Show I 1 Pris quest by HELEN ST BERNARD adies fir wednesday afternoon ladles aid society of 0 midi iiii was stunned into silence eleven pairs of hitherto busy hands bands were idle eleven flannelette nannel elte night gowns for the small inmates of the orphans p bans asylum were forgotten the twelfth member of the aid priscilla priscilia pratt vas nas standing at the door her land hand on the knob her round round face flushed her eyes shin ins in her other hand she held some gally gaily colored descriptive circulars the covers of which bore a picture ot of a diminutive steamer think of it and her voice was husky with emotion four months of ro romance mancel panama honolulu japan 1 cherry blossom time in ja pan panl I 1 india and the taj mahal mabal egypt ithe 1 the nile and the pyramids I 1 italy and vesuvius venice st S t marks and the pigeons 1 monte alonte carlo and the rock of gibraltar mine for four whole months prissy issy had read the literature of the golden tour thoroughly mrs carruthers Carrut bers the ministers wife was the first to speak we are glad you had the money left you by your uncle prissy you have worked so hard taking care of your folks getting along in years and never having married money the newly made heiress started to button on her coat her eyes traveling face to face she spoke slowly and distinctly yes all thail getting along in years never having married and that Is why I 1 am going to spend part of the money uncle charlie left me going around the world im going to see things beauty life im going to find that romance they talk about priscilla pratt the staid demure little spinster of going around the world y 1 I am going around the world 11 ll you yo dont understand none of youl you I 1 want ro romance mancel something I 1 have never had john blake carpenter was a regular caller at Pris little litile cottage on main street ile he lived across the apple orchard in the home he had built many years before when he had first asked prissy to marry him john had always made thin things easy for prissy ile he had told her at that time that lie he would wait always prissy had the circulars ready to show john when he came that night ills his face was ruddy red from the cold and he held its his hands out to the stove stone winter has set in now prissy and better get in another ton of coal while jen jeff has it IL and I 1 told sold watkins to leave you a few of his hubbard squash when he be 11 passes 1 prissy was sitting very straight strai glit in her little rocking chair 1 I dont think ill need any more coal john nor any of the squash although his squash are fine I 1 know john looked up quickly wo no he drawled you have been a good true friend john and I 1 have thought perhaps some day I 1 could repay you for all your kindness its been nothing prissy john was embarrassed you remember what I 1 told you twenty years back when you were ready to come to me id be waltin wn itin I 1 aint changed prissy 1 I know john life has been hard for me and it would have been harder if it been for you I 1 want you to know I 1 im I 1 in grateful to you all my life ive dreamed of romance ind and beauty life I 1 john hitched his chair closer and leaned forward lie he placed his bl m hard hand over hers ills voice was gentle prissy life Is hard if you anyone to care for or care for you hard and lonely and I 1 love lou just the same prissy reached out for her sewing that lay on oil the window sent seat she dropped it over the gaily colored circulars in her lap and her hands w were ere folded on oil top of it idle just as eleven pairs of hinds bands had lain idle that afternoon on sewing at the aid society she met johns kind gray eyes so near ill do my best to make you happy prissy ill try to bring all the beauty I 1 can into your life all the romance and the happiness that comes with love prissy dear ill love you always 1 she smiled at john and his hand tightened over hers do you suppose I 1 could give you all the romance and happiness you have wanted all these years he be askee gently do you prissy we might take a trip down to pittsburgh for two or three days but peters is anxious to get the plaster on his walls so he be can nwe moie in next month life mean much if you dont have some one to love you would you like to honeymoon at pittsburgh prissy 1 I have always wanted to go to pittsburgh john since I 1 was a mite mile of a girl Al always waysl 1 Pris head bead was against johns shoulder now and they say the blast b st furnaces light the sky up beautiful nights 0 by mcclure newspaper syndicate sers ice |