The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-19

staff lines. The girls tried to make out
the words, but the lettering was strange
to them, and had it not boon 50, the
language would have been. So Father
Augustine read out some of the lines,
the Latin sounding less harsh in the
mellow Italian way than they had
thought. And then they looked at the
shelves, where imposing tones held be-
tween their covers tho writings of tho
early fathers of the churck-thOse a
ly fathers who were 10 early that they
have had to father all later creeds.-
Many were the strange characters.
many the tongues in which these books
were written.
"And can you read all those dread.
full languages, father" asked Miss
Bella.
"No, not all" he replied. ''but many;
and Brother Anselm. who is the librar-
ian, can read them ALL"
'Can he read that. Father?" said Car
RE Bunner, with wide-Open eyes, turn
ing over q curious looking volume.
Eyes. my daughter" said the monk,
smiling, ''that is only Hebrew. Even l
a read that"
The library exhausted, Father Au-
gustine asked them il they would like
10 ascend to the observatory, where
there was q fine view of the surround
ing valley. Miss Bella was the first to
speak:
''Oh, girls" said she, ''rm tired. l
don't think l care to 90. But since the
Father has been 20 kind. some OF you
Co."
But the other girls were tired, too.
And so Miss Bella, with an appearance
of great self-abnegation, declared that
she would 60. although Father Angus
tine politely protested that the climb
was fatiguing. and, If tired. she should
not attempt it. But opposition only
made her moro determined, 80 they
went together.
.'Oh, what q lovely view" cried Miss
Bella, as they gazed over the fertile
valley. "Oh, Father, I'm ever 90 much
obliged to you for inducing me to
come"
ut is indeed we'll worth the trouble"
replied the priest.
..Father," said Miss Bella, fixing her
brown eyes upon him, '.what is the
reason you say my daughter to Miss
Bunner, and not to the rest of us?"
Because" replied the priest. grave
ly, ''she is a Catholic, and the Others
are heretics."
'.How do you know she is q Cath
olicr"
because she bowed to the Host when
in the church. which none of the others
did"
$50 l am q heretic, too, / suppose?"
said Miss Bella, with a pretty pout.
YES" said the priest. calmly.
"Am l so dreadful, thenP" said the
girl, archly.
"No." he replied. flushing slightly.
'.but-that is"
All. wicked Bella! you have pierced
the priestly armOr.
Come, Father" said she. coaxingly,
''call me daughter too. feel as if |
were q leper or something. Ugh!'
Aud she shivered, and then laughed
merrily.
VERY well-my daughter" said the
priest.
Miss Bella wal as pleased as is a VIC
toriOus general. But she was not con-
tent. She leaned out from the window.
and as she did so she dropped a glove
upon the floor. When she turned the
glove was gone.
Miss Bella could have Rugged herself.
But all things have an end, and so
had the ~tete-a-tete in the tower. Bella
at last descended, and Us usual found
her companions cross through waiting,
and as usual subdued them. And 81
they babe farewell to Father Augustine,
thanking him for his courtesy, and
crossed tho campus to the carriage.
And when they reached it, wicked Bel
ia could no longer conceal her story.
but told with great glee how she had
made an impression upon b heart o
Father Augustine. l Am afraid she
used q slangy word In speaking OF 1t.
Carrie Bunner was hOrrOr-stricken.
BELLA CHESTER" said she, Il don't
believe O word Of it. DO you mean to
tell me that he. a priest. would keep
one of your ~glovesP"
priests are only men," said Bella
denantly.
swell, l don't care" said Carrie,
II don't believe it, SO there"
And the girls climbed into the rock
away, which stood near the old church;
the view of tho college was thus inter-
copied. 49,.
John had listened meanwhile with
much interest. He believed Bella. He
privately believed that she could capti-
vate any man, II she set her mind on
it. And as he took q fresh chew of to-
bacco, and prepared to start. he in
.I..l.ol - vo.,nh nr,sot vnsrth ot tha
priests expense.
Suddenly q black-robed figure ap-
peared around the 0rner Of the church.
Bella's heart went down into her dimin-
utive boots.
1t was Father Augustine.
II wonder If he heard usp" she said
to herself.
The monk motiOned to John to stop.
He advanced to the side of the carriage.
Zone of the servants" said he.
blandly, doffing his angular cap. ''has
Just come down from the observatory,
where he found a glove. It was prob
ably left by the young lady who was
there with me. Which was the ladyp"
Carrie Burners eyes sparkled malic-
iously. She pointed to Bella.
AS u yOuIss uiiSss Satu tu0 nSV"As
smoothly.
Bella mutely nodded. She could not
speak. She felt that she was crimson
to the roots of her hair.
He handed it to her. II bid you
good day, young ladies'" said he.
gravely, and he strobe OF toward the
college.
John touched up his horses. He
grinned, but said nothing. He was q
man and therefore generous. The girls
giggled and said q great deal. They
were women.
And Bellap Well, Bella had won
dered at first whether Father Angus
tine heard her.
She is wondering yet.
-AryOnaut.
There is said to be one more survivor
| of the Dsrtm0or massacre in David