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GINGER by Ethel Hueston Illustrations by Irwin Myers Coprrlsht, r floblt Mtrrtll (X WNU Servlc $TORY FROM THE START In the usually quiet home ol Rev. Mr. Tolllver of Red Thrush, Iowa, hit motberleee dauthtera, Helen, Miriam and Ellen "Oln ter Ella" sra busy "Brooming" their slater Marjory (or partici pation Id th "beauty pageant that evening. With Eddy Jack son, prosperous young (armsr, har escort, Marjory leavea (or tha anticipated triumph. Over, work has aBsctsd Mr. Tolllver's eyee to tha point of tbraatanad blindness. Ginger has triad In many wayi to add to tha (amlly'a ilender Income, but she U aot discouraged. CHAPTER II Continued , la oer a rma were rosea, heape of rotes, soft-petaled tad fragrant. Mar jory's fict wai flushed, her eyes wert twtD atari, ber red Up tremulous with beer delight. Eddy Jackson bora trophies of ber conquest, a great lot- log cup, piece of silk tad lace, shim mer silver, golden chains. But Id ber own band Marjory beld a small purple boi that bore tha prize, fifty dollars In gold. "It wst unanimous, she stam mered, with thy pride. The two evlldoera shore, rapt, speechless and spellbound, bad forgot ten their mischief aa they crept to the stairs, oolselesa, without breathing, bearing every word sharing every heartbeat, softly, softly, down the top step, the next and the next, nearer nd nearer, trreslstlbl drawn by the currents of Joy that (urged through the shabby parsonage, Helen kissed ber sitter rapturously. and Horace Langley, flinging peda gogical dignity to She winds, clasped oer In a boisterous embrace. "This Is my sister Helen and Pro fessor Langley, ffelen, this Is every body," Marjory introduced, almost In coherently. "Where are the girls? Where's father?" "Angels," cried Eddy Jackson, gat ing suddenly op to the curve of the circular staircase, "Or are the god desses coming down from Olympus to gaze upon, and envy, Beauty r He pointed dramatically to the stairs where Ginger Ella, with Miriam fast on ber heels, crouched In quivering ex citement, the wedding gown forgotten, forgotten, too, the veiling curtain, the canvas gloves, the Sappy mules. "Ginger run I cried Miriam, In sickening realization. But Ginger, trapped, was not one to fly before confusion. 8he proceeded calmly down the stairs, even strut' ting a Httle. "1 dldnt hurt It a bit, Helen,- she reassured ber sister. "It's oh. Just a rehearsal" "Why. It's little Cinderella Just got a fall from ber pumpkin," chortled Eddy Jackson, and a ukulele caught Its cue and whined into tha wedding march. But Ginger turned away from them, scornfully, a bit too scornfully, for one of the flapping mules, too large for ber, slid from ber slender foot Gin ger, as she felt It slipping. In sudden consternation, hesitated for the barest fraction of a second. It was too long Eddy Jackson saw and seized It, and ran to kneel mockingly at ber nnallp pered foot "Cinderella, the prince returns your glass slipper." In the midst of their merry laugh ter, the ukulele's sudden hush silenced them, "8ee here, somebody ought to Intro duce me," protested the player, plain tively. "Too forget I'm a stranger I wasnt even Invited." His eyes wan dered to the bottom step of the circu lar staircase where Miriam sat Just as she bad dropped In that first shock ing moment, still, rapt and breathless "Oh, I forgot," apologized Eddy Jackson. "Everybody's supposed to know everybody Is Bed Thrush. This la our old friend Tub Andrews. He went to school with us when be was a kid, but they moved to Detroit, and now he's come back to belp run the First National bank. Janitor, aren't you. Tub?" "Asslstunt Janitor," said Tub An drews pleasantly. "But next week they are going to promote me to stuuip-llcker. Pleased to meet you." He dropped down on the step beside Miriam. "Why didn't yon go Into the beauty pageant and give your sis ter a run for ber complexion?" "ir Miriam was shocked . wltb amazement "She I" "Sure, 1 was ons of the Judges. Tour sister bad It easy, the way It was. But If you bad been against her well me rm one gcntlemsn who douX" "Don't what?" Miriam followed the Jovial young banker wllo some dim culty, but wltb interest. "Prefer "em." He Indicated the golden Marjory wltb a light wave of his ukulele. "They freckle on the nose, and peel on the neck, and go dark In streaks their batr does. I'm a blonde myself. 1 know all about 'em." "I'm going to turn yon all out now," called Marjory, wltb a smile that took the sting from her light dismissal. "I want to go upstairs and see my father, and all my sisters have to come along. You've been perfectly marvelous to me Eddy, you're an jugol "I know It" he agreed, briskly. With much laughter, many light sal lies, a hundred gay wauls, tbe happy group dispersed slowly, "I'll come and take yoo for a ride tomorrow," said Tub Andrews to Miriam. "If you have not objection to flivvers." "I bavenX 1 Uke them." "I dont I only drive them, About eight then," And then, breathlessly, with Ginger still In the forbidden gown and the ridiculous curtain, the four girls ran upstairs Into their father's room and flung themselves upon bis bed, where be sat erect, waiting, knowing they 1; She Proceeded Calmly Down trie Stairs, Even Strutting a Little, would come to him. Marjory dropped on ber knees beside the bed, and buried ber bright face In bis shoulders, laughing, wltb tears In tbe laughter. "Father I got It It was unan imous." "I had a sort of a vague Idea maybe yon got It" be said, teaslngly, but with tender warmth, transferring ber from bis shoulder to the curve of his arm, where be held ber closely. "It Just seemed to me there eouldnt pos sibly be such a racket without some prise to show for It" "Father, give me your band. Into the outstretched palm she pressed five small round pieces, gold, fifty dollars In all, and curled his Angers tightly upon the treasure. "On, my dear" be begnn protest- Ingly. "Father, dont say a word. Why, Providence put on that beauty pageant to give us the money for yoo to go to Chicago again. Oh, father, wo knew yon were Just putting It off be cause yon couldn't afford It I And now yon can. For your eyes, darling." Tbe silence that followed was so slight as to be hareiy noticeable, and his voice was only slightly busky as be said : "You're a nice girl, Marjory. And you are quite right the eyes need care, and I hadn't the money. II Is a Joy to take It from you one of my girls. You're more tran good looking, Marjory, you're Just plain nice. You're all nice. I wlsb they'd offer four prizes the next time the proceeds would run tbe parsonage for a year. CHAPTER III "Ginger, do run up and change your dress. Mr. Andrews la coming to take me for a ride, and the very sight of you would disgrace the parsonage. lie Is in tbe bank, you know." "Mister who?" demanded Ginger. "Mr. Andrews. Too know the young man who came wltb tbe crowd last night' "To uke wbo out driving?" "Me. At least be didn't mention anybody else." Ginger squared about In her chair. drew tbe rumpled smock carefully shout her, crossed one knee over the other, planting a deliberate elbow on the topmost one snd dropped sn amazed face In ber palm, storing at J ber sister. Flavor of First Wife'. A mlddle-tged spinster married a widower, who bad lost his first wife after a marriage of 15 years. The spinster, who lived for years wltb her aged mother, was brought up In the spirit of Immaculate house keeping. An old-foshloned tinuse keeper, the mother excelled In, cook ing and her daughter kept fairly well In ber footsteps. ' Tet, despite her efforts and her skill In cullnury arts, the new bride never succeeded In quite satisfying her bus band. "It's fine, Sadie," he told her often, but there Is Just something amis My poor Mary could give the food a llavor I never find anywhere else. I don't know Just how she did It." Then came a any when uousecleuu "Ton dont mean Miriam, you cer talnly do not mean I mtiat ehao lutely have misunderstood you you could not possibly Intend to tut Imam that that Andrews creature, called Tub, as 1 remember, who twanged that godleaa ukulele for three hours with out stopping is coming to take you out alone In a car for for senti mental purpoacs? Tub Andrews I Fa ther, yon will enjoy him. lie con verses to the squeal of a ukulele. Disgusting, father, simply disgusting." "They used to live here, father, and then moved to Detroit lie went through college, and now be has a position In the First National bank. The president Mr. Mills, la his uncle." "Simply disgusting," reiterated Gin ger. In bis heart Mr. Tolllver was In clined to agree with ber. lie had found life very pleasant In the old days, with the Interest of every daughter centered exclusively In the parsonage con tinea, the five of tbem as one mind and spirit But now, what with Helen and Horace, Marjory and a townful of admirers, and now Miriam and this new young man wttb the ukulele, his sigh rivaled Ginger's own. There was still the strained, high tension In his bandaged eyes, still tbe vague sensation of a firm band cir cling bis brow. It teemed a shameful thing to him. In bis gentle orthodoxy, that be should cbafs at the tem porary restriction upon him. He had so much, was denied so little. Even Paul bad suffered his thorn In tbe flesh. His great yearning for restora tion was almost unchristian, certainly unscrtpturaL Hs bad said that to Ginger a few weeks before. "Tea." she bad agreed pleasantly, "but awfully human. " Particularly, be desired recovery before tbe formal dedication of the new church. It was a great accom plishment for Red Thrush. H wanted to look Into tbe glad facet of his members on that day. he wanted them to see the grateful Joy In bit It la bard for a blinded face to tntrroi the heart's emotions. He sometimes felt that he would be willing to ac cept blindness for months for a yeat even at another time, tf only on that day be could meet tils people face to face, bis eyes reading their eyes, and all reflecting their gratitude for tha realisation of their hopes. In many ways, bis misfortune bad come at a critical time for the min ister. The building of a new church, designing of a new parsonage, dls posal of the old property, all entailed a great deal of careful figuring. It waa bard to figure finances through j the eyes of committees, and boards, i and daughters. Approximately two thousand dollars was still unpledged on the church debt It had been hli j dream that on the Sabbath of tha j dedication, bis people, of tbelr own free will, should make op that amount I calling the church s free church, con-1 secreted to the service of Red Thrush 1 without encumbrance. He sighed a j little. Tbe day of rest In a parsonage, affords scant leisure for sisterly re criminations, tnd Ginger waa forced to forego ber plan to subject Miriam ! to a hitter grilling on the subject of I sentiment In general. By nine-thirty, the girls were on band for Sunday school, leaving their father tbe entire boose for a half hour of allent medi tation tnd prayer. In the Interval white the classes were reassembling for dismissal Miriam ran across to j walk with blm the ahort distance ta the church, where be usually con ducted a brief review of the lesson. j Sunday school wai followed by tha j formal' morning worship, where, as j there waa no pew aystem In Red , Thrush, the girls sot where they liked with their especial friends. From t corner far back on the right tide, Ginger's heart went out tenderly, as It did every Sunday morning, to ber father. She used to say the pulpit waa becoming to blm. Against tha dark wood, he seemed very tall, very pale, almost radiant His voice seemed gentler, yet somehow more Incisively penetrating, since his blindness. "Poor dear," she thought compas sionately, for she followed the ser mon but Intermittently, and usually consecrated Ihe hour to ber own thoughts, "I dare say If the heathen are right, and we really do reincar nate In this world, I was fathers' mother the last time. I feel like a mother to blm now, he's sucb a lamb." Sunday afternoon In the parsonage was given up to quiet recreation. Helen went out with Horace. Mar Jory, too, went out with anyone who asked her, strolling, driving, or call ing, sometimes with Miriam In the party, sometimes not Ginger usually retired to her ettlc studio. (TO BS CONTINUED) Cocking Found at Last Ing kept Sudle on her toes all day. In a rush to have everything clean and In order by (he time her hubby ar rived, the forgot to look after the meal. When she remembered. It was too late. There was a burned meal. Ashumedly she watched her husband tnite Ilia food. But how surprised was the, when be exclaimed : "Now, Sadie, that's really fine. It has that delightful flavor which dis tinguished Mary's cooking," Phila delphia Public Ledger. Islands and Canals Amsterdam Is cut by cunuls Into 00 Islands, Flutter a mnn If you want him to bavs Implicit faith In your Judgment ) m I , achieve, ttn. mar , , -w,;r. ulM Rare Books From Chonl (Prepared be the Nutans! flertsrephta Society, Waihmsloa. U C THE monastery and village of Chonl near the Tibetan bonier of China, which waa recently tha scene of a massacre hy Moslem soldiers, was sn outstanding type of tbe Lams communities that dot western China and Tibet. The site of Chonl Is In the south western part of Kansu Province. Though It waa the capital of the do main of the prince of Chonl. It was merely a village of 4i0 families, ap proximately 2,1X10 Inhabitants, The natives of this region are of Tibetan origin; In fact there are few real Chinese In the neighborhood. The vll Inge was by far the best situated spot In Kantu Province, and the prime's territory was the choicest bit of land Nowhere else In Kansu are there such forests, snd the scenery Is unsur passed. The vllluge probably changed but little during the all centuries of Its existence. The Tso river, which flows a third of a mile Mow the south gate furnished the water for the town anf the lamasery. Women carried the wa ter In wooden buckets to the town and the poorer monks conveyed It the additional Ms) feet to the lamasery. Little of this water was nsed for cleansing purposes. The monks, there fore, reeked of rancid butter snd grease, and their skin wnt hluck from tbe accumulated filth of years. Kvrn lama officials do not hatha, although their faces apear washed. Their priestly garments of red Lhasa rlotn are on washable; and slm-e few of them have more than one garment, the clothing Is saturated with odors so strong that It Is difficult to expel the scent from s room after even a short visit by a small group of In inns Monastery Is Extensive. Chonl monastery or what remains of It It surrounded by t wall of loess (l peculiar lt-Hislt of loam) pierced hy a large stone gate looking south Upon the gate Is the Inscription: (1.1 Ssu Chan Ting Hsu ( Ileum cd hy lin perlal Command Temple of Abstract Tranquillity). A memorial atone ol ITM records that the tablet for the monastery waa written by ICmeror King Hal himself In 1710 as a favor to Cbih Lien, a Chonl priest who paid blm a visit After his return In Chonl, Chlh Lien Is Bald to have con tributed m fuels of silver a great turn at that time toward the build ing of templet and chaining hulls In the monastery. Within the watts are 172 buildings, not Including 10 large and small chanting bulla. During the reign of Yung l Ihe monastery boused 8.vs) monks, but recently only 7u0 have readied there. Of the 10 chanting halls In Chonl two are fairly large. Tbe one tnosf frequently used faces a square In n lid h the lama dances are performed and the butter festival Is celebrated. This hall Is flunked hy three other build in g. The largest chanting hull, a struc ture probably iMO years old. It Im mediately hack of the first. It can accommodate about 4K monks. The roof Is supported hy Ml In rue pillars of wood Inrqucred red. The main Idol In thin hall Is WutalHbnn. or Chnnihy sng, the God of Learning (the ('bluett Wen Shen, God of Literature). On festive duya this hull was beau tifully decorated with brocades. From the celling were sim'iiled long cere monlal umbrellas, and the pillars were sheathed In magnificent hnnd-wover, carpets, the gift of the Mongol king of the Ala Shun. The ball was opened only on ieclul occasions, such ns the Feast of Lights, when the monks as tembled at night to chant the classics Complete Set of Tibetan Classics A building to the left of the main chanting hall contained a large or tugonul prayer cylinder of wood, with doors. Within It was kept a complete set of the Kandjtir nud Tundjur, the chief Tibetan classics, the funnel Comprising 103 volumes, the Inter the commentary ' volumes. To the cylinder were attached slender bars with carved figures, by menus of whleh tiie w heel co ltd he set In motion. With one revolull n the devotee said the contents of the HI? volutin Indeed B quick way of saying prayers. Priceless jossessloiis of Chnnl hint esery were printing bloeks of both tbe Kundjur nnr? the Tandjur. A num ber of other lamaseries, such as Merge and Itadja, have blocks of the Kand Jur, but rarely of the Tandjur. In fuel, Chonl Is said to have been the only monastery outside LIiiihu poKness fa In the Library sf Congrats. Ing the Tandjur blocks, and Ihe claim Is made that the books printed here are without mistakes, the best edltloq known. The printing blocks of both classics were more than MO years old. It took sixteen yean to carve the blocks of the Tuudjiir alone. ' The Clioiil Prince suggested movable type, but the lamas refused to entertain the Idea, It took 43 monks three months to print the Kandjur and nonrly alx months to print tht Tandjur. This does not Include the lime consumed In preparing Ihe paper for the printers. The paper used la bought at Kung chang, In eastern Kansu, It days tils taut from Chonl. It Is very thin, and the monks panted eight sheets to gether to make one for the book. When 817 volumes are printed, one ran surmise the time and labor ajwiit. The Library of Congress In Wash Ington, D. C obtained t complete set of tht two classics from the Chonl lamasery. Theae were packed In VI boxes and sent by caravan seven tl)S to Lanchow; thence by parcel post to Shanghai. I'nfortunstsly, they arrived at Slanfu Just before Ihe gates of that city closed There they remained through the whole siege of ihe town. They did reach Shanghai, however, after being more than a year on the wuy. Ceremonial Dances. Great ceremonies, conducted regu larly each year In Chonl lamnaery, were few. There wat a dance on the 131' of the first moon; the butter festlvnl wnt celebrated on the nth, tnd another dance wat performed on the I Oth. The Sunning of the lliiddht took place In tbe spring, on the Soth day of tbe sixth moon fell lha Old Dance, Cliumngyon-wa, probably the moat Interesting of all the ceremonies. There Is s dance on the 21th of the Ullh utiMin, fjlhmed on tbe 2.tb by the Feast rf Lights, whleh commem orates Ihe ascension of Tsongkapa, with yet another dance on the 'JOlh day. Kvery third year, on the 10th of the first moon. Hie Chonl Iniuas cele brate the Insinuation of a new presld Ing priest by a peculiar festival kuowu aa l.a Chon Clinker, The time between ceremonies was occupied by tbe monks In chanting on certain days, hut otherwise mainly in loafing. In case of Illness of wealthy believers, the lamas were asked to chant tbe clusslcs, believed to have a salubrious effect. The charge for oienlug tbe largest chant ing hall was laels of silver (M). To exiedlte the reading of these vol uminous works. Am) assembled lamnt divided the pugi-s and each read por tion of the text a rather disconnected method, hut apparently It matters lit tle If the beginning, middle, and end are read at the same time. It was thus possible to read Ihe 103 volumes of the KubdJur In a day. Congregation "Fed Up" on Ten Virgins' Sermons It Is still customary In rural dis tricts In Scotland for Ihe minister to preach s scries of sermons around one Scripture text. The parable of the Ten Virgins had been selected by an old minister for t series of ten ter nions. In whleh he took one virgin at a time. Many of the church folks were heart' Hy tired of the subject at the and of a week or two, but It was left to the beadle to'lell the minister the truth. Asked by the good mnn aa he was disrobing him In the vestry one eve ning how he was enjoying "my an alysis of the characters of the vir gins," the beiiille replied brusquely ; "Ihe Hilr congregation's fair scun- nert wl' them, sir They imiun he a lot o' lough sulci innlils hy this time I" London Tit-Hits, Temmy'a Trouble The father waa vwy illHatmoliit.. v illi Ills boy's progress mi I, and be end of tha term had brought a rather bnd report from the bend- master. "Look here, Tommy, you'll have to buck hp!" snld the father. Tl,..r. must be an alteration!" "Well, Dud," said tho hov. "enn't there lie an alteration In the school?" What do you mean?" asked id,. father. Why, It's Ilka this." exhhilnen Tommy. "1 bad un awful lime f it Inst term-iireirt there anv schnnls which advertise 'eusy terms' J" Mothers .Watch Children's colds COMMON hli! cotJl often "settle" in thtoat snd chest where tltry my become dangeroui. Don't lakt a thane at tha tint anillla rub on Children's Muftctoloimc every hour for flee houri. Chililrrn'a Muaterole li Juit good old Muitcrole, yvu have known io lung, in nuhler form. Working like the trained" maueur, tnlt famoul blend of oil of muitii J. camphor, Snenthol and other ingredients biinga relief natutally. It penetrstea and itimu litca blood circulation, help! to duw out 'nffction and pain. . Keep full strength Miiettrole on hanil, for aJulia and tha milder Children's JVlutterolt fur little tots. All diugguu, piUQISM' MOD SUFFERING ELIMINATED IS-reara aucrrea , - - ..... . nwiia, inn loloa troubles by the Dv. C J. Dcaa rxnvMilCUHAI. Mtkna' eat. taHmettnatnWMtntN AH. I'M AM g M Pll r MINI. WETAiV COUM CLINIC Needee) a Menial Stroke "la Illll absent-minded r "lie certainly la. It nearly coat blm his Ufa one time." "How waa that?" "He fell overboard and forgot be knew how to swim." Cats, Burns, Bruises Try Hartford's Balsam of Myrrh ail Sealeie ere eatkerlie te feteee ew let tke Nret settle II set Ml tee. Peered Hate ''lie must hate Jural" "Why do yon think to?" "He llwayt tunes out when that's all he's getting snd declares he'd rath, er listen to bis wife than It" Comlderata Horatio Ah, sweetest Miranda, I would lay the world at your feet, but for one thing. Miranda And what Is that? Ilorntlo Some other people are as Ing It, dear. There are three trying periods In a woman's life: when the girl matures to womanhood, when woman lives birth to her first child, whan a woman reaches middle age. At these times Lydia E. rinkham't VetNitahla Comnounrl tudna ta ra store normal health and vigor. Beauty aad Inlarasl "What Impressed you as the most beautiful and Intereatlng buildings along your motor Journey?" Without hesitation Mr. Chuirirlns re sponded: "The gas-filling stations." Obsolete Meaiure Tun la a lluuld meaanre for merle In general use, but now obsolete. A tun of ale was 21(1 gallons. Millions now use Iluss nail nine. Makes clot lies snowy white. Gut the genuine. Adv. A survey of what kind of radio pro- grama prison Inmates refer Indicates that they like news reports boat, old- time songs next and Jar.t musle third. More than half the time when a woman tells a secret tome man It tf he boi torn of it. 110.75? Tske iiatvbi's Btargbf J -W-tonlght- Veatl be -nt I and fine" by morning J tongue clear, beaaaebearona, I appetite bark, bowels aetiiw pisaaantty, billons attack forgotten. , For constipation, too, Settee than , any mora laxative, ' Al "i u !,(,-!, 2 le, , Unit (ftsesrtleaifM MM., I.IKS A WtJJON, TAK0 HH m
