Ginger
CosttIsM, T BoMw HmtUI On,
TORY FROM THE START
Ib th usually quiet home ot
Rr. Mr. Tolllver o( Hid Thrush,
Jaw, bit motherless daughter,
Hln, Miriam and Ellen "Gin.
r Ella" r busy "grooming"
their eteter Marjory (or partici
pation In th "btauty pageant
that evening. With Eddy Jack,
son, prosperous young farmer,
her escort, Marjory leavea (or
the anticipated triumph. Over
work hse affected Mr. Tolllver'a
ye to the point of threatened
blindness.
CHAPTER II Continued
Eddy did not talk nonsense, Ua
ne'er atopped the car to leap out
and pluck a wild rose to present with
a flattering word, a soft look, and a
ly touching of fingers, lie did not
quote poetry. He tld not sing. He
Just (trolled blithely In wltb an offer
ing of fruit from the farm, treeb
vegetables, or a chicken ready for
broiling, and announced that be would
Ilka company for a tide, Regular.
Just like father. That was Eddy
Jackson.
Ginger took ber responsibilities to
the family with a great deal of solem
nity. If only she could bold them In
line, the twins, that la, for Uelen
was now irrevocably lost to ber sis
terly schemes. Still, ven Ginger
suuuu wmi grouu-j pi josiincauoD
for Helen. She wak getting old
npari tvartftJIuva AnA Malon -
aa ren-tempered, unexcitable, unro-
mantle type. Perhaps after all tt was
, Just as well.
Sba regretted that rtiey could not
afford money enough to adorn Mar-
lory's beauty in a fitting manner.
umger was not very patient. And It
did seem hard to wait, and keep on
voiuug, iur uorjurj oour 01 in-
. nmpb at the side of the romantic fig
ure dispensing countless millions In
charitable enterprise and looking
well after the Tolllvera. also.
In the meantime. Ginger quite
burned to do something on ber own
account It wss not that she bad not
tried. What, indeed, bsd she not
tried? Kh had hnne-hf frnm hnr rui.
sons) allowance, at Iowa rates, copies
of Sunday editions of all the Chicago
papers, for the sake of the advertle
. log sections. Column after column
sba had studied, sd utter ad she bad
Mlnwil r , . k. . I . L t . -
uonti. uui MIVHO, BHUOUgD Ul
type they seemed to promise sucb lav
Ishness of reward, turned out most
disappointingly. The one about ad
dressing envelope for Instance, iff the
advertisement it bad seemed a rosy
road 'o fortune, noma work, quiet,
easy. And Ginger bad to try It be
fore aba realised bow very, very long
It took to address a tbonsaod en
velopes, and bow very, very little re
muneration was sixty cents for this
expenditure of time and ink.
The plain sewing bsd turned out to
be the complete manufacture of over
alia at fourteen cents apiece, and Gin
ger ruined three of them and was
obliged to psy for the material before
she would confess herself beaten
On magazine's private road to for
tuna, she discovered, proved to be vis
the taking of subscriptions, and this
was not just th thing for a minister's
daughter in a email town, where
parishioners felt obliged to do what
ever the minister's daughter asked,
and then wera aggrieved at ber tor
asking. .
Very nearly had Ginger become a
raiser of ginseng. She bad read a
Imply thrilling account of bow one
could take ao absolutely negligible
amount of ginseng seed, end set it
out in t small shady corner of the
garden, where In practically no time
at all the produce would attain a mar
ket . value almost unbelievable. She
bsd written, fevertsniy, fur the prom
Ued details, and while awultlna their
receipt, unwilling to allow one un
oesessary moment to elapse between
ber effort and the market value, slu
went to work on the shadiest spot In
the garden. She dug. she hoed, she
raked. And long before the details
arrived in Red Thrush, her garden
pot was ready, and subjected to most
Inquisitive and Ironical comments
trom ber slaters, who tenalngly won
dered If she hod prepared the soli for
manns from liesven.
When tha letter ot details ai last
arrived she carried It, In quivering
xpectuncy, to ber attic studio, ber
sanctuary, only to find that there was
an original outlay for seed, for es
peclally prepared soli rich in humus,
potaab and phosphoric scld. for par
ticularly recommend "I lath frames to
upply artlfkinl shade. The entire
expenditure mounted to not more
than forty dollars, from which, within
an amazingly short time, according
to tha printed matter, but what to
Ginger was not less than a five-year
ternlty, a fortune whs guaranteed.
Ginger reluctantly sowed flowers In
tha garden sit, snd laid In a fresh,
upply of 8unday pajiera.
In ber pursuit of profitable exer
cise, she was sn Insatiate. " Although
ha cbafed at her Inability to turn
effort into cash, she did not bsI
Aj long as tha Chicago p'iperi con
by Ethel Hueston
Illustration by Irwin Myerc
tlnued to bold out rose-colored Induce
ments, so long would Ellen Tolllver',
called Ginger Ella, follow the caiot
how trail.
' ' '"'
Barred from tha comfortable '
Ing room, occupied by Helen snd
Horace, by tbe unwritten law of a fain
lly ot sisters, Miriam. Ginger, and
their father sat on the veranda. They
were thrilled and expectant. They
must wait wait for the wealth ot
prizes wait for Marjory shining, rapt
triumphant-for fifty dollars In gold.
"Oh, father,? cried Miriam sudden
ly, "If we are Just silting here wait
ing for It and she should not get it
she will feel , bad about disap
pointing us"
Breathless wltb tha horrid fesr of
thus embarrassing their beauty, they
rose simultaneously and bastened up
stairs, crowding upon each other.
, "As if w care whether aba gets It
or not," said Ginger stoutly.
Mr. Tolllver, wltb tbe courage of
his conviction, went Instantly to bed.
."tot for worlds would be confuse a
daughter ot bis wltb the thought that
be expected ber to bring him money
by ber loveliness. Out the two girls,
however much they might wlsb to
spare tbelr sister's feelings, could not
entirely sacrifice tbelr own. They
must see ber they must I must catch
tbe first thrill of ber voice feel th
first toucb of ber quivering fingers.
They took off tbelr shoes, making
pretense, and thrust tbelr feet Into
their shabby old mules. This waa to
prove that they were utterly Indiffer
ent to tbe outcome, practically In bed
and asleep. Then they sat oo the bed
and waited a while. It aeemed a long
time to them.
"Sba won't be here for hours and
hours." mourned Miriam.
"But if we go to bed we may fall
asleep," protested Ginger. "And she
would coma home in whispers, snd It
would be morning tefora wa knew
what bad happened
This was too hopelessly awful even
to consider. They stared at aacb
other disconsolately. ,
Sheer desperation Anally drove tbetn
op tbe corridor, beyond tbe twlna
room, to the one wblrb Ginger shared
wltb Hileu. Helen, In spite ot the
excitement sttendant 0o tbe beauty
pageant, had been putting some last
tender touches to her wedding gown.
and bad left It carefully spread out
across ber bed.
"So slinky." cooed Ginger.
"Ileal lace," exulted Milium.
"If only It were the prince of Wales
instead of Horace Langley."
"But Uelen loves Horace." -sW,
."So dumb of ber,"
They Ispsed Into moody silence.
Ginger broke it at last "It s not
that I'm altogether opposed to mar
riage, yon know. But people should
marry somebody that Is somebody, If
they're going to marry at alL Ton
must admit that It Is silly ot Helen to
marry common school teacher who
doesn't earn a cent mora than father
does. She's not gaining a thing by It,
not thing. She's giving up rol
licking good time wltb as just to shot
herself up alone wltb one mathe
matical man. Ion hav to admit It's
dumb."
Money doesn't mike happiness,"
'No. But it keeps It from starv
ing."
In absolute depths of desperation,
although tha slightest toucb upon the
shlmmery whiteness ol the gown was
strictly prohibited, Ginger lifted It up.
carefully, and held it agnlnst her own
slight figure, smiling st her reflection
in the mirror.
"Oh, beautiful, she sighed raptur
ously. "It would be slmost worth at
taching a busbbnd jus', to get to wear
It, Miriam, listen. Tbete Isn't thing
to do sha won't be borne for hours
and hours and sha wont come up
while he's there I I'm going to to
try It on."
Miriam' start was on of sbject
horror but the listened, frowning.
And she showed Interest Still argu
Ing against It, she held the gown care
fully high from th door, while Ulti
ger slipped out ot ber modest little
frock and Into Ha silken slip. Gig
gllng ecstatically, nervously, both girls
I 'I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Book Collection Shows
Among the countlezs millions of
hooks on th shelve of th library at
th ISrltlsh museum, are about 200
volume considered th acm of the
printer' art They form an ex
hibition of books Illustrating the most
heautirul and expensive British and
foreign printing durlns tha last ten
years. Centuries-old Chinese manu
scripts and Illuminated books from ths
monasteries of medieval Europe art
exhibited In th sam room as these
masterpieces of post-war printing
wnicn attracted th attention of
printers whose names are famous;
among book collector In th two
hemispheres Hooks from the leading'
presses of England, Scotland, the1
united state, r ranee, tiertnany. 'Hn..
land, Bpaln, liuly, I'oluud and Belgium j
Ella
WNU Serrte
beld their breath as Miriam lifted th
soft folds over Ginger's sleek Ultl
bead. .'.'..,
Ginger posed with great dignity be
fore tha mirror, practicing a alow
brldul step. "
"Ob, Ginger, It la lovely. Why,
really, you'r quite pretty."
Ginger paraded back and forth be
fore ber mirrored reflection in a com
plete ravishment of delight "How
sumptuous 1 mean, scrumptious," sh
exulted. "How dignified I ami Why,
I look aa old aa Helen. Ob, I wish wt
bsd a veil." Her face toll disap
pointedly. Unfortunately, th family finances
bad not yet admitted of th purchase
of that ultimate bridal accessory.
"Look In Helena drawers, Miriam
8h must bare something. lou canl
get th effect without a veil."
Miriam obligingly ransacked ths
cedar chest th dresser drawers, bul
In vain. 8b did produce however a
small circlet ot creamy whit flower
saved trom th bat ot i previous
summer, and the she twined prettily
on Ginger's bead, admiring the effect,
But Ginger waa not to be pleased.
"But we'v got (o bava veil. It
looks Ilk nightgown, or anything,
without veil.
"Ton must wear whit gloves.
Walt" Miriam ran noiselessly to th
bathroom, and returned wltb a pair
of shapeless wblta canvas ones which
Marjory kept there In reserve tor bet
Infrequent turns ot dusting. Sh
tucked these effectively Into Ginger's
band, but Ginger would not be dis
tracted trom th quest.
"Miriam, think w must have some
thing. Look I Th curtains I"
Forgetting the sacred gown, ah
swung herself lltbely up to a chair by
th window, but was quickly drawn
from danger ot disaster by ber sister.
"Ginger, be sarefuL Com away
fU get It"
Balancing herself on the chair, ah
removed on of th long tbln curtains
trom th rod, and shook it carefully
out tba window to remove th dust
Then, wltb a nlc regard for effective
ness, sh attached it by plna to th
wreath In Ginger balr. Ginger trem
bled with delight
"Oh, Miriam honestly rd marry
btm myself. Think ot wslking Into
church Ilk this."
'Ton must walk alowly and took
very sad. Brides always look sad.
To keep from laughing, 1 auppos.'
"Can't I bav your whit slippers,
Mlriamt" Ginger cost disapproving
look at ber clumsy old mules. Mercy
What on eartb -
Sudden discordant clamor pierced
the stillness of th night, and brought
a sudden pause to their mischief.
Ginger stopped In ber peacock plum
ing, and tilted ber small bead under
th creamy flowers and tba fllmy cur
tain, listening Intently. Downstairs,
Helen and Horse also beard th un
accustomed uproar, and went to tb
front window 10 Investigate, Mr. Tol
llver beard It, and sat up In bed, won
dering, regretting his helplessness In
his own bom. But bis lit ltb four
gsy daughters bad accustomed him to
accept strange xperiences without
much question, snd b subsided quietly.
Th mad medley of noise presently
detached itself into distinct and n
ognlzabl consonants. Thar wss an
overtone of excited girlish laughter, a
chorus of admiring bass.
"Marjory!"
Th big car careened dizzily op to
th end of th fiagston path, and
figures, many figures, disentangled
themselves from running boards, fend
ers snd hood. Th dark shadow ot
them surged across th lawn, and
standing out against It laughing, pule
silk, dull gold, wltb cream-white face
and arma glimmering In tba moon
light, waa Marjory. 1 be walling alren
bad fallen to sudden silence, only th
twanging discordancy of the ukulele
proclaimed her triumphant return.
Ob, Margie," cried Uelen, a ah
run to tha door to greet ber. "How
onderfuli How lovely I"
Like moonlight Marjory tripped Into
the dull old house, wltb ber shadowy
train of admirers glimmering moon
light (TO UB CONTINUED.)
H I H H H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Printer' Art at Best
are included In tha collection. They
have all been printed within the last
ten years, and xpert are unanimous
that th art of the printer ha greatly
Improved sine th opening ot tba
Twentieth century.
Looked Us Over
Bee have about 6,000 eye. So w
gather sucb solace a w can ut ot
th fact that those which hav lit on
u hav don ao through careful
choice.
1-Helpful Faitrl.s
fh florist should b grateful 'lor
th pedestrian, whose family always
I prospective buyw. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
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A sauce that la duliclous ovor lc
cream is prepared aa follows: Tak
three-fourths of
uipful of ornngi
marmalade, one
aalt cupful ol
sugar, one-fourth
cupful of water,
and boll five min
utes. Chill and
serve over t c t
cream.
t-oneg Fudgs Csk. Cut two
squares or chocolate Into bits, sdj
one-half cupful of boiling water, mix
anu melt until smooth. Heat one egg.
sun one-ruurtb of a cutiful of ahort.
enlng and one cupful of brown sugar,
mix with tha egg and one fourth cup-
iui or sour milk, one-half toosDoonful
each of salt and aodn, one and one
fourth cupful of flour. Beat snd
mix sll the Ingredients, then add the
cnocoiate mixture. Uuke In two lay
ers ami put together with
Reliable Frosting. But one unbeat.
n egg white and seven-eighths of a
cuptui or granulated sugar, three ta
oii'spoonruis or cold water Into a dou
ble boiler. Have th water in th low
r part of the boiler boiling and bejio
to beat the mixture at one with a
Dover egg boatc-r; continue beating
seven minutes; add twelv marshmal
lows, cut into bits and beat until
smooth! remove and beat until cool
enough to bold Its shape before using
on in cane.
Cream Jelly Roll. Heat two eggs
without separating the yolks from the
whites. Gradually add on cupful of
augnr, beat well, then add one cupful
of thin cream and one and two-thirds
cnpruls of flour sifted with half a tea
spoonful of salt and three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. Add a grating
of lemon or orange rind, or th ex
tract of either. Bake In a paper.llncd
pan about eighteen minutes. Turn
out on a damp towel, cut off the crisp
eogea and spread wltli fruit jolly, then
roil.
poppy-seed salsa Grate a little
dry sage cheese over bead lettuce,
sprinkle wltb roasted poppy seed and
serve wltb a frencb dressing. Very
gooa ana quit unusual.
Tempting Dishes.
The use of th small cinnamon fia
vored candles to color apples Is quit
commpo, but an
other and more ar
tistic result may be
obtained by stew
ing red-skinned ap
ple without peel
ing, very gently
When tender care
fully remove th
skins and scrap
witn a knire to remov the red color
Ing matter oo Inside of th skin.
mint it back on th cheeks of ths
apple, and it makes a most sttractlv
apple In bloom.
Many or me nara ran apples r
beautifully colored and may be cooked
whole after washing, removing th
blossom end. Add enough sugar to
sweeten, a bit of stick cinnamon and
a spoonful of vinegar wltb a few
cloves. Place In the oven and hak
nntii tenaer. They ar delicious to
sarv wltb meats.
Cranberry Pudding. To one quart
of flour add three teaspoonfuls of bak
ing powder, on teaspoonful of salt
and one-third cupful of sweet fat well
mixed with th flour. Add milk
enongb to make a batter and stir In
on cupful of chopped cranberries.
Steam two hour and serve wltb a
sweet sauce.
When making a Jelly of cranberries,
cut them Into halves and wash out ss
many of the seeds aa possible by let
ting the water run through them In
a colander. Stew aa usual. Th seeds
detract from the delicate flavor as
well aa Its appearance.
Candled Crsnbarrlss Put two cup
ful of sugar on to boll with three
fourths of cupful of water. Boll
slowly for five minutes. Wash and
dry two ctipfuls of large, dark red
cranberries, plerc each with a darn
ing needle, then spread in a granite
pan In a single layer. Pour ths sirup
over the berries and set them Into a
moderate oven until tha berries ar
transparent Remove, dust with smear
If dealred and keep In a dry pluee.
These make most effective garnishes
for vnrlons dishes.
English Plum Pudding. Take nns
pound enr-li of raisin and suet
chopped line, three-fourths of a pound
of dry bread crumbs, one-fourth pound
each of flour and brown sugar, one
pound of currants, the grated rind of
a lemon, one teiupnonful each of
cloves and cinnamon, one-half 'tea
spoonful of nutmeg, five eggs, one
half pint of fruit Juice. Beat the eggs,
separating the whites from the yolks,
mix all Ingredients nddlng the whites
Inst and pack into well-greased molds,
Steam six hours.
Oystsrs a la Crol. Melt two ta
blespoonfuls of butter, add a sllc of
onion and cook until light brown. Add
a teaspoonful of flour, stir until brown,
then add a cupful of tomntoes. When
well cooked add to a pint of drained
oysters and cook until th edges curl.
Add drop of tabasco sauce, one-half
teaspoonful of saland on tablespoon
fill of chopped,.,pnmley.
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