The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-10-12
EMILY's GRADUATION.

Eyes. our class has decided to give
the graduating class fine send-oh this
year"
Emily glanced little questioningly
at her mother, who waited to near
more.
1T is going to be rather expensive
the junior class being smaller than
Il don't hold with the principle of
girls and boys in school giving eX-
pensive entertainments.
But what are you going to do,
MOTHER" Emily spoke a little 1mpa-
tiently. It's the thing nowadays for
juniors to give a party to the gradu-
ates. If 1 had my own say so IN the
matter, of course l wouldn't have 1t so:
But I'm only one among many, and all
the others are agreed on 1t. we nave
to rent a hall and hire band and
other things. Then there will be my
dress-now, mother, don't look so dole
full.
Il am wondering where the money Is
to come from for your share OF all
this" said mother, gently.
Dear me-Pm tired always hearing
about that. Whatever l want TO do
it's money-money." Emily spoke with
the fretfulness belonging with the IN
DERIVING feeling that her mother was
right and she wrong.
Il find too much reason for rejoicing
in the abundant opportunities placed
before young people in these days for
obtaining a good education to leave
room for complaint about money pres
SIRE" said mother There is plenty
for all reasonable things
II knew you'd look at 1t that way
And. there not being enough to
cover things which come under the
other head there is nothing for 1t but
tn decide on what among the things
must be cut off. 1t must make
change in our summer plans.
Emily left the room with an uneasy
feeling as to what that change must
be Mother had been looking i'll OF
late. careworn and run down, as even
her Young daughters could easily see
There had been a plan forming for her
TO take an outing this summer, TO con-
sist of a long visit TO sister VINO HVeu
in distant state. Mother had pro
tested against the expense put Emmy
and Janet had quietly borne 1t IN nina:
Now this new prospect of expense had
arisen.
put Wen manage it somehow" said
Emily to herself, resolutely putting
aside the unwelcome thought OF their
plans for mother being changed.
Hall. lighting, band, floral decora-
tions-and the refreshments must De
in keeping with such grandeur. 1t naa
not vet been ascertalned eXactly what
the expense would be. but very well
Eni1y could guess that the quota to
each one of the junior class would De
large. Up to this time mother had
ma de her dresses, and so accustomed
had the girls come to the sight or nef
natient face bending over the sewing
machine as to think little of the burden
it must be to her NOW Emily haa
made up her mind that her dress must
be made by a regular dressmaker.
.Tm getting too old for home made
doings. And for such a grand AFFAIR as
that is going to be-
day or two later she was called on
II came to ask you if you and your
mother would go with me to the fu-
neral of Mrs Mayne, she said: =,
I'VE didn't know her at all, SAID
Emily.
mother did She's the mother OF those
Mayne boys, one in the gradua a,las,
class and the other in ours. 1hey
haven't been here very long, ana
mother thinks they may not be many
at the funeral.
Emily. with her mother, assented,
and soon found themselves entering the
house of mourning. In the darkeneo
room in which lay the mother OF the
were three boys whose hearts
seemed breaking as they bent over the
coffin TO rthe long, sad farewell Emily
stood near an open window and IN
pause in the services could hear low
voiced words of some who were talk
ing on the porch outside.
mo. they'll never know 1t, those
E,pvs. and. of course, it's better they
shouldn't know.