The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07

Mrs Dealings arguments broke at her daughter,
determined iac= We'll. if you're as set on it as all
that~-go she said But sha'nt draw easy breath
until see you
When the train stopped at Bridge Street she eyed
her daughter appealngy. but the girl never looked
at her.
The obligng policeman who put her on the right
trolley gave her voubc directions as we'll and it was
less than an hour before Minnie brcathleSsy up
the steps that led to Mrs Hewctts door. She opened
the screen door without the ormality OF ringing the
bell
She went directly to Father Hewlett who sat In
his chair by the window in the dining room the fading
bunch of crimson rambleT5 still held Ia his trcmuIous
old hands
I've come back for my flowers Father Hewlett
she said. her high, young ~ didn't miss them
until we'd taken the tam, and straight back
for them
The old man regarded her with lock that turned
from bcewildcrincnt to rapture you come back ior
your posy7 he guayercd
yes did she said. "and left mother on the
way Ne@ York and I've got to hurry back couldn't
60 without my flowers, Father Hewlett and that's all"
He shot look OF triumph and delight over her head
at his daughter law,
Left your on the and como all the way back
for your posy!' he repeated.
"f never Gcoyd of such thingw said Mrs Hewlett
why, you'll be all tired out Sit down minute any
4 promised mother I'd come right back" said Min
mic with the rcd roses in her arms,
Minnie walked toward the corner where she
to meet the trolley. For the second time that morn
ing she had escaped from her aunt before Jim Eltons
name had been spoken though even every impulse
ask for news fron. him.
1t at this moment that the god of coincidence
prompted Jim Elton to open his lodging house door
and into the street He toward her with
such delight that it overShadowcd his amazement
Mrs. Hewlett told you had gomez he said.
bcaming at her 81 got III ten minutes after you Left
this morning and raced down TO the station just as
your tram going
Il forgot something" she said amely. I'm my
way back. Good-norning, Mr. Elton I'm in "a hurry"
Mrs. Hewlett didn't tell YOU what kept away
last night. did she? Well don't like to talk about 1t.
but just before closed last night. there
accident. grder icl, and Cassdy-poor fellow,-he
right under it, Nlinnif | went 20 the hospital
with him and then-somebody had 10 tell his folks.
lie lives in Wayne There's just his mother
that's all | stayed with her until of the neigh
bors came in this morning. She was nearly crazy,
poor soul'
OH said the girl
The trolley that went to the station changed past
them and she looked at it smiling:
Gy 81 declare I've missed my car = !. she said
plenty OF time felt pretty sore about not seeing
with now How did happcn?'
She told him about Father Hewlett and the crlm-
rambcrs, and he looked her adoringly as they
stood the platform OF the station waiting for the
train.
"Will you give nc flower" he said
She broke bit OF crimson from her bouquet and
he caught the hand that gave him his
the tram laundering
Minnie he said, i get vacation next week, it
il | come to Connecticut will YOU be glad mcl
There's something had 10 say to you last night that's
got TO be said Will YOU let nc como Ninnic?'
II was not in the girls nature 10 coquctte,
"Ecs, I will she said clearly,
They locked at each other for moment with that
look in which the claims The woman that God
meant for him and The the
Mrs. Dcming. having pIacidy read and famed her
self some two hours in the New York station greeted
her daughter with an attempt AT severity.