Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-02
THE VOICE OF GOLD.


a determination to inspire the surround
ing neighborhood with ideas that should
lift them above the level of the common
place.
Last year tried it with pictures and
flower study" she told Rev. Donald Nc
Gregor "and l can't say it was success.
But this year | am going to try music.
Rev. Mr.. Donald peered at her with
| kindly eyes through his noseglasses. He
was & tall, spare, sandy haired man, a
power in the pulpit, friend of the peo-
| pie, and "a firm believer in Miss Caroline
Dresvitt.
81 am sure it would be a great incen-
| tive" he said. at makes an appeal to
differently. But how will you arrange
| it ?"
"Gloria has promised to sing every
Wednesday night Miss Caroline told
him, "and Harold Cartwright on Fridays.
Gloria will give the Germans Wagner
and Harold will give Italians Verdi, and
now and then we will mix the two and
have a grand concert"
McGregor nodded.
at is a great idea," he said, "and you
CdH SuppleIucHL IL WITH C0IluIGU >
classes"
YES" Miss Caroline planned, Il shall
conduct those myself. l can't sing, but /
know the theory. | sometimes wish /
had more snowy talents to impress my
people Without / must make the best
of my practical accomplishments
Il am sure we could not wish you
other than you are" was Rev. Mr.. Don
AIDS tribute and Miss Drewitt blushed
prettily and went away with buoy
ancy of carriage that made her seem al
most youthful
He's such help" she told Gloria that
night, sin my work"
Gloria, brushing her masses of red
gold hair, yawned little.
Il don't see why you bother yourself
with lot of people who don't care to be
uplifted, Aunt Caro-" she said, with
your money you might be seeing Europe
and making break into society"
Society palled many years ago, my
dear" said Miss Caroline, "and some of
my people love me, which is a great
dealt"
Everybody loves you," Gloria said,
impulsively, as she leaned over her aunt
and kissed her, "and am even beginning
to believe that Rev. Mr.. Donald is smit-
ten"
Gloria" Miss Caroline's eyes blazed,
don't say such a thing again. To speak
of him that way--as if he were an ordi-
nary man."
well, extraordinary men fall in love
sometimes" said Gloria wisely, "they are
all alike when it comes to love"
"Dr. McGregor, if he ever marries."
said humble Miss Caroline, will choose
woman of talents and beauty-such a
woman as you will be some day, Gloria. /"
Gloria threw up her hands.
Me" she gasped, why, / am going
to sing-and the man | love must sing,
and we are going to sail away on a sea
of romance don't like dark alleys and
tenements."
Then. as she saw the look on her
aunt's face, she went on: But he is
good enough for anybody, Aunt Caro-
and like him immensely"
And he likes you," said Miss Caro-
line.
1t was this conversation, combined
with Miss Caroline's insistent spirit of
self-saerifice, that set the little lady
scheming. OF all women in the world,
she loved Gloria best. Unacknowledged,
but coloring her whole life, was her love
for the Rev. Donald McGregor And
what what more fitting than that she
should bring these two together in D
happy union? Gloria would give the
minister the brightness that belonged in
his life, and he, in turn, would wean
Gloria from the selfshness of her point
of view. and would uplift her with him
self
And as it happened that every Wednes-
day night, the Rev. Donald McGregor
found himself asked to meet with Miss
Caroline's social club, and later he walked
home with Miss Caroline and Gloria.
1t was during these evenings that
Miss Caroline suffered the pangs OF
martyrdom, as her niece. with wonder
full beauty and art, held the little crowd
of downtrodden humanity spelbound.
Rev. Mr. McGregor seemed spellbound
with the rest, and now that Miss Caro-
line had brought about that which she
craved, she felt that the sacrifice was too
great. If the minister loved Gloria, he
would soon cease to be her friend, and
how could she live without the support
of that friendship?
The little woman grew pale and quiet.
and, turning more and more to the hum
bic people about her, was drawn into
their lives. so that she became mother
confessor to more than one who, in sick
ness or in health, leaned on her wisdom.
her common sense, her sympathy.
you are wonder" Rev. Mr.. Donald
told her one morning as she asked his
advice with regard to a pair of Italian
lovers.
"Tessa's parents want her to marry a
richer man." she said, but 1 am going
to see that she marries Rafael. They
love each other. and that is enough"
Yea the minister agreed, absent
that is enough"
His preoecupation seemed TO separate
him finally from Miss Caroline.
Il am going now" she said hastily.
Il shall expect YOU Friday NIGHT. Harold