The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-11-28
LIKE LITTLE SISTER.

"There she is staring at me again! It's posi-
lively uncomfortable. | wonder what she can want :"
Gladys made little movement of impatience.
For several weeks as she climbed into the stree
car which to take her to school, she had been
aware that plainly dressed, heavy-featured girl
had looked up eagerly. As Gladys chatted with The
schoomates who joined her block by block the SEN
satlon that she subject to close scrutiny was
intentionally present. Occasionally she turned
her head quickly to catch the eye of the girl behind
her, and such occasions the watchful eyes at once
looked down. But rule it was not more than
minute before she again felt herself the object
of observation
81 really feel as if her eyes were gimlets and
were boring holes in my back" Gladys complained
III an exaggerated schoolgirl fashion. Il never
knew of anything so impertinent and horrid. Some
day III give her lesson. You see if [ don't"
And the time when she carried out her
threat. She was feeling unusually snappish that
morning for she had sat up late writing compost
ton and the results not such as to sa sfy her.
Her head ached and her nerves were unsteady. To
add to her other irriatons the girl who stared sat
directly behind her, and Gladys realized more forci
bly, than ever the gimlet-like quality in her gaze of
which she had before complained.
All at once her patience left her, and she turned
sharply 81 beg your pardon" she said, but is
there anything / can do for your
She had meant the question to be crushing She
was rather surprised when the girl lifted pair of
mild, unabashed eyes.
Il guess you noticed I was looking at you" said
the girl 81 don't wonder for it is the living truth
that [ can't keep my eyes off you The fact is
she paused, catching her breath sharply, you're
just the image of my sister that died"
'OhM exclaimed Gladys. Those who knew her
well would have detected an apologize dismay in
the monosyllable. But the other girl did not seem
to notice it any than she had noticed the hau:
teur of Gladys opening question.
you wouldnt-suppose it to look at me- bu.
she was as pretty as a picture Her hair curled UP
her neck just the way yours does and her Iashes
curly, too It's been just a treat for me t.
watch you morning after morning | hated to hav,
Saturday come, because missed you so. And Their,
day--it two weeks ago Wednesday
when you didn't take my car"
Il was sick" Gladys stammered The color had
mounted to the roots of her hair. She was ashamed
to meet the others eyes.
81 thought you WERE you looked so pale the next
day. Susie was like that Some days she had Sc
much color, just as you have today, and then again
she would be pale, like little white lily But
guess folks who look like her can't help being
sweet"
Gladys gasped She could not resist tie though
that some of her friends could enlighten her new
acquaintance on this particular point
1--we told mother about you," the other girl con
tinued ''She always asks about you when | get
home at night. She likes to know what you wear
and all that. Some day she wants you to come dow
the with me to if you really look
much like Susie as [ say She'd have come before
only Pm afraid it'll make her CRY when she sees
you. l used to cry myself at first, just because l
wanted you to look around and SMILE
Next time" Gladys promised in a voice far
from steady, II will look around and smle.Y
Then she signaled the conductor and let the car
She had not carried out her original int aton and
taught lesson to the girl who stared but she her