Show j i UIL linn na n IT i mi i II 11 11 in TI hii hiir 11 n I 1 PR UD IF an 0 o JS of the PARSONAGE B ETHEL HUESTON usa C mida 1010 tl U I 1 f mr me state starr is a wide widower methodist minister with five harming charming daughters THE TO EMBARRASS prod prudence the eldest JB nineteen Sh she kroph keepe house fairy aged seventeen 1 la a college freshman carol and lark twins are la in high school and constance C I 1 FAIRY WITH I 1 la in the grades mr me stark is assigned to the congregation at mount meant mark marit la 12 and the advent d 1 and e establishment of his let interesting family in the parson B cauly ga re SOME PRACTICAL JOKING as age a the there bleat stirs r the on curiosity r an s ity of the wh whole town th the story ry concerns a HA the WHEN HER BEAU affairs affair of the parsonage p agag girls apis prudence has her hands hand full with the mis 1 chievous ch his levous t twins win and connie fa fairy ry has just announced that her blau beau Is COMES TO VISIT HER coming g to spend the evening the twins twin decide to have some same fun and have made their hair plans accordingly accordingly CHAPTER V Cn continued tind 7 As A soon on a ns they fin lilied aupper apple larl lark bald old don I 1 t yo yon at think thick me eted it letter better 9 go right to bed PI pine net na ate do doat t want to taint rotor tile the atmosphere ot of the p parsonage conage of co couric ura e fairy u ill want at to wash rush the dishes herff to make aure are they a are alla dean and shining oh A 1 DO I disclaimed fairy good 1 I can call gine gie an extra fr rub mb to tile the ones we want to I 1 as use that is enough I 1 do ap appreciate tile the thought tl 0 with filial ter much so the juals plunged I 1 in carefully keep keeping I 1 m C connie in braid beside the them C connie Is had bad a dismal propensity for dicov erica els aba twins cad bad aften buffered aiom am it then be they all 11 th three went want to bed bad to be sure it was wnm ridiculously earla but they were em all ail determined ton ke liepp AT your year eyes open fair prude prudence whimpered melodramatically those these girls do not look right and she added anxiously oh I 1 H be so dol disappointed led it if things 9 go badly fairy wis use a little late into sitting getting up t to ill diess but W ebe a to took k it time to fitt fit drop rop into her a let booro 11 they were or all in bed buiel breathing thing heavily she walked ked from oue one to another and area stood above a them illi 1 P I 1 bhe he cried Ah fortu fortune S Is kind they are am sol asleep eap how I 1 per love these darling little gwinnie s in their steep I 1 an audible db a shift fr from bere beneath Alth tile the covers bud and fairy calling nil bilha ha 1 iv went want into the front room mom to prep prepare a tor or he her caller fire the be bell I 1 rang US as she also w a as dressing prudence pro it on ce went out to the door do a prefer mil ceremonious md S U ond ad Ardner ushered ed M mr r babler into the front car room she did not mat observe e that the young jungman man a sniffed buffed y in a P peculiar C cull marmer manner as he entered UI wie fi III cru ault fairy she bald add demurely T tel e 1 her she bhe t primp lor for sms me lie ie d Itu laughing ghIngo 1 I 1 know feet fast how she ehe looks m already but prudence unee was too heavily line bur belled to lough too h she smiled hopi tably bably and flus closed it the door upon him fairy us vaa tri tripping down the stairs tat very tall very verv u very a she PI pinched I 1 chod her sister e aus aas arm she he passed and it the front room am door swung behind but she did not greet her friend blue bhe stand erect by the do door her but head tilted on on a bid elrie suf who what I 1 in the world she wondered pred E eugene ugene babler was strangely quiet he looked about the room in a pe list questioning may aay she shall I 1 I 1 I 1 tat raise s a a window he be sug long bested fine finally ily it 8 reades rather er r hot in b here a 1 OR ea d do she all ed I 1 raise all 11 of Z oua them in it a do you do you notice a B tunny funny smell in here or am I 1 imag ining hung it it it almost makes me cl cu I 1 I 1 lea as there them Is a smell he said old 1 in evident itt relief cief 1 I thought mabe be yoal 11 been cleaning l the carpet with milli echtle tle cj eth C something tom ething g it t a g ghastly can we go eke arc come me on 0 n she S he opened the door into the al sifting t ling g r room 0 an 1 ere e re mining coming out here it if iou do not net mind led and it rally fairy C explained the difficulty dahy ft hy there that a very said bid P prudence ru deme ki knitting etting her items brow 9 I 1 was in thre right after supper up p or and ad I 1 didia flient t ili notice anything wh what a t does doea it ansell like ike 21 2 1 I 1 it ts 9 a new smell to me laughed ali cuiry r Y but at sume something about it Is silence strangely sti angely Y suggestive or of our angel get t twins ins prudence went to investigate and felry F ill Y shoved a big chair near tile the table waving hei he hand toward it light ly jy with t h a smile it at bubble babble amit efie he sick bink into a low 1 rocks rocker and ad leaned one arm on the table she sha her fore h c it that smell she blie beg began 11 1 am very about it it stutt was dot att 1 nil I n lecuse L raw me fall he ha eaid old ill at ease for ill alio llio first blue la in her kai ka I ilee doe tit of turn him did you know hiir elewe 1 e re waa coming m cuti out I 1 airy gasped antl and raised her arm both bo hi brals apparently he be con can it cd saivii 9 but his face fee was flushed I 1 excuse r me lust a minute will you fairy vas aux she sought her alster look L oak hire prue iru what ht do you raalte of this I 1 in comm coming g to I 1 I 1 in hanging by a single bi thread read as aa it were het her 9 sleeves Is caves undoubtedly ready to drop pit oil at a second L i notice prudence ar v shacked hk hills arl briw panl b athe lo 10 the lace fore oil ob fairy she waited we awe are disgraced 0 abot a bit of it ft said fairy ay coolly 1 I 1 remember DOW that lark was took look wit ing tor far the scissors before supper arm arco t ill those cultis unique this Is almost bordering on talent nor fan t fit it door don t I 1 oak look so 11 allt distressed sed ame ell duette tie itself must amit be subservient to twins it seems dont dr I 1 forget to bring in tile the ste SIR at a quarter past nine and have love it as good US as possible please als door dear 1 I u ill toned vo ed prudence pend 1 III 1111 III vie use cream oh those ill horrible bureau twins twin j go I 1 in rod and entertain babble till I 1 mine come down wont want vou ton anil and fairy ran up tile the am etnire les humming a an snatch tell ot of song sang but prod prudence did a poor job of en tor thing babble during lar h r sister a abonce bc she sha felt reilly ily dizzy t such bull a ft ay to introduce etiquette into the pa parsonage parson aee life S ahe was ras glad to make her escor fr from the rue room when rion fairy returned a graceful figure in fine blue gilli A little after nino nine she called out at dismally galry ra iryl 1 and fair fairy fear fearing 1 fresh 11 1 dooler disaster came running gout out what now ak hat 1 I forget what you told me to sir y I ft prudence wretchedly what hat was it the soup Is ready and piping filling hot but mint is it you want me to sav fair raire screamed 11 emd with laugh laughter er you yon goose 11 she cried say anat anything vou vat like it make any difference what glut you say oah oti I 1 am ale determined to do my part just vowed prudence fervent 1 ay iy according car to etiquette and all V bat was was it vou van wit said dairy bit stilled cd her laughter with diali c oily culty and ad S said old in hi a low I 1 voice oice F I 1 tt I 1 yea the 1 S smell he said ff 11 out I 1 I 1 you like a nice hot flat oyster prudence Piu dence repeated it after her sp breathlessly so fairy returned rammed once earn more ore and ad soon after prudent e topped tapped a on the doa door alb ihen she plead opened it and ad thrust threat her hep early curly head ins I 1 d IN ft cold t you like a little nice 1 ce hot oyster stew steu t V she ile chirped moth methodically and fairy said oh yes yea indeed auden thim is bo a nice ile of ou on th ahe three gleb sitheres gi thereS ered sociably bout about ill the a table babble vas aus v as to taste the steaming slow slew Us lie and gulped and agn allowed 1 1 some sales water ater with more 1 I imet haste than the grace thon tile he tod lilly idly milli spoon sea and water until ariale prudence tasted else also Pru prudence dace did dida not it gasp coup she did not or cry out r she he S looked up at lie her cater milli vide mid evea a world mold of pathos in the glance but daily did not notice 1 tow please do not at aste ask me a to talk until I 1 have finished my soup waa saying mollify then she tested tasted ill it I 1 she dropped her spoon with a great clatter and mi jumped up train from the table salts I 1 1 ibe be it to in tans poisoned babble III lia leaned d back in III his chair late nod ad laughed until his evea else ere wet pru pro do dencel bics a were wel met paol too but not act I 1 from laughter I 1 1 what u would etiquette think till alk of 0 her har after this P did you do to this a soup pru pm dencel dence dm add F fairy city 1 I 1 I made do lt it buthi nothing eli feat faltered erid P poor Pra prudence dAnice quite crushed by this blow blame and oysters forty atas a plot pint I 1 it pepper I 1 think gasped bab bi die e my aly insides aid bear startling teti diony to ti alie presence of pepper an and d he roared r oil abin while P prudence do am began a critical examination mi natian ot of the oysters oyster she found them literally stuffed rith w ith pepper there ras ft na no capt of it ft ill twins rules had tone deal dead ly work I 1 I enge ye gods goas how sweet chant chanted it fairy fair the twins twice a get ting fing even milli n vengeance the same twins you said aid As ere durable adorable debbie babble c it must 1 be a for rally rahy that her good nature could stand almost anything L alven tile this did not at Berlo art ly disturb her do iou ou sit suppose P pass you can find us acome some milk pruel rue and crack bell era im I 1 m so GO fond of crackers and mill milk seen aren t you babble babbie oh CIA I 1 data adore it but serve a microscope with I 1 it I 1 please I 1 want to R ex it tyr fr microbes mic ard robes aba before I 1 taste mat but prudence did better than ill that t she made some delicious coma cocon and opened a can of pear preserves donated to tile the pica mage liv be tile amiable amble lies adams the twins wo were very fond of pear preserves and haft had bee been locking forward to eating these on their approaching birthday they th e were more doomed to disappointment A the three had a merry little feast after fill all flud and their laughter rang out so often and so un unrestrainedly that the twins shook in their beds bed with milli raga 96 and ad di disappointment it speaks well for the cour courage age of B babble aud and the atti actions of FBI fahrr that he be came to the personage parsonage again get bud and again go in in if time it lie bee became tile best of friends felci Ads with the to themselves sel but he always called them the adoca b to Z and they I 1 niver asked him rh why y tile the punishment inflicted upon them by prudence cu anol tilled led to in their memories for far many months the bifia offense was against fairy sold said prudence with a kuamu solemnity Pu amu S she be ill did it not it feel and al the reparation must ue be time done to he her r r for or three weel s you must do all of her bedroom bed work and ad run illy every enaud she h requires are 1 moreover I over you yon must keep her bar bee well oil cleaned and RIMY nicely polished a and mut do emy ry bit of her di darning jard th the would b have r ref red whipping a thousand times kiy felt it they hall had got a whipping hip pg a m worth ath of pleasure out of their mischief but n punishment lit ill a fit tins set sat biily up upon their proud 1 yung am 9 S shoulders h mid cre and from that time fit on an they field fairy practically cally immune flout their pranks prudence did cot at daniel bother tier lou head III about A of etiquette after that elpe experience nonce I 1 al strong for far comfort she declared and ad since in bee the two to a cannot hie HN a together in gnp family I 1 say we me do without phout etiquette and fairy nodded in agreement smiling good natured kv CHAPTER VI AI Pac practicing toca economy I 1 it t was vas a dull dy early in 1 december A and ad latry city re were sewing e 1 in ill the be bay window ad 1 I of the sitting g room a must be sure to hill hive the out of the way before connie comile act ones far carefully fully fitting together pieces piece of oe a it irk omm funy forty material it ills has been bee sa long since woe Is this cot coati I 1 um am sure kuro she he will mill bot at recognize ra gm it but she u will tl ask alk where ate got get it and ad u what hot all shall la ve u k ia 1 11 a must tell her i it 1 Is goods we havo have bad ad IRA in the hou lora lung long time blat 3 hat is atu true and I 1 made this fude on put pup pose pass to her attention atten Lion poor child she added very rally caly her bea t 11 la j ji st at set on am a brand new coat cast I 1 liow kiew she ehe will be bitterly disappointed it if ill the members member would just pay up we re could g gither t her one ale no fled ad ure are such bid month for par parsonage age leople everyone Is getting ready for or christmas now new and forget that parsonage people need cad dirtat tome ina a mav to too faiia fai ll 11 took a pin train from her mouth 11 1 I have honestly I 1 ly been CO ashamed ail ol of connie amda tile the last few fee sued vB it was ras a 0 o mid cold and an it she a do a wore nore only that little thin sure bum met mer I 1 jacket she must it have be bea halt half fromam tle there a or are a lot it t I 1 of us careless ca relesa dago beat about providing for f or r the I 1 be h e preacher p r ather and h his family some som a a of f fu ua u s seem A to forget that bat du his needs are aare just as 28 real bud and I 1 urgent I 1 as an our own vu A are arc you a prompt with your you wiles tithes cr TO BE J jt it Is I 1 better to be able to turn ur r held hand to ani cliffie hf than boa to put pot your you in ault IL |