The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-04

everybody else, like this" and Eleanor
tried to initiate the new girls efforts
at singing
A severe cold had kept Bessie in
doors for several days. During part of
the time she had been in bed and 100 i'll
to see her girl friends. So, as this was
Eleanor's first visit to her since her alb
sence, she had much to tell and Bessie
much to hear.
Grace told me that Miss Morrison
had to stay home one day last week"
was Bessie's next remark.
oh, yes" exclaimed Eleanor, land
did she tell you what a funny time we
mad with the substitute?"
No. replied Bessie, she just said
that Miss Helen Gleason took her
place"
Yes, she did, and it was the first day
she had ever taught anywhere, and we
had such fun teasing her. ] started it
and the others joined in, at least some
of them did. And for while poor Miss
Helen didn't know what she was do
ing"
"Oh, Eleanor. that was almost TOO
bad" reproved Bessie You know she
never thought of teaching till after Mr..
! Gleeson lost his money. Then she tried
so hard to get something to do, but
never succeeded at anything. And if
she doesn't get along we'll as a substi-
tute you know it will hurt her chances
of getting a position"
''Oh, p1haw, Bessie" said Eleanor.
you know 1 didn't mean any harm.
We were just in fun. And the way in
which she kept saying, Young ladies,
! what do you mean? was perfectly
rich.'' and Eleanor laughed at the
1 thought.
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! interrupted by the sound of voices in
the next room. A few minutes later
there was a rustic of silken skirts in the
! hall, then the front door opened and
closed, and handsomely gowned wo-
man descended the steps and entered
the waiting carriage.
There's your aunt, Mrs. Reynolds,
/ isn't it? I didn't know she was here, >
remarked Eleanor.
Yes, she and mother were in the
next room when you came, but it has
been so quiet in there l thought Aunt
Bessie must have gone" explained
Bessie, adding in a plaintive tone, L
do think Aunt Bessie might have come
in to tell me goodbye"
She is going to have a large party
soon, isn't she?" was Eleanor's next
question.
able" answered Bessie. "At first she
expected to have it next week. Then
after I was taken sick she gave it up. y
81 suppose it will be a very nice af-
fair" Eleanor continued.
Yes. lovely" said Bessie, with en-
thusfasm. You know Aunt Bessie al
ways entertains nicely"
Yes. her house is so lovely, it did
! look so pretty last year when she. gave
you that party, and everybody had such
a fine time. Do you remember Mary
Powells telling your aunt that she liked
to go shopping, she thought the apart
ment stores were so interesting. we've
had it for a joke ever since"
Il had forgotten that" said Bessie,
but Aunt Bessie didn't care. She knew
Mary Just made mistake
will this party be as large as that
one?' Intercepted Eleanor, after lit
tie pause.
"Oh, yes, larger, think" was Bes-
sizes reply Aunt Bessie showed me
the list and it had the names of every
body who was there last year<and some
new names besides.
"Good," exclaimed Eleanor, then
I'm going to be invited. I'm so glad.
I'll have a new dress made, for [ need
a new party gown. 1 guess I'll get
pink, for 1 wore blue last year"
THAT will be pretty said Bessie.
I'm going to have white point d'esprit.
It is partly made now
Just then the clock struck 5 and
Eleanor Jumped up, exclaiming: "There
is 5 o'clock. 1 must go now. Good
bye Bess, hope you will soon be out. "
Good bye, come again. answered
Bessie.
Yes. I will, goodbye" and Eleanor
hurried away.
The days passed on as days do, some
quickly, some slowly, some happily,
some sadly Bessie was quite well and
able to be at school again.
The invitations for her party were
duly sent out, and one morning when
Bessie reached school she was met by
a merry crowd of girls exclaiming, 81
got my invitation for the party" isn't
it fine we can go?" 81 think it's lovely
of your aunt to give it for you, Bessie, y
and so on. Eleanor alone said nothing.
Bessie wondered at her silence.
But as soon as Eleanor had an OPP
portunity she said, you told me your
aunt had me on her list, and so 1 got a
new dress for the party, and am hav-
! ing it made, and then never received an
invitation"
you didn't" queried Bessie, in sur
prise. That's strange, saw your name
myself. I'll ask Aunt Bessie about it
this afternoon"
Accordingly that was the first ques-
ton with which she greeted Mrs. Rey-
nolds. That lady looked very grave as
she said, do you remember the after
noon Eleanor spent with you when you
were shut in with your cold?"
yes, Aunt Bessie, you were in the
next room when she came"
Eyes, your mother was called away,
only for minute. I supposed, though
it proved to be several. l was reading,
but l could not help overhearing what
she said l coughed, but you did not
seem to hear me, so much as 1 disliked
it. was obliged to listen while Eleanor
ridiculed one after another of her
friends. First was poor Mary Powell,
then some new scholar, and then poor
Helen Gleason"
"Oh. Aunt Bessie" interrupted her
niece, Eleanor really doesn't mean any
harm. It's only that she has such a
keen sense of humor, and always sees
the funny side of things"
Mrs. Reynolds shook her head. See
| ing the funny side of things is very diff
ferent from ridiculing people, and that
afternoon 1 made up my mind that /
could not expose my guests to the
chance of begin made fun of and
! laughed at, by Eleanor for weeks to
come, so L crossed her name off my
| list for the eighteenth"
Bessie looked distressed. ooh, Aunt
Bessie, am so sorry, for 1 told Eleanor
that she was to have an invitation, so
she has had a new dress made to wear,
and she will feel so badly. and she will
! think I didn't tell the truth unless |
can explain it to her, and don't like to