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Prudence Says So By: Ethel Hueston (1887-) |
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by ETHEL HUESTON
Author of
Prudence of the Parsonage With Illustrations by Arthur William Brown [Illustration: Come on. Let's beat it] New York
Grosset & Dunlap
Publishers Copyright 1916
The Bobbs Merrill Company
To
MY LITTLE DAUGHTER
ELIZABETH
MY COMRADE AND MY
INSPIRATION
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I THE CHAPERON 1 II SCIENCE AND HEALTH 19 III A GIFT FROM HEAVEN 39 IV HOW CAROL SPOILED THE WEDDING 58 V THE SERENADE 80 VI SUBSTITUTION 95 VII MAKING MATCHES 114 VIII LARK'S LITERARY VENTURE 130 IX A CLEAR CALL 154 X JERRY JUNIOR 179 XI THE END OF FAIRY 193 XII SOWING SEEDS 209 XIII THE CONNIE PROBLEM 222 XIV BOOSTING CONNIE 238 XV A MILLIONAIRE'S SON 252 XVI THE TWINS HAVE A PROPOSAL 277 XVII THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T PROPOSE 297
PRUDENCE SAYS SO
CHAPTER I THE CHAPERON
"Girls, come down! Quick! I want to see how you look!" Prudence stood at the foot of the stairs, deftly drawing on her black
silk gloves, gloves still good in Prudence's eyes, though Fairy had
long since discarded them as unfit for service. There was open anxiety
in Prudence's expression, and puckers of worry perpendicularly creased
her white forehead. "Girls!" she called again. "Come down! Father, you'd better hurry, it's
nearly train time. Girls, are you deaf!" Her insistence finally brought response. A door opened in the hallway
above, and Connie started down the stairs, fully dressed, except that
she limped along in one stocking foot, her shoe in her hand. "It's so silly of you to get all dressed before you put on your shoes,
Connie," Prudence reproved her as she came down. "It wrinkles you up so.
But you do look nice. Wasn't it dear of the Ladies' Aid to give you that
dress for your birthday? It's so dainty and sweet, and goodness knows
you needed one. They probably noticed that. Let me fix your bow a
little. Do be careful, dear, and don't get mussed before we come back.
Aunt Grace will be so much gladder to live with us if we all look sweet
and clean. And you'll be good, won't you, Connie, and Twins, will you
come!" "They are sewing up the holes in each other's stockings," Connie
vouchsafed. "They're all dressed." The twins, evidently realizing that Prudence's patience was near the
breaking point, started down stairs for approval, a curious procession.
All dressed as Connie had said, and most charming, but they walked close
together, Carol stepping gingerly on one foot and Lark stooping low,
carrying a needle with great solicitude, the thread reaching from the
needle to a small hole on Carol's instep. "What on earth are you doing?" "I'm sewing up the holes in Carol's stocking," Lark explained. "If you
had waited a minute I would have finished Hold still, Carol, don't
walk so jerky or you'll break the thread. There were five holes in her
left stocking, Prudence, and I'm " Prudence frowned disapprovingly. "It's a very bad habit to sew up holes
in your stockings when you are wearing them. If you had darned them all
yesterday as I told you, you'd have had plenty of Mercy, Lark, you
have too much powder on!" "I know it, Carol did it. She said she wanted me to be of an
intellectual pallor." Lark mopped her face with one hand. "You'd better not mention to papa that we powdered to day," Carol
suggested. "He's upset. It's very hard for a man to be reasonable when
he's upset, you know... Continue reading book >>
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