Show I 1 all allu L th N 1 I 1 tl 11 1 i lr li r r II 11 bow 1 1 Iril litO hilll I 1 JH PRUDENCE of df the PARSONAGE by ETHEL HUESTON HUESTO II gobba barre uso copyright villi 1110 PRUDENCE FINDS HERSELF BLUSHING ATO AND breathless EVERY TIME SHE LOOKS INTO THE EYES OF HER HANDSOME RESCUER MP me star blarr widower methodist minister ot at M mount t mark TO la he hat ft five the times daughters p the eldest he keeps eps house far or hini him fairy 1 a mile college freshman re me carol and ad lark t who twins I 1 are re in III hilch school contance t n I 1 Is the b baby 1 y 11 the of tile the store starr girls pru dence imen s 8 work mark rate s school affairs tile the pranks cloak S of III the oung t S and the family perplexities malo inako the story it I 1 la simple a recital iti ot of connly incidents gioli fid by affect affection lim the preceding installment me t described tit ascribed scribed the accident suffered by Pr prudence udee when she vent meet for far an eally cully morning bicycle ride and her rescue III hi a strange young man CHAPTER vill VIII cn Continued 11 oh whatever will mill matti moore say to me it a borrowed oh ob I 1 see all now that hot it a me as just foolish pride that made me unwilling to ride during decent hours IN ft hat a dunce I 1 ma wab maa as a usual rould he looked at her curiously ly this was beyond his she ex and then was silent a while fary fairy I 1 11 have hava to ret get breakfast and she eha always gets fathers father s eggs too hard silence again maybe papa 11 worry morry but the then they know knew by this time that something always does hap lie pen a te to me 2 so they 11 be prepared gm rely she it turned card gravely to the loung man beside her he was looking g down at her too and as their ebes met and clung c ung for an instant 1 1 4 a slow daik daa lu color row rose in his face prudence felt a curious breath easiness caused by her hurting ankle undoubtedly my name la Is prude prudence c 1 I am the lie methodist me floats t ministers minister s oldest laugh daugh ter and d my name Is derrold charmers harmers he StI was looking Mf away into let the hickory grove grov now mv my home to is la in des oh deg mainis moines quite quit a city a tit it I 1 ive re heard board quite a lot about it you might tell me about des moines Is it very nice ale ave are there that tots lots of rich people there of course I 1 do not at really mrs care any more about rich people th than n the others but it at al wave makes a city seem grand to have a lot at of ric rich la citizens 1 I think don dan I 1 you von sio ia he told her about des moines and a nd prudence lay with her eyes halt half c closed list listening g and amul wondering ing why ill there re was vias more music in his voice than in most voices valles her ankle did not at hurt erv rv trully she did not mind ad it at all 11 in fact she di never or gave it 11 a 1 CF thought from beneath b her lids she he kept her eves fastened on ma jeriold banners B a r r long h a brodu bro a hands clasped clapped loosely a oil about b out his knees home and mile ahen ever she he could all she I 1 looked e d up into his face and always there ther was that in cu rat catching elam 1 in her breath and ad she looked lay away akian sit quickly feeling that to look too h lone was mas dangerous 1 I have talked roy my share he now he as saving a ving tell me all about your sell self and ad the p parsonage a nage go and ad your fily fili family famili and who mho f as s fairy 7 and do you attend the college at mount mark you look like a college gill gail oh I 1 me am not at said aid prudence ve re hillet to amik the admission for the birst time in h her life I 1 am too stupid to be a college girl I 1 lift high school flie file yes beira ago go and have III bien keeping helping bou houe boue e tor for my father and slaters since then I 1 me am twenty years old how old are re youa aar you I 1 am twenty seven and he smiled jrr jerrold 14 harrower Har roer she said id slowly and ad verv ers an musically ua lefly it I 1 is such a air nice name do your friends call you irrer jerayr the th boys at ach school I 1 called me a rol kol ill die a and sometimes hammie but my shy mother B I 1 called tied me jet jerra she a t living now DOW either you call me J jerra will you ye yea a I 1 will but it wont be proper but ut that never or makes any difference to ill me except when hen tt it might shock back the bemb members r you want at me am to call you J jerry arv don dont t you youa I 1 yes I 1 do and when we oa are better ac acqua quintel intel will mut you let in me cai you an isar Piu dencel call me that now I 1 co can t be too particular P to war you yon bee whon when I 1 am lying on an your coat nod and billowed pillowed pill owed with your you belon belongings 11 age you might get cross closs and take taha them away from rem me did you yen go to eoll e go ac ats S to harvard but I 1 was not much of if a student shallot then I 1 knocked around a while looking at the world bud and two your years ago I 1 went homo acres to des moines I 1 have ba been e there ever bance while am except for little runa rum once in a prudence a sighed my sister bitter fairy fair y la is going to in C college now she im a ver very Y ce bh B er oh h very cry you 11 like her I 1 am bure burc much garb belie better than you do in me of CO course s prudence prudence was strangely downcast 1 I all am sur bure I 1 wont said eald jerrold nae harmer r with unnecessary ry vehemence cl umee 1 I dim dont acar care a thing or girls I 1 ilk like home ome girls he J jerrold arld flipped over at abruptly pit and lay on in the e gross grass his taca on hla his arms tore turned ed toward b her or I 1 fees chey were quiet let tor far a while but their glances were clinking did you play football toot bail at t college sou are so sit ull ill fairy a t t ill to too fairy a 8 ery ry grand looking I 1 ve arid my best to mt eat let lota antl and fercl exercise and ad make andle myself bigger but I 1 a am n fizzle 1111 yes yea I 1 pled football but girls do not neld to be so in tall I 1 as men I 1 do don t ou on remember miner w hat orlando sale said about R rosalind dmd just as tell tall as my heart I 1 imagine bought you co come about id to my shoulder vell measure aa a S soon as vou ton are on bour our feet again are A re you going to the in mount mark now new A aie is you coming to stay I 1 prudence me waa almost quivering as she bill erkd this it was ot of vital hobor tance no awill I 1 will only a y be there a few days but I 1 shall probably be back every week seek or so la Is your father ery ry strict maybe he would mould to your year writing to me olk oh he lau I 1 strict at and lie he nill be glad for me to ill write to you houi I 1 know knew Is des dea moines just full of been beau girl I 1 should say any out not I 1 never I 1 sow saw a real beautiful girl in des dea moines in my life or any place else tor far that matter until I 1 rume came you tou know whon when you mine come right down dean to it there are mighty few gills the that look L just the way may you want t them to look prudence nodded the that is a tie ila way with nith men too of all the me men I 1 h have as sen in my life I 1 I 1 never saw one 1 be for fore that looked just the way may I 1 want at cd ad him to before he be questioned it e eagerly y ra yes said prudenc Pru Pro Jenc leres fang frankly boye you look just as I 1 mish sou to CHAPTER IX father starr R reads ds the signs and 1 in the mea alle at the par io age nage rally was patient li getting breakfast prudence went meet out for ma aa ear early ly bicycle ride so the members idlis t cath catch her she explained to the family and she lent be back yet shell pebbly pio bably stay out u until atil s flee after noon acce bud and then ride tight right bv be the g grocery store cohere tile lues ladles have their sale bell th at print prudence Pru dince ce all it I 1 do your year friends call you jerryj or over oh father I 1 did forget your you eggs 89 agian 1 1 n I 1 am afraid they are to too hard here twins vou van early cany I 1 in the b s out oatmeal e 1 1 and ad we will eit t no u use to a lis wait tor for nce it ft would bo be like waiting for far the next cones comet indeed it was nearly noon ment when a small one horse bam g wagon drove into the parsonage y yard it mr me start starr was in his bib study wit with h abood a book but he be hoard a piercing ellig jhc shriek iek f aiom C connie 1 and ashriel a edrill prud prudence 1 I fr from one as of the I 1 iii he waa a downstairs in three th re loops leaps and ad rushing wildly out to the little rickety ebora and the there was prud plied acel nee 1 do don t bo be frightened father rs ive ju just st sprained my luy ankle and it doean doesn doe t but hurt rt hardly any but the bicycle t Is broken and well her have to t pay P by far or I 1 it t you yon co can we use in my own money by 1 in the B bank poor mr bavli 11 had bad to walk all 11 the way may to tev town because t there her w I 1 say ny room for him in tho the wagon with it it me ie lying it down ilk like this thia inal ft you carry me in Cin connie allea a single bed was mas hastily beauty brought downs down lalis stalls and prudence de da posited upon it there them 8 on no use to I 1 put ale buemi lu emi Is assured them I 1 wont ant stav star tb there S I 1 want awant to be down dm lure la 0 where m here I 1 ran can boss bele the girls girl the T he doctor delta coans came in 1 and ad bandaged the swollen am idian purple ankle then they had denuse aln ier they tried to t remember to call it luncheon chem but n never r succeed loncher lon amt ed bit ato after r that tile whole par parsonage as family rally grouped about the little male bit bed in the theory cheery sitting room IN hofe base mat coat Is this prudence lis asked d could connie and where in the world did you got get these and silk shirts add ed ad rally prudence Prud cco blushed root mot exquisitely they are am sir air a she he said and glanced nerve nervously ay iy nt t her father IN tt base hobe c chorused ho aused t the he fia if ou will n sit I 1 t do down and ad keep help still bull I 1 will tell te you all 11 about out it be but you yen must mut not at interrupt me re what time thus Is it eairy iwo 1 no 0 lack clock oh two then the I 1 have he plenty of time iad and in her own it frock frank nai ai she he told told the story th then mr clr davis dart co came long along with ida his cart she concluded land and jerry er banner you know helped me a 0 1 and the cart was so small they both bom had to walk where Is be now ash Is he young la IS he handsome did he look rich dont D abe be S silly y girls he went to the hotel I 1 suppose anyhow he left as soon ns as we reached tous toas town ha ze said he we waa 1 la a hurry and ad had a some thing to took look after his cost coat we wag underneath ba derri der neath th cle mein I 1 the wagon and and ha moldt take it out f for or fear of hurt lug lag nay my ankle an kl so the poor soul ill Is b p b silly wandering bring at around d this town law in I 1 bis start shirt sleeves already in the ees of the girls girl a th this jerry er br harmer had t taken alien unto onto himself all tile the interest of the affair hell have to come for his mat coat said lark were bound to see him where does he live what was he ez doing pu la the hickory grove inquired mr me start starr with mith a strangely sinking ii heart art for far he her eve eves me were alight with new w and nd wonderful irful radiance he lives in des moines he was just walking into town and took a slant cut through the grove Walkin walking gt 1 fr from bee mahir Mo inesT pr prudence drum flushed uncomfortably 1 I didat think of that she said but I 1 do not see a e why he e s should not at walk mall if ift he likes ill hes S strong t r nod and athletic and ad food fond ot of ever exercise else I 1 guess gues he a plenty able to walk it if he wants want to 1 im in sure he be s no t giamp amp father it if that ingo 1 w hat at Y you a are thinking t lid I 1 I 1 am rot not thinking anything of the kind oil Piu dince nce he said with dignity but I 1 do think it rather strange that a young man should set out oat to walk fee from des mims aidines to mount mark and why should he be at it so early in the bining morning t ha require sleep as the a rest of us do he how should I 1 know I 1 guess if 11 he be likes like to be out it in ill the morning when oher it Is fresh and sweet I 1 it ala Is di all atit I 1 like the al morning aig v if H he had as a much right out eally eaily as I 1 had ills clothes were race nice and he Is a harraid graduate and his shoes mele dusty but it 11 not soiled 01 q worn or ah andow he is coming at four 0 clock if you want to ask if he Is a trump ill you can do it I 1 and P prudence Pru dince burst jet into ran dramatic silence in tile the cheerful che erfur sit ting room I 1 1 biln I ban fully began bustling roon about be to battle the face and throat threat of poor POO little I 1 I 1 a 11 ce and ad hr hir father eald aid 1 loure I on re nil all net ant antl wrought up with ith the pain and excitement pru pro it dince at 1 im 91 glad he 1 Is corning coming so an we can thank him for far his kliu kindness meB it wa was in mighty agh lucky elly he hop happened lemell along gasn wasn t it A harvard graduate les they are pretty strong a on othi athletics stice at halvard loud ion d better straights I 1 this his room a little and haie hae looking nice when he gets here said bald father n with till gloat and he ware a 1 ded and cd by observe lug ing that prudence wonderfully at his words yes do she bile urged so eagerly go aly get fogt homo a of the to rosea from th the corner S bush s and d p put 1 1 1 th tauru a on tile the table laid S th there r S and when ou on go upstairs IS fairy you it better bring it down that bet h ottlo t I 1 laie siirid eld 1 in tile iho bottom of our or ity diesser or I 1 it ui 11 look very r me nice on a this le bed I 1 mork 1 I d girls cis and it got get everything Y look looking ft fine bal HL 11 be be here at tour four he said you ima twins mile may wear our or watte dresses and connie must put on her little blue and or h hir blue hows home rally do you think thick it would mould be all id right tor for you to wear your you silk ilk diessl heas of cent course S the silk Is rather grand for far home homes but you it do look so be beautiful 1 in it I 1 other lather bill ill you yen put on your black suit or are you too busy and dont forget to wear ear the pearl cuff halt buttons aunt amat grace graca sont out you do ya you u think that hat the tranger r r la what he says he 1 in that case why should he be ba walking lag R from des dea ammu mocca to mount 1 t mark rk and d why out at BO early rya M might I he not at b an adventurer d s at r 0 is BG |