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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1929)
Gimi Current Wit JJ Ell At i ur, a TORY FROM THE START la the usually quiet horn ot Rev. air. Tolllver of Kcd Thruih, Iowa, hit motherless daughters, Helen, Miriam and Ellen "Gin ger Ella" r busy "groomm" their alatar Marjory for partici pation In thai "beauty pageant" that evening. With Eddy .lack eon, proaparoua young farmer, her raoort, aUrtory leaves for the anticipated triumph. Over work haa affected Mr. Tolllvar'a eyea to tha point of threatened blindness. Ginger haa tried In many waya to add to tha family 'e lender income, hut aha la not discouraged, Marjory wlna the beauty prise, 150.00. She glvae tha money to her father aa part of tha expenea nereeaary for the treatment of hie ayaa by Chicago apectallets. CHAPTER III Continued 5 Thli on small section of tb buns from the very beginning of their rest dence, wag Ginger's own. It wag dlffl cult of approach, for there were no stglrg leading to It, and sole arlmls Ion was by means ot wabbly old ladder of six round, which, carefully balanced against the wall at the end of tha opper hall, led to the trepdoot which opened upward Into the attic Ginger loved the attic moat of all for Its Inaccessibility. The trapdoor, which swung on a hinged lock and had to be poshed upward with one hand, was do obstacle, but an adled charm In her eyes. On the attic tide of the door, she bad, with her own bo ml, driven a big staple, added another hook, and when she went thither on matter of any special moment, she looked It furtively behind her. Tha studio was ber sncred retreat, nd on this particular Sunday after noon she bad definite motive In re tirement, for she sought the guldnnce of the Muse. Ginger bad made a find. Eddy Jackson bad brought to the parsonage, as a Saturday gift from his mother, a jar of preserved peaches wrapped In an old page of the IS'ew Tork World. Helen had crura pled tt light); Into the wuse basket, where the sharp eye of Ginger Ella bad espied It, whence her greedy fin gers had rescued IL And from It she learned, to her delight, that the New Tort World would pay five dollar eacb tot the Bright Sayings of Cull area. One of Ginger's great grievances In life was the tendency of her slaters to recall, snd repeat, smart sayings of ber own oone-too-remot childhood Bocb repetition reduced her to sbject end helpless fury. But she noted that tbe auditor slways laughed, am pie proof of the presence of humor Ehe cast about In her memory for the most amusing of these psendn langb producers, snd ana hie to discover merit by her own lodgment, the bit opon the one that bad produced the greatest gales of merriment. Merely rhanglng names and relationships from her own snd Helen's to that ot I mother snd daughter, she wrote: "Mrs, Ingraham spent an entire afternoon assisting a neighbor to cut oat and Ot a gown, and when the gar meat was entirely finished, she wished to make payment for the time con lumed. "Oh, no,' said Mrs. Ingraham pleasantly, '1 shall not take a cent for It I did It entirely out of friend hip,' Tbe neighbor was Insistent, hnl Mr. Ingraham remained firm, and would not take the money. At last he turned to Alice, Mr Ingra hum's mall daughter standing near snd said, 'Alice, tell me, bow can I make your mother take this five dollars which she has fully earned? Alice considered moment, and then an oounced gravely. 'You might give It to me, and she will borrow it' Ginger wrote, corrected, and copied then she read It, dls asteful'y "It t s dumb thing." she thought frnwningly But the memory of unfailing laughter encouraged her, and she folded It neatly, tucked tt Into an envelope, and addressed It In t firm large hand At sis o'clock, the girls cum to gether In the kllchen where they bar rledly set out light supper. In unlet to be at church again at seven for the meeting of the Ep worth league. Mr. Tolllver did not attend this, as It was g sendee especially calculnted to en courage and train the younger mum berg of the congregation In active par tlclpatlon, and he Inclined to the belle) that they took part with more free im In his absence. On Monday afternoon, at one O'clock, tbe anxious llitle family gntb ered In the living room to suy good-by to Mr, Tolllver and Mlrimn sinning for Chicago. Such tremendous Issues were Involved In this small Journey Perhaps be would return without the bated glassea. perhaps the rteut tired eyes would see once more the love that shone In theirs l'erhiis the dreaded operutlon would be dei-lured Inevitable. Perhaps things would lust drag on and on, month after month, a they bad dragged In the past. They went out to the veranda Miriam leading tha wti) with the light bag. Her futher reached for It. atrug gled with her playfully for fjoeseaalon of It She tucked her hand Into hi arm, looking buck. The girls smiled at her, she smiled in return. Theli miles were snd, I heir father could not see t tie smiles Their young-eyes yearned will) pit In Thett father could not see the yearning He waved hand nt thetn In bilthe farewell. "lie got (1 girls. Klit-u dn I lei any Illustrations by Irwin Myers Copyrbjht, tiy rtobhe Merrill Oe. WNU Service body else go man-mad while I am away." "You must mean Miss Jenkins. She la the only one left." Light words they were, and gay voleee, for their father heard. But Mlsa Jenkins, unaccountably, without a word, detached herself from the cluster ot girls and ran up to him. She threw both arms about his shoul ders, and kissed him on both cheeka "Be careful, oh. be careful,' she an Id. and her face worked with emo tlon. In the dramatic silence which fol lowed this unexpected outburst, Ml riatu's light hand led ber father away "Why my dear" gasped Helen 'Why, why" "Oh. the poor, brave, dear, afflicted soul," wept Miss Jenkins "Going away like that with Just that help less young girl to look after him. I shouldn't have permitted It I should have (one myself.1 "Ob. Miriam Is very capable. 8he haa always gone before. She will take care of him." But Miss Jenkins, still weeping, without word, pulled away from her Glngai Wrote. Corrected, and Copied Then Shs Read It Distastefully. "It's a Dumb Thing." - and hurried down the flagstone path toward ber own home. Ginger's eyes were stormlly reflec tive, "11 m," she muttered. "H'tnl Man-mad. The darn thing's catching." Later that afternoon. Eddy Jackson, calling by telephone, got Ginger on the wire. "Have yon anyone there who would like a Utile heaulngr be Inquired tea singly. "Marjory would like It, 1 suppose, but I'm here to see that she doesn't get It" "Miriam therr "No. she has gone to Chicago with father. Helen has gone driving, and for dinner, with the mathematical quire, and wont oe home until late. Margies here. I'm here, and It yon want to bold hands we can gel Mis Jenklna" "I don't But I have chap here men I met In Chicago a long time sgo pretty olee fellow lives In New Tork Just back from rwo years tour of tbe world snd all points east I tbought perhups Marjory might take hltn on for the evening, but since Miriam Is sway, you would have to girl-friend me." Even over the telephone Eddy could feel the sudden avarice In Ginger's voice, the covetous glitter of ber bright eyes, the guile In her flying thought Sew York Chicago around the world "Why. Eddy of course! I'd love to. Marjory will adore It me, too. Ton know I always enjoy ton, Eddy, you've got so much sense." "We'll hreet In about eight, then." Ginger (lew up the stnlrs. "Margie, Margie," she called. "Quick put on the dress." Marjory's calm was maddening. Rhe was manicuring her pink nulls. She looked up evenly, looked down, con tinned to polish. 181 wMm eta- r ' i w 'jw i eeeeeeeeeeeeeMeeeeetee Ancient Property Laws The oldest Greek stntute now ex tant, governing the disposition of "real" property, comes from the I land of Crete. This Is the law of the city of Gortyns, dating from perhaps II. C 4H This Inscription, the larg est existing fragment of any Greek law, came to light leas than fifty years ago; for the stones on which It was chiseled had been hurled for 2,(Mt vear or more and Its discovery made s sensation In the learned world. It was shout thirty feet long In Jt's brig inal form; the broken pieces lire now scattered In several museums. These laws show Hint more than 2.KH years aito wonien in this Cretenn city could own property. Moreover, "The dress the drvael He Is from New Tork, and Kddy Jackson Is bringing bltn to to look at you. Around the world, my dear, two years of It and that takee money I He's used to people dressing up for dlnnet very single night I dure say he'll wear an evening gown himself I mean dress suit TU put on Helen's Alice-blue organdie. It Just fits me." Marjory considered. The mere Joy ot dressing was point In favor, "Well, I dont know. I dare say It would be all right Lota of folks do dress for dinner." "Oh, darling, bow good of you. m do all the work. We'll be having after-dlnnir coffee by the Boor lamp. "But we haven't tbe right cups "We're going to borrow tbe gold set out of Helen's hope cheet The set the Gleaners gave her for Christmas. "If we break one of those gold cups" "We wobX And if that dumb-bell of an Kddy Jackson gives as sway HI HI Hurry, darting, snd put en the dress. Til fit thing downstair. Ginger sped away to don ber sis tor's organdie before she carefully re moved the frail golden dishes from smong the wedding treasure In bet sister's chest, and carried them gin gerly down the stairs. When, some sixty minutes later, Eddy Jackson appeared In the opee doorway with his customary blithe, "Hello, everybody," t ravishing vision presented Itself. Marjory, lovely laughing, sat among the cushions In tbe wide conch by the floor lamp, with a delicate cup poised between bet white dngera. At her side, with the shining array ot tbe golden coffee set on a small table cloee at her band, was Ginger In bine organdie, "Come In," she called brightly. "W are having our coffee slowly, so you can Join na" "Coffee Oh, Indeed. I see." Eddy's voice wss enigmatical, but rallying with visible effort, he proceeded to Introduce bis friend. Alexander Mur dock, a genuinely romantic figure, al though neither garbed In conven tional dress suit nor shining coat ot mali. He waa very tail, with great ease ot manner and complete aelf-poe session, with sleek dark hair, and dark bright eyes, and a thin brown face. Ginger could have danced with Joy. She poured the coffee with fingers that trembled Just little, casting dis creet proprietary glance at Marjory to make sure that she remained viv idly alert and Interested, and frowning terribly at Eddy Jacksoo on the side. Eddy studied tbe delicate line of bis small cup with significant fasctna-' tlon, balanced tbe small ssucer pre cariously on his large band, and emp tied the cup In two large draught, requesting more, and again more. Alexander Mur lock, on tbe other hand, as became t genuinely romantic figure, handled bis with an ease. finish, bo u of long and steady custom. Ginger flashed triumph at her sister "Too seer her expression proclslmed. "Just ss I told yon I Am I so dumbr "Msrjory snd I have not been abroad yet Mr. Murdock," she said. In tone whlcb Implied that tbelr depar ture was a mere matter of days. "It must be very fascinating." "Father went on a tour of the Holy land," volunteered Marjory, "before we were born." "For myself," continues Ginger, pausing for light touch of ber lips to the rim of tbe golden cup, for sbe sbborred black coffee, "1 should not care so mucb to do the Holy land. I want to go to Paris snd tee Mom ma rt re, snd tbe boulevards, and tha Follies, they don't have things Ilka that In the Holy land. How long are yon to be In Bed Thrush, Mr. Mur dockf "Oh, some weeks. I fancy." He said "fancy." In the Middle West, "I think" nai "I dare say" are quite com mon, while "I guest" and "I reckon" are not altogether unknown. "1 fancy" I an affects Mol In any but a romantic figure. "Do let me All your cup," sbe cooed. "Too see," continued the low, slow voice, "I took on a Job today, and shall go to work tomorrow." Ginger leaned forward. She did not breathe. Oh, If he could but be presi dent of the bank where the Tubby In dividual aspired to licking stomp "What what profession " The D and R. Too know, thi Utile Orange and Black chain grocery store on the corner of Mnln and Broadway." TO BE CONTINUED) Protected the Weaker the law provided that husband could not sell or mortgage his wife's prop erty, nor could son dispose of hit molher's property. 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