The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-25
The Test of Love.

the admiration and respect Of all her
teachers and the warm affection OF
some Of them. But one Of these lat
ter, who knew the girl best and loved
her most of all. often murmured to
her own heart:
"Oh, If my dear child were a little
less determined and ambitious! She
seems bent on getting the best of
earth and heaven as well, and can one
have both?"
Then Sister Gertrude, who would
have willingly given her life for soul,
began new novena that in the pur-
suit OF temporal success her darling
might not forget the reward everlast-
ing.
OF course, Constance was pre-emi-
nent in the Normal College, distin-
gushing herself there, as at the con-
vent, in literary studies. She was
named Immediately at the conclusion
of her course to an out-of-town train
Ing school, and after two years ap-
premiership was recalled to take
place on the faculty of the Normal
College. Only twenty-five years of age!
sighed teachers growing gray in the
service at 5000 year, as they noted
the phenomenal beginning of this
young girl who would soon be drawing
her maximum of $1,000; and they mar
veled what further heights, profess
sional or social, awaited her easy con-
quest. With her beauty it would be
her own fault If she had not made
brilliant match by twenty-five
There was covert opposition, it must
be admitted, to giving this place to
a girl who had received all her train
in a Catholic convent, but the master,
whose choice she was, notified his
friend, Frederick Warder, and arran-
ged meeting with Constance for the
fractions members. AS usual, she came
and saw and conquered.
The families of the faculty made
much socially of the beautiful, gifted
and unassuming girl, but this affect
ed not her exceedingly level head.
She was not aware Of the condescen-
sion which some of her old friends
saw in these attentions. Her profession
always came first. She saw the advan-
tage as we'll as the pleasure of meeting
the eminent teachers and the literary
lights, resident or visiting in the city
of her home. She was a tireless stu
dent, but so transformations that only
her master and few unusually OBJ
servant persons realized her advance
"unhasting, unresting." Her beauty and
her native social sense suffered not
from her intellectual development.
Her toilettes we're above criticism now
for she was able to exercise her taste,
which was as fine here as in all things
else. Many pleasant and well remu.
nerated bit of revision or translation
came her way, and with her duty to
her family generously done, she had
Istill-for she remembered earlier pow
terty-a steadily growing bank account
Reserved force, wisdom, tact and dis
tinction were more and more evident
in Constance Russell, and her old
teachers at St. Margaret's were righte
ously proud of her. She spent week
of every summer vacation with them
was faithful through the season tc
her Sodality meetings, and was always
ready with any service in her power
The rector of her parish, the Cathedral
spoke to the nuns with much salts
faction of her exemplary attendance
at the sacraments. Yet Sister Ger
trude's heart was not at ease.
"Ah me- she said, 81 know the day
is near when Constance will have tt
choose. 1t is impossible that SOU
like hers should not be tested. Goo
keep her faithful, be my sacrifice what
it may!"
A few words at the social hour fol
lowing the April Sodality meeting hai
reused the nuns solicitude afresh
She was the center of group of youns
matrons, her old time pupils, whe1
one of them at sight of Constance OF
the other side of the assembly room
exclaimed:
Perhaps you have heard that Mr.
Warder has fallen under her spell.
"She has always got any thing sht
wanted SO far" commented another
"and If she wants him she'll get him
| too, but not entirely on her own terms
fancy. He's millionaire three o.
] four times over, but he hates religion
like a French infidel."
"That may be only gossip" rejoinet
the first speaker. Anyhow, Constanc
can take care Of herself and her re
ligion, too"
Sister Gertrude, with chill at he
heart, moved away from the group
An older woman, who had been silen
through the brief conversation, follow
| ed her into the corridor.
Sister" she said, know how yol
care for Constance fear it is wors
than Mrs Wallace says o. suspects.
| know three or four young men whom
/ Mr.. Warder has put on their feet i
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