The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-07-31

of Our Lady of Good Counsel was pinned against
the wall under the mahogany framed looking glass
"She was the Mother of Christ, anyhow" Alice
Leslie thought. ''Nobody can deny that And she
never left him!"
Alice Leslie did not dare to pray to the Mother
All her traditions were against this. She did not
know what to say; she simply extended her hands
holding her baby III them. That was all. And
then she waited with a kind Of calm; neither ex-
pecting nor hoping, but Just waiting The baby
slept, and she must have slept, exhausted by trou-
BILE and the heat of the day. A gentle knock at the
door awakened her She started, terrified Could
it be Mrs. Warrior! No; that gentle knock was
not hers. She unlocked the door, In the dusk
stood tall, dark-clothed figure. The neigh of a
horse sounded near; in carriage beyond the gate
sat another Sister The mother started back half
awakened and frightened.
mo, you shall not take him!" she ex-
claimed Il will keep him if / starve."
you will keep him, of course" said the soft
voice Mr. Warton at the postoffice has sent us.
There are many things you can do for us at the
school, and, if you don't mind we will take you
with Come, and rest for a while"
Then | shall not have to give him up! | sup
pose," she added fearfully you'll make me bring
him up Romanist"
The Sister at the door-shc had very humorous
eyes-laughed.
Don't worry about that Come for few
days and see what you can do for us. If you can
play little, you can help in the kindergarten We
have too many children and not enough teachers"
"AHce LeslieE' called shri voice from the
gate. Il have made all the arrangements for that
child" Mrs. Warton had hurried from the sta
tom Don't you be deluded by these celibates
they have sympathy with human life"
"Mrs Warton," said Alice my baby is to stay
with Pm sorry you've had so much worry
about me- but"
Nonsense" exclaimed Mrs Warton. "You
can't earn your living"
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school till find other work for her." said the
Sister, gently.
''Whatw exclaimed Mrs. Warton. clutchine
Alice Lese's arm "What! Teach niggers Alice
Leslie teaching niggers! She doesn't know any
thing, in the first place. Your father would turn
in his grave Alice Leslie, to hear of you teaching
niggers!"
Alice paed little and shrank back Then she
heard a suppressed laugh from the Sister at the
door That restored her trust
Il shall be ready in a minute" she said.
Mrs Warton stood scolding at the gate.
Its uneconomic," she said; cts foolish! She
ought not to be allowed to live in FOOLS para
disc"
Alice Leslie gathered few things together and
wrapped the baby up. Then she entered the buggy
and sat between the Sisters
"Oh forgot something's she said
She handed the boy to the tall Sister and ran
back to the house to get the little lace-edged pic
ture.
DO you realize" was Mrs Wartons last APP
peal, her voice ringing through the damp hello
represented ar-"do you realize that they'll make
you try to teach niggers~
Little children, black or white. are little child
rem" said the Sister, sternly land no mother
ought to forget that! !"
"Drive onr' said Alice Leslie, holding her baby
tight with the Sisters arm around her.
Mrs. Warton stood, statue-like, in the road
"It's uneconomic!" were her last words uttered
there but, later, she spoke her mind fully to Jeff
Ave Maria.