeting the postman half way down the flagstone path, started to the attic with her mall, six letters, each with a amnll bard roundness in one corner. . Six dimes were added to ber hoard In the doll's trnnk. Ginger shook the trunk affectlonntely. Two dollars and eluhty cents now. Noi so very much, yet, but still, considering the ortgtnnl outlay of three postage stamps. It waa doln very well. And certainly, business busi-ness was growing. Never a day passed now without at least one welcome wel-come letter for E. Tolllver, one dime for the home. But for all her Immersion Immer-sion In her growing fund, Ginger did not overlook the Immediate Interest of the arrival of Hiram Buckworth. While she would scorn to beiray an undue curiosity about any male crea- quet for many of the kindly members, knowing of the plan for bis enforced vacation, had conspired to make bis last dinner at home one to be remembered. remem-bered. There were baskets of fruit and flowers, fine candies, fragrant home-baked rolls and pastries, rich preserves and dellca.e Jellies, pats of country butter and Jars of cream, chickens all ready for broiling. They were still at the table, merrily mer-rily recounting the news of the week, the doings of the church, the letters from Helen, when .loplln Westbury came, or rather, was delivered In person, per-son, by Eddy Jackson. Joplln Westbury, West-bury, clearing his throat In best tress-urer-of-tlie-board manner, announced that on behnl' of the church he came to present his beloved minister with a two months' vacation on full pay, in order to restore bia strength for the great day of the formal dedication. words. What was tbe woman thinking think-ing of? Her Instructions bod been positive, oft-repeated, to take him to the living room, break the news of ten dollars a week, and bold him In conversation until the appearance of the two girls for formal Introduction I Up the stairs and Marjory spying upon him from tbe window I She ran toward the door, but already they were at the curve of (he circular stair, case. She threw a wild glance ebnut the room no possible escape the closet, the batb with Its single entrance en-trance I She, Marjory, presiding hostess of the house to be caught In this humiliating predicament? Not to be thought oft As quick as thought, ahe dropped to the floor and crawled beneath the bed, where the fringe of tbe lace spread sufllced to curtain ber retreat "It's a nice room," rambled Miss Jenkins nervously. "It's Mr. Tolll-ver's Tolll-ver's own room. I hope you like religious books, Mr. Tolllver never reads anythlngs else not that be reads anything now, poor dear, what with hla eyes I suppose you've beard about that?" "Tes, such a misfortune." . tTO BE) CONTINUED) ture, she did feel that a pre-knowl-edge of his general appearance would assist her greatly In forming an estimate esti-mate of bis character. Finding that she could not command com-mand s view of the street from the high dormer window of the tittle, not even by standing on tbe backless chair, she turned the key upon her accumulation of dim?, and went downstairs. down-stairs. In her father's room, the only one opening upon the street, she found Morjory, ostensibly draping the curtains to more becoming lines, but wltb a long-lashed eye npon tbe approach. ap-proach. "1 dure sny be looks like most Im-mnture Im-mnture ministers," remarked Ginger coldly. "And Judging by the Hiram, he will have baggy trousers and a wilted mustache." She descended the circular staircase stair-case with greoi dignity. Miss Jenkins Jen-kins had abandoned the Advocute and crouched behind the portieres turning an anxious gar' to the corner, a block away, where the newcomer must first appear. "I hope he sees you," said Ginger bitterly. "If will give him such s good Impression of our disinterestedness." ' "Mr. Westbury, this this Is most awfully good of you and the board and the church," said Mr. Tolllver meekly. "It Just happens and thla may surprise you the dixlors advised ad-vised that I give up work and responsibility re-sponsibility for a while, but I simply did not sue how It cutd be done. 1 should not have asked It, I assure you. It Is most generous, Joplln, most generous. gen-erous. Girls. I see tbe hnnd of the Lord In ibis." "I see the hand ot Eddy Jackson," thought Ginger Ella to herself, but not for the world would she have marred her fnther's pious gratitude with the voicing of ber Irreverent thought. But Joplln Westbury. In spite ot the good gift he had brought seemed III at ease and awkward, chafing under the united thanks of the Innocent family, fam-ily, and hurriedly took himself off. When he had gone. Eddy extended the invitation, for himself and his mother, for Mr. Tolllver and Miriam in mine to f'nv DIrL They spent the evening talking together to-gether quietly, every seemingly light word overlaying an undercurrent of deep and glad thanksgiving, and then Mlrlnm led her father out to the waiting car, the other girls trooping noisily with them for a last good by. "Now you see, my dear little girls, and try to remember, that things do work together for good." be said, smiling. "Tes," whispered Eddy Jackson to Ginger, "but Just Uie. same, I wish you'd scout around among the members, mem-bers, and see If there's something underhanded un-derhanded going on. 1 don't like the looks of old Jop. Ordinarily, he Jua loves to play Heaven, but tonight ue a-as all fussed up. Between you and |