Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-24
that side. No, that would be a little

that side. No, that would be a little
silly. I'll stay here and depend on the
glass. Scan the lady's features closely
next time the lights are turned up
Oh, yes, she. is evidently Hecuba's
mother. What a fine-looking woman!
Evidently the people OH either side OF
them are not of their party; SO prob
ably she is awidoW, and this her only
daughter. :" 'S' 'sS ~ 7sS' 'T'' j*sF' ~
1t was perhaps six weeks later
when went out for long walk one
Sunday afternoon and was caughtin d
shower. The first shelter I could find
was building where mission Sunday
school was being held with open doors.
A young man in the porch babe me
welcome. The auditorium was rather
somber. When my eyes became used
to the scant illumination I looked
about me, and there, only three seats
ahead of me, teaching class of boys,
was Hecuba. What sang the genial
Mark Lemon? ooh, would were boy
again!" I would not spend Sunday aft
ernoons going in swimming or play
ing marbles; I would go to Sunday
school with great regularity. But you
cannot fool the almanac. Yet might
become a teacher here. I will ask the
superintendent if they need more
teachers. The gamin harvest truly is
great. And how it must broaden a
mans spiritual nature to teach every
Sunday afternoon in q mission chapel
True, I don't: know much about: the
Scriptures myself, but would not that
be good way tolearn? Yes, teaching
others is the surest way to acquire
knowledge.
l fingered after the services to- ask
the young man in the porch all about
it. Hecuba passed out, with an UNI
brella in her hand, 5opened it on the
steps and rapidly walked away. Oh, if
that umbrella had only been mine in
stead of hers! But there's the luck
of it. -
I have always been particular
about my hands, but have neglected
them somewhat of late. I ought to be
especially particular now that I am
proving my religion-"neat hands and
a pure heart" That doesn't sound
quite right; I'm little weak on
Scripture quotation, but shall be
stronger when I have taught the Sun
day school class. I must stop at a
manicure's on my way downtown.
est sign-''AIme. Nidivear ''-probably
assumed.
A very pretty reception room for pa
tients. "Take seat, sir. The oper-
ator will be at liberty in few mo-
ments."
Certainly-and look around, exam
inc everything, as always do in such
ceses, though I am not professional
detective.
What is this rolled parchment on
the little side table? Unroll tit is
not tied, and can hardly be anything
private. All! graduation diploma
from one of the best Of our colleges
for women, issued to Hester Nidivear.
So that is not an a assumed name, after
all; and the manicure sent her daugh-
ter to college-why not, in our free
land? Good for her! Look at the date
of the diploma-but I must not tell
that; however, it was recent. Books
on the comfortable indicate that some
body here knows what literature is.
''Your turn, strand walked into
the little operating-room. Nobody
there. I take the patients chair, and
pull off my gloves}to hasten matters,
for my time. is val uable to-day i
A slight. rustic -of skirts; the4op-
orator has come in. look up, and do
not quite faint away. 1t is Hecuba!
What am to do? Do! why, have your