The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-16
Mariorie's Victory.

Uncle Howard" asked Marjorie, looking up
.-n tbe book she was reading, what is a coinci-
isnce"
let me see" replied Uncle Howard, trying to
think how to make simple definition. when two
bngs happen at the same time that have nothing
DO with each other, but seem to have great deal
n do with each other, we call it a coincidence"
Seeing that Marjorie still looked puzzled. he
started to explain further when telephone mes
gge called him away. As he took down his hat in
Ia hall. however, be paused long enough to say.
I'll look out for first rate coincidence to show
uu Marjorie. and then you'll understand better"
The next day happened to be Friday, and be-
rs there was no one to drive Marjorie to school
ID because she was not able 10 walk so far she
uobhged to remain at home.
Mamma and Uncle Howard were very sorry, and
icy all thought Of the two shining gold pieces in
Iaiore's bank that meant two whole years without
81 absence and of the third that was to have
mned them so soon, for Great Aunt Morton. who
i7ed in the big house on the hill, had laughngiy
nd Marjorie the very first day she went to school
that she should have S. gold piece at the end OF
each year that she was neither absent nor tardy
But the gold piece nothing compared
with the broken record, and Marjorie sobbed for
lev minutes then. like the brave little girl that she
vas she dried her tears got out her paint box and
began coloring up some sunbonnet babies for the
ether children
When she went to school on Monday morning
Everybody was talking about the fire that had oc-
CURED the day before. and. to her relief nobody
an ANYTHING to her about her absence. She said
herself that she Just could not have stood ii if
ANYBODY had
l0 weeks later the monthly report cards were
gwen 1t. Marjorie received hers with sad heart
1s thought Of the broken record.
but as she glanced over the card something
how l. I-l,o l11,a To-
VII eyes! There were no marks in the absence
@11n The teacher must have made mistake.
Mamma and Uncle Howard looked the card over
ana sad they we're glad Marjorie had gone from
p % ~ plus" in her reading, but neither of them
aolght Of the omission
llen came great temptation to Marjorie. If
We should say nothing about the mistake the rec
II would remain it was, and the teacher and
lupus would forget by next year and Great Aunt
norton need never know. SO the report card was
turned TO the teacher without anything being
All the next week Marjorie struggled with the
tanon She seemed unlike herself.
friday came again, the last day of school. Mar
...F could stand it no longer. Summoning all her
mage she came back into the schoolroom at Tt
y amer the others were all out and sobbed out her
'oF 70 her teacher
O.. 30 you thought / made mistake did you?"
CO... "F t=doher. I'm so glad you told me, be-
l,uss l. can assure you that you are the one who
ii ~ mace mistake. That day was very cold one,
.u remember. and something broke about the fur
4, w early n the morning, so we couldn't have
, ,rg9L thai day. We sent word to all whom we
]. u reach easily and dismissed the others as sooD
,..: .ey came. You live so far away we could not
n,,IF you m sorry this has troubled you SO
a'ner' 'iu
No---.
@aHore ran around ito Great Aunt Morton's
h. school with her report card and then fairly
g,, nome to tell her story to mamma and Uncle
,s3. hal what I call the happiest kind of
eg s .i' sald Uncle Howard as he heard the 50
no,- piece rattle down with its mates. Now you
n me- meaning Of the word
rr 1slL Il great victory" said mamma think
ier something quite different. But Marjorie I'M