The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26

oehevlng all you hear about him being desperate
when told him the truth about my heart He was
soldier and L never have thought it took him long
to recover"
why didn't you marry him?"
Because 1 didn't love him" was the prompt
I reply, land l did love Jerry Sullivan"
- y GU might have been mistress of the White
House" L said, "if you had married Grant. That's
something"
That's nothing" emphatically. "This house
! belongs to me and Jerry, and if anything was to
! happen to 1t he could build us another one"
but the White House." [ ventured cautiously.
Now, want to tell you right here" she said,
L wouldn't be bothering with the White House
just think of having that whole place to keep
clean" She sighed with relief at being free from
such cares. Il reckon I'd have worn out dozen
prooms week just sweeping out the halls"
Was Jerry rich when you married him 2"
No. he was carpenter, getting his So a day.
Hes never made more than that since"
he must have been very good looking-charm-
ing" [ suggested
Y onder he comes now," she replied pointing to
where bent old man toiled up the hill. "You can
see for yourself"
MI Sullivan was duly presented by his loving
VIE His rugged face lighted up with honest pride
when his wife told of the houses he had built There
was nothing about him to indicate that he was other
than simple country boy in his youth Indeed, his
wife declared that but for his gray hair, and his
bent shoulders and wrinkles, Jerry hadn't changed
mite since the day she married him.
I'm telling about Lieutenant Grant," she ex-
planned "Jerry's always been kinder jealous of
hlm. lie don't like me to talk about those old days"
Mr. Sullivan ambled peacefully out toward the
kitchen. There was the look in his eyes of the man
who hopes you aren't going to interfere with his
dinner.
Mrs. Sullivan invited me to dine with them.
There was air about the place. however, that
gave the impression that there would be crowd.
Where love is after sixty years. hard wear on the
heart the most skeptical couldn't be willing party
of the third part
WAS that what you wanted me to tell you9"
Mrs. Sullivan asked "You see it really amt any
thing. All this talk about the lieutenant-"
Il want you to tell me this detained her,
while Mr.. Sullivan coughed impatienty in the next
room. Have you ever been the least bit sorry that
you didn't take General Grant,"
81 never gave him second thought" she re-
Piled since l told him his ring wouldn't fit the
third finger of my left hand.'
And love in cottage has lasted with you"
"Look at Jerry" proudly. "Can you wonder?
You see l took jerry because he had such a fine
education Why, Jerry knows ev>-ything in the
world! He can begin at the Garden of Eden and
tell you every blessed thing that has happened since
then"
"Then you say" pursued her," chat it's all for
love in your case, and the White House well lost"
eyes, [ say that" she rejoined. It's easy enough
to pick up hero and marry him. but good bus-
band is hard to find. And always knew Jerry was
a safe risk"
Mother" Jerry's long suffering voice floated
out of the kitchen, "the cabbage is burnin'"
And the story is told.-Rose MacRea in Balti-
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