not performing the marriage ceremony of their sister and The Hero.

"Yes, do! But for goodness' sake, don't run her into a mule! Seems to
me even Prudence could have done better than that."

"I'll have his automobile break down in the middle of the road, and
Prudence can run into it. The carbureter came off, and of course the car
wouldn't run an inch without it."

"Yes, that's good," said Carol approvingly. "It must be a sixty
cylinder, eight horsepower--er--Ford, or something real big and costly."

"Twins! You won't be ready," warned Prudence, and this dire possibility
sent them flying upstairs in a panic.

While the girls, bubbling over with excitement, were dressing for the
great event, Mr. Starr went down-stairs to sit with Prudence. Carol
called to him on his way down, and he paused on the staircase, looking up
at her.

"Lark and I are going to use some of Fairy's powder, father," she said.
"We feel that we simply must on an occasion like this. And for goodness'
sake, don't mention it before Him! It doesn't happen very often, you
know, but to-day we simply must. Now, don't you say anything about
falling in the flour barrel, or turning pale all of a sudden, whatever
else you do. We'd be so mortified, father."

Mr. Starr was concerned with weightier matters, and went on down to
Prudence with never so much as a reproving shake of the head for the
worldly-minded young twins.